Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-05
The Eighth Congressional District.

The Eighth Congressional District.
10 the editor of the Alexandria Gazette
WARRENToN, Va, July 4, lS7S.-h1y at
tention has bec- called to letter advocating
Gen. Hunton's claims, signed "Seuey," which
cognomen must have been mistake OF the
printer. fer it was Senie letter, unworthy OF
the name of patriot, or Of freeman. lie
endorses the cowardIy course of tho Electoral
Commission. of which Gen. Hunton was
member and promoter, and gives as bis au'
thorty MIR. Benjamin Hill, that Southern po-
itica acrobat, wno tries to ride two horses at
the same time and each going different way.
Mr.. Hill. that political mouutebank, who used
the following language 10 Congress upon the
debate to form an Electoral Commission, which
language Senile quotes with such hearty en-.
dorsement Civil war redresses no wrong and
preserves 90 rights" In this sentence Mr.. Hill
confesses that the course of the South was
wrong, and folly, and he reads history to
small advantage. Civil war redresses 90 wrong
then, either the history of the world cannot
BIO relied upon, or MIR. Hill is right one or the
other. Macauley says that civil war is tho last
resort of 40 oppressed people, and Froude, the
| greatest historian OF the times, remarks with
out civil war, without rebellion, the world would
DOW be under tee descendants OF the C9 sars.
| By civil var Switzerland kept her republican
form Of government for three hundred years.
| By civil war France rid herself of the corrupt
Louses, who made bis country a hell to ad'
minister to bis pleasures By civil war Great
Britain. under Cromwell and under James,
preserved the liberties OF the English people.
By civil war the United States recovered their
| rights sold by o venal Parliament, and by civil
war the South struck gallant blow for free
government, which, though it failed, will yet
bear its fruits, which will last until the crack OF
doom; indeed until the wreck Of matter and
| tho crash of worlds. CIIASSEUR.
OUR CHOICE FOR CONGRESS. With this
| issue we announce ourselves as opposed to the
| re nomination of Eppa Hutton and 10 favor OF
| the nomination Of 8. g. Neae, of Alexandria,
as our next Congressman. From close observa.
ton throughout the district We are Of tho
opinion that General Hunton is not the choice
of the people, As high toned and honorable
gentleman We hold Gen. Huuton equal to any
one in the State it is his political record, not
his personal character, that We are opposing.
He has had great opportunities, yet we fill
10 see wherein ho las improved them to tho
advantage of the district, of bis State, or his
party. All we ask is that his record in Cong ress
should be examined closely and carefully, aud
then compare it With the record made by II arrls,
or Tucker, or CabelI, or any of the Virginia
congressman. After careful survey of the
field We think 8. g. Neale the strongest oppo
ncnt of Mr.. Huntou, and will therefore urge
bis nomination until the matter is settled by
the convention which meets IN Alexandra on
the 2Sth of August. After The convention
shall have been held, il The man OF Our choice
should fail of nomination, NC will stand by the
nominee, and with him sink or swim" As
the canvass advances we expect to have more
to say upon this subj ect.- GordonsrlAe Ga
zettc.
Our CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS. We have
placed OF the head of cur columns the IA me OF
gentleman whose daily Increasing streDg tn and
popularity througbo the entire length and
breadth of this district, will beyond any reason.
able doubt seoure him the nomination for Con
eress. We have in the past been 30 uniformly
rctcent in tic discussion of tho morris. of can
dida,es for political prefermeut, that q few wise
acres either consider us Incompetent to- express
an opinion, or tLat we haVo 70 night 8 } to do,
less VIC be found guilty Of reasonable conduct.
We propose 10 this issue, at least, to have but
little to say, beyond calling attention. to the
extracts to be found 10 another cou nn 10 advo.
cacy Of Mr.. Neale from the Cord onsville Ga.
z?tte the Warrenton Enterprise, and the
Washington Capital, which We thick may throw
scmo little light upon our mental capacity end
the correctness of orr 7iowa when VIC pronounced
MIR. Ncac to be 81 tar the Strongest man in
the district for Congress. Ii Our next issue We
propose to exercise the privilege of devotDg a
column or more to show Why Mr.. Hunton
should not be renoplinated, aud in what respect
he is not in sympathy with the people. -PNd'
mont FUginlan.
The Winchester correspondent Of the Balti-
more Gsz,tte says: Many Of the friends Of
COL Richard Henry Lee, of Clarke county.
desire him to be candidate for Congress, sub.
ject to the action of the conservative convention
which is to n eet 10 Alexandria, They think
that tho nominee should be from this side Of
the ridge, ard consider Colonel Lee for many
reasons to be the ono most suitable for the
nomination.
The Richmond dispatch says: S. G. Ncsle,
of Alexandra, seems to be tho strongest rival
of Gen. Hunton for the nomination for Congress.
1t were a pleasure to support either and it
may safely be assumed that neither will bolt.
They are high toned gentlemen.
The Presidential Fraud.
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