Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-24
Tie Esshsh Congressional District.

w hat | am about to relate, IS WORTHY OF
your attention." Read, think wisely, and you |
will act Justly aud nobly. We do not live for |
ourselves alone but also for one another, and
our posterity. And believing 10 the wisdom CT
the remark Of the great and good CATO. the
Censor, thet every citizen ought to be IS So
licitous abou. public affairs, as bee about her
bive," propose to briefly point out the great
importance and necessity of eectipg competent
aud proper persons to represent Virginia in
Congress.
Tho horrors of the late war and our present
poverty aud misery are the melancholy conse. |
quences of eectiog incompetent persons 10 ad'
minister public affairs, and should serve as
warning for tho future. We arc not yet out of
danger. We arc now only permitted to live in
stfl c;ion By the sutferance OF our enemies. The
times are still omiuous and porteDtous of great
evil to the whole South. We should act With
the dignity, justice, aud wisdom demanded by
the magnitude Of the vast and sacred Interests
at stake. But whatever may be our fate, let
that it is better, far better, that We should be
found suffering than sutIylug our fair fame by
doing what is Ill 1St, and thus gain the glory
InlHsys fear the wisdom OF that policy which
needs not the sacred obligations of justice and
patriotism. The best system OF government or
laws is curse when administered by dlssI'
patcd, veDsl aud Inefficient officers. Popularity
may insure SUCCESS 10 az election, but II cannot
give wisdom and virtue lndeed, history proves
that The most popular are often the most lg-
noran, aud undeserUiog. The hypocrtical smile
Of the s;G;h will reach the heart OF many be-
fore the noble irAbkncss Of the generous. Learn.
ing, virtue, love of justice and patriotism alooe
render representative CT pu0c 0thccr q ben
etib end hoG0r to the State.
Republics are born of wisdom, virtue, love of
liberty aud patriotism. and they pellsh IN vice
and inuorurce When i Republic becomes
powerful and rich, it becomes also corrupt.
Then large regular army has to be established
10 protect the goo! against the wicked. The
consc qucucc is that when an ambitious and 10
principlcd ruler reaches the head Of the govern
meot he uses the army to cDslave all, 10 which
usufpalion The rich and those with families sub
nit for the protection it affords them against
: anarchy and the pluuder of their property. Such
has been the begin and end OF all Repuollcs
which have heretofore existed, oDd nothing but
virtue, justice, learning and uobl patriotism
can preserve us from So terrible late.
lQCTC are UuG tWu ways HuC!SUJ tuO huettS
and rights of the people can be successfully
E defended, namely wise craftsmanship, sod
physical power. Iuasmuch as We have not the
physical power to defend our rights, our only
resource ia therefore 10 wisdom, virtue and
equity. These facts show the Importance OF
seIecIog competent person to represent the
Eighth District 10 the next Congress. The
Eighth District has a number OF gentlemen
, whose merits come up to the standard Indicated,
; which reuder Gen. Hunton' return to Congress
not oug unnecessary, but unjust to the dl5tln
guishsd gentlemen 10 question, contrary to
sound policy and Injurious to the best interests
of the State. AS it s glorious to confess our
faults, it is the part of wisdom to correc. the
errors Of the last election fer members OF Con
eress in the next. JUSTICE.
To the elitor Of the Alsrandria Gazette:
FRONT ROYAL, Va, April 10, lS1S.-lt
I might be supposed outside of the Eighth Con
grcssonal District from the numbar OF CORES
poudents 10 your paper,and other papers 10 the
a'~'-:-'' f"ror!og the pretentinns Of ?th"r "nn
tlcmen 10 Congressional h0Dori, That inc people
ia all the counties we're movl5g en- masae against
Gen. Huntoo, the present Incumbent that be
was in iaot wanting 10 capacity aud fidelity to
bis high trust | wish now only to say that
the people OF Warren, who have no aspirant for
Congress. have 20 sympathy for this movement
agaius, Gen. Huoton. They believe him to be
possessed of decided abilities. the peer Of bis
colleagues 10 The State or out Of it. as fully
testified to by his service 10 Congress, and bis
seIectioo as member of the commission, and
his gallant, able service therein in seeking to
avert the great fraud ia the selection OF Hayes,
and moreover, and more important than all, 10
his firm, unbeuding Integrity 10 the discharge
OF his duties. II this move among The friends
of aspiraD!s mas any sympathy among the PEG
10 this OF the adj9uop c>uulie5, the writer has
failed, after considerable enquiry, to make the
discovery, aud when the convection assemblies
the peoples representatives will verify this
opinion utlsss there is great change OF
sediment. WARREN.
WARREN Co., Va, April %, 1873.
10 tile editor Of the Alexandria Ga=stte:
As it seems very evident that there will be a
change 10 the representative 10 Congress from
this district, desire to present the namo Of a
gentleman who if nominated and elected, will
discharge the duties of representative with Gde-
it7 and ability. refer to } Judge Joho L. L0v&l,