Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-19
PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH - 1851
General Msbouo's aGy,nt IN thc Sonata has

SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 10, l:al
General Mahonos advent 10 the Senate has
been productive Of much good to the demo
cratic party CT his State, and possibly Of much
harm to tho republican party Of The couu.y.
1t has certainly brought back 10 The domoc!s!;c
fold 10 Virginia all thes; who followed Tbs Gen
ersl out OF that fold x,ep The comparatively few
who expect to rec:iVc ofioo through BIZ; iLfl
enco. As rtgarts the republican party
OF tho nation, it has shown that parry
that Its representatives in tho Senate
arc 50 intent upon obtaining possession
of individual power. that simply and solo
lg 10 got the chaiTmsnships of the commit.
tees of that body. they hsyo descended to tho
low trickery OF ward polticaDs, to regular
bargain and trade. and that, too, With d lead
or OF repudiatiouists ard of those who want
tho principles Of forcibIo rca0iustmea: applied
az vel! to the national as 10 tho Virginia debt,
and one CT WhCs2 chi3t suba!tcrns, whom ho bad
made the Secretary of the Commonwealth Of
Virginia, publicly speaks of them as "thc u.
rav!ned fer cightc1n years ia the high places
and preiermens of Unicp, which was made,
and then made iIlusrious, by the wisdom, viz
tue, and patriotism Of Z lOrg limo Of Southern
land chilly Virginia statesmen" Trading and
swapping even 10 ward primaries arc not credit
able 10 those engaged II them. bu. when tho
scono thtr1otis the Senate OF the u. S., ard the
principals thereto are the representatives of The
high moral party OF the country,the traLs1o-
lion becomes national disgrace. and, il there
DO any honor LETT 10 American politics. must re.
douod to the lry of that party by who's,
agents it was cJGsumma.cd. Du. what can be
said of the Senators, the men, who profoising
to be the especial supporters of ii1aacal iatcG-
rity aud the boosted advocates OF tho biading
obligation OF Dlclniarg contracts, ignore their
part words. and, with degree Of Inconsistency
only equaled BY their aldsc:ty in exhibiting i:
and In utter disregard CT the natural resentment
OF human nature, publicly embrace aud DO hCu3r
to the champion rcpulator of tho age, who
permits his mcst trusted lieusenents to speak of
than ia the language we have quoted ab5vc?
MIR. Wcpdall Phillips used to soy thst tn,
Southern democrats we're the "smar:ts." poll.
ticians 10 the country, bu: his opinion Of them
must have changed greatly during recent years.
They have en- overwhelming majority 10 the
democratic caucas OF tho Senate, and as they
arc held Responsible for thu action of that
caucus they should assume aad exercise their
authority, and draot ard control that acton, eud
not cntrust II to tho management OF the few
Northern democrats among them. IL is re.
ported that there was proposition bafoTc their
caucus that In consequence Of tho extraordinary
course pursued by the republicans, and Tic
questionable means adopted By them to obtain
o msj)riiy OF one, AMI thst one aucm alOusly
represented in the pcis)n CT the Vic, Pres;-
dent, the democrats shoull rc!us, to pair with
them during tho remainder of the scssioo, 60 os
to compel every one of thom 10 bo prescott
daily 10 order to carry ont the terms Of the
agreement they arc reported to have mado with
General Malone. This Yves not ooy proper.
but JUS! and wise proposition, and should
that Mr.. Bayard AID other Northern demo-
Gratis opposed it upon The ground that it wss
beneath the Giglity Ct the Senate ard the
high politics of the democratic party 10 resort
to any such means to defeat the purposes OF
"a constitutional mi sri!!:" ard this. to-, in
the very face of tho manner in which that ma
joritY had been obtained, and with their ears
ringing with tho sound OF mingled txac:alou
and derision at the trick ty wli,h they had
been cheated out of their rishtful control Of tho
Senate. The republicans take Gil soris Of
mean, loT party advantage, sad prof: By it,
and tho democrats, by refusing to oppose them
as unit, render such opposition ns they do a.
tempt entirely inc H,oiivc. Senator Elmunds has
obtained pair and gone TO Florida fer month
Had the proposition to which Wo refer been
adopted, it would have been refused him, and
he would have been compelled to have post
poned his trip, or else 10 have given the dame
Gratis the mpj ority TO which they sre by right
entitled. 1t is by just such policy that the re-
publicsns arc cmbodcned TO pur;ue the course
that enables thom 10 rctfin possession OF tho
government, and, unless it be speedily changed.
the democrats may as we'll hang their harqs on
the will DIV tree forever
1t is said that Mr.. Riddleberger hiss been
promised tho place of Sergeant at Arms Of the
Senate 10 consideration Of General Mahonc's
vote. by which the hatcrs end rsvilcrs of Viz
einia were put in possession # that body. The
Riddlebergcr bill is the instrument by which
the Mahontes hope practically to defraud tho
creditors of this State Of moro than ons third
of their Just claim. When tho senatorial rep
resentatiVes of the debt psyiog pscp'o Of the
North are casting their ballots for Mr.. Riddle
harrar his nann will nrtnrnll1 rnnnind thnm Of