Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-10
z lac L AREA. OF the Virginia lie.
pUGiatOfS.

Tho Virginia Te.djus!e.s held tici. S,.t,t.
ventioa WcdlCs isy. and after passing -.
usual resolutions il favor 0: repudis.ion t.,,.,
mined to put in the field 8 sepa!sta e,tc.,.,
ticket pledged to the supper. of Hancock O..
English. This ough! 10 deceive &c ssaers,,,
to the design Ct tie party, AID will BE- acccp,.r
by every sensible conservative So dirtc. s,,,y
at the SUCCESS CT Hancock and English, I;s.
conservative electoral tickets arc run, s21 =,
second ono rec ,ives any considerable sunni,
tho probabilities are the republican tickc! vi,
DO elected ard the vote of Virginia will be a;7s-
to Carried and Arthur, fer We hsvo no Ccuti
that tho negroes will leave the repudiatcrS NJ,
vote tho straight republican electoral ;icka,
Malone knows this and it is very eviden. Tbs.
his Intention is TO force The regular demcCr,,ir
party Of Virgins to scc,pt the electors tu Names
for II. uLdar the threat Of defeating Unnc.ck +
i. refuses.
We bopo tho homes. dem ,crats Of Virgin,
will refuse tho demand, Como wLst may H.,
readjusters arc regulators OF Virginia's fai.A
and vlolato!s Ct her hor or. Desirable as W.
cor slider Harcock's election, wo Lhinl; it Won,
DO better that no should ba defeated thsn tbs,
the manhood and honor Cta great end hi:tv,,.
commonwealth should be thus trampled unIr-
foot. The conservatives Of Virginia owo du;y
to lholr fellow conservatives throughou. tho r.
stored Union, but they cannot owe n duty wh.rh
comaels them To sacrifice their owS honor Al,
selt-rtspect Tor tho attainment al any possible
end. History rolatts instaLc>5 where womsn'-
honor has been demanded by sGunotyr NJ IT,.
price Of the life Of tho man sho loved Tho NOR.
sense ct msnklnd has over applsndrI tho rei.c
lion Of tho infamous terms and justified thu
wemsn in rreterrinG tho de,lh OF HUI. band, lover
or brother to hor own degradation. A sacrifice
somewhat akin to tEaLsEggasLcd is now dem and
Cd OF tho honest men OF Virginia, and Evorv
Even'ng, IS ono organ Of pub opinion out.iI'
their State, declares n once that not cnly AZ,
they not bound 10 mako it, but tha. they Ou,h,
not TO do SC. They h.v, fought P noble ha.l,,
against fearful odds for honesty. They hsya
had mother support nor appreciation from thu,f
in tho North 10 whom they hsd tho right tc l,u,
for both, hut they have won tao approval Il
their own conscience, and maintained their own
selfrespeCt. Let them hold fist 10 the.c. 81,
declare that they will do what they can t. pl,,
tho vots Of Lheir Stati FIR nHr c ,ck. raconcn,
ton md real union but that they will not coz.
sens to tho condition that that vote snail l.,
placed in tho Eu2kster hands If the chosen rr,.
resentstves Of tncso who have sought /, sal.
Vi!gnias honor and who have voluntarily :nsa -
themselves tho exponent, and directors ut r...
cslity as torca in public htT,i-s. Como wis.
may, We hops tn honest conservatives ct Eng,n,,
will stand Gtm and reject, with tho pride wn,u
helped them to their old honesty and hoaof, e..
lmputent demand OF those political pros.l.u',
to represent tho honor and vrtnG Of tho "mn'Nr.
OF Presidents. - liILmingt)n, De-! E"'Ty r.