Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-18
MIR. Barbour's Speech at Leesburg

III
Mr.. B. vas greeted With loud applause, and,
after thanking the crowd for bis fattering ra-
csption, he said that this vas his FIRST appear
ance in the political arena. His life had bsen
/ passed among business men and business insar
ests, and all his associations were With them;
/ aud he assumed that he had been nominated
BY the convention because of his prac!cl utility
in this sphere. If elected to Congress his abili
ties would be directed to the promotion of Viz
ginia's material interests. The North had
grown wealthy bec,uss she had directed hor
efforts toward, and used her national patronage
for, the furtheranco of her material Interests.
and it is now time for tho South to pursue the
same policy.
He had bean more particularly ident'ti I'd
with the railroad interests. and what legislative
| experience he had had was in the Virginia Leg.
islature years ago, when it had chartered ana
fostered those great railroad linss which arc
now the channels for her commerce. and he b..
lieved the snews Of her material prosperity.
50 tar as the war Was concerned. he could
not claim 10 have como out of it as military
hero. BE was not even a colonel, but Was still
plain Mister; but be did claim that ha had
passed through il 10 perfect sympathy with bis
people, and had done all 10 his special sphere
to further Southern interests
q nero business msn-to say 10 regard to bis
be was called on to discuss questions CT State
policy not legtimstely involved in this canvass.
They were for the State Legislature, not fur tie
national councils. He would assure tho people,
as business man, hs kuew that capital. which
We need in The State, was txJaediogly sensitive
as to questions of the sort now agitated in tho
State, and their simple agitation WAS safficien,
to keep it away from Us. As to the reGd jastors,
If their principles involve auy issuas 10 national
politics which separate them from us, they mus;
lead them into the ranks of that party which We
have been fighting ever sircs the wnr.
If the readusters desired the success Of the
national democracy. why did they wait uatii
both parties had made their nomiuatioas and
then put forth third ticket2 Is the demo
cratic party, founded by Madison, Jeferscn,
aud jackson, to b. superseded by local organ
iz,tiop, the principles of which could not ivn
40 hour if taken beyond the limits Of Virginia?
IF We Virginians have, since the war, gained
| control Of our State government. aud secured
the rights OF person and property, acd saved
ourselves from sDolislion, We owe i. to the dem
ccrstic party-shall We now destroy that party
| and substitute for it another of whose purposes
outside Of Virginia, nothing il known?
Abiding to our candidate for President, Me.
B. said be was mao who fairly challenged or
support. The North could not object to him-
nor could she denounce tho South as d:sl0yal
for supporting him. His utclapc.s 10 his
memorable orders 10 Louisiana, aud siuce.
we're peculiarly 10 accord With tho Southern
ideas Of constitutional right. Tho South osl-
not afford to turn berself over to the repub.
icau party, whose Inspiration is based uDo0
hostility to her. IF prosperity comes to tho
| South it must be through tho other party.
Garfield is o type Of bis party-he spsaks With
q double tongue-prsaches paci6ca:ion to tho
Icountry, aud then flaunts the bloody shirt Toe
] 6outh is as true to the Uoion and the Oonstitu.
ton as any other people, and va demand that
/ the party administering the government shall
rec ,gniz, the fact.
He was not here as q political athlete, bus II
elected. be would not 60 to Congress IS msro
figure. head or partizln. Personally. his high.
est ambition was to serve bis people 10 the ad'
lyanoement cf their material Interests; and as .
Representative 10 the Congress Of the United
States he would endesvor to protcc: tho
rights of all, snd whenever. 10 legislation
before Congress. he could forward the in'
terests of Virginia. they might rest assured
that bis best energies would bo brought to
bear in that direction; If, however, the people
4 sAAN
task, or that another could serve tnem better
or more efficiently, he was resdy to step aside
and let them vote tor him
| In answer TO the cbargs that he was ineligible
to seat in Congress. because Of his temporary
residence in Washington city, he said that he
Twas Virginian as all his fathers were. That II
ne was not Virgioian he would ba glad il
ls0mebody would tell him what he Was. He was
registered and psid his capitation tax in Virei
, zix-his earthly possessions were chiefly in
Virgins real estate. and there was no.a q day.
unless off on business, that his feet lid not press
ithe.soil of Virginia. The constitution require:
! that naembers of Congress shall reside in thell
districts at the time of election and to place The
matter beyond cavil, he had "broke uo house
keeping IN Washington, removed to AleIsndris
and was now regularly domicled in the land OF
: his birth.
A WORD TG THE WISE Is SUFF1OIEfiI /
The reddening leaves begin to fall;
Late summer clouds hang over all,
Precocious chea!nDts soon will dror,
Il And frost fall on the mountains top.
Pranara for wintara vivid and snn--