Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-02-04
ALEX N .DRIA:
TUESDAY MORNING. FEB. 4, 1884.

TUESDAY MORNING., FEB. q, Io54.
In mentioning the proceedings of the General
Assembly on the subject of the Deposites and
particularly the resolutions offered by Mr.. Hooe,
of King George, who, we know, had been tho
rough going Jackson man, we took occasion
to congratulate that gentleman upon the fact OF
his having cut the traces of party, and the coun-
ty which he represents upon the fact of its haV-
ing its political sentiments, in this instance,
most correctly reflected. The Delegate from
King George has not suffered our remarks to
pass without comment, as we perceive by the
following article, published in the last Richmond
Whig
To the Editors of the Richmond Wig: 81
GENTLEMEN:-I beg leave to tender through
your paper, in very great sincerity, my thanks
to the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette, for the
soicitude he seems to feel for the correctness of
my political course, and the joy he manifests at
the development to him Of trait of character
on my part ever known to those who knew me
well, of never failing to bestow censure where
yer it was due, and applause wherever it was
merited. This kindness of feeling, however,
should not excite the least surprise; it is one of
the distinguishing attributes of good man to
admire that which is good in another. Now, if
the Editor of the Alexandra Gazette will pracs
tse what he seems SO much to admire in me
will follow this act Of disinterestedness and de-
voton to country, and not men and the idols Of
men, and shake from his neck the golden collar
which the US. Bank has placed there he will then
have practised the precept which he breaches,
and we shall have mutually set examples wor-
thy Of all praise. Do this Mr. Snowden, and
after the anxiety and business Of winter is over,
we will meet in Chotank, have jubilee toge-
Their, and, if uncOnsciously we have been wear
ing shackles SO unworthy Of freemen, congra-
tulate ourselves that we are at least now freed
from them, shake hands and promise to be good
boys and DO SO no more. JNO: HooE,
23d January, '34. Of King George
This note gives us cause again to congratu-
late the Delegate from King George, not only
as to his having absolutely cut loose from party,
but also that he himself feels conscious, that, in
the case we referred to,-in bestowing censure
where it was DUE" he did San act of disinte-
RESIDENCES and devotion to his country, and not
MEN and the IDOLS of men'-and that he may
heretofore "have been wearing shackles un-
worthy Of freeman" So far so good. Our
friends in King George will thank us for draw
ing out the acknowledgements; and the candid
confession may in their minds go far to absolve
their Delegate from some Of his previous polit-
cal sins.
AS for ourselves, we will most assuredly fol-
low Mr.. Hooe's advice, and hang up his course
on the Opposite question, as Gen. Jackson did
his boots, as mirror to stimulate us to dis
interestedness and devotion to country. For
the sake Of old friendship to the General, we
have no doubt the comparison will be agreea-
BILE to the taste Of the Delegate.
We pardon the incorrect reference to the
Bank Of the United States, because we know
the gentleman learned this sort Of talk from
those whose company he has left and he is &C
customed to such fourisheS on the Court House
green. 1t comes natural now,-but he will get
over these and other bad practices the longer
he is estranged from his old errors. We wear
nothing round our necks more like a golden
collar than black silk handkerchief, and no
thing around our consciences but the obligations
of honor and probity. The Bank is very rich,
and we are the opposite: but, poor as we are,
the Bank is not rich enough to bride or buy us.
'We will meet at Phipp, "-that is, we hope
to spend a sociable hour with the Delegate, some
of these days, in Chotank-a land which we
love and whose people we admire; and perhaps
at some jubilee''!-an out Of the way word for
barbecue,a fish fry, or King George frolic of
any Sort by the bye,-shall have the pleasure of
shaking his hand andcongratulating him in per-
on, as we have done upon paper, upon his politi
cal conversion, and we hope political redemp
ton; and ifhe does not acknowledge then that the
only collar" we wear is shirt collar, we will,
why, we'll give him up as incorrigible-that all.
And so saying, we take our leave, wishing him
a pleasant time in Richmond, and a safe return
to the bosom of his constituents, who, if he holds
out faithful in his new awakened impressions
we hope may send him back again as often and
as long as wishes to go
The citizens of the County Of Fauquier, Va,
of all parties, having been requested, by public
notice, to attend at the Court House on the 9th
January, 1884, (being Court day,) ito express
the public sentiment upon the removal of the
Deposites from the Bank of the United States,
Loo L IL