Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-31

~s-Mv "inoxucJicncc and want of Judgment!
would preclude tho idea OF my thFusthg my
self forward in answer ~ an Hd'cEti;cncH. VI
3 L, Price, for iear OF having my '"ihcious-
ness promptly put down, p"- St''' ''"'"''
Mr.. prto SAYS tho chief employment g! thr
s.rccruts' WAS IT, distribute the CARA beginning
as follows: " "a, r.r
rctt &c" / would simply Say, the EeniIc"ah
il mistaken, and that tho 'carGSr IN Iuest'o''
wcro only tickets for Corso and Wor!hlngton'
Rrockclt Hill, Henderson Smith hnd others, III
this place. i. may be but justice " THESE gen,
tlcmon to say that they were enllFeI ~ lshoFaht
Of tho above. cntioned cards; that II was
brought into my office and prlntc'! II ahy "lhtI
lob. and that suppressed the major por.,"h 81
them, AS tic tone regard t" &, f. S,s'l% %n,.
not meet my a ,Iipog rnndidste unnn tho ;
publican ticket before he SAW u IN the GnZctLe
Is known to him; but it is most positively rs
serted by men OF cGlibre among them, &c npL on
ly knew it but sought tho nomination and pro-
cu-od the support Of 200 Conservative voters -
1t seems to mo strange that any Conservative
could allow his name 10 be used upon the ko
M bIican ticket under the circumstances, for
doubtless he will remember tho following rcso-
luton passed before voting for An1idutes be-
gan in the 81 Ward meeting:
"Resolved, That any person who shall allow
his nsmo 10 be used Us Il candidate or vote ~
this meeting pledges himself to support is nonl-
inees."
| would like to ask him what is lis party, rs
he says to the Conservatives, your party. l
should like to know what his large usJori-
ty' consists, as be only lcceircl eleven moro
votes than Mr.. Beadlc, II Republican. and 80
moro than Mr.. Brockett, while MIR. Berk ley
carried tho Ward by four mnlorlty, proving
beyond reradventurc the Ward VA; carried by
a straight Republican tickle. ard some q disal-
fected Conservatives. This, in my eyes, Is not
8 Largo majority"-lhAL is uf the tnx-psylng
population, and | would venture TO say ali the
votes drawn from the Conservative ranks do
not combined pay 1-l(0;h of the taxes OF the
Ward, and would further venture 10 say that
tho entire vote cast for him end his party did
not pay 10th of the taxes Of the Ward
He advises tho Conservatives to beware Of
me, or they will "soon Do disbanded." Does
nc suppose for one instant that the Conservative
party is so weak thing as to be broken down
by his leaving it, or OF few, who when dclgning
to number themselves amongst us could not
muster q corporaPs guard.
| leave it 10 the Conservative party to see
how ridiculous this advice is, coming 1t this
time from the source it docs and an Ter the cir
cumstances calling it forth.
In conclusion, l thank him for his good"
opinion Of mo in thinking WIS able to sway
the opinions Of my iellow.citizcns in tho Third
Ward. l would, indeed, BIO T. politician, W hich
he claims not to be- could | manage set Of
gentlemen so respectable end honorable -
those in the Third Ward without "*tooping to
conquer"
hope he can show the people nAd his con-
sttuents where and how hs stands rs plainly rs
| can.
Asking my friends 10 excuse my "ollcous.
ness" which hope they will not hesitate to
put down, when ed in opposition TO their in
terest, or when it becomes objectionable to
them, I close, in the belief that mll true Alex
andrians agree with mo in deploring tho loss Of
the Sd Ward Conservative ticket through tho
coalition Of Radicals.
my Silt a. j. WEDDEREukS