Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-30

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arcy aud 7igcr recaliDg the old traditions CT
| tho Valley, snd after winning splendid me-
iority of the Conservative Voes OF hl5 dls'rIct,
BIO fell at tbs hands ct republicans. ADD bis
| defeat is thei: triumph. IL bis Cli:tlc. the
vote stood:
FOR PRESIDENT.
Democratic Republican. JaIyer.
| 10 Oo2 3G7 6279
| Democrats, Republicsp, Julyer.
| 1888 I029 1868
Four thousand three hundred aId thirty
eight IA 1881 republicans who voted fer Garfield
Joined hands With PIG Julyer votes and gaVo
| Paul 10 600 votes which elected him. AlGos!
to a vote the msioriiy Paul received over the
July electoral ticket was the msi1riIy Gsr6sld
received over tie republican electoral tckst.
Of the conservative people ct bis district, A!ltn
received ma lriiy of at last $500 votes.
In 90 part of the Commonwealth nor perhaps
! in the country, was moro srlsndid fight Dsda
than By ConnalIy Tri2g 10 The Ninth. Nomi'
mated in bis Absence and without his sole ,a,oo.
he began bis canvass with nt jority of 5 600
against him. and led his forlorn hope With q
knighlly courage end indomitsblo spirit that
conquered ell but the iusuperable. Moro than
4 500 votes Of this ms lriy he swept away, snd
but for tho republican votes received ~ bis
opponent would havo easily w5n.
Uubappily, the result OF The sm9s!sn in The
Union Gid got correspond With our for!uaa IL
Virginia. But there is 20 CAUSE for alarm or
despair st this result; LAS: CT sll, is theSc cx-
cusc for the suggestion, at or CO :st uogalerou5
and most impolitic. thst the time has como tor
Virginia to abandon tho national democracy.
Every Consideration Cfiutcrest and of gratitude
forbids Wherever and wneIever, fer ttteen
years, the northern democracy have suffered
defeat. the supreme cause OF liz overthrow has
been its sympathy with, aod lA50E5 t0r th9
South.
1t his bcrao Tilhcu. murmur tho fatal
burden of our friendship. AID hes Witnessed its
heritage of States dHindls and vanish undcr q
STERN resistles5 ard apparently uaa5sticg, ever
directed against its alleged devotion to tho
cause of THE rebels" Tho staple Of all the
depunciation it suffers, sni tic principal source
of oil its defeats hes been lis deferoo ct our
rishts |. has grown familiar with diaasier,
because il has dared to &C: for VI jus ~ aud
speak Of Us kindly.
Nor has its devotion to oar rights txofad
10 sentiment. Search thu Statute bouk OF
the Uaion for tho past 6fletn Yeas and mol.
ooo act OF justico to tho Soath or her iuter
ess Will be tould which was not placed
there by the vntcs of Northern democracy; DOR
ono 80. cf psli1y or oppression which Was not
ra:sad despite their passionate protest, AID
,hsir rtsJlute, gomeLim.S aImos. r:Vo;utioEsTT,
opnes!icn.
Nor has tho might CT this parry departed. \
political Organization Wtich sitter tTonty years
Of such repeated re7er5ss as have betaHel the
dcmoorltio party Of this U1lon. Gao SO Mostly
grasp tho prz, of the presidency thas the
charge ol II 600 votes in tho LOO COO boilots
cast in New York w3ud aolo hcve secured it,
has q hold upon the people, end o r55t in tie
| very heart CT our system which 20 storm can
break, co assault eLv;r. II it is ever 10 be de-
slrcycd the bloS will cot conc lr5u F:ginla-
must not.
Another and The mos! important qua.ton
4 sprinsipg from our late victory remains: Wat
shall We do with III a year ago the consarVa-
tive party was apparently hopelessly rent In
twain. To.dsy it ia practically united. Con-
fronting i. and all parties in Virginia is 2 Gu "a.
ton CT gravity, difficulty, and OF constantly sug'
| renting proportions-the pubic debt. Let =
Republican Governor and a republican LeSi.ls-
ture cit il this capitol, and the debt question
10 the verge of confscslion has always been
ordered by republican Legislatures in the South,
| whatever sctemo of ption or plunder re-
ouirot It. TO tsx properly out OF existence Tor
the purpose Of paying tho State DOB: would DO
tho summit of patriotism compared With tie lex
legislation which defes The history Of the ro'
publican rulo ia South Carolina and Louisiana.
And yet this is the alternative Ct conservative
unity in Virginia in 1881.
| Already TIE question has been discussed in
every form and from every side. Plsns Ct al.
ius!reat without number have boon prepared
ior tho public consideration, end no new light
save VII 1t may be thrown by the assessment now
in progress, and By pending litigation in the
Federal courts can possible iilumine the euoje2'.
l c,L md Tor
speedy and final and fair settlement by nine.
tecn.twen,ietns Of the poople-we believe By oil
who do not hope 10 thrive on the agitation IT
would DO mos! uniu:t aspersion On tho con3sr-
| vatiVe people OF Virginia 10 suppose that they
aro wanting either in The will or power to resolve
this Sd veil es evory other difficulty, which the
| cxisenciss Of their new political relations haze
forced upon tn; m Il would be fatal blow 10
every interest OF the State if tho solution should
| fall in the hands OF cur ndveraaries.
Within tho office Of this committee lies TO
| further duty or privilege regarding This great
| mestu;o Of public policy than the expression Of
| Gu, ardent hopo that tho best wisdom of our
people, Of whatever position heretofore on tie
public debt may be honestly directed TO It's set.
Element; and Cd abiding faith that such an effort
must succeed. Let Us approach it with duo re-
| gard for honestly entertained OK -nlons however
/ adverse to our own ard with the resolute pur.
pose TO Go Gus utmost to be just. and aa honest
| adjustme:t will be reached, and the dlsgrScetul
spectre of reputation forever bsa;shqd from
Virginia.
| Upon the platform of ouch & settlement the
| true people of the Common wealth will stand in
| 1881 as they stood this year for Hancock, and
| cur SUCCESSORS will have tho happiness of coz
graduating the people on victory more decd
| ed and important than that which evokes our
preeent falictstions, and to have contributed 20
which, however, humbly. is tho ampless coEl-
peosstion fer our labor.
! a. n. KELLEY,
Oh. Of The State EI, Gem
Richmond, Va, Nov q, 'SO.
bow MEN DIsAPPEAH IN new IoRK.-IWo
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