Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-01
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u Me cdHor ofAc AIeranQriu Ga-cUc:
IN acquaintance of twenty-siE yosrs viii.
General 3tahoao enables ne appreciate the ster-
Ii0s qualities Of the mez, snd t, watch with
more than ordinary Interest re steady advance
Of my cid friend and conlrhdo IL erGs 10 the
front lino Ct tho subernatoral contest. Though
I hsrc long known that General Mshone is not
tho man to Struggle IN the rcsr o. any enterprise
il which 10 engages, his natural position bong
always in The van guard, ye. it is with pleasure
mingled with surprise that rcsd tho adyicc5 Of
his increasing strength and popularity, received
day by dsy from a!nlos. every section of the
State, indicating to his friends as we'll as 10 those
who oppose him that no is nlastor Of the s;tia
ton, and ttat he will be found rot unprepa-ed
70 meet the powerful combinations which havo
bean so pnduatriously formed to c-nbarrsss and
confuse him. as Understand it this gubaraG.
torisl contest il "bat:lo among giants" from
participation in which all second rate men arc
excluded. In looking ovoT tho list Of distn-
gGishcd knights VINO propcgo TO Till for the first
honor Of the old commonwealth l SEQ mono
whose spurs have been won with moro eclat tam
Malone Among them you may fad o peer,
but 10 superior. No nogativeor indeli nito quail
tiles characterize the man-he is essoDtislly pos
tivc-wlh will bending TO no obstacles, yet
regulated by judgment aad sound discretion
with the energy Of eternal unrcs: and brains end
nerve, supplemented By IN extraordinary msg
nctism and power over men-he vii! either get
the nomination CIR make Rome howl!
A few stray leaves and incidents from my per.
soIal intercourse with General Malone, which,
Oubtless, he has long since cesged TO remember,
and which, though not being particularly strik-
lag st the tiine Of their occurrence, yet being
recalled from the macs Of the past and viewed
In the light Of subsequent event7 may Servo to
illustrate g point. Ny first acquaintance with
him wss Wll!o he VAS engaged as civil engineer
in locating tho Orange End Alexandria 4. 4.
Some one asked him what kind Of road he in
tended to make Of it. Malone replied: "Well,
he intended TO make quict kind Of road where
there would not bemany accidents or colisionsW
We have found his words correct.
Again mot him when enga-c in running
road from Norfolk to Petersburg. The road
had 10 pass through tho Dismal swamp, and OK
ing that there WAS TO bottom to the swamp, and
that Malone would ncvor get through. Malone
asid he would run an air line Of sixty miles
We have found bis words correct.
While It the entrenched csmp at Norfolk he
cEo day remarked: II intend 10 be major gener-
s.! af This DIVISION" We have found his words
correct
At the second battle Ct Manassas his superior
Judgment a;d Typographical knowledge was
called into requisition and proved Of great bane-
LII 10 the beloved commander IN chief Of the gal
isn't army Of Northern Virginia. General R0bt.
Z. Lee, While selecting the positions and ar
ranging for tbst desperate battle, Malone said
we would exchange positions with the Federsls
and whip them nevertheless. We have found
his words correct.
After the war he said his road was too short
and That hn you'd lcngth2n ii, and make Nor
folk oHe OF The best cotton markets in this coun-
try. We hcse found lis words correct.
and DOW General Malone says he intends to
be Governor cf Virginia, and With all due ro.
spect to the able and distinguished gentlemen
vino oppose him, L will venture to remark that
if Genera! Malone makes that effort for the &C.
nlpl;shment OF lis SEPARATIONS in this respect
that he has me- Q il other Instances heretofore,
tho aforesaid able and distinguished gentlemen
rad better take ua.o themselves tho example Of
the philosophical coon, which, when David
Crockett. WAS about 10 fire upon it, is reported to
have said. bout shoot, Davy; if that's you l
will come down. Malone says he intends TO
be Governor, and think wo will end his words
correct. E. L.. Z.