Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-08

pie, the blushine and iroWnlIg on all those
youthful fsces at the moment when the bClllng
water sends up the frat herald Of matrlmoIy, ia
such pretty sight, that it is not to be wondered
at when the dumplings somstimes guess rightly.
The First Congressional District.
Mr.. George c. Rcu0d, the Ropu ican can,
ddate for Congress from the First District OF
the State has written letter to the Na!lopa
Republican, 10 which he says:
"Having been suddenly summoned from ny
canvass fer Congress by telegraph to attecd
at the death. bed OF 9 near relative, / bare
been flooded by appeals from gentlemen In
Washington to withdraw 10 favor OF Judge
Critchcr, and this morning | see Z very !air
statement Of the substance OF said appeals 10
letter in the Republican signed "Acccnac.
l presume the letter is written by gentleman
some years siocc rc:lcnt Ct Accomac and
ucw resident Of Washington. Thes, gentle.
men have tried To convince no that L Was
being used as the tool CT Hi.at they call the
"Sercr a.l Wolff tacuou,' and that did uot
know what | was abcu:. Now, in reply, |
have simply to say that have always tiled to
steer clear of factions of every kind and that may
be the reason that was utterly ignorant OF the
existence Of such faction Is thay name.
My reasonS fer running sic trIehy this The
Republican party Of Virginia cid themselves
the credit of putting into the State constitution
section establishing q publ, school system.
The Congress OF the Laited States when they
rcadniued Virginia 1870 the Uutou did It
upon the "luadaucrt.! coGllt!on' that the
pub!ic school system Should always remain 10
tact. The Constitution SETS apart s.crcily all
the capitatiou lax and ont-iifh Ct the property
tax to the pubic schools. The lcgisiaur, Of
1870, although q CONSERVATIVES uue, passed :.
| very good pablo school !sw aud pu: d.. Ruff.
ucr a, its he'd. Al its NIX: session the same
| Leg l;laturt passed the 'iuuclog bill, sc d x.
terously framed It's au.Lccs that the result
is the robbcry oi the scL09l iu11 Of 81 lOJ 900.
ORiOg to this robbery CT the public schOo!
| fund tue school houses arc closing all over The
State, and 4SO, 00J &C lcol children arc fam ST.
| ing for the bread OF Knowledge because that
Sl,ll3, 900, assessed aud cylIcc:cd expressly
for school purposes. has been appropriated for
other purposes.
"Now, | believe that somc party should make
this question, which coy Is absorbing public
attention from thc Ail.nls 10 Cumberland
Gap, 40 issue at the CoDgrea>l )ol eIsc.ioo,
which is the CT ~ c!tc:l)D this isi!. IL Is bclug
made an issue la other parts OF The Safe by
some live Cons ,rvatiyes. Aud When, on last
Tue sday, leareed for the list time that &c
Republican was 10 be in the field, d:tcrmlaei
at once 10 fore, this lssug on the canvas all
| know OF DO issue oa Wil:h the EepuDiic.us
of the first district Will rally so universally -
GA propc sition 70 organize 10 supper. Of ih@
public school system. Whcl they Implanted /
the Constltu ioo | knew OF 40 Issue ca which
90 many liteia.-mlnded Conservatives VII
unite with ANYBODY that proposes to fight such
piyau;ic iuiuuity Is the ''iu1d!cg BILL
II went first to Esederics s5uTg. The s.
called "Sencr lToz tactioo" TUNED cur On
half days uoic; aud filed the large cou;t
house to overlooking. They have cone t"
work for the pubic schools. established III hc
ooldance with kcnubleen constitution, aLt
BY tits time the baii have Set Ia m0tlcu =
rolling down toward the Chesapeake. aud
could DOT stop it If WoulI, and |oa.I potii
could; aud DOW if tic "Accomac iact!?n VIII
leave Washington Tor the frs: dlsric; AID J)'u
haods with the Fredericksburg iactiou' we
will sec such ) lrllpG Up Of dry hop%S Is ' IT,
giuia has not seen ior many year
"Oae word as to judge Cfltchcr. knc" ma
"a the Legislature a. IL pi""sant "ni pHn'"r'!
ger.t at; bnt iGy r2cJ!t. CT II Is ina! ~ vas
90 eXtremu partisan, .ui ;n.: f"pub l;'ns %
the district arc called "a 20 support ju -,
Critcher because he Was an d-!4!De VI h.
i
things the "O!d Line Wings wora gong to
do for the R,publlcao party in virginia. ia !
never beard OF II excep; from s)mcbo5y who
was 10 Washington ,cking Office, ADD WISHED
TO imrress some Republican official OF th'l u
nortance of his sage advice. You III sht g
wei! try to gaIvauize the pctlGcd mo0sers OF
the geolopio ages as to attempt to breathe th'
breath OF lite into the dead Issues Of the pa!
and make them the l!?iag soul OF the present
And who makes this call? Precisely irtc
men Representing Trc c0uau 5. Tfr4c OF them
[ have known 10 admire Tor thtl; S;criIu.
qualities The other two L have never met
and | doubt exceedingly il any one oil them
will claim that the voice OF these tlGo should
rule the sixteen c0nnttnS OF tho district. | shGui
like their support, out if they arc pledged l.
Judge Critcher, Of course cacnot expect Il,
Had either Judge Clitctcr or Gen. baa'
como out squarely 10 favor t the pu"ie
schools, owe. and above all opposing interest,"
| should never have been in their way. 81.
have gone i1to the fight, hur0cd my bldrr@
bcbiod me, and shall stick to the last, 10
matter whom i. may help or whom It MAY
hinder.
The Tappshaunock Irdcz Of F'iisy rn3
fishes the following card:
10 the Republicans d fH@ Dtshtd:
Gentlemen: A porIi % OF the District C0a
gres,iona Committee met at TappahanDoSA'
On the 18th day Ct last month, aud atteF c1o,
.u!tug with maDy Q! the mes; prominent an;
most iutei gen; members OF tic party, decIAc-
to endorse the c.udiacy CT Judge JOIN
Critchtr. After the adjournment Ct the cau,r'
an emissary Of James Is. Sener. laduc d thr
coDorcd voters OF TanpahanDock to conpeI
Aaron Comadore to sign card, written ~
sid ageot Of 5ener, withdrawing from '"S
endorsaiioo Of Judge C:I'chrr. ,
Col. John WoItz, states that a Rel u9'c'n
will anpounc, himself as q canGilatc 10 r'cPF
time and il IS useless "a add that that !ti'
yidual will BE- JANIS b. oener, OF tredcT'c"',
burg. .L%.
Now appeal to every honest man 10 TIE CO.
trct who claims to b. a Republican to saga =,
our epdorsa,ion OF JUICE Crichcr Wills u:
rcnains 10 the GelJ, and ir this Way f'Ics tn'j
seil-apnounced candidate to retire. ohou
circumstances force our choice from the is ,,s
then appeal to evsry Republican, TO-, TO ,s ,b,;,
| J.r,ou y SnnPr. ard throw tUGi'