Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-11
Republican MendacIty and q Solid
H07Ith

| lCOrfe5pOnGeQc9 Q. Inc A'2E a. Gr!2 taZeLte.I
HEWLE1T's, o.. 9.-When persons are nc
torious for lying, even for fun, tut fw honest
| people repcso confidence 10 them. But when
they lilo naIioiously, persisteuti7 ard systcnat
icaiy, every d;ctnt ard respectable oiiiZsr,
whether Christian or ;.fdel, shuus their COM
| paDy, eud treats them with c>nteupluous aver
sion. There has 40. baeo dag or an hour
sirce the organization OF the black republican
party that their leaders and papers have net
made duplicity and lying their stock 10 tradc,
AID by persistent Misrepresentation Of the
| South have il j:oed into theNortheru mind false
| ideas ard conceptions of the character and con
duct of our peoplo which has resulted in build
| ing up solid North, end creating 10 tho South.
ern mind feeling ct pity and contempt, which
Wa ertortain for DO other people On Garth. Add
when We are tWitted with ouc aversion to
| Northern radcalism, aud denounced for our
solid opposition 10 it's character sDd principles,
We feel that no higher compliment could be
paid Us.
But when, an0og such pecpl1. We sec the
| democratic masses rising up 10 defend Us and
SECURE for us those constitutional rights which
are the heritage of every loyal citizen, and OF
which radicalism would fam deprive u.s. We in:
lstioctivClY turn towards them with warm hearts
and outstretohed hands md tIc.aim, hail,
| IriendS aud brethren" These arc the reasons
| the respectable, honorable and high minded
sous Of the South arc "sclld'-solld in their
scll-respcot; solid 10 their attachment TO tho
great democratic party; solid ia heir pity and
contempt for repub!icanisn.
| These reflections have be0o prompted by
reading leader in the Cincinnati Commercial
of The 5h inst, in which there arc thirteen
charges against tho democratic party, twelve of
which sre aimed directly OF tho South, ard
which, Tor low. vulgar Misrepresentation and
mean, malicious mandaci'y have never sfcn
surpassed if equaled. An opitomo Of some Of
| these declarations will demonstrate tho c3rrtc'
ness Of my charge. VIZ:
81. The c3lorcd citizens Ct tho South are not
| permitted to vote their sentiments.
~ Tho Suppression Of the colorcd vote il
nuliical0n BY iofc9, nnl tho democratic party
bnvo tho benefit OF il.
u.s. Tho txJu5c is that tho people tisfran.
| ohissd are black. Thoy have Confederate mar
tial law ned enioc, il,
| 4. IL South Caroioa they III Ike military
display to keep The colorod people down.
| rs. Tho democratic party arc knoWn to DO
submissionis.s 10 the solid Soutb-they CO opo
rate with metliGeno 10 dsfranchi:ing hall a
million of Southern blask meo, who were on
FRAT chiscd along with the deieatcd robcls who
had LOST their political rights.
&c. Tho Confederatcs Of The South and
Northern democrats arc Identical. and their
succts IS would b. Impossible without nuitca-
| ton
~. Tho solid South hds NJ grievances to
redress; nothing to complain CT in tho situation,
1 -, Tor hn Of liafI m
and revenge.
IS Tho South is so prosperous that it has
money to spcrd 10 tho North for polloal pur
! poses.
% TIE Southern CoDfrdcraey 1corgan;zed
has completed the corquss. of the territory
held by all the sccosh States, end aso tho bor-
| der Stairs
no. The question is whether our nation shall
| BIO that Of the solid Southland wo "denourcsd
| ss moan srd bloody faction.
III. The couotry is full of people who have
| always been anxious TO prostrato themselves
with intxpressibla etjtc!ness before tho South.
| They have recognized IL tho SO called Southern
| aristocrac7 their natural lords and masters,
ST., &c .-ad pauseum.
| 'l2. Tho uniform testimony Of current his
| tory is that the Southern rcpuatat0rS and
| Northern grcenbachcrs bavo tho numerical
strength 10 the democratic party.
Such arc scms CT tho utterano! Of tho pto'
| pc who desire US to corsort with them; to 60
operate with them; to becomo Identified with
| them; to lie as they lie, AID to disgracs our,
selves and our glorious South by meanoesl and
mcpdacity. From such may the good Lord dc
| liver us. HANOVER
The Letter shat Capt. lOhn Wise Saw.
Tho following is the explanation given by
Mr.. Popham, 10 communication TO the Rob
mond Dispatch of the famous letter Capt. John
Wiso saw, in which Mr.. Garfield said he was
not candidate in Virginia:
I must big sufficient spsce in tho dispatch
10 say that Mr.. Garfield never wrote me the let.
ter in question, snd lhst never designed m:k-
| statement he had done SO wss FIRST made, it ap.
pears, by Captain John s. Wise. and AN
wholly responsible for having misled him into
doing go. Let me therefore explsn:, About
the the time Of the alleged writing Of this letter
wss. as yon know, earnestly advising The, re-
publican National committee 10 give themselves
no coz Germ about the electoral votes Of any
Southern State, but to give their undivided a.
tontion 10 certain congressional districts OF tho
South, numbering eighteen or twenty in eli, and
every district in cur own State This policy hsd
the endorsement Of many OF cur leading repu6'
licsns at home and abroad. 1t prevailed with
the committee, whose determination at The time
referred to was to have no general campaign.
In circulating this important no~s l naturally
accompanied it with many comments, conjcc,-
lures aud spec u,stioIP. Among other things
rememb Der to have said. why, Mir. Garfield
don't need our vote He don't eIpeev it, Hels
not candidate down here" ard go on meaning
thst he WEI not making contest! AND tnen, IN
q spirit of banter, and nothing more, added {:
mir. Garfield knows sill this. He says so. Hero
is lis letter." Unfortunately Captain Wise,
who was present at one Of these conversations,
misunderstood the mood in which was speak.
ing, and supposing :! was Serious declared IN
letter Of Mr.. Garfelds. |
And this is all there is of the matter.
Yours truly, D.. b. eopHAM'
Outrageous Act.
Correspondence of tie Alexandria Gazette.
WAREsvILLE, VA. Oct 9, lSs0.-Oo Sun
day the 3rd irstaui, there was found 10 the olrn
field of j. X. Shirley VINO lives near Auburn. |