Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-16
Politics.
LETTER FROM CHAssEUR.

LETTER FROM CHASSEUR,
TCorrespondence of tho Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Va. Nov. Is, lSS0.-Fools Often
undo tho work that wise men hcVe done
There are certain editors in this State who carry
their personal grievances against the reidiust-
ors into The columns Ct their organs and try hard
to isn the dying embers Of State politics into
b:ziog fl me. Nine men cut of rouud dtz'n
depreo,te the action Ct some Of ths Virginia
newspapers 10 regard to The success OF the regu'
lsr ticket in The last campaign. They seem to
assume that it is resdiuster Waterloo, when
tho fac. is tho editor CT the 6 zstte told the
ruth, tbe whole truth. aud nothing but the
truth when be wrote that il vas victory OF
the Virginia democracy who refused 70 ml0sle
Stats With ps.inral politics. 1t is bad taste, or
| worse, fer the V.rglnie press 70 tsuot the read
iusters about the vote c1et 90 election day. Hnd
lump siupid!y at the c,oo!usion that their party
is dlsintegrated. Ttey shlpk with Dogberry,
| II am wss fellow, and which is more 60 off.
Ger. ind which ia more q house holder. and
| which is moro 90 pretty piece of flesh as aDy
10 Messina." rhey may be all thls; but the
paper that strives to ian the sinking flames of
spimosity into broad blazs of SEQ ions feeling
is doing iaoalcuable harm to its party aud to
its State.
The plain, inds, able foot is that every
thiGkiDg man, every statesman. every speaker
who engaged 10 this last CANVASS knows inli
we'll that at less. three fturths CT the white
population IN Virginia are opposed to the bitter
eud 10 tho MoCuSlccA bill, aud IhR. 1t IS 10 all
practical intents acd purposes dssd-sione
| dead L does 20 good to speculate upon the
4 r-bu bao m hat LAT a.
tiou. 1t is, enough to know thGt they look
upon The brokers' bill IS 81 uni ust measure,
aud will vote against it in spite of every areu-
ucnt that its supporters can bring to bear, aid
| If the funder faciou With incredible folly Will
iusiss 90 msking that bill the issus 10 the next
campaign they will be beaten out of sight. voted
| ia tue Legislature for the MoCu Loeb til and
| sill think it tho best measure that Gao be
passed to protect the dual rights Of the creditcr
aud debtor alike, hut when the majority OF the
people declare that the plan is urj ast then bs-
tore that sovereignty | bow aud accapt the
| fat. The people demand Dew resGiassment
/ CT ,he dvbt-nue that both wings Gao uaite
upon. and. settling, osn end the agitation for
ever. have seen many prominent iEnders,
and, withou. single exception, they thiDk that
| a new deal ia necessary, and that decisive means
should be tsken at once to bring suoh
measure sb)ut. The tunder faction cannot
afford to 60 iato contest next tall on the CID
isaus of support Of the mcCulloch bill. esDe'
cislly 80 It's opponents could appeal to the soca
tional feeling Of the democracy that the whole
syndicate, ADD the very author OF the bill itself,
| did all 10 their power to defeat toe democratic
party 10 New York, giViog their time, their in
| fuercs, aud their money for The Cause OF the
republican,.
| This baiog tie case, what issue Gao both par.
ties uute upon to travel safely out Of this slough
Ct despond that they tre ali nov Aound5ing III
| The answer ia elm ole-ibe solution easy. Let
an extra session of The Legislature be called,
and let the House pss5 what is kroF1 SIS the
original Barbour BILL That will scl!e tie whole
vsx.d question 6aslly ard forever.
The Barbour bill is the farest ev:r yct Of
fered, withcu. going into Cd extended history Of
it's PROVISIONS l. is enough to say thai, It
provides for the rubniog of tho State gavsro-
ment, tho support Of the public schools aod
then turoiDg the balaEos over to the creditors.
| It does rot lacrosse toXatloo, 1tlihor Goes It
decrease it. tu: simply keeps the pro rate at tito
| present fsures,
IL tho discussion upon this bill ia The Jl7g's
la,ure, 10 the session Of 1877. every rect 's:er
aod 81 v=nteen of the fundor members endorsed
it, and the people will BIO thoroughly satisfied
| wi, ils proTle!on5.
| or course thsre will ba iIracorcla5!ea % both
sidrp mcn WHO can f5iset nor learn nothing.
but they will DO in the minority: for lOsteLc:. l
| ak d banker in the city who does loans, aud
spsculstes in stock. what he thought about INC
siiuatoo. Ca. rsadustmens is dead, sad
| he. "ard Virginia can psy her FIX ptr Cat. oa
| forty milliot; toe MCCULLOUGH bill is fraud
| | neX: rau egsin5; co trigloal reeclu3ttr, O
| formor msmba7 of Ghe house, oue OF these types
| that are dcuomiaaltd ss 'irrec01c!tEbcs,' aud
| who lock d upon the popular dsclSi0a 10 the
| Nov mncr frapch!so as si7an By the p,cpla al
tho iohabiisnts cf Polatd do up10 tie last
| Ukssc of ito Gar.
| Fl q said, The peop;o Of Viati1ia were mad,
start, uad. by GA"d sir. in the last election,
III: ~, will cana around By next fall "
| 'Wha, do You think about tie McCvll3ugh
bill? p l rsked.
IFS a conspiracy gotten up By sat Of ios!
| fernal Yat .es.
| Suppose The fuader faction agree With sou
| that v popci' is potent, aud new readju6t-
ment is nc :ssarg, Wha. would you Thick Ct
| shat?"
"rhst i: is j1st ike them!"
| why wouldn't ylu meet the fuuder bait
way in settling the State debt?'
mo, it's against our PRINCIPLES.
"Wbst are your principles y
| "Uud5iog hostility to any measure tho fund
ors may inAugurate and no coalition With then
under any circumstances"
Let ms ask you ouo question, would you
affiliate with the tundeIsit the Saviour hins Il
| 10 his August HIei .s!y would lead theO?'
mo sir. 1t tho L?rd Of Hosts advocated
| fuuderism, | would lhen become 90 inEdel,"
Of course sucb men could not DO expected
| to join the nav movements, but he mass If tho
| voters would.
10 the rexs fall eltc i,n both wings must
come together and the color lioe be drawn. 1.-THE
| leaders of both tacticcs demur, they will be
swept away by the popular current. for the
| white people Of this State ere determined to
| hsrnouiz,. don't pretend to be q prophet,
but can close my eyes ard SEQ man sitting
10 the Gubcrnatnrial chair Two years hence,
aud that mao ia James Barbour. Has there By
the force of circumstances placed as tho great
paoi6cator.
lpotics communication 10 The Glzstts sisued