Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-19
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Henry w. Thomas Fairfax County

Henry w. Thomas Fairfax County
4 publication has been made. designed =.
create the impression that the Whg carl.
date for Congress in this district. MAJ
Thomas is wanting in popular >trcr.rh +,
his own county. While the abortiycnr,. .
such an effort il amusing. not to SAY aI>urf
in Maj. Thomas own county. where the tact.
connected with his last election Ia the >rr.,.
are known, it may. possibly, have the eff.
it was designed TO have, in some other r..,.
tons Of the district, and impress some wiz.
the belief that Maj. Thomas is unpopular IN
his own county Such an idea. if it r,..
found Judgment in the brain of any ono E..
ridculously absurd, as his past political o..
recr in Fairfax most fully attc>ts. and a. hi.
vote therein, next May, will most fully j..
monstrate.
The truth is, that in the election of IS
upon which the publication referred to. r..
lies to show Maj. Thomas's weakness, TIA,
for Senator was hardly taken into consider.
ton by the people Of Fairfax. from the ia,
of there being no regular opposition To the
incumbent. There was warm and auima.
ted contest for Congress and the House #
Delegates, and these absorbed the attention
of the voters. Many of Maj. Thomas warm.
est personal and political friends, who ar.
now actively and earnestly engaged in hi SUP.
port, neglected to vote for him, because they
knew there was no necessity for their dom,
20. And the large vote for Gov. Smith r..n
be accounted for, because he was sustained
by many members of the "4meytran prtg.
who relied upon the declaration he made
upon the Hastings, in Fairfax:-"'That h.
went bow shot beyond the American rarty.
and would advocate n repeal. instead al
modification, of the naturalization laws
But does not the publication prove that
Maj. Thomas is strongly popular in Fairfax.
when it records the fact that ONLY II vote,
were cast against him in the county?
1t certainly would have proved it, if it hal
disclosed another tact i'll connection Their.
with. that most of these scattering" vote,
were given for such men as David Fum>tcu.
of Alexandria, and Thos. X. Love. of Fair.
fax, for whom polls were opened in different
precints Of the county. Is not, then, man
strong in county. where. out OF
1916 votes polled, only l42 were east against
him, even with such unexceptionahle geu.
tlemen as Love and Funston to give them
to? But it is idle to discuss this question.
We will leave it to the polls, and, if the other
counties in the district will only m'tois
Fairtar, the triumphant election Of Major
I. is beyond doubt or question.
But Maj Thomas ought To resign hi,
seat in the Senate Wherefore? 10 saw
the (heory) expense Of special election
to supply his place, when he is elected 'o
Congress. Is his election then n 'iiNrt
fact" believe so, and am much "incIinrI
to think" others believe so too but thought
they were too wary to admit it even 10y IN
plication.
The public Judgment" does not demand
the resignation Of Maj. Thomas. The pa
yate malice of his enemies connot coercc IL
The public judgment" and private opinion,
Of his t;iemls would most emphaticalIy con
lemn it, 1t is cheering to The supporter
Maj Thomas, that his opponents can fin
nothing but such frivolous and puerile oh
lions against him. Suppose he could not
AIRY the vote of his own county did Buzz
lnan carry the vote of his? and did his tai
ire TO do so detract from his moral and poll
ical worth, or prevent his triumphant SUE
cess!
Don't you observe" that ''greviouS bod
" harm" is done TO some one else than Ma
Thomas. by mying such reyy small obie
ions. and that it looks like "presuming on the
ignorance of readers" when an attempt
is made to catch them by such "chafi;
md, finally, that if this course is persisted
N, they who pursue it. and their tavorite, will
soon be in the predicament Of the lrishInan
shooting the kicking gun: greatly iniur"i
by the rekiie."
Ny object is not to defend Ma Thoma,
He needs no defence. His political recort
is as umblemished a. his private character
is unstained; but merely, a. a Fairfax man.
10 assure the voters of other parts Of thi,
District, that those who make
such publications ~ the one have alluded
to, are egyegrio"sly, emphaiicaily. anil mn"
rctuiiy mistaken, if they expect to elect Go'.
Smith, from Maj. Thomas want of popularity
IN FAIRFAX.
Fairfax County. March Il, 1859.