Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-10-07
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ALEXANDER u. HAcNER.

Of the gentleman whose name heads
this article we know nothing, persopally.
cxccpt what is to his credit. lie has
been represented to us on GOOD authority
to be a heightened gentleman, of some
experience in public affairs. and of very
decided talents. But whether he is any
or all of these things, is none of our bn-
siness. 1t is only of his public position
and public relation to the people of this
Congressional District, that we feel au-
to speak-at least in terms Of
censure and condemnation. Mr.. IIag-
ner is the Composition" candidate for
Congress in this District, and the people
are entitled to know something of his
past political record and of his present
political connections. TO do him JUS
tice, he does not anpear solicitous to hide
the evidence of either. lie has spread
it out, over his own signature, in the
columns of almost every paper in the
Congressional District, our own included
Whether his record is straight or crooked
Or whathis present political connections
are-is not to our present purpose
Here is his record, collated from his own
address" Mr.. lIagner was a Wing
in 1904 Fillmore man in '5G-for
"Groomo" in '57-s.an opposition can
didate for local Office in '5S-and in the
year of grace, 1859. he turns up Oppo-
siiionist and calls himself an hidepend-
em Wh;q. Where be will be in 1860.
it is difficult to divine-but certainly moi
in Congress. And now what think our
readers of such a record :? Is ii of a
character to command their approval
Can the Buchanan Democracy support
him They have candidate of their
own making in the field--of conservative
politics and consistent political record
the equal of Mr.. Hagncr in talents, and
of personal character MS unblcmshcd.
Can the Americans" support him lie
voted with them in $50, but he deserted
them in 81. lie became their candi-
date for a local Office in SO. but it was
against his wishes" and we infer it was
aga INST their wishes also, if the result of
that election does not very much mislead
us. But what and where Mr.. Haener
has been for the mast six wears is of much
less importance than where he is at pres
cnt-wherc then is he With the Oppo-
sition-at least he is the "Opposition
candidate for Congress" in the Sixth
Congressional district. So, also, is Mr..
Henry Winter Davis in the Fourth
docs Mr.. ifagncr belong to the same DO.
litical family If not, why has he as
sumed the badge which distinguishes it ?
"To the slightest connection" says
Mr.. IIacner. "of matters of religious
opinion with politics or government, |
have alrays been firmly opposed" This
is a noble prccept worthy of Webster or
CLAW ami the great party now no more,
of which they we're the pride and orna
ment: but how squares it with the prac-
ticc of Mr.. Hagner lie not only voted
for Fillmore in '56-we could have pass
ed that by-but in his Address" he
has made that vote the subject Of an os-
tentatious notice, as il he was proud of
it and determined nobody should forget
IT, What was Mr.. Fillmore in '5G p !
Was he Wing. or did he even profess
to be such? Nobody will pretend it.
What was he then? A Know nothing.
Mr.. lapner knew when he voted for
him, if he knew ANYTHING, that he was
a Know-nothing-a Know-nothing Of the
most proscriptiye and malignant char
acter-a Know-nothinq, standing erect
and shameless upon the infamous PhiIa-
lelphia platform. The glory and the
honor of upholdipe such a man and such
q platform. Mr.. Uagncr NAV prize as he
true Whigs of this county
md this Congressional district are far
from wishing to participate in either.
In his "Address. MIR. Uaoner accu-
SEES the Democratic marty. East West.
North. and South. and the Democratic
Administration Of sins mortal and We
high crimes and misdemeauors
of every possible character of rascal
tv from Grand 10 nettv larceny We
,ycen. IN ali tho counts of bis indict.
mont and shall stato our excenlions
',lly-but NOT NJ nresent Among other
.binos bc occuses tho Domocr,t;c rarty
# o1it,tino tho slavery question for sol.
ish nurnosos IInon fbis onc no;nt
Uord opd 600 have done for tho prosont
n il certainly trnc ,La, tho Dem,cr,t;c
,artv hrough its ronroscn,o,;vcq in Con.
ross in ne conven,;ono tbrorob ;,s
70 wqnaners and clsowbero has deGnIdI
he institntion Of SLAVERY. hut Il IL |
.ouallv trnc and VERY eSsy of demon. |
tration. thatitb has defended il only when
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