Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-19
Representative HuntOn and Column.
bus Alexander.

TIoN FOR MEETING OUTSIDE THE DIS
TRICT.
Recently Gen. Eppa Hunton, in joint dis
cussion in Alexandria with S. C. Neale,
rival candidate for the democratic nomina-
tion for Congress, read an article in the Wash
lngtOn Sentinel, in which he was accused of
being one of ring in this District. Gen Hun
ton explained that the occasion for this state
ment was his vote in favor of a bill for a cor
rectlon OF assessments, which had been
brought to him indorsed by Commissioner
Bryan: Judge Wylie aud Columbus Alexan-
der. MIR. Alexander, in communication to
the Alexandria Gazette, denied the statement
OF Gen. Hunton so far as ii applied to him.
and rina charged 6 that = Hunton was the member of
Va. in the interest OF Gen. Hunton, then
called on Mr.. Alexander with letter from
Gen. HuntOn, enclosing the paragraph and
DEMANDING A RETRACTIoN.
MI. AleXander replied that he had no an
sWer to make him, but would answer in the
Mr.. Sheppard replied in substance that he
would take no verbal answer from Alexander
but wanted one in writing
take just what give you and nothing else
ALEXANDER, INSTEAD OF RETRACTiNG, RE-
NEWS THE CHARGES.
Mr.. Alexander in a letter to the Alexandria
Gazette, says he "cannOt be bull doZed' by
Gen: Hunton or any of his District appointees.
II Gen: Hunton is wrongly reported shall do
him justice. At present have no proof how
ever, that such has been the case. In conclu-
sion, think it proper to state to my Virginia
friends that l am positive that Gen. Hunton
has always been friendly to the radical rings
OF this District and helped them to get through
bllls OF a character OF that infamous assess
ment enforcing ~ act which passed the House
March Is last. He has, on that account, been
rewarded with considerable District patron
age, OF which the above Mr.. Sheppard is a
living ntn specimen pee For that reason the demo.
| Gratis OF the eighth Virginia Congressional dis
| trict will really have performed a charitable
act toward the poor people of this District if
they should Keep the general from the field at
the next election If fhny hoy ~
TO the correctness of my aSSer ions, that doubt
| will be removed by the fact that every ring
| paper IN the District, radical and democratic,
| for the reelection of Gen. HuntOn.'
GEN. HUNTON INVITES MR. ALEXANDER TO
MEET HIN OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT.
To this letter Gen. HuntOn, under date of
| july 10Th, wrote to Mr. Alexander in a regis
| tered letter that he had written him to give
him an opportunity to correct an error, but
instead of doing this you have replied often
sively through the press, and been guilty of
| such illusions to my friend, Capt. Sheppardas
| justify the apprehension that you would avail
yourself OF the police of the District to subject
| any friend OF mine to arrest under certain CIR
cumstanceS. am thus constrained to resort
| to the mail as the only safe method of commu-
nicating with YOU Relying on your declara-
| ginian, ask that you will indicate some place
beyond the reach of the District police. where
| demand for the reparation which Virginiaus
accord In such cases can be made upon you.
To be sure that you receive this, send it as a
| registered letter. An answer addressed to me
| at this place will reach me-"
| MIR. ALEXANDER ANSWERS, REPEATING THAT
| MR.. HUNTON CAN T BULL-DOZE HIM,
MIR. Alexander, in the Alexandria Gazette of
Yesterday. publishes another letter. After
| stating that Gen. HuntOn in a public speech
had grossly insulted' him by saying that the
most infamous ring measure ever passed
through Congress, and for which Gen. Hunton
| voted, had been brought to him indorSed by
| Commissioner Bryan, Judge Wylie and Column
Dus Alexander" he says he felt compelled to
show from the record that Hunton's statement
was false. MIR. Alexander then continues:
| instead OF writing and correcting the
wrong done me, you send me, through one of
your appointeeS under the radical District
| government. letter in which you attempt to
'Dulldoze' me. Well, that you cannot do!
am free citizen, and shall always avail my
sell OF the great privilege of such citizen, TO-
wit: To defend myself and fellow citizens
and our property. against such infamous
and confscating ring acts as the one
in 1aro91 question, dto, n1 and fo for which you not
you exerted yourself personally, something
which you do not dare to deny. That it is a
ring act OF the most .atrocious character is
ney Riddle, who cannot help eXcusing himself
| for the hard features of that law by eXclaim-
ing that he did not make the law. You have
other, we ask the Virginia democracy not to
return you to Congress. There is nothing in
my letter that should induce you and your
friend, Capt. Sheppard, that l ever intended to
use the police against the latter, though must
confess that his visits were frequent and an
noylng, one OF them being made on Sunday
| night, about ten o'clock, after had retired to
bed. 1t is not customary in polite society for
strangers to make calls in such manner and at
such times. You seem to have an ungrOunded
fear of our District police, though you ought
to know that it is under the control of your
radical ring friends, who will certainly see
mat no harm shall be done you. In that you
| police stood guard over and directed the hired
burglar to my house on the night when the
ring sc0undrels were trying, by their infamous
| conspiracy, to ruin me and my family. No,
you need not fear that police"
PRAIsING AND DENoUNCING HAYEs.-Gen
| Banks made another speech Wednesday, TAX
ing somewhat different tone than on Satur-
day at the MiddleseX club dinner. 1t was at
the ceremonies attending the dedication of a
soldiers monument in the old town of Han
over, in the Old Colony district, and in re-
SpOnSe to toast to the President of the
United States. He spoke of President Hayes
as entitled to share the respect and confidence
and receive support equally with all who have
governed before him, without regard to pre-
sent relations OF to personal OF political opin-
ions. 1t is to the result we look and upon
Which we form our Judgment Ii integrity
and purity of public life, wise execution of his
duties and sacrifices of his blood on the field
| OF battle can speak for a man and in de-
fence OF man, the President has that claim
| upon US.
Another speaker, Hon. Edward Y. Perry.
president of the Hanover Branch railroad, in
responding to toast, Our Unreturned Sol
diers," took the opposite tack and denounced
the administration in strong terms for it's
southern policy. He opposed the sentiment
which proposed to cOnciliate unrepentant
rebels. To conciliate rebels would be to CON
clliate mqrderers, thieves and midnight as
sassins. II cOnciliatiOn is the policy of the
| administration, the nation will be broken into
| fragments. The children are already born
who will see the second great rebellion nursed
by conciiiation of the rebels of the first.
| POLITICAL NOTEs-General Martindale, a
leading republican of Indiana, and editor of
a republican paper in that state, SAYS the re-
publican party of Indiana is for Grant for a
| third term. THE Philadelphia North Amsr
icdn and Erening Telegraph are outsDoken
in opposition to the third term suggestion
'''One delegate to the Congressional con-
yention of the national party, held at Fort
Scott, Kan, last week, being too poor to pay
his fare by the railroad, mounted his horse and
! rode 100 miles to the gathering. The re-
publlcanS OF the Wheeling West Va) Con-
| greSSlOnal district will nominate candidate
for Congress at Moundsville, the 22l of Au.
| gust. Mr.. John Randolph Tucker, of Vir-
glnla, says he will be content with whatever
| the people in his district do with him. and he
will wage no war with any gentleman who may
aspire to his place. Sandy CARRIER writes
from Texas that General w. L. Caben brother
OF Hon. G. c. Cabell, of Virginia. will be elect
ed TO Congress in place of ThIOckmortOn, who
Will be elected governor. 1t is reported
that j. B. Sener will be Independent candida e