Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-19

not political tenor--adapted to any rollcc-
ton Of citizens" Here again the fading
memory" of the editor i, sadly at fault
Did he not urge them to 20 TO the polls and
votc--that tomorrow was the day OF battle,
and the time of voting had arrived, &c. II
this war not political will the editor pleas"
state what is: But | IA again, did he
know. did the editor of the Sentinel know, tn
what political party this collection "t citizens
belonged? If he did, my position is cstab-
lished, and It's the fading memory OF the
editor Of the Sentinel, that 5 at fault. lis the
gathering shadows of defeat. that lowering
DER the house Of Smith, obscures the past, and
creates wish that is father to the thought.
Again. the Editor says, Mr.. Massey, seems
disposed to make great use of Governor
Smith. he uses strong terms TO describe his
relation, 10 the Know Nothings. &c" Per-
haps do. confess that thought his re-
lations were very intimate. know his
name was printed upon our tickets. know
/ that there was among the American party
here at least, a universal conviction. that
Gov. Smith would accept nomination from
the Winchester Convention, should II be ten
dered him. | do not say he would have
done 50, but | repeat his relations were sutfl-
GENTLY close to create the above conviction
in the minds of the American party
Why should the Editor of the Sentinel
volunteer 70 deny that Governor Smith dld
not know the political character of the par
ty he was addressing? Did NOT Gov. Smith,
in his Orange Court House speech, defend
the American platform. in able and eloquent
terms, and did he not commendm high terms
the principles it contained?
Allow me here to introduce the testimony
of warm friend of Gov. Smith, as apollo
getic of GOV. 5. for his Marshall House
speech. But il is made a subject of grave
rcbuke that the Governor addressed the
Know-Nothings a. fellow Americans. The
/ Know Nothing party was new organlZa-
ton, new party. and ar the time of the adj
dress in question numbered about 900 votes
out of 400 in the city and county. To
whom then did the Governor respond? 10
whom should he have responded: To the
Know N0thngS and none others. They
were Il large. respectable and intelligent
party of frecmen. &C." Now the editor will
please bear in mind that this writer from
! whom quote. was friend of the Cover
nor'S. states that he was close by him when
he made his speech: and published the arti-
Gle above noticed in defence of Gov. Smith.
Need | say that the accommodating proof, is u
sad evidence Of the fading memory" of the
editor All desire to say in reply to the
last paragraph, Of the editorial Of the Senti-
mel is-that according To Webster, sup
pose AN individual can repudiatc rs we'll n
State or party. The following appears IN
the Sentinel of the 18th inst:
The new version Of the famou, Marshall House
speech. used AMI amended. like an enlarged AMI
improved edition 81, Robinson CruSoc, has attracted
the notirc of our contemporary Of the frederlckH-
burg H.aH. We hope orr fair minded rormpo-
rarv has seen our contradiction of it, and will AN
dcrStani that the facts are mere dreams. only
believed after the truth was forgotten
The editor will oblige me. by stating cate
gorically. the Interpretation of the foregoing
quotation. Dnes he intend TO say that my
statement is mere fiction, one designed by
me, to perycrt the truth and mislead the
public. prefer he shall explain his lam
guage before notice it further. In ronclu-
sion. he calls inr proof and ! herewith fur
ni>h il v. ID. MASStA.
March II. lSj9.