Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-29
POLITICAL,
LETTER FsoM GENERAL F1rzEUaH LEE.

RIoHLAND, STAFFORD Co. Va, OF. "a
Mr. j. e Fisher Secretary Virginia Demo
cratic Association Washington, u. d.:
My DEAR SIR have tho honor to ackao@'
edge The receipt of your Letter, dated C'soosT
l9;5, Informing ma that | had been unsn'nous
~ elected an honorary member OF your sSscsia-
ton. In CONSEQUENCE, of my absence from
hcme in the performance Of the duties CT TIC
canvass. your communication failed 10 re'ca
mo until few days ego, or should have est
lier asked you to express to tho members Of
ycur association my high appreciation OF The
compliment bestowed.
Ia accepting an honorary membership 10 your
body, permit ne to express tho pleasure htVs
derived from knowledge CT the fast that na.
tive VirgiaiaEs, calIed to tho re!t0!Easpce OF
duties or cugagcd 10 occupations outside CT tho
limits Of the State, baVo ever Wa:ontul eye
upon its best interests, acd aEo ever resGy 10
organize, SO far SO they osO. 10 ds!euco CT TIE
real prosperity of their mother ConnonEea!:2.
The struggle between cODstltuilonal liberty
ard centralized despc!lsm is drawing to close.
Tic triumph ct :he republican party paIkS
charge 10 thu Form OF government cur iJ'e-
fathers sought to establish, and 10 the pears to
como upon tho pages Of the history OF tho Am,
ericap Republic the student will be reminded
Of all other nations upon tho fscs ct the globe
rs he reads Of tho mad cOmbats batwaen royal
lists, imperislists and republ:cans-each ard all
ready to battle for the possession OF tho govern
meat as their cole OH :ctiya point.
The triumph CT the democratic party marks
return 10 The faith Of the founders OF the Id
~ ;1a hof dur NJ
its SUPREMACY, ct least. the perpetulty osrepub
licau Institutions will ba maintained.
Bstwsen the two firms Of government Viz
eisia is practically called to mako noR chcio,.
Cannc. the Virginia Democratic Association
Cicero of the American Revelation, shat it
would have been better TO have remsiued the
honest slaves of Crest BTiaiO than Giahoncat
freemen p
"Du.r," e great asd good VireiIias, is re-.
pcr;ed to have sid, lis the subcniss vord
in tho Eogish language" end he is further
quoted as saying, in letter TO bis SOD, That
nearly tuIdred years ago thero vas day ct
remarkable gloom and darkness. still known as
the dark day, dsy when the light Of the sun
was slowly eytio2ulshed. as if By an ecllEc. lac
legislature of Connecticut WAS in sessioo. and
az its members saw tho unexpected and uaao'
countsble darkness coming Oh they shared 10
the go1arsl eve aud terror. 1t was supposed
by many that the list dsy-tbe day Of iudg
ment had come. Some ons 10 tho CONSERVATION
Of tho hour moved an adjournment. Then
there arose 90 old Puritan legislator, Dsven
mort, of Stamford, and said that if the last day
had come be desired TO be found at bis pacs
doio2 his duty, and therefore moved that oso
dles bs brought in 50 that the House c;u'd
proceed with its duty"
Should the SUI of democracy c,ase to sbna
10 all the splendor of lis former uuolouacd NE
jesy on the morning of the Srd OF November
next, neW era will dawn upon our o1uutry
Freud aud political wrong will b. ecdoraedi
power aud foEcs will sweep lWay public opIuion
and the will of lho people; self government VII!
be buried, and thoso who began By stealing tbs
presidency will retain il iadsfoiely. Wien
tho last day Of representative government
c,nes; when The l"s: hour Ct the real Republic
is At hand, may Vi!giais, foremost at iIs tltih,
be found among the last p.rfGrmiog her Wbcie
duy--in clioeing to the faith CT the taretstEcr5
lac esaGles which Frightened The rathw"7
Ct the great statesm;n Of her pas;, must lie
brought il. ard under tho ii1Cscce Of their lab.
let tho y3iae @. tho cd lo:acr Ccmmoaw ait5
be heard praciaimiag tina: political party II
responsible to the people for lie cTn lille, And
SD a5da b. their decision et the pills.
Eerg respscs'y., your o5t. scr.
FIIZaUdH LEE.