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i4ll, AZ iU1<ti1lEIJ addressed 4 e6nnnnieAtseA
q Mr. Faui<asr asli9r his - y securing ne -
sfgs 2. <ssoletio, ,Vkoriljns he is1ds % g e
pfoFeiAenss. and 6 e espssdsi ii inTtosing shs
5fnai4ihg Roftio1 q - korernmsDi properly =
wiz g&ndilg Streets and 6peh good and ecnvsni-
en- rotds bsiue>1 the diasreni public es'.oiTn-
he laril,r r.qos...d Mr.. rs.lkDsr 10 eslllal
n. efses 2<hez s rplid explain his Views r9 s
fpIy-sFhsa alsP hs might Golfer viii some q fh-
,iIfz>zS % The Subject
II isiol s-lrse impossible % say how far The ~
t<restsof he ciisls d our place would Be enhapc
Cd hJhke expcndilnrs e lhese funds :. proposed
By Csk Hugsr Bni ] an t.sary q ins op.-.,.
that itrould enhance he value
Mr. FAulkneI's colveticnce 1oextsnd % COL
eFen he common coaf,es% ofa gsntleman-io1 ne
not Only paid atleniior the letter, but ne 1lso
declinfd-so far - ny kaoFledse goss--eonlsf-
ence 9Th the citizens On = subject
Beieg myself properly older looked WIN
great Heal Of solieiinde Ia e movements o. ar.
Faulkner in this matter % 70 my great rss.el
he appropriation bill vas g and passeal y
| The Heuss Of RsSrsstHiai nt 50 Tar e
ean tam Mr. f1nlkhes IT, vide an effort to
kare he desired resolution attached. The resein-
tol was however altze he'd toihe bill dhe SenA,s,
AID PISSED without opposition; when ltreaenel sne
Housf again, Mr.. Faalkner was forced 70 make
I few rtmarks in favor of the resolution, pu, lney
were 70 nsagre and spiriiless that tney tended .
netard rather than promote ~ passage-- was az
cofdi1gly defeated.
Fcon these facts il will be clearly seen t'at WheL
AZ EarIkner rad ii ia his over 10 do us a real
1919. his eherwise Glib ion que refused 10 vag
mil ~ was f,reed Id saw a.fe1r words. But eau
1eyef.be made 70 believe thai he really 10 his hear
desirfd the passage OF the res1 Iuiion.
ff khe matter had losiginalel with him, ana b:
.onIahave srprooriased 10 hirs If all the credit
| danbf not, the tate Of the resolution would aav'
/ been otherwise.
ii Ii shrewdIy suspected that Mr. FaulknerAh at
y viesz 20 his reelection and Il elefore il was hi
policy 10 produce ne greatest ptesibe depression
| h The government works; which OF ,course wpul'
Be attributed 10 The present system oil sovernmenl-
| that taefehy he-the ayowed apponem Oh the pres
| enf sys,eR-might make votes.
| Titus seems thtt he can clear'y sontemplat
the tbisl Prostraien Of all our ma ss,s' y ni
] srhetaes OF ambition migkt thereby be financed.
| In. eontem piating fnriher, the caren OF Mi
| Faulkner In Consrrss-.the question Is often &C
currsd to nae why did he Sefef his grand ,uslaugh
arai5st the military System mill just b, dore III
! cioseioi the last session Of congressl A2S
/ II ii seems 10 me thar the proper lime ip hav
| brought this snauer do for discussion, was turin
i HE leng session.
Ar his i,djca,es poIicy ID him. and tens i'm
ufessIne with The snspcion that he did not a, m I
rnoy6 euergetically ID the matter until JKsi che tim
] he tt when he broeghi The mater to jnst The sir
Of ekcilemea, caleupted 70 produce him the sste q
i est number OF votes.
| DBripg the last ealyass he promised aye ples'g
himSelf thai ere ten days would transpire be wtn
pressnl TO Congress resolution asking for the. ab
alifen Of fhe niliiaty system At Harpers- Ferry :
FroEA this Il was taken for granted thai he won '
rast i,her day ner night until our hopes were ~
| alnkd Nc Eould now have US believe that ate
lAbosing hard during his whole congressional tern
he hAs attained point when his reelection WI p
al inporant 10 The success of the canse whieh h
yrsSxses to have 50 laborioasly advocated. IwDnlt
MOI 90 the gentleman injustice; but il strikes me !
Be had performed his duty 70 his constituents here
the question as 10 military ercisitsuperintendeRc
would be settled u is 70 be Tegretted thatihere ar.
persans amongst Us whe VIII be humbagged+-fo
| Nv avn part am not 70 be deluded thus.
i Ne Beteler will take occasion TO address us be
f6re Ahe day OF election VIXEN We shall iean tina
IS has long since taken decided stand against III,
military system. ne ever has been an r. nav 4,
gfsasy mistaken as 10 the eharac'ero Of Mr. Boieler
1.-the Military system would not now have an exis
tene3 here, kadshe occupied Mr. Faulkner's seat i
CONGRESS. he
lJtls coniebdes BY some 81 Mr. Faukner's friend
thai Re can wield more influence Than his opponent
Siacs the appointments OF Postmaster Tor Harpers
Ferry aud Winchester howe YER this paint is pfettl
generally abandoned as the result shows too plain
u thai he has no int uence al ell lf he has any
MAS lis policy not 70 use it--soset him take eithe
hprn.of the dilemma, and he proTes himself nnwor
/ thy Of eur confidence.
1.-The has no infiuencr. Of course be is not the
4 We want, and on the Cher hand, IL he has ihfu
eice,aRd fails % pse IL In order operate favora
bly An his election, We ought not 10 touch hin
wiIh;a pair Of longs To me this does not seem
/ question between democrat and whig; bun between
| Faulkner and Be;esr.
| Yea have then before yeu on the one hand, mai
/ who has the confidence ofneither party and op hi
osaeh YOU have Mr. Boielet. who Is without spot o
hieflish, and who if feeted will represent wild
dignity, anqA will risk my life on il--wlh eonsis
| tehcg. H. "A CITIZEN.
HsrpesFerry-
z1MIlERMAFs PATENT CLEANER &THREsHER