Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-11
Letter from Richmond,

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Richmond, Dec. l0.-Tho reajjusters $50
cs:ed} sic very sore ovIr the Confederate SOL
der business. From all parts of tho State they
hear Ct tie lH1igra!i3n OF the people, and tpy
will con;iou9 20 hear Of it. Tie worst part Of
the mailer il that it cow takes tlrec men to d.
The Guy which POOR one-lr eyed Sullivan Per.
flrMcd.
The number ard length Of the nominating
speeches to-day prevented much advance in
tho work Of making aid unmak!ug officers. 1t
will probably Dc ended tomorrow.
Tho Conservative party IL rcorgaEiZ:ng here
ard Inc people ID ell tho counties aro urged to
g to wolk ct oGoo and trsauiz, against tho
NV republican party, Of which Gen. Mahono
il leader.
Those rraIjus'lrs Rhh claim 70 be cousclVa-
iiSts ail HOW have their conservatism tested.
They vii! soon DO called upon to vote for q
tlaitrd States SENATOR and il rcmainA to be-
arCn whether ihny will make thcir nominee tell
where !:a atardi whether thoy vi vote for q
inau who vii! not clnc OUT openly aud s.ato
hts ;I"Si;mr OF cauTau thoe iatenh to, nlcct
M,hopa
Nj. R.ynGlls, q BoletcurE, tho newly clcot
FL i'r"asnWr, IS man Fix feat six inches 10
hei&hi. liz lis race against his caucus orpN-
raa:s III has proved Inc truth Of tho saying that
tho In0rt rt pale gets the parsirmons.' -
Gen. Eshnla. OF Staunton. 10 nominating
MI, Hunter 10 Jay made fino speech. llo
said ans eood hirE especially fitting the clse,
ma ii NUS; slick TO the reimbursement party ilo
said "ihl capitol has been mado great iniirm.
any Ter iavad rcadjusters who arc not abio to
| C ,;Gr here with tho fanctiou If their people. F"
liz Gicd tic cases 81 Il! the officers elected and
showed that nearly all Of them were defeated
Eeadjrscr candidates fer rha legislature. Ills
| lex stunG the other Side and called foit
! speeches ircEl Lhtm lu'i g! vunom. and nado
| un at lilo Gs,;rl material, ...
1t il PLATO tho rcatjastcrs will havo to dtfoo
their position moro clearly. Some Of thcm
nov claim 10 to simple enthusiastically that
! I'D a 49,: 49,. nh"rR affirm that thoy
"'o '"'''E atouuu win no parry ~ lIu 10.
| s|al!laS isie time Ghen new party shall bo
orralIZ.d. All the conservatives 10 tho lcris-
| Giuro want Is fjr Gen. Malone, ;hcir yould
| Oh Senator, 10 deGuo his positon. There ere
hai two national parties, tho democratic and
reru5l, caE--to which does he btlopg? If ho
10 Tic fearless man his partizars claim him 10
Do let h!m speak out. If he Tapts to slide in
without letting Virginia know what manner Of
nan hrr Senator is, let him 60. The question
0! CONSISTENCY Is "hoT oan tho conservative TO-.
ncllstes vl:G Tor him ii lie is afraid to define
ms position, fer is cot that proof that he is
u0 democrat + |! on the other hand ho speaks
out at says he Is democrat they can, with
som3 shos 81 consistency, vote for him, Mr.,
EAR, ei farlsx, to-day, claimed for himself
that 10 was "oorssrgatc read ulster elected by
the conservative rcaC justcr5 OF Fairfax" uo
SAID also. wa arc net hero to shane ANYTHING
but State po!ios" Therefore Tie question
arises sill Mr.. Farr, who says ho is oonscr.
vvatIvo, 700 Tor Mahonc fer Sedator u,lrss
Man0lo comes cut opouly and tells what be L.
Senator Withcrs, who is candidate, for ro-
c'ccioa, does not hesitate TO say that be is n
uoGocrss md will vote with the democrats
What docs Gen. Mehoao say?
-Mr. Duke. Of Aibemarlo, sounded tho how
hoto 10 cay when he secuted tho idoa advanced
ey some CT tue revolulionists that tho conser.
7atlVe party is dead. If" said he, "tbo c1n.
s'iVat!vc party of Virginia is dead, then from
liz ashes will spiing up tho great national
democracy, and 1t will survive the man on horse
PACK snouid DC come. This action is but the
stable call, telling the boys to water the
aCTScs. some have mistaken it for the 'loug
roll Let tho long rolf beat next year and
you val SEQ the democratic troops oomiog into
lis slEposel that The Legislature will GOT
iTafoaEG tho elections Tomorrow, but Major
D Da, haa series OF charges to make against
EhlI!lps the rcaojuSter nominee for railroad
ccmmiss!oaer. II IS Time thrown away,.show.
ever' now, iori ii ono ct their nominees wore
proved to 10 tie dovi himself thew wouJd vots
'fr hi@ az the ukas, has gone forth.
E'' STROEuBOW.