Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-06
PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
SATURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER G.
Surveying The fed of tho lato battle. streWn

SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER G.
Surveying the fed of tho lato battle. StreTn
with tho wreck, Ct 50 many hopcs, there Is ono
facs which stands cut amid tho lucs like lha
shadow OF erest rock 10 weary land Viz
eioiaps ever truo to themselves nud tho occasicn,
remained steadfas: to tho great principals OF
co ,siituti,pa! liberty. Tho unhappy s!Iito
which has divided Us is cuded. the breach which
heretofore existed in the ranks Of tho demo
osacy of Virginia is closed; heIceforih there
ought not to be "fuuders" or "feaeias:ers
but democrats. prociaimiog to all whom it may
ooacsru that while the public deDt' OF the
State ia still great question among US there are
Others vet moro vital. That whattv:r may
e)me Of it We mean to preserve and contl1uo
the control Of the ff,irs of Virginia in tho
hands Of The real bore and sincW Of the State.
That We will not imperl all interests in vain
struggle to promote one, but that hereafter oil
othe. uaestioas shall be considered as subordl'
nate to this proposition: That the dcstintes Of
this State are TO DC controlled By the r1rtue. the
Intelligence and the Industry Of the State.
During the la!o campaign our rcacjuster friends
were told that they ought to rclcgate to the
tu!uro spd to tho State eleo!ion the settlement
Of State affli.s. They listened TO the appeal
and j,ined bands With US 10 the Struggle. To'
gcthcr 40 have varQaished open enemies AID
secret toes, and now wo sey 10 them let US pei ?
pstuato the alliance then formed aud stand tt-
gsther Tor the future. There was never bu! one
CAUSE of dif,rouoo between uS; lot US bury 1t at
once ard forever. The people Of Virginia. aud
they aons constitute the ultimate tribunal
which is 10 decide upon the amount of tho debt
and The time aud mode of its payment; the
extent Of tho Obligation md their ability to meet
it. In the consideration of this question We
trust AID believe that Virginicns will DO all
that tn, situation demands Of tham and will
allow 20 impu!a.ion to b est u2oa the
homo. Of tho State. We trlst they will
reach conclusion which viii be satisfactory
to all, and that whatever it may be, it will
DO q fnali!y. l. vii bo tho decision
cf trii uaal havifg ample Jurisdiction over tho
entire suit: and from whose Judgment there
can be no APPEAL. We arc satisfied that the
deb. must be aciused that adjustment must
DO undertaken and carried through, and can
only DO carried through to s:cccssiul oonesu'
sion by the democratic party of tho State;
that 10 the light Of past events it is impossible
to conduct succ ,sslul campaign if We enb:r!fs
ourselves with this question; that the debt
question, howtver important, is secondary to
Others; that no mus. preserve cur State. her ln'
situtiors ard the great interests which she
holds in her keeping; thst We must elva cur
people good government and to that erd We
must have faithful efficient and capa5s officers;
that vs. have Lest everything but the State and
the State We must preserve OF ell hazards, Wo
10 cot wish TO see the election Of Tuesday mis-
understood; it was essentially democratic
victory. While cur enemies CHOSE to call it
the "funder pirty," it WAS in 70 sorso q
triumph of "funders." To 50 misunderstood il
will be fatal errcr. This Congressional dis
trio! gave an overwhelming msi,riiy for cur
candidates bu. 20 tell cur irietds 10 other por-
lions of the State MOI to deceive themselves as
to the meaning of il. The result of Tuesday 3
work has not altered tho tho sentiment Of the
people on The sui ct Of The public debt. Why
this is 80 and Why it Should DO so Gro to be ez-
planned hereafter. The democratic party must
avail itself of the situation and advance upon
line which will enable US to o,rty With US the
people eff the State aud assure us the victory
next year. That sentiments like tbts' may b
misc,nstiu.d by sumo who desire to keep sliVc
the agitation of the question We take as matter
of COURSE, but to such criticisms the answer
should be Temporal mutantur ct nos an autS matG'
m,T.