Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-05
p.n;,ev. ly1ss, ssirs,s.,,,,;,is

yesterday when The position Of D01rkCcper CT
tho House WAS reached Wjs d'amalc Mr.
Fraziir, Of Rock bridge, Nominated George ".
Cooke, c,lorcj, Of Norfolk, Tor that position,
and then Mr.. Ellis, Of Montgomery, nominated
MIR. A. .. Sullivan, the late D1orkccper. one
legged Slonewall jackson Confederate soldier.
unlil this timo tho danscly packed aisls and
galleries lad been silent spectators OF tho PRO
otcdines. When Ellis, OF Mont gnmcrg, man
", open icc,d, Nirginian, earnestly spoke ia
behalf OF The man who had sacrificed 50 much
Tor Virginia, there WAS an (uburst OF applause
like very voioo from high Heaven sounding
4 halt in tho foul transaction. Tho newly elect
cd Speaker, Mr.. Laov. threatened TO have the
galleries cleared il this applause was repeated.
Tho time in the histtrJ OF Virginia has gone By
whcn nD humble coo legged soldier Iho cluug
TO Stoncwall Gan DO aprlaudcl. Tho tins is
no moro when tho simple story OF s maugcG
limb and tho picture OF so der who almost
died near jackson GIN Gil ftr.h the expression
OF Vlrglnia's rtycrcrco fer hcroc spirits. Then
Daudrld2o, Of Winchester. rose. cambridge,
new member. but possessing The eli time
love Of lrus MAI; with ego bl:zue with 10
dignatior, he RAISED his resonant voice. Tina!
voice was tho martial mu.io O.! iuncral dirsc
over the brave soldier there slain lie sid he
could hardly fain hope to brcsk tie slate, tu
he spcko 10 behalf OF tho bravo sGlLtr. In
his own section tho conltat was pitched upon
higher and less ienoblo plane than pitiahIo
Gfhao. lie knew Arthur o. Sullivan IS { mem.
Der Of tho old StouewaIl Brigade, aid Drawer
heart never followed StoDtwli! jackson. lilo
appealed to th:m net to turn Gu. Of doors q
man that must 90 halt and iMpics 81! his days
es testimony that they had tuned him out
and put 10 bis position coorod man. lie had
no reelection on his cGiored friend for he loved
and hon5red many oil thtir race, but he asked
them to tind some othe1 way Of roTarGiog their
parry services than by turning out this man
who has sacrificed 80 much for Virginia Those
were Doble saRiments. and Daudrdce enoke
the voice OF Virginia, aud the protest OF Vlr-
gina. Nor could tho fires of hell keep down
The applause Of tho masses of fireinans thcrc.
| And casting my ego over tho ball | SAW nero
titan one head cover in shame ct the rebuke.
aid men who had planned the decd looked
| away from him who uptrAidcd. How stood
Alexandra there? How spoke her voice when
tho limo came fJr her to speak? Nlu,hbaOh.
| Der delegate, voted against the infamy. How
spoke Fairfax couOty? Did she mise her yolor
too 10 protest? Did the homes Of the Lee S
speak Ia detenoe Of the limb Dercit lrivatc who
followed Lees lieutenant, and WHO ltmna 90
| Gou arth oaStaway lrCm EiTeibi.'s House
Of Delegat Rsmain silcul? Ga God
w3rss than that, though thsL acre bad cough.
Far, her del:gate. voted lie secret CAUCUS
put his hand to the euiloiGs anl cutting the
rope turned aW6y whCn the k0ifl di:cended.
| lie d0iJcd! His vote ii not recorded, but be.
lind h. Ia, 4 ~ IL
voted for Cooke, negro siloct bcggar o. Nor
| iuk, 10 order to KICK into lhu gutter the SHOT
| aud shattered trunk at what WAS once mau
unmarrcl By hurt Gentlemen Of Al,x.udlia
| and Fairfax Fair women OF city aud a
| c5uGiy whcsa good name 0amu down from CUl'
| oalRl days, ii has not been the rIv lGSn 81 :hls
correspondent 10 meet you lico to LACE. Dli-
| Ing tUur years, every winter when your icg;sia
! tpro mot, he has undcaVorcd to faithfully Pc
| tray tho Iighta and shadows in The history o!
your STATE Ard so he feels i.1t a. stranger,
md that which furnishes your nam0 ylusi tar.
| nish his. And t. day the Weiss Of Fairfax 81
spoke IS to mako those who love her hang tho
head In aorroW anI IN shame You rcn.cm-
her The song (bo0d o0vrradl whinli vas taken
from Tho rGcEnt re ,rnst the htait At dyiBe
clr.pln OF The SioreHa Brigade. Yen knnw
| Il Was called "S!oErWall jack sous Wa" You
rAmrmtcr Tho gpoE,id dash ri III 0panln1:
'l'iic On Tho IercG rHili boys,
| Make tho camp lifo bright:
No matter II tho cantceE lal's.
We II have a roaring light !
ion ramGmhar how it would "st1 ansl. .hy
| fool that daros Ia ,al' when "oId Rinr l.gal'
| gong 10 pray" You remember how its bur,
den @aa love for the christian lcutiar, and how
tho t0rn sleeve Wen to tho rYd when IL dwcil
lovingly on 'hlOthhr, sister, sNtahrart III
home. OIL remember how it laughed al
danger az long 8s jackson was leading that
rugged host OF brave hearts. Sullivan was enc
oil tia band, and when ho foil, musknl IN
hand, he vas following in the charge led 10y
| his loved leader. lilo taught "Slonuwall Jack
| sons Way, undsuntod, his muskct shot rat
| Ting dotanc1 to tho caunoua roar; he fell
"SioacwalI acksou' sway" fronting the enemy,
RICHMOND, Dc. 4.-Tho only movo made
by tho RoaGiusters to day was tho offering of
resolution ia tho iIo1s, by Mr.. Frazier, Of
Rcckhrldge, providing that tho legislature pro
cred to clio, county I1ees Monday. lie said
that tho House had better proceed with the
| election aud be d0no with il, 50 that they could
got rid of tho army OF ofico seekers in the Lobby,
| And such horde SUCH black and ian as
semb!aec. Already the mutterings among them
sre loud and deep, because they have not got
ten the lat PLACES promised them. Each train
triDgs them in, and moro arc bchild. Aud
yet this is the party moved by dsintcrested
motives. There is not man among the nun
| Der who cares exercise his own will. Not ono
! among them who will not Ub,y tho order of
William Malone; who is GO: under ho thumb
Of Malone.
Sometime slnoo Tho statement Was published
10 tho Papers to tho cHsct that the Readjustcrs
| intended to pack tho bet Oh and turn out every
county Judge not 10 sympathy with them. Tho
ramon created excitement and Indignation, and
tho Petersburg Iodez denied it, believe, upon
the authority of Col. VIM. 4. Cameron. Now
Plrslnlans sec whether or not that rumor vas
true. See whether or not the bench is packed
and this il not all. General Malone bas prom.
Used that the coored members shall have tho
SELECTION Ct The county judges 10 the counties
where they are In majority. This is part of
the bargain. A packing OF courts, dragging
OF Justice 10 the Sums ale now to be s9en in
-