Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-15
Tho Eisht,, Congressional District.

The ElShLA SOLSTcs5iOhhA N.SSAASts
10 the editor Of tic alexandria Gazette
Pease insert The following canmuuicailoo
frcm the Leesburg W,shir gtoulan Ct last week
and obligo maOy L,udoun V1tcr5:--
''Iirginius," writing 10 soar pap5r, u@lrr
date juno 29 b, 1878, seeus l. imply that 90
ore nam d in conEet &C WITH tonsttssIouai
hcnors !,cm this district, BIS say c!alns upon
The n.rt!e, except & neral lllnicn. Now,
SIR. ;hele IL &c on= 10 his district, surely not
oee 10 tbs couoty, that Lsoa OF, that figs aDy
ouairsl with general Huntoa lie is p!aas
aut gentleman, and ;s an honest Representatives
Bat according to my ideas OF repub!lcsu lnstiiu.
tione, no man has life eststei any Office With
10 the gift Of The people. Why General Hun
ton should expect this. or why his friends
should claim it for him can not understand.
Did we owe him anything, were the people in'
debted to him, did be truly have claim upon
the people Of this district? Possibly. But
has not six years--ihree terms in CONGRESS-, paid
all that? Isn't the debt Cancelled? Yea, who
now is debtor, the people to Gen. Huntop, or
Gen. Huaton to the people Then Why talk
about the claims OF Gen. Huatou! Ii there
ever was debt due him by tho people it has
been more than raid.
But what has be done to constitute any debt
atsll? 1t is true be has done his duty, no mae
questions that. But has he done more than
bis duty? And in doing his simple duty has
be dobe more than gentlemen who now ask
for some of Tho honors would have done
Point TO some great act Of bis, while 10 Con.
eress. that stirred up tho country, and that
Justly entitled Tim to the unceasing support Of
the voters Of this district. No one undertakes
this The most they do is to defeEd his acts,
and show wherein they were right aud proper.
This is an important fact, and worthy to be no.
tioed. 10 my opinion. 1t would be just and
right for Gen Hunton to return to this district
his profound thanks for what has been done
for him, and ceasing to ask for more, give place
to other gentlemen.
Sir, without desiring to draw any inVidious
distinctions, there is gentleman before the
people who has as high claims upon toe support
of tho people Of this district, and especially the
people Of this country, as any OF the gentlemen
named could possibly have. Attic first sound
Of the "battlo drum he left home and friends
and cast bis all upon the altar Of his country.
He went, wearing no epaulet upon his shoulder,
20 sword by his sde but as common SOL
iieI;" to do prvates work-he tied bis Il!o
aud fortunes TO the cause that be loved. 1t Is
true that his worth and vaor could not long re-
main unno,iccd, and be quickly was promoted.
But as he acted then, SO has he acted all
through life; never seeking honor, but simply
following duly. Nor does be now seek this 20
stion for WINCH he has been mentioned. Not
word will BIO say to promote his interests. H.:
positively refuses 10 ''electlUneer for himself
lu doug this he simply follows the past purity
of his life. II Is necd!ess for me to say Gnvre
about bin. The people ofL1udouG krog him.
q. ooarss refer to I!"!o"7 K - r. l.-c.
liz Interests ara id-n,.Ec1 With L!uiy;.p.
LIT LJui2ua shoS her apsieei-tca ~ lis
75rlh. y DEMOCRAT
The Rapoalla1D' OK Echo ssys Mr.. Menctee
is buna i1a c!ndid.te, and the luno. set on
inot by soue uafaitL:ul one that the people Of
R,ppahauuock and MeLstee's tri, ud5 are sup
porting him only to defeat a particular cand.
date. Is untrue, ueHied cmphaucaljy W Mr., VI.
h,u:el:,, and ali true friends. lt his not bees
The history ct cur county 70 act 81 G2C4lttu.iy.
Inc people claim - BE- Vrei1isro and as slob.
aud as friends Ct Mr.. Mene!ee, they Guild not
stand the reiTos,h Of luah p-fsriouS servi:uae,
neither is it pcss bic that high toGed geute
man would suffer himself 10 become cit'
paw for either Of the candidates il the 63ld.
Tie Washington correspondent of the Bald.
more Sun says
"N!r. Columbus Alexander, the president Of
The Taxpayers Association of this city. author
iZ,s denial Of the statement made by Repre.
sentative HuutoD, in his speech as AlexabdliA
Thursday night. TO the effect that he, iAIexan
der.) Judge Wylie and Commissioner Bryan
We're in favor OF the assessment bill which MI.
Hunton strongly advocated, aud which passed
ar-i-s tho Iaat E-- l-,- e C--..-Os. Nv
Alexander says on the contrary Judge WyIic
and Mr. Bryan, as we'll as himself, (Aexabder,l
all took au active part in opposing the bill in
questior; that no ono waited the bill but the
District ring and the First National Bauk of
New York, which bad purchased the certif
Gates of assessment. The bill in question legal
iz,d the assessments Of the Board of Public
Works, which Commissioner Bryan in an eff.
oial oonnu 1ication characterized as false,
fraudulent ard corrupt aud prevents the tag
payers from being allowed To contest the pay
mcnt il The cclts. on the ground that they arc
fraudulent 1t also gives the District auihori-
ties power 10 enforce the payment cf all
assessments by selling the property in question
by auction. There are many hundred persons
who have so far declined to pa3 these assess.
ments, and who are awaiting the decision OF
some test cases now pending 10 tha courts.