Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-01
BUrLER'S VIEW OF HIS DEFEAT.

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BUFFERS VIEW OF HIS DEFEAT
A few Of those strongly attached personal
and political friends who have adhered to Gen.
Buffers political fortunes, entertained him at
dinner in Boston on Tuesday evening. Re-
spouding to sentiment in his honor, he gave
his own notions regarding the cause of his re-
cent defeat as follows:
''rhey say it was the press which defeated
me; but in looking loto the district in the heart
of the Commonwealth, where an idol Of the
press was candidate, | found that he lost
more votes than did. So | conclude it was
not the press 1t was said that Simmonsism
did it, but found that in one of the Boston
districts friend Of the collector was elected
where the parties We're evenly divided, and |
concluded that it could not be that. Some said
it was because did nos belong to the Church;
but looked into another district aud saw that
man who is prominent 10 the Church, and
who gives largely to support 1t, was defeated,
aud onr loss lwas heavy, aud | concluded 1t
could not be because | was not 10 the Church.
Then they said it was the salary grab that did
it; looked iu another district and found that
the man who took the back pay 10 1856, 1866
and also in 1872 and who made the best speech
that was made for it in the House in 1872, was
elected bya large majority made up my
"Oh, you voted for Jeff. Davis 6tty-seven
tmes iu the Charleston Convention, and the peo-
pie OF Massachusetts have not forgotten that. |
looked into MIR. Dawes district, and found there,
elected by heavy majority, man who voted
with me IN the Charleston convention. l saw
then that the next Congress would contain
man who had voted for JEFF. Davis fifty seven
times as we'll as this one, and concluded that
it was not that. One of the real reasons was
this: | am an independent man, and three
years ago, in a canvass through the State, l
said that We needed change at the State
House; that new element was needed to over
haul the books aud correct the abuses which
naturally grew Of lopg continuance in power.
said then that the people needed change,
and that If it was not made inside our Repub-
lican organization it would come from the out
side Time has shown that there was truth
in the remark, as the change from $4,000 na-
jority to 1000 against, 10 two years time,
shows that the people have made it true with
out caring much who they walked over. am
certainly relieved OF two years OF hard service,
as fighting with minority 10 Congress during
the political struggle of the next two years will
be tough work. Whatever divisions there may
have been as TO the wisdom OF NY leadership
10 House with s:roug majority there would
probably be no objection to my leading tor
Ioro hope 10 the minority. You hear much OF
investigation, gentlemen, and many commit
tees are promised When the new Congress
meets, but you need have 40 fear gentlemen,
when these committees investigate the guest
of the evening.
TALLEYRAND's RETRAcTATIoN. The Pail
Nell Gazette ays:-"Oue OF Prince Ialley.
To 6ra u n Insir
cerniug the publication OF his memoirs, which,
as We recently had occasion to point out, will
not see the light for auother quarter OF CEN
tury; but after he had performed this task, AID
upon the very day of his death, he revised
letter 10 the Pope, which. when be wrote a
draught of few weeks before, be himst It
headed "A Rctractatlou. The document,
which is very lengthy one was accompanied
by private letter, and the whole, placed 10
one enveI"p, was hauded bp the p'lnce TO the
Archbishop OF Paris, who was at his bedside,
aud by him forwarded to Rome, as minute
still 10 be seen n the library Of the Archiepis-
copal Palace tesii6es. 1t was just alter he bad
sent off this letter that sew eral boys and girls
who had Just been confirmed 10 he neighborlng
Church OF the Assumption were brought loto
to room, and knelt IN prayer at the foot OF
the bed, while the Prince, stretching out his
arms toward them. exclaimed, What sublime
contrasts there are 10 life !! between the old
man who is about to leave it aud the young
who are just enteriog its threshold. These
were amost his last WORDS for 1t was previous
to this that he received the visit of King LOUIS
Philippe, when unable to raise HIMSELF 10 bed
he said, Sire, this is the greatest honor which
has ever been paid to my house. The he
tractaton' will; 90 duubt, appear 10 the me-
moir, but the two most important passages are
as follows:
"After giving the matter my gravest consd-
GRAFTON, aud passing 10 review the consequences
OF a revolution which has turned everything
upside down, and which has been going on Tor
ffty years, cannot, now that have arrived
at a great age, but eusnre the excesses OF the
epoch to which | belong, and unreserVedly
condemn the grayeYerrors which during all
these long years tlsve troubled the Catholic
and Apostolic Cbasth; errors which, l regret
to say, have had my share 10 propagatipg.
Having receveddfom Pope Plus II dispen-
sation from ecqA cqAssiastica fuuctions, have en,,
deavored in t course n :, OF my long political l
power to theEhurch and to many honored
members of The Catholic clergy. have never
ceased TO lot0k upon myself as a son Of the
Church. kaIagaln express my repentance Tor
apy acts @smine that may have caused her to
erieye. sk1amy last thoughts are for her and
her Sup Head
A S,AHE-A Worcester maiden who had a
t;jn1fmi1d and lover without whole
Shirt EmSde for him garment of that kind,
and l.ons Saturday night sent it clean and glossy
to Iboardng- house. She supposed that on
S,hn3Ay he would wear it while esoortiug her
tHGhurch. Yet he came not, aud when she
@ tNSHs out to hunt for him. she saw that be
vas going home with another girl, enveloped
6u1hs gift shirt. There is limit pushed be.
6H4sShich the mind of woman becomes ire
&pQ1ble. The Worcester girl fell turiously
Yupo9 her faithless lover and cawed his face
6NnM his blood trickled 90 the bosom of the
tak5H And in the police station she said they