Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-10

on tnSt side than you. AT the very next elec.
ton after giving the above testimony, you cane
before the people rs q candidate in opposition
to the regular Republican nominec, and you
secured q large Democratic vote. In this can
vas one ground of your opposition to the Re
publican nominee was generally understood g.
be your dislike of tho Northern settlers, who
you hoped the year before would come here IN
Mace OF the migrating seceSsioniat, and build
up the State.
l. 1t is generally believed TO be Il fact that in
1868, the following year, you opposed the noml-
nation of Charles Whttlesey for Congress on
the double ground that he WAS too extreme -
Radical, and wss not an odd resident. as
though anybody could be moro Radical than
you had been or more in favor OF 'new corners
o. 'scarpet baggers" than you bad proiessed to
be when testityng before the Reconstruction
Committee. On these grounds, however, you
sought the nomination yourself. ana ia"ing 10
this you ,havo never since disguised your hos
tility to Mr.. Whittlesey's eeetlon ao1 ATr
now running rs an independent CaHiidalc
against him. although he is the regular Repu5-
lican nominee.
s. tbs generally believed to tc = fact that in
this matter OF running for Congress again't
Mr.. Whittlesey you and few ot your persona.
friends have been made tools and dupcs 81 bv
the shrewd e-puleIs OF the Demoeracy,tn they
hoping TO divide and thus defeat the Rapubh-
can party in this district By bringing You on!
AGAINST him, and expecting after the election 10
NAV upon your kind, clever heart so e
through you to accomplish All their purpose
The Republicans cannot understand why you
if YOU are a good Republican, should lend your
self 10 be used as the instrument By which to
carry out such design.
. 1t is not now known whether you support
Wells, the regular Rcpublcan nominee Tor
Governor, or whether you oppose MIN, M,
though YOU are generally believed u be against
him. You are not relied on by tho party tof
the support of the Republican county or sena-
torial nominees. Protesting To boa Kepuoncah
YOU are stiiatipg with and receiving inc sup
port of the worst enemies oi tho hcpp p. a.
party. Your presence Is never seen IN nepHo-
lcsn Conventions ward mect,nS s,,h ~ from,
YOUR sympathy and counsel are ~Nhhciu Lfo",
Tho Republican leaders. On tho other mana
vour nraises are in the mouth II the Democrat
Many of them unite in n request Tor you 70
come out SIS their candidate against tiIo hePup'
lican candidate. and you comp WIZ tnci III. TO-
quest and virtually commlt youlscIt w -
nnsrty l. il To be wondered ut, IN view Of al
his that Republicans are afraid to trust you.
III But we have moro reason TO dlstrust th7h
even all this. Notwithstanding ,hht you were
in favor of test oaths and OF repeI ui7 .Isc
mont in 1s,;5 and in 1867, you testified mat the
-. .ai of tho tost oaths, and the consequent en-
reimbursement OF tho late rebels had pr1uSh;
;rretrieyable calamity upon the SlaIe anu u "
Jesuit OF your testimony, alnonS .lo ~ P.'
cur.d the passage OF the l4tn Iohsutut'oh%'
A mi
of such rebels During the last winter ana
snr;ng vol; have turned square round on your re-
card and have done Sill that lay IN your power
IN relieve rebels from political disaplIitics u GU
have recommended the reiet OF many oi the
most disloyal persons in the otalo' Iou "h'0
,nE"rod Win all YOUR might 10 prevent the 70
movaI of Ike Judges, and the appointment 81
trua men in their places. You have represented
10 Congress that there were not enough cohpc'
tent Republicans in tho State to MI these Judge
ships. when enough have been easily iouhIi
and there arc plenty more iet. lou M =, ~ Wv,
ALL YOUR energies opposed the removal Oh tuo
late A SCISSOR of Internal Revenue ol TINS us
tricl although he is n well-known Democrat
and YOU have opposed the appointment OF the
present incumbent, although he's well
Repuplican. You have recommended me sp
nointment of a man for Clerk OF the Court IN
Fairfax county, who is one OF the worst enemies
tho Ke.ublican party ever had IN that county.
In all appointments, and in all removals, you
have acted for our enemies, ana no; lof US.
In all these things, you have been laDofihg LOT
the very class OF men whom you declared t"V
years ago to be unfit t. control the Statel lou
have been endeavorng to abolish tho very
oath YOU then helped To make. You nave l.
correctly reported, bden denounclng as An OPP
preston and Il wrong the very PROVISIONS gov
eminent which you then recommended Cor
grcss to establish. You then worked to abopsh
the State Government and establish military
rule. in order 90 get the State ut of the hand
of the Conservatives. You now work ID abolish
the military rule and re. establish State Coy
ernment in order to get 1t INTO Their hands
again And during all tho last tour years pro
Tossing To be u Republican you have been IN
opposition t. every Republican nominee; AMI
protesting to be politically friend OF the col
o-cd people you hayc practically co oporhlod
with their enemies; and you have cxhiDhei
the greatest contempt for every person. III whom
thoy conlide, or whom they have chosen tor
spl
persons had the favor and confidence OF your
nolitical friends the Democrats Yet under
stand you still profess TO be u Republican; ana
running for Congress under Democratic call,
you asli. Republican support. L Tor one cannot
give il. | have no other feelings for you than
personal friendship, and hope you may prosper
IN everything but politics. There your record
is too much tor me. 1t is what John Randolph
said of the politics of tho Pennsylvania Quaker.
decidedly ''twistieal" l prefer to vote Tor
getting on both sides of the question, or on ton
of it, with one leg dangling on each sido. II
were asked to-day whether you would act with
the Democrats or Republicans, IL elected t.
Congress, l should not know what answer t.
make. | do not know which party you would
be with, and l doubt if you know yourself
would ultimately determine, but
prefer not to trust my political interest and
those Of my race, to circumstances. In times
like these tho colored people of this district
ought TO be sur6 tnht Inc hepuDIchn sLahuhIu
is in safe hands. 1t j.; now IN the hands OF ~
good and true man, Charles Whittlesey who
will bear 1t with honor 10 his State. and with
fidelity to his we'll known political principles.
In conclusion, you have addressed me o. ~
minister of tho Gospel. Perhaps you mean L.
intimate that being such, have no right t.
express my opinion, or, ut any rate. no right t.
be an active Republican. On that point dit
fer from you The Republican party has open
ed the Bible. placed it in the hands of my race
and taught them how to read it. Tho Republ-
can party has enabled my race 10 exchange
system of concubinage for the condition %!
lawful ma.rimony, favored with Gods specisl
blessing The Republican party has enabled
me to train up my own boys in the way they
should 60, and TO protect my own dsug liter
1t has enabled me to eat tho bread when
earn. The Republican party has enabled my
people to build churches, and school houses
and dwellings for themselves. The Republican
party has forced even the Democrats to admit
hat my race are not monkeys, but men with
God. given souls to save. What is there tina!
he Republican party has not done to extend
md pro .ect our moral and religious rights ana
privileges What s there that the Democratic
party, which you are now acting with has mo-
Iona to deprive us of such rights and privilege