Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-06
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nead or asnlngtoa correspondence, you
published the following: "Co. Glascock, who
is now res dent # Lcudo11 county, but Tho,
few years ago, represented Fauquier county
in the Virginia Legislature as 9 democrat, is
now supporter Of Garfield, FIR the reason, as
he says. that lie is opposed to bourbonsn. As
be must use the word bourbcnisn as synono'
nous with democracy. an1 as the latter has not
had c)ntrol Of the government !or The last
twenty years, it wi strike NEST people that the
Colonies opposition is either too lsta CT too
early"
thlnk III will strike most poopia" that the
democrats have had e)utrol Of very large
portion OF the government for sewers! yeRs if
both brarc5cs OF Congress contribute asSthiug
| tcWard5 the formation Of government. And
| if in that lims they have doDe anything 70 com.
| mend themselves to the confidence AID support
of their fellow CITIZENS, l have not fcuud it out.
In NY opinion their legislative status c,uld be
summed up 10 this way:
A committee appointed to invosiia+e charges
ags;ls! the leading mt ,ers Of the republican
| party for the sake Of political capital to make
the South solid, and elec. the next President
| And it is on the Consequences Of this solid
South that has Induced ne to call Id 10 attention
OF tho voters for the next President. particular.
| ly those who served 10 tho Confederate army
| with NE Tor four years and Confederate politics
itteoD. 1t is high timo we had eur discharge.
Prior 10 1861 the political complexion of the
country was for long time made up Of the
wing and tho democratic parties, and the sd
heraDt5 OF both c,utended 10 spirited and earn
| cst support OF their respective orsanig stions.
| E,oIir lad
and social ostrS cisn was not tho prioe Of it's
maintenance. Utder this liberal rolic7 20
patton ever advanced more rapidly. But mark
the change when those two parties united Tic
South bjclmo solid, end red handed war loom
Cd over the horizon Of 1861. For four long
years kindred blood watereG the bosom Of the
earth which shot aId shell had plowed. The
seed Ct iraterDnl strife spraag up baueiu
weed, and cheated agriculture OF her natural
production. Tho rivers and the Ccaans carried
their iron clads, and death dcaiiog monster shot
ecross tho paths wheIo commercial C!nVaS5
sailed. Every Industry vas crippled seve the
ones whch were demanded Tor tho slaughter eli
MAJ ard the dCsolaton Of cou1iry. And when
tho cud c,nc, when tht camp fro wont out,
when The long gray coated columns OF veterans
broke ranks aud the sun Of peace broke over
tho abandoned hills, the Bad. sid p:cure
wrought by solid South moved every tongue
and mclowed every heart. When the question
Of responsibility came tho solid South had to
sta1d up in tho worlds prison boz and plead
gully to tho monstr0us crime; yet offer fer
! dfietcl, thct il was necessary 10 destroy tho
| Union that The Institution Of slavery might
lIvc-an institution which the civilz world
had c,nGtm1ed. and Ution which tho same
power Ia! d.ctecd the mcs: liberal and The
most prosperous Tithia its domain. flicCn
years have passed. net q hostile soldier 10 tho
whole South. Jackson and Lee and Lit ,n a,o
dead; cot 81 Oppressive Law ca the nsticEal
statute book; Maioo and Texas live uucc; tho
same Federal prott ion, aud yet The South is
solid.
| TIE bourbon leaders Of the democratic party
make 1t So and il any ono 10 the exercise cf his
| political conviction 3ares vote contrary to or
act independently of az organz .tion which
they have prescribed, he is deuouoced as an
| enemy Of the State, read out of tho party, aud
as completely ostracz,d Gs if no woro a CON.
vict uDform upon bis hlck and broke rock
upon the public highWav.
Fellow citizens of Virginia, there are two
ways IF judging these arbitrary ec!s; either
there still wtaukcs wiltio their bosoms undy-
ing haired to The power which saved tho ceul-
try. and preserved the Union, or they keep
allvo the passions and prcud!c.s. which other
wise would have slept, 10 order that they may
hold Office through your suffrage and iattcn at
the cXpcEso Of your politicll slavery. Ii it bo
the former the war is ended, but peac, is cot
restored. If it is tho latter, then 20 molc dan
gerous expedient o0uld bo resoytcd to. and
they should not become the trusted representa-.
tl7es OF @ great people.
Again. thero is 20 c,rsiitcDc; il e. ''solil
| South" unless a Southern Contederacy, with
jefferson Davis at lis head and slavery at ils
| feet is among tho possibilities CT the future.
Who advocates ii B.?
There is GO consistency in solid South"
unless the right OF suffrage in tho colored race
is to be abolished the civil rights bill repealed
| and all the rcconstruc!ion laws rendered null
| ard void. Who endorses it?
| A solid South makes . solid North. for not
| understanding the necessity at this day fer
combined iOsces q. the Southern polls, and re.
garding with suspicion tho movements OF tho
| old leaders. shc is naturally put on tho doicu.
| slva, and being numerically stronger tho South
cao but submit to the same result 10 the politi
| o.! field that aho experienced il the military
! one. that Of utter route and defeat.
The tim, has comc when every voter should
dec dc for himself what man or measure should
| receive his support.
llo Llmc mas come Tne0 Tie r0H cill p1 APP
pomattox should not be the registration lat for
the veterans Of the South.
Tho time has come for The South TO be solid
only for building up her waste plac3s, for d..
velopiug her boundles5 resources, Tor educating
her people and for carrying out those ines!ima.
bic principles Of ''le, liberty aud tho pursuit
| OF happiness" Then, and not till then. will
thc blghtiDg shadow CT the past give Way 10
tho sunlight of prosperity, and send III on our
way rejoicing,
Think Of the sacrifices you made, ye veterans,
fresh from the field Of lrsteraal sliic, when
with an oucc, Of hard tack 10 your pockets.
and world of patriotism in your bosom, sou
broke dowo many bristlng barrier Of steel.
aud marching 10 tho teeth Of maoy Ieaden
storm, you accomplished results which show
With lustrc on your arms. but branded you With
traitor Think of tho blood and trcaaure OK
pended to purchase Southern COniedoracy,
which, IF n had hern aocnmr she'd wnpld ha uo