Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-13
POLITICAL
The Political struggle-Its Developments and
Lessons

ine foAncal Struggle-lts Developments and
Lessons
Correspondence of the Alexandria GA2ErTEl
HEWLETT, Va, Nov. 10.-The struggle is
over, and its results arc generally known.
While they have not been as successful TO
the democratic party rs we had hoped, they
are far more disastrous to the radicals. than
they boastfully political. There are many
important facts which have been developed
during the campaign, which arc worthy Of
serious consideration.
LIST. Prominent white men, even members
ofpublic school boards, assured the negroes
that Dawson was running in the interest
OF The democratic party, and if the rcadjus-
tiers were defeated, that the democrats in
tended to impose a capitation tax Of - in
order to remove all taxation from real es-
tate, and would close all the public schools"
,. The negroes under The guisc of religious
meetings have been drilling their forces for
six months, and were never before so stolid-
ly solid as they were in this contest
g. There is no longer any use OF talking
about dividing the ''solid Sooth,' if that re-
ferries to the negro race, for they vii. be-
lieye the most infamous ialsehoods from the
lips OF the meanest class of whites, and go
III solid column with them, sooner than they
VIII the honest assurances of the best ofall
our race. Hence, if II white man assures
them that he is working against thc mhiieS
for their good, and will demonstrate his mean
ness, he can become Il party leader
18th. There is but one time of safety for
the whites in the South, and that is, to or
ganize thoroughly, efficiently, permanently.
and ignore the negro and his allies utterly,
and in proportion rs the whites are active
and aggressive, will the negroes be silent
and inactive.
9TH. There were thousands Of whites who
did not register and thousands more who
did not 60 to the polls, some because they
had not paid their capitation tax, and more
from indifference, because they took no pa
pers, and knew nothing of the issues of the
contest.
9th. Public school officers, instead of at
tending to their official duties which had
been neglected for nearly two months reg
istrars, and other irresponsible radical Off
Gals, were supplied with WdaI; tax ,'rcripts
by one Mitchell, purnortingto be collector
of delinquent taxes" and every negro's tax
was promptly provided for. Whether the
money was ever paid, or will ever 80 10 the
Pooiie aeHooiS Will propaolV never lie
known.
7th. For the want of organization, there
were seven whites in 4 mile and half of Il
given point who did not register and only
found out their mistake when Il day or two
too late; while within the same area, there
were several other whites who did not 90,
making more than a dozen votes lost for
want of organization, in 50 small q space.
| In view of these facts. democrats all over
the State, in every ncighborhood should
form clubs as speedily as possible, and hold
regular monthly meetings, at which times
addresses on the political situation should
be delivered, and as an election approaches
hold meetings every week, and let no white
man escape enrolment II this were done
we could carry Virginia by $4,000 majority.
Don't let it he postponed, but begin the
work now, and when the great struggle of
1854 shall come, Virginia will resume her
place once more at the head of the demo-
cratic column
| must congratulate the GAZETTE upon
the fact that in all the section where il is
most generally read our cause has been
most uniformly triumphant If il were
possible to get out a cheap edition, what a
power might it not be in the land? Con-
Siaer H. HANOVER.