Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-30
PUBLISHED DAILY Il TRI-WEEKLY By
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
MONDAY KVENING, May so, 1881

correspondent Of repu.l Gin newspaper pab-
l:shed 10 Boston. sait:
Il Want Firsn!s to be State 10 which TO :
Northern man can 1--we happily, s.d her peoIl,
to lows the general Government us their 0Tc.
That's no. the CIso low. Let The Government
bs embodied in i0rtign war, you would hear
thousands Of man 10 our State ssyint: 'D-u
the Govcrum>n c, il fight its own battles. If
II eo's whipped, SO much the better. "
There arc macy Vileniaus who don't i've
hsp,ily within the borders of their native STATE
i! is natural that it should be 50; possibly Gor.
Mahune may BE- among .heu; We COT { see Why
he shou,ds't; aud IL is by DO means unlikely
that some Northern men shouldn't live unhap
pity 10 Virginia, as there is nothing 10 her soil.
climate or any ct her other Conditions tts, IS
incompatible with nshs natural state Of un-
happiness; bot to say Ina. man cau't live hap
PLY 10 Virginia because 90 vas from the North,
Is what everybody ct all familiar with Virginia
affairs knoWs 10 be inoorrsc:. ard what every
man IN the State, NJ matter where be was from,
except General Malone sDd Mr. j ohm J ohts,
will dcpy. That there sre any Virsi1iaos, let
ernmen. atd who would no; fight icr it IS gal
lanlS as they CT thar lalhtrs did fer the South.
ern coofcderscy. Is equally SIS untrue. Both
assertions src sroun1lsss. graIul:ous sEd i1j =
rious assaults upoo not Only tito honor but the
conmon sers. CT tic people Of Virginia. Tut
are entirely con;is.eot with the character Of q
Southern mag, s demcc:a. lnd Virguiau'
who gave tbs Senate committees 10 the radio SIS
end who vated for w. L. ChardIer.
As tho PfGsd cot and lis S3crc:arg Of Sac
we're convicted Of I'M !icaioa 10 the Credit
Mob'ler bribery. the recent charge OF couIc-
ity 10 the Star rtue sSilGl, brought gainst
Mf. Blaine will not DO likely TO affect bis sand
ing with the President. especially IS The Ialtr,
according to bis oWn letter, was wiliog to profit
By tie Same infamous means; and il tho charge
DOESN'T affect him il lrieu;y with tho Prtsi-
dcnt he need give il 10 mere att oliun tuau s
pas,itg bfc'z:, loo II .hc peopo Ut The couo!ry,
tfur tho Muligao letters. tbs brain tag" sud
The Caldwell! dispatch, blrey escaped uskiug
him thelt P:esidcr. 90 two occasions, surely
their opinion CT him will not 30 loTcycd By o
chalgs 50 comparatively iDsigu. Fl can't gs the 20
cont QUO. People who osn aoctheos z, B :echer
and Grant aio Dot going 70 f!oEn upon
B!Aioo for 8, slight IN ''iLdiscrcioo' IS
particl patton iG the star route sw!Ddl, tie
more especially when ho retains In, poatr sri
iLhuence attached to the cfi,o CT Secretary OF
State. WIKI O President convicted Of brIber ,
AID oorruplior. We, Prcs:dcat opsoIy co.
gagged 10 tho uciaricuI wIlk Of EGl poiin-
clan. Secretary Ct State with suca d!-Eeru.
table character az that OF Mr. Btaiuc aau Yl,h
Grant 10 pc.sptc 40 il you'd seem thar :to
villains Ct the couatfs p:o The nj 50. favored class
OF its c!Ez ,bs-ttey certainly Gayo all its posi- &.
lions OF trust, houor 81 cmClrment pen 20
them. Tho worst Of all This is t;st 10 irao gov
Lromcn's the repre- s,aihtiv;a fairly r"lraartt
Tho people.
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