Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-10
Letter from KicgirnOu,!.

Correspondence OF tho Alexandria Gazette |
RICHMOND, Dee. S.-Tho co orcd doOrkecr-
or Cook, who was rut in tho place of Sullivan.
has proved very poor docrkccptr. III i NJ re-
publlcs havO been ungratciu sc has lis rarty
proved ungratelul. Tho party which haisird
him into this rlaoo GOcms TO lave h0i5icd him
out Saturday ho was sitting on The outside ri
tho hall and young coilrai man WAL ph,lnrm-
Ing tho dnticH uf i00rkoopcr. Yesterday hu
was out Of sight, and tho young oolGrcd man
had the tlall all to himself. 10 day both were
cut OF tho way, anI Mr.. +. Il. Pumphrics, g!
Hanover, while rcaGidsicr. VAS performing
the duties OF doOrkrcprr.
All OF tho nominating tpooohca in tho House
wern atOvo the average. 50 far as tho oonarl yn
tives we're conoerned. Tho touo OF the onnsar
vatvo speakers was bold and manly. In M
speech was there anything like an appeal for
mercy, but all were prhtcstd against thu rcvphl.
tIonaIy measures bcirg enacted. Mr.. Cnsili'a
speech, 10 nominating Mr.. William i. Taylor,
was one Of this linoat tlfJrs Of his life. lt wes
10 TACT, tho speech oil aatesmon-a solid
spGooh. Lilo boldly said no did not appcal for
morcy, but protested against tho action of the
llouso In removing Lrua and triad servants Of
O! all suoh measures had been disastrous and
quoted Mr.. Calhoun in support Of this A.
serlion. The speech OF Mr.. Head, Of Louilouo.
in nominating Gen. ASH Rogers for re election M
81 Auditor, was a manly straightforward ono and
TO tho point, toa. The conservatives eau b.,
proud Of the sentiments which fl from tho
lips Of their speakers to day. No uncertain
sound fell from tho lips Of any of them, nor
was there anything said that could he oonstru-
cd into backing down or bringing. The scnti-
ments which tell from tho other Bido were OF
different character, and sem, OF tho orators
might have taken rank with koarney sud snoh
eommunistic speakers Mr.. Dickinson, of
Russell, braggod that tho second class was On
top now, and succred ats'tho i. +. VS." ss
no chose 10 call tho opposition. As MIR. Dickon.
son claims 10 BIO ono Of tho victors, ergo he BE-
longs to The "aeooad class" For tho its; timo
10 tho history of Virginia has a Virgin:an been
heard TO brag that he was a second class man,
Fer tho first time has Virgiuian Cotton IN ia
her legislative halls, aud boosted that ono Vlr.
glnlan was not as good as another. The idea
OF demccracy and democratic State is that
all men arc equal beltr, tho law ard there
should BIO DO 6ic0nd GLASS" 10 got ION top,''
as the legislator boastcd to day. The old time
spirit Of Virginia must be dying out when men
get up and say there is second class, and brag
that they belong to it. Gao, there was timo
when tho sturdy Virginia farmer would have
died before be uttered such sentiment or slotcd
with delight over his own assertion that ha be
lougcd to So inferior cas-. lie would have been
mao enough to say, II am Firsiuiau and IS
good as any man-interior to pone."
There i' serious question uoH Staring
the conservatives OF Virginia il the iaco aod it
IS oIe Ehch Is attracting the attention Of the
leadlue statesmen now 10 the city, "Will Ma
hoae GO 10 the Senate as democrat or rorub
llcau p lie will doubtless be elected to the
Senate, and By the same vote whci slaughtered
roor Sullivan. Tbs Gszettc's correspondent to.
day attempted 10 interview sono Ct the mem
beFs OF the rcaGius;m0nt party (so-cal!cd) but
they were very reticent upon this subject. Bo,h
said Malone would ba elected.
VIII be go to Congress IS democrat! or 70
publican?
lila will 90 as artadjustcr.
Well, will he 60 as democratic roaajaster or
a republican rcadiustcr.