Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-06
PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEKLY By
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
THURSDAY EVENG., JANUARY 1. 1ss,

General MahoDe'5 long delayed rronuuris.
iniepto made its appearance yesterday III his
Newspaper. the Richmond Wing. Of Which i:
occupied almost FIVE columns. liz mefts ere
By 20 means comparable With lis length, and
is most noticeable feature is its demagc gism
and transparent purpose TO stimulate aai Is.
cease GLASS preulico among the paoplo Of the
State. 1t doe; not. as had bsen previously sur
missed. indicate that The General is going over.
body aud soul, to the stalasrt radicals, and be
the leading instrument by which tho reputl can
party of the South is to BE- rsorgan,z ID
yet, while it is uuapaIing 10 its dcnun-
c,atiots Of the enti:e democracy, it Only
includes 10 liz condemnation the few re
pub!icans who wish 10 maintain the credit
OF the Stats by an honorable compromise CT
her dsbt With her ordito-s. That the ad-
dress neither OBTAINS a strong q, gImah!, Eo7
shows 0ne good AID s1dioicn! re2s)n why e
nembar OF the demic:ato party should Leave
that organic .t0n, is apparent TO all wno .ake
the time and trouble to wsdo through liz l)pg-
drawn out weakness. Tho General agrees CIV
With what all the democrats tod him ut the
tme, that tho question a. is:us 10 ss! fsl'n
election had pothng TO do Sith the State debt.
though he denied it en-. lie says, speaking
ct bis party. we have gaiaed 90 important
representation in Congress-, whore NJ logger
oan the hoae.ty Of Virginia b. called 10 q1es.
lion without challenge from her s,os."
Hos the defeat Of G1oie. Aeu srd
Ingg, AID the addition OF QUE lc
rutlIciu to Virgioia's congressional dele
CATION can b, considered 40 Important
saio, is what most Virginia1s will fail to oon,
pEeherd; aud If tbs honesty Of Virginia bss
beeo ss,siIea CO the floor Of Congress Without
challenge from her soEs it has escaped our
remembrance. The General invites all Tho re-
sciusters who LEFT his rsLkS to como back,
though 60 terms we're too severe fur hin 10
apply to them last November. lIs il psriou.
Iarly sollctous for The welfare of tho ru!lic
schools, ard set wants the c,pi.stiou tax. ty
which those schools Gre supported. Practically
abolished. lie wants laws which will secure the
honest OF srvaLc, Of OF legations State aud F1der
81. aid set demands of the States creditors, ct
the PISTOLS mouth. surrender Of their bonds.
do pretetd5 to want to kaoW "Rhe,her tho
members OF the legislature shall be reprcseota-
nVss OF tho people or Of the society wh;uh &c.
llsves the people u1fisto seact their s,r7a.ss.'
ssthough every voter 10 the State is not perfectly
sasr' that the GLASS he iavdious!y speaks of
as "oatrcians' havo long since retired from
active participation 10 politics and laft tie
work OF nominating Candidates TO primaries, in
which they take no part. He iGcites ero.c.q 10
tldlca!e. when to says that By tho election of
the present le gislaurs IVES advance frat IN
the point OF a definite scheme for The settle
ment OF tie debt-the establishment cf the
public credlt-aId 10 The direction OF hat
reformation OF the administration OF STATE at.
fairs which tor 80 msuy loug AID wear7 yeavs
had been obviously and SD y peeded." Among
the other reasons BIO urges for the election Of
legislature similar to the present enc is. that
upon it will dsvolVe The election Of a new Cour.
OF Appeals, which, as reEsopstls mar, h. must
know that If there hs cue thing more than
another that viii tend to mako Viraioiaus
dread the election Of legislature similar 70 the
Irssen one il is the fear that it will pursue the
same course with regard to the election of
judges OF the Supreme Court that ii prc;lc s,or
bas done 10 the case Of the county jutgcs. lie
fails too. to be aware that legislature Ike Ito
present will. 10 all probability. rsmovo iaautd
ex. Confederate5 and give their places 10 able
bodied negroes. and takes no nolica whatever OF
the fact That the people who's, iatertss h. is
apparently 81 atxiOus TO preserve AID the vtiy
ones he abuses. tra the taxpayers that want
nothing more than to be allowed the poor p.iv-
ilege of paying the States ust d, b. upon terms
honorable TO hsrs:!f AID Just AID fair 10 hcr
creditors.