Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-15


Conrad, of the S!h. Congressional Districts, are
spoken of 10 connection With the nominations
tor the u;xt House OF Representatives.
Ooo hundred acres of land near Manassas, a
part OF what is knowu as the Johnson tract,
have been sold to Mr. Michael Doyle for SIX
dollars an acre.
James E. Ovens, proprietor cf the Mark
ham House, Arlaota, formerly proprietor Of
the Piedmont House 10 LyIchburg, died last
Friday.
Gen. r. Lindsay Walker, will have charge
Of the Hygcia Hotel. at Cd POint Comfort,
duIing the DeXt seasoo.
The Eighth Congressional District.
To the clttor t'Me Alecandria Gazette
Some OF the reasons advanced for the re-
eltc.iou cf Gen. Eppa Hun!on to Congress. By
soue CT bis friends, are so mar7elousy ridicu-
Ious that justice and the pubic good require
that they should b. ezp2sel, aud kept before
the people, so that they may be 90 Ioug-r de-
cev.d as to Gen. Hunton'S claims for rceIec
tim TO Congress. The elevation Of persons
with ambition ADD without merit, to important
point 10 republican institutions, and the saddest
feature 10 poor human nature.
But 10 proceed Olo Of General Hunto1's
friet d., 10 lsudatory article published 10
the Loesburg Washogtooiao. says: Having
shared his scaDty Gatoos and grassy couch. and
laid wounded beside him % the bloody f.ld Of
Gettysburg, | can knowingly assert that no
man ever lived more strictly conscientious 10
the discharge Of evary duty con6ied 10 him
than Gen. Epps HuntoD." The wonderful
discovery that 40 man Was ever more consclen.
tous than Gen. HuntoD, after one nights sleep
With him 90 the gras:, shows a degree of par
TALLY, reckless expression, and az ignorance Of
the history of good mcn, which destroys the
!orce of The intended compliment. And the
touching circumstance that Go. Hutton shared
bis scaory ration with wounded courade, aud
ioduged him with the great honor of sleep
iog near his person. is 90 more reasoo
Why inc General should aqaio be elected to
Congress, than that the she wolf, which sucked
ani preserved the lives Of Romuiu5 aud Re-.
uus, should nave been made Queen OF Rome.
Another eoihu-ias!ic friend OF Gen. Hutton,
10 ao article 10 the G5z2tte, few days ago,
urges the Generals reelection 90 the ground
that i: is better to keep a man 10 Congress
when he acquires knowledge Of parliamentary
usagcs AID the position be occupies" &,., and
that We should not make change merely
that some other great men may have chance
to display heir talents" This imprudent friend
Of Geo. Hunton admits that there are great
men 10 the Eighth Congressional District. If
the recommendation to keep person 10 Office
because he has become somewhat familiar with
IT'S duties is wis, or just, the logger one is in
Office the greater the reason fjr keeping him 10
it, But as this recommendation Is contrary to
our political system. and to souod public policy
aud justice, the author must have poor opln
ioo OF the intelligence of the Generals con
stilueos. If this plan Of General HuntoDS
friend were carried out. all cur members OF
Congress, and State and county officers would
have their Offices for lit, or good bebavi.
our II General lluoton is to be judged
by the wisdom of some Of his friends,
it would, iodeed, BE- great misfortune to the
State to return him 10 Congress agalc. The
Generals Lecsburg friend, 10 order to prove
the Generals integrity. which nobody has de.
MED, says: Being 10 the hall Of the House Of
Representatives few days socc page brought
q paper TO him and said lady without asked
him to please sign it. He opened it and found
it to be recommendation Tor az appointment
to office. He returned the paper to the page,
saying, | caunot possibly sign it, for | know
nothing Of her Qualifications
Al Old style Firgioia Congressman would
have gone to the door of the House and seen
the lady 10 person, aud if he found that he
knew nothing about her, or that she was not
qualified for the duties Of the place she was
seeking, he would have expressed his regret at
her want of capacity 10 kind terms, and offered
to assist her to obtain such a position as she
could fill.
Az impartial view Of the Gsperal will accord
to him 20 superiority over his competitors nor
en,itle him 10 life estate 10 Congress of$5 600
e year. L.
GEN PRIDEMoRE's DECLINATIoN.-In
recent letter to the Montgomery Messenger
Gen. Pridemore says:
r ( r AS to my being candidate for
re election, would not even it bad DOT pro-
missed, but having promised, | regard it as
binding as if | had signed bond. | am not,
nor shall be candidate for re election. My
highest ambition 10 life has been rea!iz ID. and
the hights; that DOW remains ls to serve &c
ceptably the good people who elected me-
And should | fail to do them all the good 10
ny power, it shall be 90 fault Of mine. | was
sincere 10 my promise when | mado 1t and
chcerfulIy abide ty it.
Yours, truly,
A. l.. PR1DEMoRE.
The Grand Lodge Of Michigao Free Masous,