Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-01

The Richmond Irtoiligoncer yesterday oven.
ing publishes what it says is not stolen inter
view, but the outspokon and candid statemen,
of the views Ct President Hayes on tho Virginia
dobt canvass, givon to its editor, Colonel Jno i.
Pophsm, during his recont vi:iLto Washington.
The President said: q! hsv1 nothing to conccsf
or withhold from anyone. and prelue tina. MY
position should bU known to sill. l do not A.,
sumo to command CT control tho votes Of IL,
Republicans of Virginia, nor do ! seek in dos.
potic way to influence tho actions of Federal OIL
tcera, yut would be much surprised if tao III.
publicsns should ally themselves with tho read.
justors in your State They should no! count,
nance CT encourage or touch any proposition a.
prcj act, whatever, Tint contains ovcn tho scrm
Of reputation. They must not sacrifice thu
great principle involved in tho payment Of The
honest debts Of Virginia. oven though 10 DO 81
would result IN sGmo trenchant advantage orc;
their sdvcrsaries. This is not q question Of a.
day, but Of MI time. Virginia is making Ii,
greatest mistake Of her lifs Forciblo resdins,.
ment is in principle nothing loss than rcpudia.
ton. Don't your people know that there is not
8 respectable man IN all tho North who will b.
likely TO sottlo in your State unless you act thu
part of honest mon and pay what you owe? Here
IN Washington, where am living, so near to
your Slate that 4 almost feel am within liz tar-
| ritory, my interest has boon much aroused H.
your troubles. Indeed, in q speech which
made at Detroit few weeks ago hal Virgins
and Tennessee almost solely III my mind when
dwe:t on tho enormous wrong and injury Of 70.
quotation IN al its FORMS and that speech sc;.
10 General Wickham. with this portion &! :.
lpolntlnS to tho Darl marked, tbHt ho and I'll
others Interested might understand my !erlia2s
In the controversy in Virgins. Ny views IN
the sui ect aro those which / know gro nHLer.
tanned BY dcno'A Grani, Scnaior b:&iro Seer2
tSry Sherman and sli othor loading Ecculiic1ig
IN every part OF tho Nor.G, iias! Gnd West 49,
surely Southern Republicans vii! net p'aco
themselves in cppo:iLioa u sGGh loadors.''
Tho intcilgcnCer s!aLcs that tho Pros;Gr-
said great deal moro On the hjac:, AID laa!ly
inquired il Federal Gil cials Iauing The dis!Tc.
attorneys snd collectors Of customs y. belmont,
Norfolk and EarrisCnbUrg; collectors OF Inter
nal r1ycGuo q! Richmond. Petersburg md "!hcr
points, and po:tEr SISTERS orthis and other imra!-
Liant Ct!as and toWns il tho S.-ta.-Wero not sup
porting lac deb. payers. liz seemed gTatii.!
to hear tha: they woto, aud then Sid that he
hoped Tho colorcl people .! Virginia would ;!ut
DO ints!od by tho Gppe,l5 Of dHmagoSuG3 nni IT,.
ducec 10 cast thcl7 vote! against tho doh pay"
ers--.hc patty 81 honesty and right ir this con
test.
I'ha Richmond s;ts:o O! yceter,iay ppbsEo5
tho following dispatch lro.n Coz. j. l.. ruI'ha.',
G!ork oT Tho En!:ai fitatas ;i;-:ric. Clu5i, :,
Judge uuehoa:
II hal y nrotrn.sct Interview with Erosilo,.'
hayes this morning. Hn expresses himaeiC ~
tonishod and mortified ri fCrcib,e ronnjustmrut
which ne considers republication. Uo says Scc.
rotary sherman, Gen. Grant, Blaine, and. ia
fact, every Republican aspiraut fer tho mex:
presidency nra wi opposed to Virginia r.sjiu..
mea., inquired about Federal ollico holders
and no expressed deep reRrn. 10 hear there wor"
any Republican, rcshiuster: Ho au.horizn hrs
Continents about hi, matter 10 b,Inaio kno9n -
EQUEDUcr ON FIRE About g O'clock -,
Thursday night smoke and fro wero discovered
under the aoCond span of tho hqupduc, bridge
on tho Virginia aide Of the Potomac No. ! en-
glne. OF Georgetown. went Immediately g. ,ta
place, but tho flames had been x.inguishod W r.
buckets OF water By clt!zaas of GaG9eetown be-
fore tho apparatus arrived Il. is thought 20 hs;"
boon caused frnln sparks from q Eghna. n.n.