Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-25
ICUNNUSlCATED.
To Gov. VIM. smith,

To Gov. " hs s"'th'
have been excessively grieved Of late as
YOUR course in regard to the kLow-N OthiDgs
Of YOUR district. | am an ardent adnirer Of
the KNOWN othing party, and Of course feel
keenly any slight that may be visited upon
that organization. In my simplicity, be.
lieved at one time that this party VS.
invincible aud would soon take the Legislation
of the whole country under It's wing. | rather
thnk you participated to some extent IN this
feeIiDg--dld you not? 1t did mea great deal
of good once to hear you denounce so fierce
ly tho feigeiing Democrats, who were crack
ing the parry whip over your shoulders be
cause you sustained the Know. \ Jthlngs, aLl
would not dissent even from single plank
in their platform" But, wien yCu raised
Yourself in your stirrups" at Brcntsville, in
1855, and with a loud shout OF defiance de.
clared to those who, in concert with Wise,
were trying to "break down the kuOw.Nyth-
ing party" that you would accept tho
nomination of that party for Governor, under
certain circumstances" l was made mex.
pressibly hsppy-my big heart almost burst.
ing with delight. Ard when again at
Orange Court House, you told your D.m0.
cratic tormentor5 10 their teeth, that third
party" was necessary ''in order to stem tbs
! tide of fanaticlsm at the NCr.b," and tia;
honest democrats would unite with it from
motives of patriotism, aud the Wings from
convictions of duty" my deligh: was so grea.
that in 40 attempt to give expression to my
feelings split my breecbes from top to bot.
tom. And when, as il to III! to the very brim
my cup Of pleasure, heard sou @ few hours
before the election for Governor came of, ad-
dress from the poruco OF the Marshall
House, the assembled hundred5-nOt as my
fellow-countrymen," as was generally your
won't--net even as "iellow.cltizeus" as was
the case occasionally as "lell)w-Amerl.
cans" tore my new silk hat into strings,
and pitched my wig high into the air, and
with others rent the very heavens with loud
huzzas. These incidents | assure you in.
spired me with degree Of happiness, not
usually attainable in this lower sphere, and
my only regret is that | was not capable Of
taking in larger share Of these pleasurable
emotions, as 10 that event should have en-.
joyed the luxury Tor longer period. It
dues me good even now to dwell upon what
occurred 10 that canvass Of 1855. | am not
considered man of much cruelty OF disp9-
| sition, but / sometimes vent my spleen sl.
lently upon the Democracy by stalking IN i'm
sgination into ons Of your meetings, during
that memorable compaign. to look IN upon
the visages of the Wise Democracy whlle
you were performing the skinniDg process up
on them. Whenever my mad" gets up with
the Democracy, fud this neyer-aillng
source of relet-that fight Of IS, was glo-
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fly from the Democracy at ese7ypoint in the
district, where you addressed the people
You had opposition from that quarter at
every point-"Nary speech" did you make
in that contest, without mauling the Democ-
racy, and Mary speech" did you make in
that same contest without defending the
Know Nothings. | sometimes hear 1t con-
mented Oh as curious piece of history that
you should have gone through that CANVASS
cutting at the Democracy and only the DemOc-
racy--defending the Know othIpgs and
only the Known othngs and still! be- able IS
you say you are, to trace your Democracy IN
O mathematical line from your cradle until
now! Its funny puzzle, isn't it Governor.
But ! suppose you have gone clean back
to the Democracy, and are, doubtless, ready
to do your fret works over again. But l. it
fair in going back. to treat the koow.NOth.
iugs as if you had never known them be-
fore You denied, the other night, 10 reply
to statement Of Mr.. ShackeifOrd, that you
bad addressed ow-NOtbing assembIage
from the steps Of the Marshall House." in
the city of Alexandra. You adnitted that
body of your teliow-ctizens bad called
you out, but Of what political party you
knew not" Now, Governor, without mean
ing to impugn your belief Of the correct
ness of your statement, is not this too
bad? | who heard that Marshall House
speech; who lost my hat and wig IN ex-
pressing the ecstacy Of my delight at that
very speech; !, who stood close by your side
during it's delivery; |, who kH0w that you
were VOTED upon by delegation from
Know. Nothing meeting, assembled at Liber.
~ Hall on that very Uight, with view Of
inducing you to address them; !, who kI.o"
that it was announced from the rostrun 10
Liberty Hall, that you would address them
in front Of the Marshall House; |, who know
that the meeting was adj urned to tha!
point to hear the expected Speech know.
ing all these things as | did, 10 hear you
aver that you didn't know, 10 fact what pc
lltical party 1t was that did you the homer OF
calling you out, was more than a bOldwiLk-
ed mortal could bear patiently. My mad
was up 10 an instant aud my piOus L1igua-
ton was so great that said aloud--"Ii the
know-Nothings after this support Governor
Smith, they are either--Q will not say what
think they would be)--oor have changed
my opinion since. A CONSTITUENT.
III The Post Office will be closed this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, and will be opened al 3 and
closed at o'clock, p NJ
dec 25-lt L. W. ASHBY, p. NJ.
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