Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-22

nO1We2UE m0Ic 1cElGGS than the writer IN CO,
the gallant General Payao in the Senate Of Tho
Unlcd States. az Tie proper ting. But H..
Few considerations We VII: urge agaics! bis can.
d!dscy, at this time, will, xe trust, have the
approval OF the judgment ct The ACCOMPLISHED
gentleman himself. Ia the first place the
election comes OF too soon after the Legislature
meets to permit General Payne's high claims
upon the public approval TO be pIopcrly pre-.
scented to body coming iroul all portions Of
the Ctmm0nGe Gcneral PAYNE having for
some years retired from public life it would be
OILY Justice to himself to GO 10 the Legislature
for period u order to make himself knovn to
members coming from oil parts OF the State.
In tho second place there vii! be men sent 10
the Legislature both for Daacl and for Malone.
Now the Daniel men will almost cerlsia!y 90 for
Nlthers, rather than new man, should they
fad, So they will, that Daniel cannot win, Thu
Malone men, aod VIC presuus their number
will not be large may possibly vote for General
PayOo es their second choice Even 10 this
contingency he would not have enough votes to
elect him. AGd nc make SO bold as to doubt
whether an election brought abou. By comb.
nation with the MaEcue men would be acoepta,
BILE 10 the gallant aud chivalric soldier whose
name We ere using. The writer hes O great
admiration and appreciation for the South
Carolina people, whose men, as general thiag
| are gentlemen, and whose gentlemen ara mcu,
10 spite OF his appreciation OF these people, per.
haps because ct it, be is impatient when he sees
South CarolUa over topping Virginia 10 either
branch OF the Federal Congress, as she uraues
tionably docs now iu the Upper HOUSE.. This
inequality will disappear altogether when Gen.
Payne takes his seat on the flor of the Senate
OF the Uolted States, which he will do if he
allows himself 10 be u candidate at the very
| mex! election following tho one Of this winter,
where the gucrdoD, We respectfully submit, be-
| longs, of right, 20 Gel. Wlthcrs
There would be very rlcaSaat way generally
OF arranging matters It cur advice would only
DO taken; which i, that the venerable Judge
Johnston 10, at the approaching meeting of the
Legislature. hand 10 his resIgralioI to his Ex-
ceIlcrcy, GovcrGor Holiday, taking tho high
evltable advance OF age and 6trmities that he
is 40 longer atle to do the ias;ics that youo2'
| er man would to tho Interests Of Virginia 10 the
| most august assemblo@o Of the Republic. This
| would DO grand; it would be SELF sacrifice IN Il
| politician and Col. Hiihers career shows how
deeply that rarcSt quality s!rkS into tho public
heart; in Il word, in its ef:c,s. it would BE- DOL,
second 10 The shot wlica rang round the
world. That this stCp ~ necessary We our
| selves thick that W, ne able positively 10 aver
For wn do declare that Judge Johnston does
| not know Pireioian when ha secs him
| Moreover he does uat kucw Eiryiuilu
whose father received : sword from Viz
GINA. the thanks OF Congr,s3. medal rom
Congress, several hregets for gallant ard
| meritoriuua conduct, ard whose every son has
seen Service against The cnrmy in battle, either
| under the FL OF The Conteicracy or that o
| The uaict STATES inia is rather serious case
OF cJlor hlindncsS. W: Will mildly call il. We
| fear lhct II will erow th0neh, aOa that tho ueXt
| thing We s!lAl! hcnr Is that the venerable Judge
has passed Oh iha ruHia highways, the Viz
| glnia bill CT rights nnd the rcsu!u:irGs Of '9S
without spcakia;: IT, tien, sn3 that tbr rule il
| Shely's csse has, Il !ale. been taking liberties
With him whlGh years ago he would have
promptly resented, !eo,gniZlag Shelly instantly
| and the Iue too.
TIE SURROUNDINGS itERE.
We were quite SURPRISED 60 see he eizs ui
| the pIaUe, g1uwn IN hcr0 sidca the war. The
! air is pure, and the height $50 feet above tide
water at Atyludria. Here arc Two hotels,
Cannon I. whrta W. NE stay iag. aud pretty
little house udj litins. kcp. b. NJ. or Mrs.
keys. We can oGly speak OF G,nron's, aod il
IL really rcma:kab!5 hou-o. Hoy ke cla keep
it aod make any ll2n2y is where tho surprise
comes TO- lie kegs V;ry good table, Idle
rior onY in lev tcarlcs 20 Tie >rlioys hotels,
the lowest CT Which cisrScs t&ics as much IS
he dn$s--thc Nagm three times ~ much, aud
the Wblto SULPHUR eva more. Ills charges
Gro So a day, Sl2 for two weeks, and $50
month. Tho rooms, iuraituro aud bndliug
arc good, aud the attentloa lair Why people.
particularly men, should anu: themselves 40 IN
lonely country houses Tor the ST mmer, Instead
nr, rt~r, Il if,', a 4.
night tr1m the cas-, IS whaL 80 iel'ar can fed
out." Gentlemen sacud come in parties large
enough &c play game 0. whist. wh:cl We miss
here. II they feel Ike l3oSiag G:o hrceu!
history vet them visit the haioWcd shadts OF
Mount Vernon and hold silent communion with
the august spirit oi the Father OF his Country.
Ii toto modern. et them visit the ueighboriug
battlefield Ct M2n1ass:s, where the uoble Yau
kce fought, b!cd, aHl-!un. The philosophc
student Of history will fed viy much 10 the
study Of that siDSo battle 10 account for tho
ioal downfall Ct the Confederate aud the su,-
cess Of the Fedora! trns. This is nice sort
OF place for old country couples who have got
too old to stay iu the c0untry during the long
cold winter months 10 come aod live aud DO
near church. There is Presbyterian, Metho
dist, Episcopal and Catholic Church hers-thc
latter to be dcdiclted Sunday week by Bishop
AEeoe' IueIc IS hISO aQ CID school Baptist
Church about milo rpm the village. Also
one church for colorcd people and another b.,
ing erected.
We are much Indebted to MIR. J. J. Davies,
editor of the Manassas Gazette, for frank aud
cordial ciVililies, Including the run OF his Office.
use OF papers, 81. We have read articles from
his pen cviooiug decided ability.
Thtr, are several doctors 10 Manassas, our
preference baug for our i,;cud DR.. Uornbakcr,
who brought US out Ct 4 heavy cold most skill
fully.
We werc very glad to meet our old friend
Col. Robert TausiIl, and to Gnd him Installed
ioto the Office Of Mdyor of Manassas. Il was
all his fellow ciiz,ns could do to show their
appreciation of him. 10 Col. Tansil's career
there is much 10 admire. Rising from the
ranks by his upaided efforts, he received the
commission of 60 officer from the President Of
the United States. This commission he sue
cesstuv held against all efforts to wrcst it from
him, although every Other man 10 bis ccrDs
commissioned from tho ranks WIS cashiered,