Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-29
Ahe Eighth Congressional District.
FALLS CHcaCn DISTRICT FAIRFAX
COUNTY. Va hrrll % 1878

Ahe Eighth Congressional District.
FALLS CHraCH DISTRICT, FAIRFAX
COUNTY, VA, hErll 80, 1878
10 the editor Qfttc alexandria Ga=cne:
Perhaps fsw thicgssrc as Difficult. as 70 MAKE
others sec things or por5Ds as you 10, bit WHY
80 great difference Of opuiou as nav Exists A.
to tbs next member ftom lis district-EIyh,t
Congressional?
Il is my privilege, pcrsoDaiy.to s:now aud t,
hold in high estimate many who's names hay,
been mentioned, each OF whom pr3u iy Claim
many warm friends, each Of whom p1v,;i la,
had proclaimed Why his Immediate nel,Lbor
hood must have lis lavorlte, each Of When,
proudly refers to service already rendered a,
cvidcuc, Of peculiar fitness for the position.
Each town or county may en-! doubtless sh0nl:
b. proud Of its proposed candidate, ci,her u:
whom would, having tQlal adv sn:agrs, al!
represent the district. But Why lurn acwn
our present representative, who has eaiIantIy.
nobly mauiuily and honestly protected the boz
lotertst Of his constituents, ever aIeantlpk thu
good Of bis party. adding honor 10 eur beloved
old State? That Gen. Hunton is.t oncc cag.h...
and honest is proved BY his holding pEouluaar
and most important p0s!llcGs Ca cGnmltIc,s II
the House; that nc is the crIat @! a2y :aI Il
perior to many Of lis c1Iea2uc3 WI. cr.riy
shown duiiug the electoral c2'!cSt. Wis
Rheu be has gained ripe CyD:rinnc. 10 ~.
faithful discharge Of Guty shol'! il" 10: IL r,
turned is qu"sio1 deserving II Ut s2riOu> r,!
sideratio0. Which Cue ramcd il str5n@,r i.
intellect or 10 moral worth? Go. Eluo;1p j.
| equal to The best; has lad more txpcT.:c. j.,
that peculiar schou where eXoatieuc2 i, nI:,
required than all Of them coH,bGr!.
II should b, Is mu1E Tor the c)uatiI'. a. /.
terest to choose we'll as it Gao b. iGr The e,n3t
| date to be choser 10 ask al honest man 10 vy.1
according to his conscience is supsltla u, 30 al.
| him to vote against his cou:cIcnc. IS Al in>ui.
While We had only meek Representative T.
was natural this should be carried 70 ! cret;
extent trust tho intelligent voter agrees la;
seat ln Congress ought not to D" giVeo Tx .
bed in an aims house, to urscrcV OF solicitation:
and that tho man who surTcnicra his We =
caressas and suppcatioos tofg:ts lis day :,
entirely as if he sold il for q dollar.
Let US return to the days when tt@ p,,'
sought the maI-Shcn il vii. be as grcrt -
voter az it would be # : brlbe were oit.rci Is ,
jurymap. Gen. ilun.on'5 ac!s and op.a)n-
| before the people His conduct has placed buns
|
State. We cf the eighth will bes: ur1vi !" i,r
our future by uai!og uD1u onr Who's: osiy !Iut
seems to have b:cn in doing rs!,lfl!:y 80 boa
estly bis whole iuty. } H.
10 the editor Of the 4!ccandriu Gazette:
FALLS CHURCH. April %, lS11S.-l Vr: 1T
ters on the Congressional nou'aatloo az. =
| s,urce OF iote:cs. to Us. Il il SAT. 70 pr,iirt
from them that our ds;Sic; will not safer f.:
| want Of candidates. Ii any change is 70 /"
made We Of Fairfax may probably pvt cur *
Lieut. Governor in the pot, as re are coneel"
enough to thiok be would p;obaby eat as g),.
a figure as any Of the 2eutiemeu named. ~
for myself | have seen none lreIer 20 '''n
| Hunton, and the fact of hi, third term /, ~
bugaboo 10 me. Tn, truth Is Congress i iIk.
q trade man does net bea)mc Ii !Ii thlr.
until he has Iearn d bis business. al %.
| leadiug men 10 Congress, those who coa':o
like Randall, Cox, Wood Bank. Hale, kei,ry
Butler, and others, like Beck, B.l0c, n:m =,
| Hoar, Lamar, who have gone up 10 the StIalr,
have succec led 10 mixing their lGtnr2:s o.iy
BY be;rg retained 10 position by 'h2lr G)3St'iu
e0c7. la judging Of the fitness Of clni IA.
bis own desires for hooo:s aul perks arc the las;
| hines TO be taken toto consideration. l. Lr
houes, IS he capable? Does h. Tcrrcs."'
| fairy the views 81 his district tlas n an,
weight with his colleagues? rhcs? arc thu o.
| toes to be- asked, anil havlog eiveu !h.in -ru..
consideration am compelled 10 an,~,r i@srr
all iu references 10 Gen. lluatou in the att III
tive. True he has never gore off Tx r'.': q
as Knott did 10 his DIu:h sp 'cr'i, CT NJ.
on female sufFr,ge. ,r AS Martha |. T.;@"s"".
occss oDal!y does but for sounI g;}w+, ""r.'
c1nsdtratiAa, and an b }uest tif ri ~ ii, rt%h
Gen. lIuo:on has III, respect and c,u'I leo" q
his a. yci4tcs. sni while he does not biz H.
meteor across 'hr Nopsr, s3ton.I ii:ms:n u,
40 man 10 the iIyun Is ls;"oai u wIh I.,'
resrsc: when he presents h!s vl2~l "n aHr
SUI ct. j.