Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-19
Letter from Gen. Malone.
PETERSBURG. Va. Sent. |

-, LEIhNBURG, VA, Sept. II, 1877.
-uoy'r II. l.. Br0chct. Ileruad,n, w.:
DEAR Girl have not been u1niadful CT
my duty, and peculiarly my pleasure, to make
my acknowledgements to you for your earnest
support of 10y candidacy for tic Gubernatorial
nomination, and I beg Ct you to accept my most
cordial thanks.
vi all the Alexandria delegation you alonc
stood my friend. Your colleagues could ROT
stand the "Repudiator Mahooe,," whose pIan
| Tor readJusting the State debt, when fairly con-
strued, was IN fact to avoid the certainty Of rc.
quotation uoder the do uo!biog policy which
PAD preVslied for years, BY bringing the rate OF
| antereSt Wlttln the capacity Of the net revenues
! OF The State W1thout an incrense of the pressat
rate or tara!ton aud to give to each class Of her
| creditors an equitable participation 10 that net
| revenue. Ibis, 10 brief, was ny plan of adjust.
ment and in no degree does 1t i'm piuge on tia,
principal sum, which should be determined On
| as the amount which the State ought Justly, aud
will undertake, to pay. Undertook to deal with
| the rate OF interest, and was traduced as Re
pudsdtor by people 10 your midsf. aud singled
out, among ell the Candidates, as pafiah und:r
no circumstances to be voted ior Bu;, in l;s,
than hall a moo0, Alexandra city, tiudiug har
self unable to meet her just obligations, -c,!l.
tessedly just by ali-proposes "a I'D ustmcut OF
her debt on principles advocated by some Of tie
very men, your Colleagues, Sho could DO: bear
the contamination Of alliance with ne. Nhicir
Tops off, at dash, one hal Of the Debt, and c!aiu
10 their printed circular .hat the proposition 3.
equitable and proper aGd iLus challenges the
assent OF the creditor aud morc--hat 1t vi!
better land consequently iairer a0d uOle houcS;,
and thus more JUST 90 o Gu: dowu the prime o..
oGe half, than TO lower the Interest To the p3IDt
OF the capacity Of your city. Now, subn.!;
il it be right 10 city. in debt beyond her rnca'-
to NEE her obligations, 10 strike OF one Anl'
she owes, where Is the outrage ia State Tx"
conliro1cd, to ak reductiio,s IN the rate n,
interest," 10 order tee better to secure the l,ay
mcnt oi the !C.i principal at maturity?
The CANVASS for seats IN the Legislature i,
mGns,rates the folly and uI:anE&ss Oh ihc oulc.,;
against NE i0r my views on the mode 81 meeting
The State dcbt. With rare cXccptiouS c4uu!tntr-
Tor seats 10 the upper AID lower house, sem" 81
"hom, 10 The ems cDtIon, based hc!r exposition
10 TIE On their iisarnrovaI ii :ijy letter or d.
debt question, are 0ow the EI0>l load n-u;:irs:
against soy Increase 10 tie !ate Of taxation, wih
ont which the debt c.uDot be paid, aud all pc
fess en- earnest desire for re adj1simGnt-:. 81
fcient rcbukc Oh themselves Tor thci. cara">i
efforts under common $iiibnlGtn "aa!i.3jy -
beat Malone"
| had but one purpose "a submIttl&s NY :.arj
To-. the n0rliaatloG, and Il Was DOT persona, :,
myself. | have 40 !ondncs; f.: pGlitca! life
and political h0aJrs have % chains tx u@. |
believed that, as Goveraur. | c3";I r.H,;tr N
Stat, good service in the matter a lie: .ut.i"
d2Dt, aui IL securing - iicr people toe full Enr,
sure of useirlpe=s !;jr which her Eutic worbs
were constructed, au4 il this belief | cors2Glyi
to become candidate. The result has brougil!
10 mc 10 pcrsO3si concern beyond that ln4ova.
10 the disappointment ol my dear friends. wa3>.
unseIfsh Partially would have conferred III,
honor on me. Never man lad truGr, bot,
friends, aud their grand, glorious supper; has ii
forded to me higher. aud more substantial
pleasure than the ooniuatiou could possibly nay
brought. | love every man 10 that sp!cn!:;
cJiumu who followed my fortunes in the fac D.;
every combination, backed by ali tie alien il.
huenccs, which have ;astcucd their tanys up.m
the bjocts aud affair, Of our State, whose pJw
or, though not suffcieot perhaps. 10 enforce al;
the results OF a complete victory, was yet cspab,
OF scattering the allies, aud, at the same tiuc.
OF conterrlpg the crown upon the Valley q!
Virginia, the justly co equal claimant sin
Souihsidc Virginia for the hopors. ! cordially
approve Ct all they did and, ii tic;s actiHn h:i
not been in full accord with ms wis.,, aud JUG
nent, a grateful respect and profouUd arl rsc'a
ton Of their glorious support would bind M &.
cordial effort to cbfjrc3 thcic W! VIII cr
0''' S'0' WILT l. ." yours VIZ u" si'' NAnoyr.