Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-24
Fuss in the Democratic Family in Roc.i,u.

fuss IL 1Ao D''iA0'"SA' aNitiy III h9cElag..-
ROCKINGHAM County, January l.tb +.
Yesterday being court day, a ya,trur...
of the citizens of Rockingham wcre Ate.
to lIarrisonburg by the lin" weather. and .
desire 10 hear the spcc.hc, Of the. cyer,
didates for the vacant slipper, Of .l...
John" The harmonious democracy ",.
t,eat to the Wings and Americans VIM.
present on that interesting occasion. ,cr
iras Il treat, and rich and rare one. D.
bill was opened by a short speech from D.
tor Anderson VI. Newman, of thi> count.
which he declared himself Il candidate.
Congress. and professcd Il most lively an,
ment to the great leading principY o, OIL.
Democratic party" When the Doctor o..
through, Mr.. John Z. Harris, another Z
ingham aspirant, was leisureIy prcpar,,
himself to assert his claims, when Carr.
Hiram Martz sprang 10 the stand. AMI CO..
menced vehement harangue. by announ..-
that he had just arrived from Na,hIugton..
had conspiracy 10 receaI He said that.
opposition to the democracy had i>>ueior.-.
10 their cohorts in Virginia to oppose ~.
yentions in all the districts. and to encvura
free fghts, hoping thereby to dIStrar, a..
disintegrate the party; that was the reason
the course of the opposition in this di,rr..
and he feared that if this free fight Went
the banner of the glorious Democracy Of Z.
Old Tenth Legion would be trailed in l..
dust, and they would present the moum..
spectacle of parcel of powerIess, and ,-.
temptible factions This work of dis'mcf
corruption ad diSintcg,ation was rommrr.
ed in this State by Henry \. Wise, and g..
Richmond Enquirer edited by Wise. s.
that Wise. who had been warmed into u0'.
cal life by Hunterand his friends had co.,.
menced dirty intrigue, two years a-l.'
GUST the Hon. K. VI. /. Hunter, the favor
statesman of Virginia, from the [. ). >cn...
and had waged upon him fierce, ma!lTar.
malicious and infamous war; that when iLe,
had been ANONYMOUSLY foiled in their .
tempts to seduce the legislature, and stern
rebuked by the people, they had pretemi,dn
acGuiesce in the popular decision, they b..
sneaked back into the ranks of the party
which they soon raised another disturtan
by their efforts TO put down honest J0-
Letcher the favoritc Of the Tenth Lego
Here the Captain was interrupted by :
c. Walker, esq, the editor of the "NaIi7
Democrat" who wanted 10 know whether,..
editors of the Enquirer were not in favor
conventions. Yes" said the undauur
Captain they are Just now;" but he had
confidence in Wise and his son--they We.
disorganisers; if any body deserved a So:
in Congress on the score of past services
service of forty years in the democratic rank.
Ii 81 ,,l;r,J,,nl thap anI tbnrn a.
dressing the people to that honor: be was o..
posed to free fights, for they gave skopc &.
the exercise Of the intrigues of cliques an
combinations: there was an odious clique a
politicians here who disgraced the democgS
ic party, and he could if he choose. tel .
tale in relation to their conduct, that 'cou
make ere,y honest man an TINT b"Ws' blosh
This clique had fixed on George +. pen"a
rs their candidate, but when he was arr
ted. they had fixed on Il man who was
less Objectionable than Dencalc. He oh.
Speaker was no aspirant, but If he cou
not get Il convention he was IN the ring Sc
the farmers candidate opposed to clIques al.
combinations, and to Wise, the enemy
Hunter and the recrcant 10 Southern right
When the veteran delegate" concluded. lIa-
ris tried again for hearing, but Walker.
the start of him this time. lie replied
Martz and carried the war into Africa. H.
w.. would like to know what Hunter b..
done to make him TUynid'S tdror'te s"a.-.
Wise. the fearless tribune of the people" ha
met and overcome the hosts of Sam. VIII.
Hunter was waiting to see on which side
the fence the clover was. lie, Walk
1 ,rl,,, .,rtl.p.,. N b..
ever given Of intidelity to the South. Mar
'The Tammanv Letter" Walker-'Nr.
what is there in the Tammany letter 10 wIn.
YOU object" Martz-"I have not got TN
now. but I'll show YOU before the canvas
over" The disputants were loudly rh""r
by their respective friends, and the "ha'
monious" seemcdabout equallydlvld"tan".-
them. Messrs: Harris, Skinner. AMI Harm.
then made speeches declaring thrmrr0''
candidates for Congress. and cXpatIatIlgu
on the date and value of their re>pcctyrs
vices in the Democratic army.
Mr.. Mofiitt announced himself Gambia
for the State Senate: and Walker tod tll" I"
pile that he should be ''out" for the House
Delegates. The war of the factions then
menccd with red0ubled fury. and MART a
Stands on the one side. and Walker on {.
other, pitched into each other with ;"
and made the fur fly. Ofcourse the VII
and Americans enjoyed the scene. One
the most remarkable features Of this Az.
debate was, that in the whole course OF tn
elimination and recrimination, neither Is1
told anything to the prejudice Of the oia
that was not substantially hwe The .
was taken on the proposition to hold o. .
vcntion, and resulted-Ayes about PRE- o.. .
about three h"Ddrei large number "I (
faithful not voting. Martz then ann"m {
himself as the .ftM candidate for Consr" (
The Opposition are in good spirits. J Na.
heard Of one or two rencgadcs from II, o.
their places are supplied by ADLER and ,t"u.
recruits from among the peope.-C"r"Sg Z
dent Of Richmond Wing.
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