Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-30
The Eighth Congressional District

peals to his record ia the public prints, patti
culatly when be is attacking The record ard 20
sition Of another occupying q place OF h2aor
and trust, that the record Of The Aggressive IL
dydual should bo particularly uaspa!!ei.
These observations ara drswo Out =: he
late communications ia the widely e:rvu.at
| ed columns Of The Gazette ci IT. who, s7r
| believe, has made three distinct a!lsc:5 W
| on General lluaton withrHt any reply uniii
now on the part Of that stntlHm.h' iIlrnt3.
| By stating that he was 20 gears in tic ul:.llary
service OF the United States, Ironi pirate 10
| captain, that Lu rcsgnej as: tnu% ScI'lia ~
| tho Conic ;uracy, where n; 3aGam9 colonel III
the army; that DC gave up illl;nc,, high so
cial positlon, g., 81. e. ias a. ,ap!ctcly
! revealed himself az j.! he bad added tic SIX re
| maiuDg letters % his surramc. Therefore, we
| shall not be so absurd rs to affect ignorance OF
| his Identity, when he evidently does not desire
| TO remain uGkuoWn.
We are under obligations to BIN Tor con
| celiug 10 General Hunton bravery aud homes
| IT," so much So that we intend to dwell little
| while On these Two Cardiaal virtues ard to ask
| "l'' few QutalOns arcut them.
In the fist place. does lie consider It exactly
| "honesL" to come out Of The district in which
| he lives, aad to make attack upon attack Gu
the representative of another district?
Manassas, Piiooa William county, is the
| domcil q" r., and We propose IL ourselves
starc,, at least, lie had staid at homo.
IT," Du,lag his 60 years in the military scr
| vice Of :iie United States aud his ( years 10
! that OF TIC GoniedtracY, "r' must haze learn
| ed that bravery Is ore OF the cSs,nla! at
| tributes =! hc soh!ia, 81 lie lii7atc, Of the
captain, Of t'rs eooneI, aHd Of IT.: general. No
cficar. 0! whatever rauk, ulv'r mI:'i what his
| capacity be. is !. soldier without It. Nav "I'
has snccrc!! 81 the military capacity Of Gent ri
IIurton, a. well s. 4! bis ability III civil life.
lie charges that llaHt0n VAS 80 'aGl.s'l as 10
seek ana accept The coumiss:ou Ct geurral
officer 10 the array u d war, upon the result ri
| which dcpcGdcI ali the dearest IGttrcsa 81 the
people, whcn lie kncw that !!c did u0t possess
sufficient military knowledge 10 lt!g discharge
the important Duties Of . general that IL 80
doing he preferred his own interests 20 The
public good. and gave aid and comfort 10 the
enemg.' The people Of This Congressional
District will decide, at The proper lim2, whtth-
er this eratuteus charge mada. against their
representative by ri:iz,n Of P1iGcc William
is JUS, one. We have nov to u with The "a
saiIant.
lie acknowledges General Huston bravery,
tut utterly denies his capacity. he has G0ac
so 10 such an uoprov0hc aGd unpardOG2tc
manner that VIC cs!l upon hm now 20 prove
bis own bravery and his capacity likewise. He
can d. so by showing the particulars O! the re.
cord. which be has Aiuoted ia the face OF the
publ, \ soldier can conciusvoly prove his
bravery and capacity 10 but enc way, to wit:
By service LctOre the enemy. Let ~ DOW
state, on honor, a5 they say IN the army. low
much of these % years 10 the United States
servic, AID + years in that Of The Coafedcracy
did he pass Mudcr fire.. 10 exhibiting his
bravery AID capacity how often did be lead a
detachment company Or r&g:nent Into battle
Give the people ct the Eighth Congressional
District the particulars and they will speedily
aud righeously decide by what right "I' made
his issue with their representatives 80 Issue
raised by one officer against another, ty Viz
ginaD against his fellow.
10 conclusion VIC take OCCASION TO say that
the friends Of General IIunton do Dot Intend
that he shall be written down by irresponsible
parties; but if fall be must. then that he shall
fall by the hand Of f;criaa worthy OF his
steel. II.
10 the c.}it0r Of tie -4Icrundrit Gazette
IL the Gaz,ttc Ct the 18th of April, l roticel
a letter wrtten ironl Front Royal aad signed
Warren, saying that the people OF this county
have nc sympathy FIR the movement against
Gen. Huatop. 10 raise the spirits OF some who
might be droop!ay, and to prevent lalJe hopes
10 others % acaouat Of this communicating, |
will say the correspondent ALLUDED to Is some
what mis- !l;an. Geo. IIuuton, it is true has
friends here. anI other gentlemen who have
been 2pckan Ct have Lhcfs aio. The wIlter is
satisfied that Judge JohG Z. Lowell, ef Warren;
J. Y. Mencftr. Of Gappshaonoek, or lI3o. Jas.
V. Brooke. Of Fauquier, Should either Them
bacora c,E@da,c. would carry Tic c0uu'y.
Mr.. S. &. Neal, your tewasmin, has some
warm and ia1n4ni supporters IN the County,
add Why should he Dot have? Except ia cx-
spcct, aud would MIKE US az COED O representa-
tive. Gen. H., it is. true, has served US fifth
July, but he has made some mistakes. and
sometimes his able efforts have proved uusuc
cessful. We do not deny that hc sought to
avert the great fraud 10 the ocleciion Of Hayes,
but in this his attempt was ahoriivc. DO not
mention this, however, 10 humlElate Gen. H.,
but only to sho@, even with his experience,
that he cannot alwaya secure Tao happy result,
though upon the whole he has made Us q good
ind houcs representative; and We have shown
our appreciation AID paid hin his reward by
thrice elcc'ing him to the honorable positon
which he now holds. 1t c.nu0t be denied that
there arc other g,ntlemnn ia the Eighth Con
gressioual district tQut!Iy as able. honest, aud
DESCRIBING, AL sehy ignore Iteir merits and
thwarl their ambition hY making one the con.
ti1ucd pet Of The pcoolo? IF mistake not the
people will answer this through their rrpr,ssn
tatiecs in convention 10 tn: emphatic words We
will not fRoNT ROrAI.
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