Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-22
yErn;ssi;s Politics.

OlbsiSS
The iIun. \. L. Pridenjorc, ot.hc Ablaedop
C,ag residual district, has siycn positive notice
t. his constituents that lie vii: 40: be = care!
5.i, fer reel. cioa next fall, The present IS
ilc. Priicmor1'a first term IN Congress, and |
his action 10 this case is certainly the most re
markabIe ca record that We caG DOW call to |
memory. When before did any man, 10 Flr- |
ginia or out Of it, decline a second election to
Congress or any other office to which he
WAS eligible? 1t is true, that wien MI |
Pfidemore first anuouoced himself cahdl
date for his present srat 10 Congress nc
then proclaimed that be would only serve
one term, because lie thought u! repro
eeulatiycs should frequently return To the
bosom Of their constituents. aud let othcr
paople have chance Tor The houOrS and cm0I.
umcnts Of this world. lie was, therefore. uoder
a pledge not to run again Tor re election. But
how many representatives, are there in Con
gress, or elsewhere. who have stuck to their
pledge With the integrity OF Prldcmorc, and
rejected honorS within their grasp after once
tasting of the golden fruit? All honor to the
representative of the southwest district.
tnSGnrg lost.
The Hon. b. 3. Douglas seems likely to
have opposition for denomination to Congress.
From Prince William We hear the names Of j.
r. Purcell and Charles f.. Sinclair. StafJ!d
will present General Filzhueh Lee. From
Spotsylvania The names Of John H. Nlaryr,
Charles IIcrndon. y. W. Wallace. +. M,
Braxtou, j. II. Iocy and j. II. Kelly ore
mentioned. King George will present Charles
Mason. From Westmoreaul there will be
number of names-Ju1gc CIiichcr, Il. NJ.
Mayo, RI. Washington. Rev. W. W. Walker,
and last, but not least, Ger. H. l.. L. Bcalc.
Richmond and lancaster are yet to hear from.
From Essex the namcs of Thos Croxton and
7. r. b. Wright are menlIonrd. From Mid
dlesex We hear of 3. e. Bland. From Matthews,
G. A. Bohaunon and r. D. Christian. King and
Onccn will be for f. B. Montague. From
King William VIC hear of Co.. W. IL. Ayie,t.
Gloucester will present Gen. Taialerro. John
Nicely and b. T. GuDter arc the Accomao can.
didates Northampton is not yet heard from.
There arc several magistcrsl districts unreurc'
sened. Ia all thus far there arc ust twcOIy-
| five names. OF course two dozen will not get
| the nomination. -ErcIerichsJury Bulletin.
Although the election for members o.! Con.
gross does not take place ill next November,
| impatient letter writer's arc already surveying
the field and indugng in spcculatioDS on the
result y Richmond correspondent OF the Al.
exaDdria Gazette appears TO have made II
subject of serious and protracted study, and, 10
| a recent number OF that paper, passes 10 review
each district and the various as.lrants, real or
| rcpoltcd. lie bases his calculations on lGto'na.
ton derived from members Of the Legislature,
| but everything. he admits, may be seriously
affected by the introduction Ut tue debt lues-
| ton into the canvass-and how tar it will enter
the canvass capnot be forctoId. The first i'm.
portant fact stated, or taken for granted, Is that
all the present members. Except General Pride.
more, who will not run AGAIN. desire renoni-
nation and reelection. The next patent fact is
the great numbers who desire to serge the
| glorious UUon. 10 most OF tic districts 0lae
Oh ten names arc mentioned rs covetlnG nc
splendid prizc-and broad hiatus left for full
| as many moro, yet to besounded by II c trumpet
of Fame. We do net cumbor our columns by
| copying It is intimatcd in case Of the nom
ination Of certain persons in tho dl!ieSont dis
trict3 thorc will be Independent candidates.
| 1t seems to be taken for granted that Conven-
tons arc to BIO held under tho direction ard aus
pieces of tho conservative organization, and oil
| who refuse to support the nominees will be de-
| nounccd AS boilers, and no better or worsc than
radicals. Another fact, not so patent rs the
| long list Of candidates-0ut worth nothing: the
| correspondent does not seem to advert 81 all TO
|
ceptsbility 10 the people-he nerely considers
their acceptability to themselves, snd their
chances tor getting caucus nomination. This
may be tho result of his inability TO determine
| how far the debt question msy influence nonli.
| nations and elections. 1t may be Il potent and
controlling factor; in that contingency, all specu
! atons may be at fault. Thsro Is wide-spreG1
and growing dstrust OF caucus nominations. as
| engineered by the existing machinery and In
| dependent candidates may DO plenty as black.
| berries in June. And in addition, tho idea has
become pretty we'll fixed in . great many pco-
| pies minds that Funder in Virgnn will. in
| all probability, be omething for worse in Wash.
ington FL will certainly be subservient tool OF
| the Money Changers aad operating on q wider
throstro. he may effect CIR more mischief But
| wo await the opening oftho ball with composuro.
l-RAichmonk Wing.
The Philadelphia Times says:
| There is fair probability thst Genl. Fitz.
| hugh Lee will be returned TO Congress in place
| Of Ravorl1 Don ulcc