Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-30
{ Gdresa OF the atase Executive Conn.,
mlttee OF the Conservative Ucm0-


crecys
Fellow Citiz:ns,-Por5uant 10 laH tic Board
Of Ca1vasscrs met on Monday last and com
pleted and certified thc official statement of tho
result of he late election 10 tho State.
This formality c,ntl1des the campaign OF
1880 10 Virginia, and gives fitting opportunity
as we'll for Just coDgratula!ion over our unex
anplcd victory, as ter some reflection upon the
responsibilities which tibet triumph imposes
| lis keeping tho rights and interests aud honor
of tie State, and Gao neither abandon its trust
without ooEsrdica, nor abuse it without dis.
g:soe. TO it tho peorl. CT Virginia ard the
people CT the world who may be Interested IN
! Virginia tx az they have an undoubted right
| to lock. for the wisdom. patriotism, and public
virtue demanded for tho Just administration OF
her rutl'o affairs.
/ The character of tho late caLyis5 W;s as
anomalous az lis Developments were surprising,
and its results decisive.
It can serve nov 20 useful purpcs, to irqulre
into the motives, OF expose ct length the eX'
traordinsry course ct the leaders of that faction
which, while pretending to support tho ticket
of tho nations democracy, de6ed is authority.
opposed its course. and aatagon'z,d its prn-
ciples.
| Boasiag of i,s power to deliver tho vote OF
Virginia to Hancock, and claiming the allisrc,
of thousands of negro votes IS the guaranty of
that bcas'; aided by the material and moral
support of the highes! of authorities CT the re-
publican party 10 The Unior; having cs has.
since tho election, been svoWed over his cW1
signature by o leading Virginia republican
having even it's electoral tickets printed at the
expense and circulated by the hands CT repub-
licars. when its electoral vote is counted il ls
found to hsve less than Is per cent. of the BAL
lots 10 the State. and 10 have been beaten over
IS 600 votes By a party 30 Insignificant 10 the
eyes of its leader that he preferred negro "al
lis5co" to ca association with it, sud on the
very day before The election declared it incon'
parody the weakest party 10 Virginia politics !
Moreover, even in this significant following
thousands DO doubt Wero included. who. with
out any respect for the motives or approval OF
the COURSE OF the lssders were deceived by
their bIus;cr AID Dragging into belief OF their
strength; and honestly gave them their votes
as tho uost cfsc!ual method of insuriug res
publican defeat 10 Virginia-a mistake which
was an error OFF udgmsnt alone, AID nerlts 10
reproich.
We claim Wit; pride, emphasized by the
| bappy result, tha! the course of our party was
marked by mono but direct methods and honest
aims. No trading of votes; no trucas with cur
ouemies; no left banded llaccas; 90 diplomatic
log with the life oag enemies OF Virginia and
the South marrcd the Straightforward honesty
of the conservative campaign. The repabl:c,n
party Of the couaIry recognized US as foes and
trcatcdus as such. The national democracy
knew US for !:ierds. and so endorsed Us. Within
the State, as tho couat shows. tbo vast bulk of
its virtue and patriotism eplis Led IN cut cause.
Without. the hsnd5 extended to Us were not
those OF Csmerous ard Gothams ard JoTe5
and Burrs, but tho grasp 30 met Was tho IA
miIiar touch Of Ellis and Hamilton, of Vance
aud gallant Hampton, WHO recognized that on!
cCGso ia Virginia was ons With theirs 10 Louisl'
ana and Maryland, 10 Nor!h Carolina aud 10 the
Palmetto State.
1t is iu the keeping Of history thai the ro.
verse of all this characterized the leaders of tho
July party, who. pretending tho purpose and
power to carly Virgiaia for Har,cck. ao:agcn-
IL d the oniy true Hsrc:ek ticket aud party !
ADD IS /: msrks their ooaduc: it explains their
| fate. The sure Instincts OF tho people ponc-
.ratcd tho ssc.ot of this trafioliDg With repIb-
Icons e. an eerIy day, ard they delivered their
Indignant judgment upon 1t 90 the - day CT
| November. Ii SOD bpoame apparent that here,
1 as everywhere. tho national fight was simply 4
struggle between democrats and Republicans.
and that even tho negroes c:uid Iot bs ds!lV
Gro like cJal or cattle in s1ch cihvas5. ny
those woo fancitd they owned them, and ucdcr
took 10 dispose Of them.
Tho result ia detail mas already been syrta5
before the peoIl,. LIS summary i5 as iclioE5 /:
FoR PRESIDENT
Democrats. Republican. Julser.
| 96.9l2 S4.02O 3l,o'4
For CONGRESS.
Dam ocratic, Republican,. Ju'yar.
| o7 073 50 G53 sc 054
Tacse sra noat significant 6suro7. They d..
| nnastrate-
| /. That the c3Gs,rvativa aem9,TssY m,de 40
oren faht tor principle, n!thsr eskiue nor gig
| Ing qlsrtel; Thcro was no splitting or trading.
| Il sncccS g.Se his strength to every congress
| man on our ticket, sod tho friends CT every
congressman cave him loyal support. Ii Q
| vote of 97,073 fer cJcsarVa.iva conar2Esmep,
| Hancock loses but 16l VoteS-less than ono sixth
| of per o!nt.; less than ouo vote 10 600
9. That ncgotiol5 with the republicans we're
not made for Harccck's bent1s, notEitbstsnd-
| ing the boast of the 7th of July le0ters but to
his manifest prejudice.
Garfield received 81 3G7 votes mere than the
| republican congressman, Whllo Hancock re.
| ceyed q. $50 July ticket votes less than the
july ticket c5pgrsssmep! The July congress.
| men did Iot care o. WeTo not able to give Han
cick THAR votes. though pyofts:iog 10 Iun Oh
his ticket!
8. That the theory Of stampede fron the
July ticket ct the last moment to tho May ticket
10 s.vo tho Stata from Gar6aId is ridiculous
dclueion or pure invention. Iftbere had been
stampede to tbs clay electoral ticket it would,
49, e kb,o 3D. hos d khnt
ticket run ahead of the May Congressional
ticket, bu', IL iao', it ruus tr;a' bebi1a the
latter.
Tho May ticket for Hancock got GO vote,
except the regular conservative votes of Vir.
gipia.
4 T1at thara vas so esotnous stampede
from the July Congressional ticket. but it ives
stampede to Gsr6eli. Ofthe sc. 054 votes
which The July ticket cot for Congress 24 $50
stanpeded 10 Garfield, leaving Hancock but
81, 674 JnlScr votes. 10 other words. nearly Il
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