Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-11-03
the Voters of Alexandria County,:

American citizen, and as citizen of Alexan-
| dria county, having interests Corresponding WIZ
| yours, impes noe TO announce mysel1 an lnuo
pendent candidate for the off ce Of CLERK OF the
County. 1t is doubtless known to you that l
allowed my name TO be used in connexlon Win
| tho office in tho CO lvention called by the Ne
ruolicans Of the County. in which convention l
| did not receive the nomination for said ONCE,
out another member Of the party was nominal
| cd over the several other candidates for the
| Office, (hero being Fl se or six named theretor.)
| AS matter of course. l bowed to the action OF
| TIE convention. A new convention was called
Of which had no notification, TO which l was
entitled a M EN- Der of the Republican party,
and candidate for tho sad office Not, there
fore, being party to tho second convention, I
feel myself relieved from the action Of the FIRST,
| and, being por!uned by many Of my political
friends, l announce myself an lndependent
| Candidate for the said office, contding in the
ultimate decision of An Intelligent people for a
| 1Gl endorsement OF my course.
I I trust that considerate public will charits-
I bly, cCnstrue what am about to Say in regard
to my cism TO The Office and that you will not
| consider me egct;stical in illusions to myself.
| In 1861, when ell around US was strife and
| confusion, | was called by the unanimous vote
OF the Republican party uhe only psrty par
ticipaling in tho election at that tme) from
tho private walks Of life to servo them in the
| Court, then en- brscing the whole County, upon
| tho duties Of which. I may say, I entered with
| many 1Iisgivings rs to the propr!ety OF their
| choice. Having, however, finally consented to
serve them. there appearing, At that tlme to be
no other person who they Geeme1 so compe-
ten. to GIrthe o!icr entered upon sad assidu-
| ously applied myself 10 tie duties of the office
on the 10Th Of December, 1861, ard the County
| Court YVES then reorganized under what Was
known Us Tie Restored Government OF Vir-
| gii.is" ~ Wheeling, Virginia. beng then tho scat
Of povcr!rlcnto fire State. / served the unex PR
CO term for which WIS elacted, ard WAS az in
elected in 1864 for the f,l: tsrEl OF six year,
Us Clerk OF the County and Circuit Courts, to
which last named Office had, in the meantime,
been appointed Upon the organization OF the
County Court, under the present constitution
and law, If the State in May last. the Judge OF
tho County Court, exercising the power con-
ierred upon him, appointed IN ny place, gen.
tleman who failed 10 qualify, and thereupon
was appointed Clerk pro tenn Of said Court. At
the ae&t term thereafter of the Circuit Court,
the Judge thereof appointed me Clerk OF the
. last named Court and afterwards l received
tho appointment of Clerk OF the County Court
The srGuous dutie, of tie offices during the
wears Of 1868, a and ., having made alsr ming
inrosds upon my health, my medical adviser;
| insisted upon my resignation Of the Office Feel
ins, however, that had the confidence OF tht
people, and looking to the possibility OF me in
tcres, Of the community being ieopardZed By
nv resignation ut that time, hit upon the ez
pcdient oe removing my residence to the coun
lry where hope, bg manual exercise, to cour'
tersct the effect upon my system from the con;
| fnement to the office. l accordingly continued
| IN office, and, through a kind Providence !
have not bcecn disappointed in the result q
my eZpcIicnt.
In thus announcing myself as al Independent
| candidate indulge in no spirit Of sntagonlsnI
TO Republican principles, for in my earnest de
| sire that lis true principles may prevail, DO"
AS second IT, meme, but do feel that it Is IN
cumbent on the party and on myself rs mem
Der the oof TO see TO it that persons arc selected
by us for the several public offices as to whose
competency there can be no doubt
Now, fellow citiZ Ems, how is il with tho pre-
| sent nominee? l have not Intimate acqusln
lsnco with him. but is he competent TO NIL 1t
Can to make himself competent without Jeop
srdiZlng tho great interests you have ST STAKE
IfSou decide these questions according t
your sound judgment, l have no doubt as t
the result Of the election on tuesday the otnlns'
| To tie cClored portion Of the community
permit Inc TO ssy-educsto and prepare your
. selves for the various positions in tho body po
Iilic. to which you aspire, and in good time n
.pprecia,ive people will delight to honor you.
ioy 18th JEFFERSON TACEY.
|DANClN' AcADEh y
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