Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-31
Communicated.

leader, or Of the "uEtbipkiDg mssies," but
what l believe to be the sentiment Of the
tbiakiug masses It democrats CT this State as
to the nomination and the Il, cotton CT the daEo
cratic ticket.
From The time when Tilden tc5isvad the
glorious victory and VAS given away by demo.
cratic Congress, Wa havs been panied 10 see
what seems to hsv5 been the SIS ematc mtuld
ing of an anti Ti'den sentiment ia The public
mind. We want to know if this is brought
about by the same Congre ssioua inf 1erce upon
the principle, that having done, MIR. T., and his
party wrong by egalizirg fraud they must
do stll greater wrong to justify it Itseems
to DO the almost unaDlm?us opiuion of the Gu
NITROUS expressed oplniG7s OF Mondays issue
that tie "unthlnkiog Ulasse5' are Wong in
charging Mr. L. with want OF nerve, &c,
10 not forclbly asserting his right to this li<h
Office after being elected. If that is 50 we think
it THAR duty 10 explain to tacm from the hust-
ings, and SIT them right. We think it tut
batural that 8 msjoIity OF democratic Congress
men should oppCs, bis domination, b csuse, if
he were elected, they could not, With clean
hard' aud clear c1asc!erc?s, ask him for high
POSITIONS. or put their hands deep 10 the
pubic c!i!s Some Of yjur opinionis think
that Ii!den shcu!d not b, nominated, because
the U. 5. government has prs clcG him and
raised doubt IS to his Integrity. Now We
lhiak it pain, that as that government. With q
rack, raGcll Admins ration, smarIipg under
defeat, aad With q lively r,cjlleclion of The
great fraud pcrpeIrai(d upon him, has for
years turued loose its whjle machinery against
him, without success. his ioGtccuse must be
established boGoud persdyenture. We don't
believe good voysger will charge c,oocs while
o'osslDg the rapids. The general touo Of the
Giz,Itc indicates Seymour az tbs man for Vir-
glLla to support In the convenrios. lie is
good and truc mau, but Lis running record
docs not c)mpar3 with that of odd R ,torm."
The democratic nomloee must nave speed
Speed speed such cause for has!c,
Thine tct.ve shows never brsc,d."
But, it is said that Tiidan c,nuot carry New
York. Why brcluse Kelly &C., alo ses!ust
HIM. We believe that If Tildcn oao'd Gerry
New ork 40 other democrat cyn Why, b.
CAUSE like causes produce like effects If, after
being dCirauded OF what the people gave him,
given away BY the judges of his own party and
then deprived of the nomination, it would be
nothing more nor less than human nature for
bis warm, personal friends and their i1f1uerc,
either SO Dot vote or 10 vote agar St those who
hsd contributed to largely to the defeat of their
standard bearer. 1t the nlry ia to be defeated
it were better TO BE- defeated in he light than
10 tho wrong. We believe that it SPY democrat
can beat Grant that man ia Tildep. We be-
lleVe !hlt Justice demands his election; the
masses OF the democratic party demand il and
the public woal demands IT, that thero is
sympathy in tbs Eoarts of the houts yeomsprv
That when excl ed by the simple narration OF
truth, lis cl. cr;city will give a glorious isht
to the entire country; but it is said the leadara
OF the readiustcrs will not vote for I. Why
because they fear bia mors btf,ro tho paopls
than aoy man IN tho democratic party. What
cln 10 truth be said against him except that DO
made haste slowly, which Was right. 1t was
not hls part 10 strike before The bellows ceased
blowing, ncr sitter VIM Jag tho race 10 make
himself the Judge and demand the prz., when
be had DO power to eBfoic, bis demands. To
sum the whole,if be Is not nominated it will be
simply aD outrage upon tho masses of that par.
~ that sets up the claim to honest ard pure
pflocples and the great reform in ito admiDis.
tratlon OF our govern mont it it be true that tho
demecratlc Congress believed it could afford TO
make new rules to govern the game after it Was
played.to ptcltY the radlch party under tho
turn up c'rd, and wero "sold" it should &C.
knowledge the corn and c;aso to buot down
MIR. Tildeu.
The question for our considerali1a now is,
what Is tho most certain and b.et means to
urlte our party 10 Virginia? vi admit that
L nave great faith 10 the integrity of the bone
aoa slneW the votlcg mass( 5 Of the ,nserya-
i've party, reaGlusters srd otherwise. Many of
them dld not see as we saw, ard honestly dit,
fered With US. While The would be leaders were
after plumber they followed bcclusc they
thought they were right. 1t therefore becomes
Us to take ell suoh by the haDd-exteud to
them the Same measure that VIC you'd that
they should metc to US.
From his stand pcint 1.-THE summit of tho
range II mouotalo between Jsckson's Hollow
and the Cool Sprirg overlooking the plairs of
Manassas ard beyotd, Am vividly reminded
OF tno srtiong passions of contt ndng forces. La
tho distance l Can almost SEQ your ola CITY, and
we'll do l remember the fig that hyated over
the Marshall House, and how those two men
laid down thelr Iives-cno believing he was
right 10 defending, and the other in pulling it
down. CJull they have Used fow yesls long
or how gladly would each have Crashed The
Other ) hand, knowing that each s:rucpled> for
@hat ne then bought wss right-ard y
| Pl.inly see full we'll -
| Where Bee and Barlow fell ~
ANA ksarney dead, 10 the d., y
ihuaderB 90 he breezs's swell,
From Gettysburg they tell
The UoDfederseys kueN.
Around me is dark c1rtained pightS
What's that away un tho right? !
Upou the Wsrfeutoa height, -
So beautiful e0d so bright,
A Twin JOwelIed light. :
Ofthe blue aud CT tho ersy,
That truly marks the way
Of Virginia Of to day; s
An IT hapless she should stray, \
Neither HalIcck or Clay =
Will ever her Psyae portray. ~
Virginia mus; and will 70 light. t.. The
conservative party make Congrts ;ional nomina
tons in every distric. by primary elections 7,
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