Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-10

1t appears that there eXlat 'louo!'' -
Conservative as we'll as in the Radical party Id
the Third District. The Richmond co'respon-
dent of the Petersburg News says
t,ur tronbles 10 this Congressional District
,ooro ~ ha &C deep rooted and as lormldaDle as
,Ie Radicals. While they arc lighting about
,he;r convention, we are astonlshcd aud alarm
~ at an outbreak between tho hig ana EI-
or;ror The former paper openly repuuia'eS
Tn1ernor Walker the Conservative nominee
Cav Conpress, because Walker repudla,es soGie
of he Blanks 10 the Conservative platform.
Thia Is 3 very serious matter, though doubtless
i reoees tbs hearts ct the Radicals, Who are
more encouraged now than they nave eyer
hern and would be confident OF success J.! they
ronld reconcile their own differences, ltcrt
arr other matters here that will breed d'scor'ii
in the Conservative ranks. |; is generally SAID
| that most of the candidates are willing 10 With
draw aud leave the field open 10 Gen. Henry
A Wise a. 40 independent. Whether or not
he you'll avail himself Of such an opportunity ~
to return to public life APP got Informed, Du'
Rnsh Burgess has DO idea Of surrendering BIS
nrospects. therefore, it will not become pracc,,
teal question. The Radical peace conference
is in session, but it can accomplish nothing an"
the appeal from the District Ccmullttee TO inc
State COMMITTEE VIII doubtless result In inc
District Committee being sustalnad' ~ "ii'si
case the convention Of the 10th OF September
if one is then held, will be without auihori9y
1t is said that John Amber Smith anu H. IL
| Chandler can be Induced to rcllngulSh thcl'
purpose 10 rqG # there is reasonable asSur
ancc that Gen. Wise Mill bcepMne 20 ltaepcnn
dent candidate II the Genera! does! ne I'll
be met on the stump by Captain George, u
Wise, his nephew, who long ago PROMISED &c
lend his assistance to 10y. walker CAUSE
TIE New YORK Liberal REpUh!IuAs
CONVENTION, which met at Albany yesterday
adopted series Of resolutions declaring for th'
right Of local selfgovernmeut, the rcailza'lol
of constitutional currency and the rights ant
interests Of the masses; that the admi1:s'Tatieu
of President Grant has been failure, Its hnan
cia policy vascilatiDg and imbecl!e, plunglns
the country into disaster and bankruptcy; thai
it has invaded the rights Of States by imposing
Governors on them by means OF the bayone
whom the people had rejected at the ballot box
empIoycd spics to plumber merchants, and KEEP
in existence ia the District of Columbia an 10
famous ring in ghose thcfts, although screened
| by confederatos in Congress, high officers 0
the government have been proved to be pafl
cipators. The resolutions also denounce tho
Poland Freiughuyscn prcss-gag law; pro'cs
against the third term idea declare that :
return 10 speci4 basis is Of paramount im
por:ance, and free banking business necessity
that the acts of Congress providing supervisors
of election are oppressive, and that the New
York system OF governing cities OF The State
by legislative commissions is unjust
After debate regarding the eypedlency
making nominations, the convention tlnaliy re
solved not to make them, and adjourned tt
meet again September %.
Judge POLAND, of Vermont, has published {
letter Sithdrawug his name from the contcs
for Congress- He states the causes which lee
to his political defeat, and says if he had known
certainly that Mr.. Denison had intended to bt
candidate, he should have withdrawn his
name from before The convention bu
as the convention was fairly conduct
ed and he received near " unanimous
| " the nomination, he supposed the contest wa:
ended He denies emphatically the use OF lm
proper influences to secure his election, arc
saws his course upon The matters stlgmatlzed IS
| salary grabbing, Credit Nlobilicr, white wash
iog and press gagging, will bear tho closest
scrutiny, and he has DO desire to change It.
He refers to his career in Congress, aad say:
if he could believe that the district had lost
confidence in his integrity, it would give hin
great pain. He expresses his gratitude for the
| long continued favor and confidence exhibited
by the people of the district. If that confidence
is 10 longer felt, he has the consolation OF tc'
| licvDg that It's Withdrawal has not been merit,
ed by any act or omission Of his. Poor Poland
| His end was a sad one
The MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC Con
| vESTIoN yesterday adopted resolutions which
declare devotion to the Constitution; demand
equal rights for all races and 'colors; denouncc
Federal interference with elections. and con,
denn all lawless acts of violence against color
ed men and persons who have settled IN the
South; oppose sumptuary laws, especially the
prohibitory law and its accessories; advocate
stringent license law; demand vigorous reform
in State affairs, aud the abolition Of rings; and
favor fostering with care the interests Of labor
| and Of the industrial classes.
A CANADIAN ON tIRG1NIA.--C. n. Madi-
son, who formerly edited the FarmvlIlc Mcr-
curry, has made his home in Canada, from
whence he writes letter to the Richmond Dis
patch Of Monday in praise Of the State where
in he lately resided lie says, with evident
warmth Of feeling:
"Whcn was in old Virsinia | used to say
much about the love | felt for the people.
Some may have fancicd was doug so merely
to become popular and to make money. Now
| am living upder the cross-barrcd banner Of
England and do not expect ever to live in the
Old Dominion again, and | say from the bot,
tom of my heart that if God ever made a poo.
pie that have reason to be proud Of themselves,
that people are lirsiuans. | love them, and
! | want to tell them so. Wherever live.
shall always hold old Virginia in veneration
aud love, and be proud Of the many friends |
have there. Not one Of them Is forgotten; not
one of them ever will be.
II have seen fools, aud mean men, and scouBd.
rels in Virginia; but the greatest fools, the
meauest men, the most conSummate Scoundrels
| met there were not Firginians
THE most upright, generous, 'hcspiIahe:
friendly people | ever lived among are Fir,
gipiaps.