Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
The Fairfax secieratp

correspondent h es felt il to be incumbent unmn
hlm 10 rel II in tbs manner he has done ia
not desire 10 provoke g re0ader from him hn1
IS be rs honored me with special marks Of -:
attention IN his letter of the 25tn instant, Grave
few words in reply, although the public NM.
be getting heartily tired of the Fairfax delegate
business. should deem it unnecessary furtbe-
to notice IL. e. NJ" las we are evidently re.
pelllng msgnets) but tor his alaring mssts,e
ments, which shall answer resstiVe as BRIT
~ as possible.
it is not tsle az stated by him, that WAS g,
independent candidate two years ago. Ian.
nounced myselfs candidate long before any sc.
ton had been taken in the county by the con
servatlTe party, without any reference to its nc
ton, as it was not then known thst there wou;
be any. Finally, at q meeting hel at the Couc,
House, but so indifsrentlY attended that it W.,
then and there denounctd as farce the pri!u,
~ election system was agreed upon. l took n,
part in it. being then and now unaltersbly o.
posed to any such bogus system. l finally wi J..
drew from the contest, not for the lie sons e..
signed by III. 4. H., y but for those published
in the Gazette at the time over my proper nsu:
1t IL. not true that the Lieutenant Governu-
voted on the occasion for Mr. Fsrr, because he
WAS pledge to another candld date. but was NJ
mary election ard tag lesve TO doubt C1usi,
the statement of your correspondent about o.nr:
distinguished members Of the bar at the Court
House having voted for Mr.. FAIR; one of them
did not vote at all.
1t is not true that "he (D took up hi: resi-
dence upon sacred ground for . week, imp,c-
tuned the prayers OF tho church AMI d"c!.reI
himself spirituslly bless ID - As re,kls;; =,
IL. 4. NJ" seems to be in s.stemonts, d. No.
suppose he would b3 guilty e deliberate i,Isr,-
hood. Some one must, lhDref,r", have b,ca
presume practlclng upon his yc dan! C:elW.lty
Us to the above.
1t is not true that The Ct, had fir opportu
nifty to canvas the county | had neither Il,
tine nor opportunity to visit Mt. Vrrnon Iii:
trict, excep! at West End. whore saw bu. Two
or three persons. At no time was l in the Fal.
Church district during the canvass l WAS once
oIco at DraIe;viilo in like manner; WAS vor,
little in Leo district visited no point in Prov
idence, except at the Court House. With It's
disclaimer might dismiss 81. +. NJ. - tho
tomb Of the Capul Dts" but AS with - make
finish Of him and thu subject for Gil time. !
inent lawyer once :aiI to ''his high mightiae,>"
proves nothing further than th=t lawyers a.r
not always the best guides for wlsd I'm. moca!s
or h onesty-aven as carly rs the days Of IL,
prophets to thu present time they have been H."
torious and often denounced. They like t. +,
ter litigation, that being of ttcir ''tr IL II
trade - Of course there s:o many h"n"st..
exceptions in the profession. ID. +. VI ~.
pears to know who AN and al about !Hci sry;
l am far advanced in years. D"ca he rr.yci
that as disqualification Ii ha does thee. ~,
others OF the candid stes were in the sam" Il,
gerry, and ono Of them It least, if not both, many
years my senior. think ! an young caeu,!
to represent mysel, if not the people. IN =.
things pertaining TO my position md assertions
l have done some business, more pcs h ,l's, THAI
he ever did or will, having cr(a'ed, disDHrSci ~
lost by the War within the last 50 years Elur.,
as one hundred Thousand dollars besides tn"r,,
passed through my hands while in Asia OF pub
lie funds q quarter OF million, and repeat
have never been sued" nor have been "ir
faul.el' to the amount or a dollar TT any tim"
A this may have been my good luck, b.t
think that conduct mskes lack, MS n gencrs
rule. l have thus far, ~ least, known how t.
pay dc BITS without the compulsory process OF u"
law. which is more III IL T.. II. taa say. s..
hs likes to be considered some acc unt. H.
less he is much nisrepresentei in thi, comm
nifty, though the bs Of business mon lnny .@i
do have mE fprtunes freely admit
IL. K. n" has. l bell ave, bsen twice GO
didato for tho nomination for tho House oi l".-
egs:e;, and as often nglor. ou;y defeated IL th.s
county. He is still, l. understand, looking ~!
longing for the &c II pots Of Egypt nad TO tn,
who may have power To butter his brt al for hm
But, to use the words Of the late Hon. J,hl ;
Pendleton, ''he is g. mighty willing lit" crI.-
ture, but Cant quite IN II. ue and his far
lily allies have been persistent party disors"n'.
zers in HE district for years.
H. f. NJ" brought forward III, question: r..
I
they may thank him f1r it, as like 70 Sc" "v"ry
one have a fair chance. | am no porsecutoc {"
anybody. l deal in facts. l said unless Nj
FAIR could explain his conduc. in the matter ..
luded to. which he hiss mover yet donn u ny
satisfaction, 1 could not support him Th.! ..
my position. and L know it to be the position e..
others, who are quite Ne respectable gen.l"n,n
as this county affords. and as god cunsarva-
tives ss "L. +. NJ. claims to be-
All this doubtless is di3taSteiul TO MIR. Far:
if it is, the tAu't il not mine; h .vc no l". ~
in this matter act rom principle alone; M
as good friend to Mr., Farr now as L have bee
for the last i've yeas. TIL, facts of III:
have been publ shed in tn, county and caI /
seen and known By reading Mr.. w. W. SIN.
ner's card of August %, 1874. published il the
Eairfax News and the Letter Of w. +. TS'"r.
hand bill by Mr. K. F.. Broalwster, OF ta'
same year. and the "ch .rge" 70 by Msj'
}. H. Chichester County TREASURER in hi 81.
dress to the people Of Fsirfav county, insr~!
in the Fairfax New. Oct 81, 1874 l!,%1t.
Fai.f,x choose TO tlect Mr.. FAIR to repre-r.:
them in the Legisatureof Virginia. in the naa'
Of free people, let In en- have their choice H.,
true that Mr.. Farr, al The primary election, 't}
hook or by crook" obtained $40 names, acco'.
ing to the returning boards" out fs44 coun!ci
beginning IN county claiming an aSgrega:e"i
CSC conservative votes. This docs not afford
such lively hopes Of success as L. II. NJ. wo1tI
seem to entertain.
However, send on NJ. FAIR, ard when g''-
in sight OF tho equestrian statue of WashinY,"n
on the monument in Capital Square, the " :.
bright idea that will strike this energetic ana
progressive young man will tie to ct All H"l
passed creating him Generalissimo Of MI th"
tournaments throughout tbs State, being kn'%n
h3re as 'the breeder of tournament" He wall
arrange with the Auditor and organize th" STAT
cavalry. Wi h his black plume, 'tab.rd' Nj!
sash flying, the very leraon tic alton Of RI2h"ri
"CeIr de Lion" storming tn, bnt.emnnt, =
Acre one day and the next Leading band Of col.
ortd knights in search Of the intricate sonrcn Il
the Nile an Ambulance f,e to be charged Al ~
thcso entertainments in all the counties e the
State. which. in con junction with "lh' MouA!
punch BILL" will spteiiy pay off tn, 'nuI"
State debt with ,ut any ''incfc $50 OF taxation J.
would be sublime spectacle indeed to see i"'
most generals: general. Il. *. Farr, dncMnS
his plumes to tho dusky maids of honor nj!
jeLty "queens Of love and beauty, h" h.'Int
had some experience in the performance 4 ~
courtly and graceful act. so lcen q Shnfn ""'
"the most excellent King JoIoman" hHvn y"H
come again! Here I'll h. n. is your ch"O"
for service. Having settled this much lot III pc