Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-18
Tie Eighth Congressional District
LANDMARK. FAUoUIER Co.. Va,
Aprll l7tb. 1878.
editor Of tie Alexandria Gazette :

April lib, 1878.
To tie editor OF tie Alexandria Gazette:
As your ezce'IeGt journal has been for some
weeks past he medium through which have
beer Communicated the sentiments of different |
seo'uus Of The Eighth District concerning the
nomination Of candidate for the next Congress,
| crave lh, inLugercs Of brief space to give
what my observation has led me to believe are
the feelings Of our little precinct upon this al
ready agilated question. 10 the first place I
w1 tell you how We stand politically at this
Landm K. There ara about seventy five reg.
istercd voters ht re- the msjority of them honest,
hard VOL king farmers. At the election 10 1876
the democratic ticket was voted without a
scratch. Likewise at the State election last
fall the conservative nominees received unanl-
NOUS vote. The recalllog OF thes, facts may
SAVIOR # local vanity if SO We beg TO be excused,
f,r we couf.ss that we are proud ct our mark.
Heretofore We have taken but little part 10 the
conservative conventions, but have voted with
| out dissenliog voice for their nominees. We
claim right to be heard from 10 the coming
| congressional contest. The sentiment of the
people, so far as The writer has been able to
judge, is that among those named for the posi-
ton the claims OF the present ocunbcnt, Hon.
| Eppa Hutton, stand pre- eminent. And why
should he no; receive the unanlmou; vote OF
the neXt convention? Some say that siucs
| Fauquier has furnished the representative tor
| three consecutive terms il Is time she was
| giving way to other sectoDs. O1e cores
pundeut went as far back as 1855, wlcn tx.
| Gov. Smith con meuced his career 10 Congress,
and c,oteoded that as Fauq1,cr had sioce that
time been the recipient Ct 81 many honors 1T
was neither fair DOR politically right" for Gen.
| H. TO receive another nomination. Now if
Gen. Il. had advocated such measures ouly as
we're Tor the good of bis Own cjuoty, regardless
of the sentiments of other portions of his dis
| trict, then there would be some reason for elect.
Jog another representative. No one will attempt
TO argue that such has been the cas-. 10 The
disposition OF the appointments 10 his COVER
also he has cot been partial 20 his oativc county.
| There sre doubtless other men ia the district
who with the same experience would make as
good legislators As be. Every section has lis
pet candidate Each may make good repre-
sentative, bat We present Que who We know by
actual test has made good Que, AID with hts
past experience Of six years and reputation
unta1nished, having won The confidence Of his
colleagues BY the fidelity with Which be has
D. rlormcd the duties entrusted to bin, We have
|
to those already won it again entrusted with
the guardianship ct the Eighth Congressional
| District. HEzEKIAH.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va, April is, 1878.
70 the Editor Of tie ALsranaria Gazette:
Ftr some llua past | have observed 10 the
columns t your excellent paper numerous CON-
muDicaions from different parts Of this con-
gressioDal district recommending various worthy
persons as suitable to represent US afer the
term Of the present representative expires. Is
there indeed sioge county Of the eleven com
posiog cur district where some man has not
appeared ready, nay eager 10 g. to Congress
| for the beDtht Of his Constituents as we'll as
for the satl fiction which may ac,rus TO him
| self? Among SO mauy aSplraots 1t Is quite
| impossible 10 choose pcri0u entirely accept
able to all. We must rather be satisfied with
one whose abilities ADD personal qualifications
will command respect and esteem; whose char
actcr will assure US of a hard workiog represent
tal7e and honest politician.
Gen. Epps Hunton, we are tod,is DESTROYS Of
re election after having served three terms.
Now We have the highest regard TOR the general
and always supported bis election with what
ever Influence We possessed. We admire his gal.
liant War record, we admire his uustained char
acter, which has made his Its SO pure as man
ADD as poIitciao, but we arc equally firm 10
the OF ioon that the time has come tor another
part of the district to be honored By the repre-
sentatiou beiug granted to one Of its disliu.
guished sons
Rotation 10 Office" although u doctrine
which may be carried too far and produce no.
! happy resuIts, nevertheless, 10 the politics Of
the Or, sent day, must be allowed, to keep the
party from decay and fatal disniegratioo. PEG.
pie will Dot now be contentcd With the same
man c,nstantiy, DOR WilIiogIy allow the same
county coutousiy to claim the honor Of the
place. Other counties will bring forward lh-ir
able and honest men for this position a; to salts
fy their large masses otvoteIs it must be shown
there is 90 desire on the part OF any fragment
OF the party to claim the othc, as life tenure
for any one man, or any particular part OF the
district. M part Of the district should be 10.
willing to share with another part the public
Offices aud honors, especially when they have
had the benefit thereof successfully for nun
Der OF years, and appeal with conhieoce 10
the conservative people to endorse this view as
both Just and true.
1t Alexandra will place before the con7eu.
tio0, when it meets next August to choose cur
|
former delegate. s. G. NeaIe, ca, feel sure
she cao secure his nomination. Iua. be is emf
neotIy qualified for the place none that know
him viii dispute. The conservative party owes
bim debt OF gratitude for the splendid CANVASS
be made 10 1871 when he was eIccted to the
Legislature, utterly defeating the radicals who
had so loog held sway thereby rcdeemlog Alex
andria agaia to the Vrgioia people. Let US
also remember that io addition TO his maoy
public services be has always applied himself to
bis profession aud maintained an envab!e 20
siton at the bar. Possessed Of 6ne education
aud large mental attalnmeDts, our people will
6od tina. nooe Of the candidates spoken Of are
tor any reason, more likely TO bs satisfactory
as their representative 10 the National Leglsla-
ture than he whose name | have mentioned.
! Potomac.
A STRANGE RACE James Stewart, OF
the Livnstonis mission, in letter, gives some
| infa ota of no al tna YniOrq.