Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-19
To the Voters of the Seventh Congressional
District

Az tho 'oleis VI luo pofouth Ooh6 io9SAoH"'
District.
4 statement apneared in the Virginia SEN
final ,s Tr.,do,. ,.,,I;,c ot,.r,;ou ~ -, letter
-,
HUN WI. "c''' y. "r"S' anu s''''''''''' '''''
Mr.. j. vi. Spindle.
am satisfied that Mr.. GRAY j. mistaken
in sunn,sipr that | told him would vote
:, ,:, c.u
'"r MN II ne """'u p'c''''' '''''''"''' W.
the Senate against Mr.. WEIGH. | have no
recollection that Mr.. GRAY ever entertained
,h. lido, &C h.;,o candidate NJ any time
WV '''" VI WINS " '""','' =.
ana on 'he yer! uay that tue "'sc"SS'o'' u
which MIR. GRAY refers took place pledged
nvs.lf tn Mr. lanes " W,,Iker of MaJj-
,,n ,.hn mas, c,nlidot. tbot | w,ulJ vut.
= ~ ~, ..
W. MN, '' ,""''',D" ,'''' ~ ''' ''' 'J
h'F ~ me hnD"-N"fhtng "Tds'' ""t W""'"
rofe fOr .Ur. Uim,-to both OF whlch ne as
scntcd Both Mr.. Welch and Mr. Walker
;.Inimcd To he Democrats. and neither was
,L. r,m;nao az q Cnuv,nti,u
~ a.. H., WL; ,o,ors 7
w NY '"', ~ W,
VIII say ina! only TWO Il!S> 'i'>' 'PFi''" "
me u pe F'licNr" i."i" ,"''' i'''',' " ~
inr mc-and that ! salu |" thehi 'hat Nhilst
| would like Ia get all the votes could, Yet
| would not hold any man To his promise 10
,.,,o f,r ,,,. ,,,.,;,st his will and that they
.,,,,,,, ~ ,,r,,,r;.,,r IN
''"'' "'' y" w. " " -
references ~ '','' 'o'e'' an" ''''' '' Wv
same thiliS 10 Democrats
The resort Ia THESE statements on TIE eve
of the election, is Il miserable devise on the
mart uf Gny Smith 10 divert bubble attention
fran, hi ,,,,, sins and IN nrn,,,t him from
'h' "'.''' "n''" Nv ""'" ~ ,'
attention U" 'h' nnutNr" ir.''l W ~ 49,!
HENRY SliAChELfohp.
Nav Is, lSj9.
CULrErER {. H.. May Il. 1872.
HENRI SbncE,irnrR eSy.:
DEAR SIR Yours Of this date is lust received.
III which YOU ask ITO state the reason. why you
and other prominent Democrats promised 10 sup
port me as a candidate for the Senate of Virginia.
in ISji in ,ppostion 10 Thomas ~ Wclch. OF
course. cannot be expected to &uor tn, reasons
r ,..,..s which control any mans action hut NV
own. I'm, 7 will state f., Won what | then under
stood and believed were the reasons which induced
,,o,,, Democrat, in.ludiny y.urselE. to prefer me
,r Mr.. W,lch. and which were stated t" hc their
r.,.,rs hv many of ,hc., gentlemen Whether
Won stated them or not. do not remember had
always from NV first connection with the Know
Votbiug rurty. orenly and publicly declared my
self "A mclntpr ana the b1lcItsl Anu hn'N .N''H-
ngs Lay. Frequently SKID to me- that they prefer
red m. ON that account tn AN outside symruthi2cr
urnfessinp To fight under the flag OF another party.
And the reason why | understood that YOU and
,th,r n,m,crst. w.r. willing to support me over
Mr. Wrl,.h. was. that Won, AMI they, believed that
h. w,s mr. had heen. n sympath;zer with, and had
L.sn ;,n,,lic,ted with the Know Nothing party
rn bnt extcn, he ,,as 50 impiicate, il is not pro
- Ir, 90 ;n,ir. I, !. sufficient that they be-
I.v.J that he was imrl,aied 10 such an extent
,,,I ;nsn.b q manner -. to render them UNIV lIn.
''' w ;I =, ,-.f.r an ,y.w,d Know
W,,Si, '.r,ainIy never unders,ood OF be
i;,.,I ,to, van ,,r.i.rr.d me ON account of any
,,,'.t ,L..,a,n, with the Know Nothing party
~ and mast violent Anti-Know- Moth
inns wors ,bos, who declared that they would
,,,,,,ort mn. in Interference TO Mr. Welch. \ gcn-
,,,,nar who Is one o, the very ki,terest Anti
80 y,i';n,, 7 how. aver seen. ,ud who was
an. If the nrs, 10 d.nouure them, rold mr them
,c,orlin, IN IN. hest OF NV recollection, that he
Ill .nonnr, ma AGAINST Afr. Wclch. And when
,";,'Ioj H.. ~. ar /, to-day. although he states
,ta, ha ia mo-, r.m.mber b,vinn promised 10 SUI