Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-18
The seventh congressional District.
Correspondence.

Alta meeting of the County Committee OF
the Conservative party, t9T the city and county
of Alexandria. held on Wednesday evening;
Nav 18th, 1869. the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the State Central Committee OF
the Conservative party, which assembled in
Richmond on the 28th day Of April, 1869, &C
cepted the designations of The candidates OF the
party for State Offices, and believing 1t to be
unwise and Inexpe3iept to make any nomlna
ton for those Offices, thus leaving the Conser'
yative voters OF the State, Tree to cast tneir
SURFACES Tor any candidate whom they may
think most available to defeat the candidate OF
the Radical party; and
Whereas, this decision OF the Central Com
mittee has been accepted by the Conservative,
party of the State of Virginia as wise, Just, and
polite, and in order to attain the purpose most
earnestly desired, have geueraly agreed to sup,
port what is known as the Walker, ticket :,
as the most available one now before them; ana
Whereas, the Conservative voters OF the
city and county of Alexandra. accepting and
abiding BY the aforesaid decision aud recon-
mendation of the Central Committee, though
previously opposed to such action on their
part have resolved to give hearty support to
| the aforesaid walker ticket, as the most &C.
ceptable one presented for their choice; and i,
| Whereas, entertaining the most profound
respect for the Hon. B. H. Shackeford, the
nresent nominee of the Conservative party OF
the Seventh Congressional District, for the Con
cress of the United States, and admrlng the
noble stand he has heretofore taken to uphold
and carry out the great principles OF the Con
servative party, at great personal inconvenience
and expense to himself and believing him TO
be actuated by sincere desire to pursue such
course and use such means as will best insure
the defeat OF the Radical Republican party IN
this State, and district; and
! Whereas, the Conservative voters @! the
city aud county of Alexandria are OF the opin'
ion, unanimously expressed, that any EFFORT on on
the part of the Conservatives OF the Seventh
Congressional District to elect their present
nominee. Hon. B. Ii. Shackeford, will prove
futile. and believing that if elected to seat 10
the u. S. Congress he would be refused ad-
mittance, and believing he should, in Difference
To the wishes of his constituents IN this city and
county, and, as we are firmly convinced, OF q
very large majority of his warmest friends
throughout the district, withdraw from the
canvass and governed by the precedent OF the
| Central Committee, leave his friends free to
support such candidate as may be most avala
BILE to defeat the nominee of the Radical party
therefore be it
| ReSolred, That q sub committee be appoint
ed by this committee to proceed to Warrenton
and make known to Hon. B. H. Shackeliord
the unanimous request Of this committee rep
resenting the unanimous opinion of the Con
servative party in this city and county, and mr.
gently request him to withdraw his name as 6
candidate for Congress from the Seventh Con
gressional District, believing that such action
on his part will insure the defeat OF the Radlca
candidate, and that his continuance in the tlelC
will most certainly cause our defeat.
ReSolued That the subcommittee be iur
nished with copy Of this preamble and reso
utions and that they be instructed TO lay the
same before Hon. B. II. ShaCketord, and urge
his immediate action thereon.
The following committee were appolnled an
der the last resolution: Capt. VIM. ii. DuIaby,
II. A. Brewis, Capt James M. Steuart.
A true copy.
GEORGE R. SHINy, Secretary.
Signed by the committee.
HUGH LATHAM.
GEORGE r. SHINN.
IT, A. BREwIs.
HENRY L. SIMPSON
JOHN SUMMERS.
II. s. MARTIN.
j. NJ. STEUART.