Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-12
Letter from Rappahaunock.
| Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette

Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, RApPAHANNoCK Co., VA,
July 10, ls71.-The County Court Of Kappa
hammock, Judge J. F. Stro,her, met this moro
Ing, and after session Of few hours adjourn
ed. The attendance was large one for a time
so generally busy with the farmersI md the
good people Of this mountain grit county came
10 town in numbers unexpectedly large, ma
;ority having been attracted here to attend The
meeting advertised to select delegates to repre-
sent the county in the Gubernatoriai ConVen-
lion to be held at Richmond Oh the 9th of Au-
gust. Here, as elsewhere 10 the State, are
found admirers of aud talking advocates for
each candidate now in the field, save, perhaps,
the single name Of Taliaferro, and be may not
be altogether unreprcsebted. though if 80, By
very few. Here, 100, the fact is generally ac'
kuoWcdged that all the candidates are good,
true, patriotic and we'll deserving men, men
who, though for the most part young, and for
the first time brought forward 10 the canvass
for Governor, arc alike worthy Of respect for
what they each have done. gratitude Tor what
they would have done had it been possible, ADD
honors at the bands OF their fellow citizens Tor
what they each will do for their State il placed
| at our head as the chief executive OF the I'd
Dominion. Whilst | hear many good points
and we'll taken ones 10 favor Of one candidate
| On one stree; or in one district, yet III the mex!
you will hear ~ many and as good things said
| with equal truth Of one Of the Others and :ne
| lluil |. in this small aud m0untaln village,
! quiet at all times, save when politics engage
| and rule the time and attention Of our people,
the canvass is marked by general and hearty
recognition Of the merit of all the candidates by
eoot yet differing persons, each bringing lor:
ward all tie good for his faVorlte, yet not dar.
Og 10 iusiruate, much less speak, one word
that would reflect upon the merits, personal or
political, Of any of the other candidates. | have
been particularly and we'll pleased With this tea
tute OF the campaign 81 exhibited here in this
county from my Own observation, and generally
| elsewhere in the State as seen from the paper-;
That though there is much feeling and great
preference for particular of the aspirants, this
preference being urged With spirit and force,
sc. Dot oGc word OF charge, OF ccnsute, nor OF
elimination, nor words OF fraud, nor OF disLon
| csly, have been brought against the others.
AL! agree they are true aud worthy, all Virgin
iaus, and al tit Tor The office, aud though one
| prefers Daniels, yet be, too, admire5 our gal
| iar Lee, aud whilst another urges tho claims
| of Alah0ue, 1T The same tine he says there Is 20
Worhicr nor more truly honorable and tit man
| Tor the place than the pure. true and dlstln'
euishci Sun oil the State, who halls from the
warSclrred aud battle marked town Of the Val
ley, Col. Holiday Of Winchester. From all
parts but one difficulty seems to exist, the diihcut'
~ oil choosing between such good and deserving
men. All have their friends. none their enemies.
No matter who is the chosen one, the others
| may BE- proud to have been defeated 10 can
vass " here defeat came not from any dement,,
any stain-pot from bad decd By him done 10
these days Of political corruption, not from any
good left u9dooe, but only because his success
iul opponent had more friends, and DOT because
he himself had more enemies. The friends OF
Col. Holiday are not few Dor idle here IN their
admiration for the good and pure candidate
from the Valley, yet they feel the claims of the
| Colonel have not been az diligently urged as
theC should have Laeu-not as much SO as the
friends Of the Others But this Office must fad
CoI. Holiday not he the Office, and hence he
is not as we'll known as the other candidates,
having confined himself too closely TO the prac.
tice Of his profession to 6nd the time necessary
to make himself Known throughout the State.
| But where known be stands the peer OF the
best 10 learning, 10 ability and in character;
aud wherever he goes the innate merit OF the
man will maze him known aud his claims ieit
by all who see aud hear him. His armless
sleeve speaks his devotion to the lost Cause
devotion only equal, not greater than that OF
Malone, lee, Daniel, or Taaerro. The
Valley by right Of turn deserves Governor
! from it's rich aud large taxpayug counties,
and no where within its limits, nor the broad
ones Of tho Commonwealth, can be found
man more deserving than Col. Holiday But
the Office must seek him, not he the Office.
The result. Of the mass meeting here was the
appointment out of the nine delegates to which
the couoty is entitled of four for Holiday,
three Tor Daniel, and TWO for Lee.
The meeting was very enthusiastic one
ADD ct times quite exciting. 1t was presided
over by II. s. Menefee, with A. Daniels as
secretary Many little speeches we're made
favyring the claims Of the different candidates.