National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-14
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Correspondence Of the National Republican,
Mr.. EDITOR; Although the press is well nigh
ubiquitous in our country, yet It by nomeans fol.
lows that Its editor is everywhere. Now, mas
much as the many thousand readers Of THE Re
PUBLICAN will require an account Of the sayings
and doings in the political world, especially in
the rural districts, and inasmuch IS you have no
correspondent Ia this section, let me supply your
lack ofservieS as best may, 50 that you may be
the standard journal Of attention to sll that con-
Germs the vital interests Of the country at large
Tue Republican Congregational committee for
thu First district Of VirgiaiA met at Tappahan-
nook on the 2sth Of July to determine upon the
question OF conVendon or no convention, and
knowing the almost universal approval BY the
people Of the course Of the Hon. j. B. Sener II
was agreed upon By aid committee 70 have no
and wished, they Endorsed Mr.. Sensr who had
already very greatfy endeared himself TO his con-
sutuents and the people Of the district generally
and earnestly recommended his reelection To a
seat In the next Congress. While this action Of
the COMMITTEES Is highly complimentary 70 Mr..
Sener, II could not have done less than to reject
public sentiment, and that too, to q very Consider
able extent outside 81 the party with Which Mp
Sener Is identified. No man has ever gene from
this district as member Of the National Assem-
bly, whose course has been more acceptable and
less eensared, without regard to party.
Mr.. Sener is known TO the people he represents
as gentleman whose earlier DAYS had bean bssst
with difficulties; whose quick and dIscrimInstinV
mind was often denied Its best Intellectual fond
put one OF those brave resOlute spirits that de-
lights to grapple with adverse eircumstspees
as fail"
Mr. sener entered the United States Cono,s..
In the midst Of revolution. Not a revolution
conducted by arms and accomplishing Ms mr.
poses oy the shedding Of blood, but revolution
IN the opinions and feelings q great people A
revolution not the less 10 Be feared becaus ne did
not call physicalforcet to its aid and none could saw
nneIe its waves would % stayed. As the repre-
BY their confidence, he has faithfully DISCHARGED
the great trust rePosed in bin, and the people
say of him, that in his course as q public servant
ne has sought only to know, by proper leQisIa-
uon, what system or policy Is best suited for his
comes before the body Of which he Is a member
and he found It to meet the needs Of the country
ne Invariably gave TO # his hearty support with
out hesltatinR to inquire which Of the great polIt
cal parties gave 1t paternity.
His honest, upright, and manly course has
greatly lessened that iutolerant spirit which man
ifested itself during his former campaign as an
advocate OF Republican principles, q spirit which
In every age and country has been inconsistent
with me spirit o. freedom, that intolerant spirit
which has no head and cannot think: when has
no heart and cannot feel" The great aim and
business Of intolerance is to accomplish party
purposes at any saeritee. As the cool and dsIIbe-
rate sense Of the community ought in an govern
ments. TO prevail, so the people Of this District
stimulated by an earnest desire to secure peace
and harmony between the already too long a.
tranged sections, have determined 10 Be- no ia1Ser
mtsled oy the artful misrepresentation Of inter
ested Conservative Democrats" who, In their
eagerneEs for place and plumber, are contInuAIIy
alarming people too busy TO oritcise or eomnIai1
oy advocating measures which they Themselves
viii be most ready to lament and condemn. What
VIII De the issues presented in the approaching
race for Congressional honors BY the Democracy,
Is Dot yet manifest, prominent though Will be The
great ougoear Of civil rights, which they viii use
only Tor eneet That will be the reveille rousipR
psrtisans from their slumbers, when reaiIV ne
enemy is 10 the field. This will be the cue 10 a.
semols the elansmen. to call up the faithful Dem.
oerats from the mountain Businesses, with The
alarming cry Of social equality" with loud pTs
dictiOns OF the passage Of this OUTRAGE unon Tha
people by the next Congress, unless the people
Will change their representatives, and send smart
Democrats who can
Command the applause OF listening Senates IN
but compel their obedience to Democratic warn
Ings. = =
The people understand these aluruists too wall
10 be Influenced by them any longer. To-day,
August Q, the Democratic district convention
meets, 70 mkke nomination Of some gentleman
10 succeed Mr.. Sener. Candidates are as numer-
BUS as blackoerries, and their politics are Of the
same complexion, except tho 1nripe Democrats |
Who are green. They wiz have a grand time |
Nearly every county In tho district claims the |
nomIpstiop. Stafford claims It Tor Fits Lee. |
3 fredericksburg presents eX- Lieutenant Governor
sSsftye IsgGtt:yiFspia, HoEeCs Lacy; Essex, Hon.
G. 81 m e s GSI%iN .!on Ms sBd Soi tfs
S TREsSSe gRs !Es Ss k4 b Wssi@S51snd
erye for an emergency, insisting that WeStmore-
and, The birthplace Of Lee and Washington, musi [
vim; The ghpsts Of hfF departed herQss would /
~ Shame II this convention Was 10 ignore lie /
laims: There also others in the field; notice
bile among them, and head and shoulders above
hem all, is that high-toned, distinguished gentle
nan, the great PeTicles Of the Democratic party
& Virginia, the Hon. B. B. Douglas, Of King
William, for whom all who know him feel the
)rotoundest respect, and to differ with whom DO
ideally feel the most profound regret. He is In
he camp Of my enemies, but cannot forget his |
'sst services.
Ins y-s~.lI -r-aaE ,-o5t, ,,,o
tself and the party It represents by nominating
his wheel hOrse-s tribute which they have al
eady too long and shamsfully neglected. 1t Is
10 use, however, for this Democratic convention 10
AXE any nomination. lfthey viii meet let them
e patriotic enough to rstify the nomination OF
Or. Sener and adjourn. They are evidently
Harmed, and admit that Mr. Sener Il the strong
ct man In the district, but with desperation SUP
ose they Will go through the work before them
they will soon md there is . cat in the meal-tub
mighty active cat, though so huge IN propOr.
Ions as to be hkened to the hlppopotamus. ne
stin active, and never falls any other way than
n his feot They are going 20 make tremendous !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS efforts 70 kIll OF thIs
1t Of ours, but It cannot be done. 1t Is like John
3ates' lease. A Waggish friend OF John's meet
* him one day, Inquired where he had been
ohm, who stammersd good deal, replied ; ii
ave been down to rent piece OF land to
-o-o-old Pulse" "Well who drew M your lease
ohn3" "Why, Ill d-d-drew It up my-my-my.
of, Of course, can dr-dr-draw as good lease
3 any lawyer, andit's da-da-damned tight lease
tell you It's got the ss-sa-said Pulse In IL All
be time, and not Q d-d-damned word about the
aid Bates" And so It will be IN this about-to-be
laugurated campaign. It Will be the said Sener
II the time and not o ID word about the
iemoerate-C Conservative. More anon. Il