The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-29
Old Alexandra
It's History in Connection
With Two RebeIlionS.

foot on soil associated in history as is
Alexandra, Virginia, has missed means
of true enjoyment. We are not all alike.
One enjoys music, another landscape,
another books, another the conversation
of men, while many find history dry.
Without quarreling about tastes, history
ought not to be dry. History is repeo-
ping and re-living the past. II
George Washington were returned to life;
ST General Braddock and the five Govern
DDS Dinwiddie of Va, Shirley OF Mass,
Delaney Of n. Y, Shoape OF Nd, and
Morris Of Pa. came to life and held
a council Of war in Alexandria it would
be an interesting matter. Go 20 AIeAdh-
tlria and there may be seen the old Cor
liple house built by an English nooleman
in 1872. The basement was laid earlier
and was used, 50 tradition goes as
fort ana place to shelter families from
Indians However this may be, the Cor
81 house. built by a D English nobleman
ell and the point from which Braddock
and his army set out to meet a disastrous
defeat at Fort DeQuesne. The house is
in delightful state Of dilapidatiOn. But
this makes easier the play Of magma
ton which calls to being the grave ath-
letic young surveyor Of Virginia as aid
l. Braddock.
His invitation to come over from Mt.
Vernon. eight miles away; the opposition
of his mother TO his military venture;
his council with the general and the gov
hrncrs: the old stairway and ancient
rooms make It easy to believe the build
ing 16S years old. Around this house
clusters romance The beautiful Miss
Fairfax descended this old stairway and
was escorted to the dance, years after
ward. by the great Geo. Washington.
The name Of Fairfax recalls Lord Fairfax
Cand Alexandria is in Fairfax county,
and his disastrous courtship in which
beautiful lady. to whom he was engaged,
broke her promise for another and young
CT member Of mobility. and that this led
the disconsolate Fairfax to distrust wo-
mon. TO seek recreat ton in the chase up
on his vast estate in the Colony OF Vir-
Einia,
Alexandria was near the head Of the
tide watar-a sea portland it was TO be
the great commercial city Of the south
Alas. it was doomed to disappointment
i never gathered much commerce and
as a seaport it did not thrive. Balti-
more and Norfolf to the north and south
s. pped away what would have made
AIevandria great. She now has no future
and her past now glory but her history.
ST. has old Christ church where Wash
ingt0n worshipcd-a massive brick
structure with Washington's pew. a
double number 50 and 81. like a square
box Enter the church and you hear
The usual Episccpalian services, concuid-
ing with the creed Of belief in God the
! Father. in Jesus Christ the Son in His
crucifiction. death, descent to hell, res
erection and in the life everlasting. and
To these things Washington subscribed.
Y9ur mind is full Of Washington-that
Is what took you to this church-but the
preacher does not mention him. You
wonder if this were not intentional Did
not the preacher know you came there
because this church IS memorial Of
Washington and was it not his duty to
preach a sermon for you? He does not;
and If YOU came by accident upon the
Mace YOU heard a fairly good sermon,
which might have been preached as well
an Cane Nome as Virginia. Grass grows
an the streets between the cobble stones
with (which the Hessian prisoners paved
the town a Washingtons direction. 4
Alexandra. seven miles from Washington,
acknowledged allegiance to Richmond
during the war. The Marshall house
viii be pointed out as the place where
The "dueI'' took place. The duel re
fers TO the death Of Colonel Ellsworth.
He lowered q rebel flag and was shot by
a rebel soldier, Jackson, who was in
turn shot by union corporal. The
wear7ns used in this duel" are in the
National 3Tuseum.
In the National Museum is an old arm
chair used by jefferson. 1t has leather
bottom and upon this chair the great
man sal and wrote Of liberty. I am not
sure. maybe il is not known, whether he
wrote the Declaration Of Independence
on the arm Of this chair. The strange
Inconsistency Of the matter would be
this: The maker Of that chair was JET
ferson's slave "All men are created
equal did ont apply TO that slave. That
governments derive their just powers
from the consent Of the governed did
not auply to that slave. THE consent
of the governed" does not today apply
to the black man Of the south. Papers
like the Baltimore sun. that would like
10 maintain the integrity of the money
STANDARD. would also like TO maintain the
white domination at the south. Today
! the south is being stirred up over the
J 6ancer of the negro being guaranteed
p right tn use his suffrage. The real
issue AT the south today is not imperial
ism. hut the assured fact that the Re
publican leaders viii attempt u cut
down southern representation % the eN-
tent they deny negroes their suffrage.
The papers are fun enough 0f this u
reach the orejudices q the white man.
Thee IS no secret Of deprivinE the negro
Of suffrage. The Australian ballot. an
educational and property qualification.
and Democratic judges do the work. A
c7lo~ea man from Arkansas. working in
the census office. explained how it Is
there: ''Why. sir. the colored man has
no show under the Australian ballot in
Arkansas He must he able 10 make
ont his ticket. which Is as hard to IN
fe~stand rs one IF these census schedules.
Vt has five or six different kinds of men
on for governor and other state officers.
and twenty-five OF thirty men for justice
Of the peace. You have Eve minutes u
make out your ticket. but they call yorl
out sooner than the time We have been
talking. 7 am a teacher. but cannot
make out ballot in Arkansas in the
slime the judges give Tor the purpose.
T. the ballot is not folded right Il Is
thrown aside The educational quahf-
cations must be reading parts Of the con-
etitution ~ the satisfaction of these
fudees ard nesro's reading does no;
satisfy. Then In the face Of all this the
"cran7fa+her" qualification. IT, no
''zrandfather'' or other ancestor was en-
titled n vote before the adoption OF the
,7f+eo--h amendment II the constitution