Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-16
speech OF Major John w. Daniel.


Dir. President, li,o 10 perform What wei
ShoW Is vain part in placing in nomination
to1 tie position ct Railroad COmni .s;ooer
which he fills with exceptional cyuclleuoe, Co.
ihoa. III. Carter. the present Incumbent.
well know 10 d9iog this | but discharge part
ing salute 10 hoo2r OF comrade who stands
canv!ctcd before the General Assembly of be
| !!&e'nS. with Tie uuiEor Of tho Declaration oil
| lLd 2DI GdcLc2-lhat great apostle Of civil ht r.
! ~ tn hntrlca-that tho prcsetvgtiOU Of the
| putl!c talth and tho hGuCst DISCHARGE If public
debts should bo the ituodsiJn OF our pot;cl
| 2tutd and ihc tCuchstOun by which TO try the
s:rriGc OF lhoso wc trust.
| rscocn'Z", "a stated by tho Senator from
Il ckineham Mr.. Paul fow days ago, that
90 III !tv;dual has any night to claim Gihoe. |
| roc0IuiZc that every ciflue wltho the lepisla
i've gil. Is q thing belonging 10 tho people OF
| the state, aud thEt We should confer tte.e of.
ioa without any purpose OF gratifying prSon
81 ia"Gr or subServ.Dg ptr;olal ambition, but
a. matter OF public t!u.t which We hud az
| rcs.c's OF TIE rc1.''G. Acknowledging the So
| principles ~ l1t a"d ru3. sud aS properly con-
| rJ'Ins thu public aclJu Of reprls ntalivcs
osa %c'l say iha! II tbs people shall be true ia
the promises that ttey huvo mato thousand
| times, they can find Do nauO more worthy 70
/
| that rl Col. Carter. A. T. man th,r1 Is uaupha
Ill his composition which does not commend it
5 II TO the ndmlra!lOn aud rtsptc CT ol every Oi.
IT m1h. Wh6t3ncvcr constitutes the t us tlr-
ncDts f mat hand IL ionEd 10 tim. he wss
Graduatcd Through tic Nirgitia Military Ibs j.
Iut", Receiving a practical as well as. to some
| extcO:, c ea l,l! training. lie was a soldier
| II The great hevo!ullo1, Ol Thloh we still hear
| 81 inuch, IN; which Ia some hearts is still pre.
| sc.vcd CS sacred momCry. He Wos CAPTAIN
| and tO!Ou:l nndtr bis high and noble kias
man, Robert E. Lee. Now ho is O farmer and
a yoc!hal in this old land, turing, a!tor war
was dJuo, his sword into q plough share, when
ho came back 70 lis ruioea home to resuscitat to
| .0methirg q! his 09n wrecked tOrtunc ard TO
rcsttr, The prosperity OF the State. He was
| elevated 10 no pos,ion he holds by the
voice ui borh these houses, and h. has eXeicis
| ed his Cfflc, IN such manner that 10 man Gao
-ay whcsc he bss failed to discharge his public
| juy. lie now aLds before yuu upon that re
cord. ! ask s!ustiry who mby i:c to oppose
HIM &c say wEen, where. and how IVES tho
| v,iea CT the people uttered which commard ID
| bin to sicp Co9n Dud tuL TO give pltc, 10 40
| oher.
\ year cg0 political party WAS organized 10
hi, ely. l. Isid down Platform of so called
pr!uciphs 5 1t vel t before tn, people, utterly
| CclylDg and rtpud!atug the charge sometimes
IL .dc that il VS. bora OF greed aud vas busy
i a wild Lult fjr ofsc. Ii iGsdo d,cls,a luo
aud rl4dgc that 10 sesIe thc DEBT Was lts SniG
m:sslor, and TO = cute that mi-siCu, and has
| anrc It had come Eciurv the people.
| ! :tind 10 Il minlriy row, aud perhaps !Jr
| s)nc'ime 10 Go,Gc, tu thar dtrs not stfect The
prircir pies which ho'd ani which | wonId cx
crosse if | was in the mliJiy, lrcoo.az: the
lac that gre at political psItics should lck to iuo
dsment"l prlrcp:c5 Of jusc ln administering
pubc aifA:rs, and that they draw ttcir lines
lup3n questions that diYido the people, lt j:
not onIy their light, but in my in%gnont the
duy. to remove every impCdlueLL to the txt.
GU lou OF :be peoples will which they are Com
mssOccd 10 execute. a!sJ recognize thGt q
m'jofiiy ct The peo.l, have scut members tr
b, ,th branches of the General Assembly 10 *
crclse their powers IL s0VDg the question OF
tho public debt in n manner diff.ripg from that
.rupGuoicd by The !ast G9Gctsl Assembly, bu.
sir utterly deny, and ! chslicogo contradic
icn, that the people OF Vireisia ever Ga:ici
Hacd in tho late oanvass-Whero tho new par
ty came into existence, Ike L:Z.rus from tht
tomb, with tho ctrcmanfs Of death and III;
o5or OF tho grave about it--;hat it would c!aI
to be comu,;s iontd ty anybody Or profess Il
|
nfnncui aad TO make d!tforoDt attributes test
II Ciioc than those the people Iccagoiz, Z!
Just CnGA.
4 gentleman On yesterday said they propose
% obey crdors from Eeadquartcls-lang q
Which was tx,art3d ta. shall not u5o ciT4u
sIve terms about "oEdcFs from heat0uartcIs,
but Whtn VIC find one attGchc Of the WhiG a!
ilcady inGuc;cd in!o The ofic, Of Pubio Printer
and T3 COW llod tlc manager Ct tha. iourna, /
understand the oauc, the
Mr.. Wilcox: Do you not k0oW that | made
the a:ttencnt (thoueh lie vas taken indirect|!
from the Wing oliio3) ihat tio was selected no
irom party atiiistion or from personal frierd
ship -nottiog OF that sort-but from Peters
burg, and on acoouut of lis perfect fitness fu
tic position
Mr. Dalid Is he not tho manager of th
Whig?
MIR. Wilcox lIo has been for q short time
Laughter.
MIR. Daniel When ono gentleman hes beoi
IGGucted toto the office of Pubho Printer, Whel
another has bceo taken irom those "headquar
tcrs.' not, OF course, from "afiiaion" will
those headquarters llsughterI when it i
known that headquarters is 10 the saddle
about to mhvc on to Washington, pobod
=, will be offended by the utteraDce Of tho ptrlse
fcT everybody knows where headquarters arc
: and where tho tritr5 conc from that do lh
business here. Laughter and applause.
, Mr.. PIes;dott, some gent lsnen Gu the othc
: side have shown thcna.Ives O litlo sersiti0
ahout lectures" They have told us that it
not The preto2atve Of the minority to l:ctur
:, them, although they tfequeotiy rtec: their CIV
! ! philosophy, acd arc uot at all sensitive abou
lfcu uring ul We ore told not to lecture then
Forsaoth il is our Gu:y hen to Sit silent, sub
missive, with our haods before us and arm
folded, and allow this ccmico tragedy OF the ii
adjustment Of everything to 90 on Without u