Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-07
Ceneral nahone on Rational E.sues.

Vertisers.
General Malone On Rational Eksues.
A geutleuan Of St. Paul, Moo, t0m rg
ap intimate f.icnd of General Malone, lately
addressed TO him letter itq1lring bis view,
upon the substitution of soma other method OF
cnoo.og president than that OF DationaI CONVEX
tons aud electoral colleges The reply is fall
discussion OF the subj O., aod cootalns some
pa sages showing Incidentally Gen. Mahoue's
position upon the q1eslioGs of Sta:e sud na-
i,usl sovereignty, AID he future of the South.
FlIloHiog are tXr-cs fICm he Letter:
Nv ere constrained to express 40 oDloloo,
| would say that much OF the evil which. has
befailen this uaIry, aud from which the
larger danger lies to cur free iasl'utloIs, may
be oireclIy Traced to toe lust OF power AID
pride Of place. The people, 10 fact, have but
q small bald in shaping, prrftciog or even
indicating the pol c. Of pubic affairs, State or
FEDERAL. TIE cars Of tni5 Woli. ihV5lslnk
he gein OF livelihood and the accumulation OF
wealth, atslrb the attso'i5n of the great bulk,
while the ambitious OF Ism aud power and the
hummer whose ffJrt of lltu is pl.ca have been
Dermitted to assume the blSh prtroC .l7e aud
responsible re s:rVlc,s Ut giving form apl tashloo
TO that policy which ih,y nay clLc ude WILL
best subserve their own pr m 'sloD uUd+r TIE
pretepce vi 40 onest purpose 10 advance tbe
general welfare OF 9 Jmmon c)untfy. la
word, self has bsoomn the substitute Tor coun
Try, nod personal Sd9sutsge tho mIssuTo OF
p.triulism. | iuily agree that nsllo0al cOnVeo
,ious are ihe proper mscAlDery to secure the
msu or the measures 1Lion should or could
tha to Inc
path Of vlrlu, and patriotism. F.r bs Il from
me TO say that pure ncu AID VISA measures
have not been bo;h pro1ts:d by tCch couven-
lions. | mean Upy 20 say that 10 Tive ns'uTe
Of things looking 20 ths nude and fashion OF
suoh cJuveutluUs, they are not the kiu1 ut ms-
chiuery b. ST prGmotiVe OF the general good.
rhey look 10 snly, Il not solely, 10 parry aocen-
d,rcy aud suggest the measures which they
tbiuk viii best aur4c! and hold tEe Dopu r
su pport. The thrUry OF the govern nent Is an
antapouism with both rgresJousl aud pa
rutal c.UUuses or c cr0veuuou5, aud TIC rem az
you suggasl might hutlo. 10 ours the evil II
and h.re oomes &! O diff 4uy-.hoso who would
control be electoral u.achloere ware I'M ,uad
wi h a loItier pstIIotlSm thGG those who DOW
c,u,ro delegations TO rsillDh! c0nVeot'ots g.
Parties would sill ex!s: ard parry erds Wouid
sill cUutrol. aGd al last tho SBto II ec.cftl
| B Jsrd might becnme Incro rcoJIders OF parry
6s,. Ysr, withnl. thi5 might not be quite 81
ull Of evil Gs congressional c'uousrs cr na;lonal
oopvrntious. There is no desire 10 return 10
the former. but, in the absthca OF nny parry lu
diva Of, might cot the necessity OF the case re
uulre retu.n TO II or the WJI:e sseEcl5s-sta'e .
legislative caucus 81
| II regard oatluusI corven!:eus 10 the same
lieht az you do. WLuld abolish them and
| l. A. nf bur m ldp t,r thD LpIrD
| ton Of psli1ual rulers, s0f while the better
and il may be the best, mode is That susg.sied
py you, hardly ,bigk it would work cut batter
| results until We shall 70 below ,be sur'nco and
reach down to the people themselves tihe ssaI
of power), aud stimuli ,te them to act tor them.
selves and by themselves 10 tho execution Of
the great sct of jyrrelgDy-tbc choice or tnelf
agents 10 do their Wil!-snd the w;rk or 1etor-
| nation mus. be beRnn st the very bottom, 81
| ,he tuupa.n head Of all political power. IO
commercs it Alright aud COL plete It iuly vs.
must educate the people, nOt only to the true
understanding of tbti: rights ss ifeemen, but
| TO tbeir duties aud r, ,spoes bl Lies as such-a
sure process slow, Indeed, and possibly to-
slow for tho txigepcics If the occasion. Were
some few of the states 10 resolve on the retvr
| Uhil, the bulk held to the Xi5'iog practice, "
wonld have the choice of Pr:s!d ,nt remi:'ed 10
The lower House of Cousres5, an evil e79o
Srea,er than any system hereotor. psauc.n
Il might be that by changing the ftdsra' Con
stirutlon 20 that be elrc Ion OF presideut mlgb'
be directed ty The people, that 1t should ap
| oroxims,e nearer the real oonoltlOn CT tue couo
try resultant upop the late Owl! W.r, Wh G.
orao,,eaIly hes dc sred that 'Gall0o,' Sheo ap
pl,ed 10 the Fsdera Government, should n'
snelled with biz N. This, of course. wouIc
hot q al lrRt
rr-sidsut and infringe On th'lr rights o
.o7.rejgutv-a claim With il rather scott
| mantsl now than real-snd yet when spp'lcs
tion i. made ss is patent ia Masss lusetts TO SsJ
! @ bsn .be demanded q change IN cert. p!oVl
s,ops OF the Federal Constitution as injurious u
her honor aud dignity. or Be Wnth she re,u e'
t. sid in war which she regarded IS F'eIu' ca
| to ber interest my we not hops the eno I
which ytu look may be reached oy anoLhel enu
rrobsbiy n more fl, Give ws,-:h lis, Dy orol
u,np sb.tractions By cessing to run after theor
les and by q prsc:ical graphing with iacls
tnav exist and not as We WCulo nave tnen y
be? oi,o -, >,
, | the precuuceived notions Of who g lsfe on 10
downward track, to adopt new views end pur
sue new liz e., vet vii dom te!lS us OF the lo'iy
; c.tchi1 at ubbles while the very ar ls iuil
choicest blessings awsilir G cur grasp Inc Sott
ia weak and sands In heed OF the csplIal hh
energy of the North to give prosperous m9il ,
to her interests. but 81 the same time the r"i =
needs the Southern products and ne wllo L ,'o
! of hidden and idle wealth with which to utt'i2
her capital Here tt ere can BE- com m0n ground o
which to advance lruls separate Interests Out
,hs s.me lime cement tho bonds OF conmo
union in the promotion of 8 general welfare
/. productive of porcy which protects the VINO
from outside pressure, come whence It may,
it also protects the ooe sgalnst the other. IL
Nod cf Interest, self If you will, will then uai
the several sections by common tie whose pal
netuity will insure fraternity and union"
8 NoBBY HATS Tor Children at NOSE WATz
It MANS.