Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-25
POLITICAL.
The Address of the National Eemo'
cratic Committee.

The following is tho address CT thu national
democratic committee, recognizing The regular
conservative party Of Virginia stho sole demo
cratic authority in the Stale, AID its electoral
ticket nominated on the 10th Of May as tho
only Hancock and English ticket that could be
acknowledged ty the party:
To the Conservative Voters Of Virginia:
The hope entertained by this committee, ald
shared by the democratic party OF too country,
tbet tho friends of Hancock aud Eogllsh 10
Virginia would by the action OF their local au-
thorlties unto in fraternal effort to carry the
State, having boon defeated by the refusal OF
the leaders of the Tth OF July movement to ac'
cept the basis of settlement rendered by tho
regular conservative democracy. this committee
feels that it is duo to the high trust With which
it is charged that il should roW urge upon The
people of the Old Deminion tho hearty ald
united support of tho ticket which was nom!-
mated by the convention OF May 18Th. That
convention VAS called, organ zsd and Conducted
under the regular forms of our party !;
it's delegates participated without contest 10
the national democratic convention at Clc'
cinnati; it afIi!iates With tho national dtm-
ocracy of The country. Moreover, i; las
Hancock and Esglish throughout tho ia1d
By thu prompti.ude with which its committee
waived all these claims, and rendered the olive
branch to its opponents in an offer to make with
them fusion ticket on terms of absolute ecu Atty
Ia tickle. which would have made o republican
CANVASS in Virginia an imposBibili!y. The relec,,
ton of that offer throws upon those who refused
j! the responsibility for perpetqating tho exist.
ing divisions in your rsnke. Let the pstfiotic
voters in Virginia heal the breach. Tho need
of this unity is now manifest Therepubican party
having adrotly famed the discord in Virginia
by the pretencs that they did not propose to
make canvass in that State, now, deeming that
your disccrd, is rreconclshle, announce official.
IL their resolveto mako IAN active and deter.
mined cam psign." The si1ews of war are said
not to be lsckingi the treasury of our opponents
is tED.
& congressional ccntes. has teea everywhere
inaugurated. They publish to the world their
fixed purpose and confident hope of your defeat.
Let their efforts be answered by your greater
zeal. Lo. thsi; assault bs met By no divided
rankP.
Undsunted by temporary reverse, she national
democracy ore every where closing up for the fn.
al charge. They call upon their Virginia b1eth.
rem to take their place in the ranks to whose
triumph they have 30 cf.en and 60 glorlcu'ly
ccnttib utod.
Postponing to State caIvass the local diff
ferences which now divide them, let them in
this great national contest plsco themselves in
accord with their brethren of tho whole Union,
in one supreme effort to restore honest ard
| econ omicsl government 10 the country. and
| pesce snd justice to sll its people.
Patriotic duty and phrty fo.I;y alike dema1d
| this hearty concord between ell tho r;isnds Ct
Hancock IN Virginia.
The National Democratic Committee. by
VIM. H. BARNUM, Chairman,
70. PRINCE. Secretary.