Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-14
Gen. PriIeInOre's Position,
JONEsylLLE .luly : [,

| J0NESVILiE. July ), lS.0
Ny Dear Sir-Iaur letter CT Jluc % b
reached NE 10 due ,ima, an! has CO 10 rerir.
The report that l.had declined the posi,iJ 10
| oil dem cal, eIcctor for this district tor afy
oIhtr rcsson than savers family I'll c,iou is un-
tue. And wtiir entertaining vi,w: ia SYnpa-
tty with The party kUsHn ss The resCiusttrs,
uioa the Setil'meCt ct he putic debt, d. not
boEitVa It wise or aruirut t. pu; fire brat j 10
the raj K: ii me dem ca IL parry by ncw psc
| i1R IN the heu another t.c uIal tickle. even
pledged to tie CInclana', ncuiate. But all
msn desiring the sucolss OF that ticket should
stard by it as DOW IN tho Il !, although he
miUht have preferred different one
| have ntvtr sad Anything differing from
| this. or in iniains that Vas di=peasei with
my appoiutmcnt. thought tkn rca@ iusIers
| ought 10 have oaIltd o c!bycaiiAn ID ;iua to
seed delegates to the CilclDnali couVaugi3n, and
test there, il to be ttsed at ali, the gu slon IS
to which faction or party had the pra:crclc1 on
the national ticket from Virginia. Bat Ialiug
10 that, aud oIlliDg h, c0uvauli0n TO assemble
alter oil the naiona oont ea.i0LS, | regarded as
waiver OF our claims as 4 party 10 the oasiopsI
| c)ntes!; and as We did not aid 10 the nomina-
| ton. VIC wero cstopped 10 the appointing mt Of
an electoral ticket Tor Candidates wo refused ii
duo time to seize The p0mnaiAns bspr
made without cur aid. aud bei1I nrGc ptab!c to
all sides, think, with all dua resptcA, it w5u d
90 unbCcJInug 10 U.s. a. reaG lns:cra, TO create
discussions and c>niu,iOns fraughi, i! tnev be-
with serious results
The condition CT blrs. pIiiem6ro'a health s;
SucN, 10 my Judgment, as ffQlirlng my Constant
alteotl0n and daily caIo, aGd So long az tina.
must drcll1c nDy parilCpali0a 10 rublic ali ,irs
LODGED, have not attended one oil on. con1ts
away from homo size, last November. Aud
TINS "lono made NE SLOW 10 resronl 10, ADD now
lnolncs MIC TO deono the unsolicited h0ror tcn
dcred me. | would b1 still more rc!uc ant 10 DO
thl', put am sure my place can no reay sup
pied ii the coming July c)nvaaliGn will giye
its nearly support to the rational c,CSo IS now
organized, which 1t can, in my Judgment, With
out any facnlca OF principles, | believe it will
recilVo thu oortiarco OF tho rcArc on State
issues. Upon the contrary, it tho read
provoke disagreement that results Gisastrousy
to the national ticket they will | fear tcrci, tbs
confidence OF the people and irurc the can;o
tncy 50 much desire to promote. trust both
SIDES may &C: conservative ia this matter, End
labor to unto US for tho coming cjntcst.
would haVo written you sonncr, but have
been hopclul that our family sfll:c:ion wouil 10
due limo be healed ard an explanation rendered
unnecessary.
L DO not regard il a: al important which PAR
ty CASTS the electoral vatn 80 il is cas-. for the
democratic nominees. For if tho pcopio OF this
country by any means cJrdoues tho fraud OF
iour years ago, and through dssensions or nc.
eleot sanclies tho dCioGs ofthc republican party
10 that fraud, then every thinkiug man viii
stard appalled, ut tho eminent peril of popular
government. So long, therefore, es tho men
or party. which aided in the nomination Of
what seems to be visa choic, aui an acc,pta.
blo man to Virginia and tho South, has ticket
10 tho field, shall stand by it. And i. will
take more tocblo argument than denuncia-
lion anu misrepresentation to c1nYinos mo |
cannot 20 this aud b, as much OF q readjustcr
as tho nan who secs proper TO think other
wise. Yours lru'v,
A. j.. pRrDEMOGE.
CoD1ua'ly e. Ttisg, Ed OF State Conservative
Committee, 81.