Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-19

common country, Common constitution.
Having passed through the purgatory ct
military districts, sad from the mailed hands OF
Warlike satrsps, who had dispersed our legisll-
lures at the points Of the bsyouet ard torn er.
mined judges from the judicial terch 10 rtcS
less Tantonnes5 Of military rule into the realm
of sovereign States.to what party could We look
for aid but to the democratic party Of the
North. the only party which, when the war was
over, seemed willing to extend to Us tho haod
OF brotherhood, and welcome Us bsck, as prodl.
gel aud errirg children. to the blessings OF a
common inheritance. What then ? We &C.
cepted az our leader snd standard bearer 10 the
Contest for the presidency man WHO bad laid
the foundation stoue Of all our Woes; who 10
| the pres, and on ths platform had been fol
years our bi.terest and most urc easing euemy,
| and who. during the var, had been even dla
bolical ia bis utterarcss and sogges:ious His
| nature seemed changed by the close OF the war.
and BIO WAS tho first bitter foe who held Gu:
| hand to Lift us up when Va were IOWA..
The democracy of the North offered him as
their standard bearer, and IN their humiliation,
| and to show their gratitude to tho only tIlepd5
| the South he'd in the world The Southern dem
| cc:eoy voted 70. him. Blu. that tho Souh sup
ported him WIS enough, aud tho N0rth:ro re
publicans and Southern republicans spsWad
| him out Of their mouths, aud broke tie heart
| of their founder and father. Passing OVER TIL
| den's cection ia which the solid South united
to their brethren Of tho North gaIcei g victory,
out of which they were cheated By tho pusl.
lapimiy OF their leaders. end the iDfamy Of tie
republican party, prime factor 10 W och fraud
was their EoH csuGilatc for the presidency,
James A. Garfield, We Dow come to tho pres'
ent contest for tho presidency. The South is
again soldy democratic ss it has always beer;
bnt who is lis candidate? A Northern mao, o
Unicn man, q Federal soldier, the V!ly mao
who. ct Gettysburg, rallied loo broken lles Of
ths Federal army, and by suparhumao efforts
and sublime hcroism aud bravery, sDa!c1ed vic
tory from the midst Ct disaster; saved hi5 army,
bis cars, and his state; broke tho baekbGn. Of
secession, the hearts Of tho SoutharleIs, and
gars srci dca.hbl0w 10 the Coni5dCr5c5 that
rsoo7org Sas impossible. Yes. to Winfield 8.
Hare ok tho North owes debt il cla never
repay, rrd TO day is shoEtFicg to2ora upon
soc,o which belong to him MORO than to aoy
living map, aad VIC Of The South hoCot il. Bat
tie North c.n5o. have hin for President, ana
why? Is c,uso TO heroic braytrj he nnltes Q
rare uagusucity. and willis: in thn hes. OF
c,nnic. he could feel the stern " which war
rinrs feel in foemen worthy o. theis st:e'. y
When the contest was over and the battle Hon
he could not trample on fallen foe or Insult
conquered enemy - whose bravery he must
give thu tribute Of admiration. He could not
with bubsrisn insoloncs Of military pride over
ride the plain provision Of tho Constitution and
| laws to tram pie still deeper il tie dust con.
querad people at tho bch:s! OF an uase:upucu,
and vongeful party, end morcifuly threw the
shield OF tha law around those he was sent to
Cypress. And for this seeming protection to tho
| sfaic:ed South the North now spurns their dsli-
yerer frGm the Presidency. not because it does
not know him worthy. CT il. but because the
S.rIth in its gratitude wishes - DO him honor.
We will unta 10 honor even an e2elny when We
| sec bin willing to;do Us justice. Tho elections
recently held show that the Moth hstss tho man
who docs not hate the South. The election, Ct
| October show that the Northern people mover
will honor any man who does not subscribe TO
the gospel of hatred tor the SCUM, and does not
tako az his emblem the "hloody shirt" They
would ulsce in the chair CT Washington James
| A. Garfield, man who before he became their
candidate for the Presidency, was not only &C.
cused, but convicted, by jury of hiS brother
congressman Of taking bribef, and 10 screen his
| evil deeds. added perjury TO bfioe taxing.
man who bis own papers at the time declared
ouyh! TO have bsen kicked out of his congress.
sions! sest whist other republican papers de-
clsred that, if he lad his deserts, he would be
| within the walls Ct peniten!isry. The man
who lalsiaed the returns OF state. and then
ed the political dico himself, and under osth.
threw hem, knowing when heidi 80 that he was
falsifyiug his os!h-sgsin adding. perjury to
| stealing Such lie the record CT the man the
North prefers to the Stainless ana uaolemlshed
HancocF. Ard why? Because he hates thu
South. Because he has never le. an opportunity
pass 10 show by hia speeihes, his acts, his votes
such hstrej aud who fault; in our faces the
bloody shirr 10 lot Us know that su;h Is bis
issings to wards us. He bat rtA ,cts the se1ti
49, h, fhorN NH
and the Northern democracy are impotent TO
help us as the late elections show. Now mon Ct
the South, my fslloT cCuntrynen. can we help
our selves2 Sessions is dead. Qualification, 30
called i, dead What then can we do l will
:ell you. LIE. VI have our eva msnut.c:orles.
Let as make everything within our own borders
if We want to rise in any way. We now send
North for every thing, from plsno to broom:
from q steam thresher TO a corn chopper. The
large majority Of things ia daily and hourly use
are manufactured g. the North; just think OF 1t
You cannot rut your had upon single article
nurchssed from sny store In town CT county,
bus what has passed through Northern work
shop, Mere mention Of them would be an in =
ventory of your whole household effects, and
farming implements. You cannot put your
hand upon anything hardly desigoedIy, without
!uching tae product O; Isnhe3 we, WOE mop.
goes into the hands Of our de,dliest ensmia', the
Yankee manufactures those fellows who turn
cut of house and home the poor workmea who
| would wish to vote the democratic TICKET. 10
you my countrymen ever think Of this? Ihst
you furnish the North with the mo ,ne?, 10 ea7
features you are furnishing them the c!ubao break
your own heads. Tha! you are furnishing inc
inplsm epts of warfare to your deadiless 1oss'
who do not tcruple 10 use them against you
Such is the fact and auch will be the case as long
S. the Southern people gro such fools as 10
allow il. What tb Ell ls therenedJ? How c!n we
change sill this? 1t is easy. We hold lholever in our
own hands, and when we turn the screw we can
but see and know the full effects. 1t is non ia
tsrcourae with the North They have nothing
under Gods heaven we really want They can
furnish US nothing we caurot make ourselves
or if wa cannot mako them We csn import then
for Ourselves 10 British ships end land them in
our own hsrbors. We have the cotton and the
grain, the wool and The hides 10 pay Tor sil the
impo t, we wan; Our cotton crop in tho lat
i've yesrs wss S2O, coo GEO more than The whole
balance of trade against this whole country.
Just think CT $40 ooooe9 Of revenue from to0ae
within cur own borders sll tho elements Of
wealth and greatness without iending single