Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-23
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democrat. regret the asptc: OF he p1iitic!l |
outlook here. Affsifs, to tell the truth and
shame the devil, arc ia very tiekiish position
just uoT. No matter how rrcl ;hc leaders
an! tllr papers % our sii3 srisc tn b;i1 the
present condition OF affairs, i. will LAX cut,
and the asptc; ia such as will ngt rp, rtqli
tho wsest statoamsnship to SAVE Vi-pinia to
the solid South hut it will r,1rirn c,scoss;nns
as we'll.
Six weeks oso scuadol tho kcY nolC-,hat
the safety OF the conservative parry required tie
resignation OF tho fam(u, State Committee Of
| thirteen, and am clad TO SEQ that SUMO CT the
stauLc chest dcmtctsilc pspfFs have taken 1t up
and advt cited this step. looking at TIC mt
t as it stands unless the com mttce. VITO
| luled tho reaQju5ters cut OF tho conservative
parry, resiyu, and let their places b, e Id hy
men progressive ii6,ra minded men. then Viz.
glIla vi 10 Certainty. cSS. her c!, ora! v0t"
| Tor the republican presidenIi4i nomirci 71ho-
ever be may b.. | wish every man, every w.
ter,ovcry well wisher OF tho old Dominion nd
SEQ and be impressed Wth this truh; ther, is:-
| decd, pull C opinion would d.mand that the
original thirteen should Withdraw for lheir
oouutry's ;od. Ii is their duty, if they ueSlect
it and tho State goes republican,. then they will
have to I co lcsVy storm Ct rcrroach=s, sni
ih,lr names will bG held as thtsI who !e. their
personal ambi'i,o and feelings guide their c>n.
duet. instead CT The public Hca!.
| The duty OF the State coNmi toa is plain. h:t
them assemble, make broad, nsiionGi, piiii-
alto address, C Ill C mention, tx upon tiulo
| for its esscm5iagc. and then resign theic posi-
| lion and retire. Ii they fail to sGcGc, them.
| selves for their States strvi;e and coed. then
tho doluge will Certainly cJme.
Tho rca6justers Contemplate c:icg con
veDtion at an carly day. As they have been read
out Of the dem; c'aic party ty the COMMITTEES,
what orc they to DO? They arc not republic ,ns,
so they will choose their cl;c:cls and poll their
full vote. 10 that case Virginia will be radical,
erd it needs 30 ghost TO emo from tho grsve,
HGratio to tell US that. II the iua3e7J refG5o
to compromise, tho result vii. bo en- their own
hcnds. 1t is oct to 30 expected that doni
nant party will try tni seek terms from tho
minority; meet them cordially, however, hulf
wy, and tho result NO visa or will b, in,ured.
Tho Riddlsbe!ger bill ia tho bette nUir OF both
PARTIES the extremists, mesn,-!or the stall
warts Ct tho reedjus:crs and iundcrS ere oppos-
cd to il; ono side. btc,uso the debt is: aled 100
much; tho other, btcluse it S cot scaled enough.
Tho wiscst and only safe wsy csa SEQ 10 t:ko
this suffice out CT national polit;oI is for the
tundcr5 to refrain from voting on tho bill; hcp
let it DO submitted to the PEG. i fer ratification
or rejection next November. Then it will bo
time enough to fight Tho readius;cyl upoa thst
issue without jeopard!zog the paiona cluso
The ddJuSterS, as they declare their right
namo to be, and upon that clgnnmcn will they
BIO known hereafter. don't iutcrd to 90 bcto.o
the people dressed in the slrb Of homcs2un,
when they cln &c: broadc?oth tr store clothes
iGr that purpcsa; they want 10 be Is we'll alfred
as A,t.nus Ward, who seys lie ntv.r address
cd urlCn meeting during the war but what
be had tho American n.g WRAPPED around
| him. Tho anxiety Of tic aGju$teis 10 look
right AID proper before tho sovereign people
reminds me OF a crclms!arc1 list ha2nCucd
doEn In the Potomac loTlands dpriaS The time
CT the great Nlillerito excitement. That mod
crn day sclnt having predilt:d total collapse
OF The world On c!rtaia hour, his GCc;ples
made ready 10 20 straight TO Heaven, Ii
Elijah, without TIE trouble If dying aud The
expense CT b'icg Uttered. At the day pamed
terrific storm arrss ooc Ct Ihcso col. 'iecesB
that TO the crcdul0us lanutits vas p;osf as
strong az Holy Writ that tho prophet was
right. An CID mac, his vile. aud soa lisrG 10
the bicsTouda, q good simple minded rir, who
believed - Nlll.ts Goc!riutS because. J suD-
pose, they Tartcd to- when after all Is ;hs
Cnicf clement Ct f,i II. When tbs storm tr,su
tho old msD. attire1 in his faded wedding sEii
somo half u cintury CID, rushed tn hiI ,Io Si;h
the aunGurc ,maEt that the tina Esd arrived: At
last. The goOd cid woman sand Eat her hoUsY
Was 10 oider, and t Il the sgci hu.oaLd 20 70
upstuirS ard get Johaae. their hoy. a rcd h.,!-
cd utchip, alout ton years cd, vino having
eaten too mauv green apples .hc night bc:ctG,
was slightly upwol
1he father rushed TO the foat ut tn s.ns
aud shouted cut, Johnnie Junu- ! ! camc
runuIUg, The worlds cJme 10 an cnd There r
Heaven 10 from; hut there's bell behind; 20
1 hurry up, MY 500.
This appeal was o01ugf. Ia 81 crnd
Jchunio o,m3 flying iltJ tha sitting room last
as he got from the bed, bis eyes starring. aad
his rad hair Standing upright His Israns
were slIeajy leaving the house IL; high iii!
Dear where they itteudcd t.kiug her depaf-
'ure. aud as tho old man discovered tho tfE!y
cisd torn OF his only boru, ne tuned aud erie! ::
| ~ gu bad, wicked boy, go back snl pu. your
brceches 90. You dont think pm goiue 10
lat you appear before tho lord acd his angels
10 your shut tail. :"
The adiustcrs intend keeping their orsaniza-
ton intaci until they at lets, elcct the mcnbsrs
| for tho next lower houao of CONGRESS-. They
express freely their sb;lity and dotcruinaticn
to elect an a1juster in every congressional dis
trict in the State, With tic exception of our
OVID Eighth. Their slate seems to b, this
General Wyatt Elliot will take Goodies p'ac.;
Abo FukersoD, now 10 the State Senate, viii
Eupcrsedo Richmond; Csbeli will give plaoo to
Stovall, of Henry county, DOW in tho House;
| Hartis's scat will DO taken by Senator Riddle
berger, anthor Of the tex bill bcatiog that
name, and who is ono of tho most kuiehly,
gallant gcrtlenoa that Virginia has rrtdccod.
lilo and Senator Paul arc both aspiraots for
that position, tut those from that section who
profess to know say TINT Rlddlebcrges's mag
netism and personal popularity will beat Paul
two to one. Besides. Paul vas set dowo upon
by Judgs Harriss last election and f.tencd
out, and few people like to bat twioo on beaten
| horse.
Il is snid that Jorgenaon, tho only republican
in the Virginia delegation, will be opposed by
&r Cameron, of Petersburg and if the latter
runs he will be elected.
| In the 9th district tho adjustols concade the
| a1enion of Fnn6or