Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-18
BY YESTERDAY EVENINGS MAILS.

BY YESTERDAY EVENINGS MAILS.
LAxrSTABLE EvEST.-We are deeply pain
ell to hear that Miss. Margaret Marshall, a
young lady resident in the ncishborhood OF
Morrisville, came to most terrible death by
fire about fortnight ago. The present lash
ion of hoop-lresses in this as In many other
instances, was the cause of the event. She
fingered for fortv-eight hours-of course, in
the most intense pain 0rTcntOn Flag.
The Richmond Enquirer publishes let
ter from the Hon. Shelton +. Leake, defending
himself and friends from the reflections con-
tanned in correspondence between K. IL.
Carter and other citizens Of Albemarle Coun-
tv and Hon. Paulus Powell.
The several candidates for Congress in
this District are expected to be present at
the March Term of our County Court, Mon
day next and address the people. A large
attendance may be xpected.-Fa'rfaI Ners.
Two hogsheads of tobacco-the first cOnsi-
gnment from the locality of Nashville, Tenn,
was sold in Lynchburg, Va, On Tuesday.
William T. Joynes, esq, has been unani-
mously reelected President Of the Peters
burg Railroad Company.
Absence from town, (having only re-
turned last night has precluded my notice,
until the present moment of the criticism,
the editor of the Virginia Sentinel, in his
paper of the 10th instant, has thought pro-
per to make upon the remarks made in the
late Wing and American Convention, that
nominated H. W. Thomas, esq, as Candi-
date for Congress from this district. ac-
knowledge in the fullest sense, the right Of
any one to play the critic with regard To
those who may fill public stations, or address
public assemblies. Their right TO draw ma
tural deductions from positions assumed or
acts performed, | also concedc. My notice
must be brief, rs | have other things to do
besides write. The editor of the Sentinel
saws, "side by side with my remarks) APP
pears communication written in Mr. Mas
sey's interest, designed to protect him from
some criticisms of ours" II the editor de-
signed to convey the idea that knew any
thing about said article before | saw it in
the mornings issue of the Gazette, his IN
ference is incorrect. | presume he SAW and
knew of it as soon as | did. With regard
to running candidate for Congress or any
other Office, open alike to NIL the legal voters,
my morality is this: that any gentleman
has the right to be a candidate. and the
voters the right to vote for who they please.
Will the editor of the Virginia Sentinel
make the contrary appear!
pass over the districting of the State aS a
matter so notorious to all the people OF the
State, as to need no comment. But says the
Editor of the Sentinel has Mr.. Massey.
shown the agnanimity that he thus demands.
has he even counseled sacrifice on the al
tar of party generosity" reply yes, in
MANY instances, and add that like MIR. II. NJ.
Smith, when the party to which l belong
has made nominations, have SUPPORTED
them. Can Mr.. Smith say less? Again
SAYS the Editor of the Sentinel But Mr..
Massey commences as a democratic avenSer
his right to speak for the Democrats beng
evidenced by his course in our municipal al
fairs" Will the Editor of the Sentinel, be
kind enough to say by what right he assumed
in the last Presidential contest to call upon
the American party, to support MIR. Buchan-
an? Was it because previous to that time
he seemed to delight in seeking occasions to
misrepresent them and indulging i'll the
most Opprobious epithets towards that party
Is it because of the tender regard and con-
slant sympathy for the opposition that he
now calls upon them to support Gov. Smith?
have heard it said, Consistency, thou arta
Jewell" How long, Mr.. Smith, had thy MEM
ory to rum when in your report OF the pro-
ceedings of the ratification meeting held at
Sarepta Hall, you said that the speakers did
not mention the American party? Did you
represent facts? Touching my remarks about
holding Democratic Convention, and Gov.
Smiths opposition to it, if | am in fault,
there are IA goodly number Of the Democratic
party in like category. The editor of the
Sentinel SAYS, "Mr. Massey, himself, made
the motion to proceed to the nomination, re-
sulting in the selection of a gentleman, whose
election ,couid make a racdmcy m the Jny'"'a
Senate"
The inference l suppose is. that Mr.. Mas
sey desires to fill that vacancy should 1t be
created. do not object To the inference,
but it is due to truth to say, that ut the time
| made the motion | did not expect Mr..
Thomas to be the nominee. Were it neres-
sary, think Mr. Thomas would corroborate
this. Will Mr.. r. NJ. Smith allow me to ask
him if he was not in favor of creatiny a
raconrv an orr Cwtnm House,? If you were
DESTROYS Of making this racom'y hdd rr"r
been suggested to you TINT you migM be ap-
pointed to I'LL a cdramcy M"s occm1lWI
If have not the right TO speak for, or to,
Democrats, will the editor Of the Sentinel
allow members of the Democratic party to
speak to that party through the columns OF
his paper?
The point | desired to make in my re-
marks touching Gov. Smith Marshall House
speech. was, that in view of circumstances
and facts could not see how Gov. Smith
las he was reported) should not know the
party he was addressing. What said on
that occasion, | reiterate. As then re-
marked, some of the facts came under my
own notice: for other facts was dependent
upon other gentlemen. Since commenced
this reply, have seen one of the gentleman,
who says he is of opinion that | made mis-
take in saving that the objection urged to
Gov. Smiths attending the American meet
ing. was not because his aid to the Ameri-
can party would be less available, on the