Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-22
fool for the Season.

The Richmood Dispatch contains letter
written by D. G. K. Gilmer, Chairman OF the
"True Republican Esecutiv' Committee Of
Virginia" ITO New FORK paper, which we
think worthy of notice as political curiosity. |
Il has an clucidation Of the difference be
tween the "tea party over which the aiore,
said Dr. G. presiies, and the committee OF
which Mr. Raleigh T. Daniel was Chairman,
or, as DR.. Gilmer styles it. "the so called Con
sarvative Committee" Why is this term APP
plied to this organization? Can anybody deny
the right of Mr.. Daniel and his colleagues to
assume the name they hold? Were they not
appointed to their places BY as large eonven-
ton of the substantial men OF Virginia as ever
assem- led in the STAG, a Convention number
ing almost as many members as were oTlglnaIiy
comprised in the entire True Republican.
party? If the Conservative party ls not cntl
| tied to that name, what one would Dr. ". be-
stow upon it, he standing godfather:
| A little father on, he speaks OF Mr. Daniel
as the Chairman of the Wuhers, or SO called
white mans party" We deny that there ever
was Withers party in Virginia. There was
and there is a party comprising the great bulk
Of the best men of the State, which saw ut to
nominate Col. Withers as its candidate tor
| Governor. but that TACT does not cause 1t to be
STYLED bv the name of the man whOmlt chooses
as It's standard bearer. That party went into
the fight IN 1868, calling itself the Conservative
partv. il co. Quoted the late cancaSS as the Conser
ratire party, and 1t to day CLAIMS to be the Con
servative party Of Virginia.
| Lett to themselves in the contest In.t sum
mcr, the True Republicans OF Nleinla
wonld have been found in about the same pre-
dicamept as the Hitchborn, or True Temper
ance" party in Maine, last week, that Is, with
about S, 900 votes polled, and not one member
| of the Legislature elected.
| And now that the Conservative mountain
has come to the True Republican, Mahomet,
and together they have saved Virginia from
the Wells dynasty, is it not the verJ qulntes-
sence Of efrontery to utter either slurs or taunts
As to the charge that "Mr. Daniel does not
claim to have been always loyal we presume
it is true of him, as CT most OF the Whlte
men of Virginia, in the present mucn abused
sense of that word, But, what proof OF dis
loyalty attaches to his position 10 the Conser-
vat;ve ranks as clearly charged in this letter,
masses our ken. II the prevalent nonsense on
this subject is kept up much longer, it will re
ouire special proclamation every three months,
bv the President OF the I. S. to define what
LOYALTY" Is
There is. however, in this cpistle, one re
mark which must overwhelm with gratitude
NOT ONLY MIR. Daniel and is fellow committee
men. but the entire Conservative party, throuk h.
out the State 1t is the endorsement OF MIR.
Daniel as "a gentleman OF unlmpeachaoIe
nr;va,e and personal character" This is an
item of pleasant news to Us all. w hen DR.
(iilmer asserts that tie chalrmlu OF our ESecu'
tive Committee has at least the bearing OF q
eulenan," he quite aston DIS and crushes Us,
with his excel dlngly maenanimous conc sslonS'
Why thus letter was written, We cannot iii
apine What good il can do, We cannot con
!; cure. 1t would have been lucky thing iol
! DIR. Gilmer and the party he represents, II hl'
euistio had N with The sam, fate as bctei The
three Thousand communications OF certhlr
Ohio newspap-r corrrspon tent, and never got
ten In print = LynchbW9 NerS