Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-23
Letters from Richmond.

other oro OF these terrible days for tho read
jlsirg party Low engsged 10 resdiu5tiug jus.
tics il Virginia. Gen. Psyne, OF Wsrreuton,
came to the front in splcndil style, and like q
gallant soldier, a. ,upotely dem 1ra!ised bis
opponents.
IA impartial observer would have bsen
struck here Gith the great difference between
the reaGu-to:5 style OF o!a'ory and argument
| sDd the conservative. La the former no would
| no,ie that ;ts burden was personal abuse or
l0uonuo-la the LITTER square, uanly attsck
, aud lc2lil mate argument. 1t has been the uu-
va'ying rus %!ta the s.ieakrrs of the SO called
! readjusief party, when b'aten b,ci By the facts
a1C tho power O. reasoning, to como 10 the
| !r05t agala Hl!h supply of personal abuse
| therefore It ~ that L say stranger would nave
lGd ice oppor un'y 10 notice the tTo styles
10 day, an1 toe 'mparisor would have dem on,
s,isted .h@ beau y AID sup ,ri0rity of the coz
s'rrati7c way over the other 1t was TIC N
;ssG b9tWeen the keen napier and tho srGboing
| 4; os-!hc steady DISC plincd move 0! a regimen.
against the wild rusn Of tho gequiriu-the up
ral5og ct th. tor'r 50 wall aga!6s: the gust of
wind VII ca died with ita oWa ifc. As ready
dehatcr, Ilttiag telling blows aud drawlng boo1
uGili thr spcctscjc became almost .lck nI1g,
Gen. Payne TO day Usde a reputation 10 the
| IL use that vi long b. III. th,me of praise
1c9m those who W"re pt"elt. Oh, il Vas
beaut IL! 10 See rh+ nl.u rt.ntiug hour sfer
hour protesting s.a!u,t The d,mning iutauy,
nrG turning aside as though play thiog the
v,o torrent CT words from the other side. So
s'1org, 50 beautiful is the so's &C of thu light
| ct rlsht as l. dastes away Jars shadows
| tf.Tn CO HI,
| OF the Foar ust!1s mcub RS Of the Seuate to
dodge voting up1u the Fr41kl0 cpun;g ju ise.
shlp Question, bu; 10 tho House, where TIC
ray Of reasou oevoE srIkss 'h' nc# party, they
So Ii d suXlou4 to a. c. Claiborne Judge. Tais
could tsve hccc lone to dsY but II is barely
p:s,i'l2 now chat tho lido of po:ulsr i'd goa
ti2n WHICH nas rico to ii e ,3r Of the lieu %
| vi !orc: these ni=1 to- al least agree to 90
| investigator y! iE0 argcs against Claiborne.
| lac Idea OF Il seize; erie Gt readju LerS get
| ii1g together, csiilOg themselves al lnvestlgat-
Ing c1mmltca, sittlp& il Judgement upon one
1t lhciE 0~n parry Gnd thco acqGltt!ng him. Ia.
to say The cssf, highly anu l-g-rstnar far
sci
There was this same discussion last week
owe! similar cases, and last riga tn. go meu had
! to take dnHa three IF their roninocs-rurneS
Of PSIrick, Boswell of Hsii'ax, ard Purvis If
Alheuarle. We who have beea IL thu House
r:mcmosr veil how each ono Of those men
vas defended by bis PSF izaGs. Now they
are withdrawn.
As to th*ir nouli1co for tho jadgeship of AL,
exandTls It g ruuorod that he mas made COO
c'Sslors tt the nes party. As we'll al | Can
learn, nothiDg will he said agaiDs. his nur Il
c1avaotrr, bu these who know him s:sto that
he h: q IA 6ca' ions for the pasitlou. But
this mast b. a mistake, fer We Ill know that
the qualifications tJr judge arc no qu,6oa.
| ii1Gs."
| Geo. Cois!or, late Of the Z .yptisu etm7. is
10 the cIy to day. AID visited the CAPITOL.
where h Witnessed tn" using W of inc firm IF
| f.. Ii l. L2dy by o1c 81 his old comrades at
| arms
| The O.kw09d Cemetery gou! business hiss
ended IL the discharge ry the conmitte 90
G nletcrles OF W. l. Snitb, the keeper. Smith
insisted that he was right and tho committee
assisted that they w"re right, and the two new
or could agree, therefor. the discharge.
| STROaGRHW
RICHMOND. } 10. 22-The Resdiusters to
day Committed th"iI crJEDirg dacd Of iafBny
| og slcctlDg Claiborne as Judge of Frank ia
c?uaty. Tncy d;i il in tho tac1 Of the protest
| Of oil the Conservative mem bels who ouly asked
TOR = islr l3ves!igei1a If the charges against
this mau. La Redmond the indignation st
this Cu'rige upon thc good name Of virginia is
great. Alter this 40 mau can tell nov far th.ss
mon WILL 70. Flr the past two days this Frank
I'D county i1dgsship question has been the all
Absorbing question, aud 90 other measures have
cono forward. Ger+ra! Early, who preferred
be charges against Claiborne 10 the 6rst in-
stance, has been here all the time ready to au'
sRer any and all questions. Possibly the Judge
ship OF Al Xsndfla may be reached to morrow,
| bu; there does not appear 10 be any anxiety on
| the part OF the mai tlty to 60 on with it in
! hurry. D! use if verg Ersve charges sra
brought sgslns; their nominee, they viii! pro-
c!eu 81 ooce to push him through. Nothing
out the small desire t. spite the Conservatives
| iaducsd many of them to vote for this mao
| Claiborne. L,st nigh: three Of the nominees
| sore Tithdrawu-Puvis of Albemarle, Boz
| we'll, OF haIif,X, aud Z B. Turner, of Patrick.
Aad yet, when epdnrsAd, each OF these men
aere endorsed as first olssa mn for the ri loo
OF lodge, had the requisite Integrity, learoing,
&C. 10 night the caucus is sqaabb log over the
motion TO reconsider the nlmlDation of Colonel
William icHncs, IT,, Tor judge Of Mecklenturs
IoWaes'i great drawback is 10 addition to beIGs
| hcnGst, thGt h3 Is opposed ty Gen. Malone.
These TWO drawbacks Wcnld Indicate that his
chances of getting the jldgeehip arc rather
blue. The question COW rises in my mind
| ought the Governor of FirgiGis to c,n-
! mission man iudge?-WiIl be commission
| a nhn ss Judge VINO is charged with beiog
"a cheating gambler" aud whose friends
| aud supporters dec'lne to let Tho Sc charges be
legally i1ves' lg ted 1t ia q matter OF boas:
aoong some vt these raadjusters to day that
Governor holiday has written letter. saying
that nc Intended to commission all the newly
@lece judges. For one I will believe tina,
Nhen see the commission of these Judges.
do not believe, nor car auy OF his friends DC,
ilcgc, that Governor Holiday will commission
thts' men.
The cy'ter war seems 10 be dying out. There
is not much nore 6yhtias tax on that subj ct.
Dr.. b. L:lgh Burton. the Baton mao, SAYS,
IN cas-, the Richmond Howl ze!s should be
Sent to q1e tic wsrilkc cyst ruen it is sup
posed. % the principle of fighting the devil
with 6ro. they we'll shell 'em. II they uoder
take the JOB let 1t BIZ thoroughly dose, AID let
II oct b. said the oys;ermsn we're only ba!f
sholinA ~