Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-09
Eighth Congressional District.

10 the editor Of the alexandria Gazette:
"Ooco upon q time" mouse 10 ruuniug over
barrel Of brat dy to esc,po til, clutches If Il
cat. fell through the buog hcI, iu,o the liu1tr,
and knowing no mus: iocvi!ably perish if he
remained there. inplored tho cat TO $ 'ci his
tail into tho barrel that be might grasp it std
be drawa ou'. Save me from droSuinr in
this horrible stuff" said he, "and you lay de-
your me as soou as get ou;." The CT, rely
log upon the Mcuss's word, q1ickl, Compiled
With the rCqaest, and drew tn, htllo fellow cut
OF the barrel; but tho cuurio9 mouse, 10 ,oncr
reached the open air, than making "a LImhIl
sprlog, be reached his hole il safety, and tnca
turned and laughed 4 grim, kiu fer his c,eiu,
IT,. Pussy upbrsiled him for bis dccti, and
asked him il he did not mean to rcdoem hi
promise To which mousse r>,lied, 'Ol, |
was IN liquor when promis, you. and | 4,
not Crusader promises ma1u under sCch CT
cumstarc,s as bindog"
Now. without pretending 10 clarsetho ZEN
hers OF the last nominating conven. iou with lux
IN liquor. although by no means nvcr that
they werc not, when they pledged then ives
to support Mr.. s. g. Neil, as their MY o.nd
date 10 consideration of his cxlrcslipg thcr
from the difficulties which then bcsct then;
yet it is very evident that tie promise thu
made is DOW ignored. Every one is "tto:irg"
for his own partc liar man, aud think. 10 one
ostst C, at least, | oio distinctly recopuiz, the
Same trumpet and trum peter 'tooting' vqr.
ously from Louudono, Fauqlier. Cu'ropcr anI
Orange with such foster Ing car, for The 80, Il
ct this d,s'ric; that were not His uttcraoc.s
Ga.hetc they might possibly be considered pa
thetic.
Now. tir. whatever you may hta. CT sec in
nrlot from sptc al buelo meu 10 the pourary,
| think Gao safely say that tho peri /. Of lhn,
c,unty are "nul!ius addict urArc IN rrhl
magistri." and will readily support asy .olt
aud suitable man Tor 0uT tcE; rerrcscttni1c 10
Congress-.
Should Mr.. NeaIe b. nou rated he " il
provo entirely acceptable, ami toe one will d.,
all that c,n to insure his election, AID 90 IS,
will every true oors,r9aiicn IN nc county. h,
he fundcr or rea; jus err. Should Mr. Neal.
hoIcVcr, not BE- hoIninatnd, | wish to hriug b.
fore the Iublic tho name Of o gentleman VII"
would do us honor as cur representative, and
when | say he would do US honor | m,aa pre-
ciselg what say. Maior L. Taylr Scott, u!
Fauquier. Is a gentleman il tho fulles. au!
mcst exact Interpretation OF ,ha wo:d. d.
sceCded f,om such learned. honorabs and dis
tiugulshed ancestors os JUICE John SCOT ami
Robert h. Scott on tho en-, side and tho Ts,-
lors OF ytur city, | believe, upoo the other, he
inhetits INTEL Lot AID incgti sufficient for ATTY
position iaths Gilt OF tho people, aud lper
adds to these qualifications tho gracss OF rcri
taGle Christianity. Flo is DOT nov. DOR has he
ever b,en q y >liicsl Wireworker,cr made hims,Ii
obnoxious 10 parties or fa,iions. keep. in y,
far as virtue is odious to v;o,. aud hontsy
reproot TO it's reverse. Whist | present hrs
name to the public ",f ny osn freq wi | All
accord' alone, and Wilhcu; cous1ralioo or suS
gastion with or from any quarter, feel oori
dent that all who know Maj ,r Sc>:t will eod,r,o
all that say Of him. aud readily admit that
We would b, Fortunate 10 clrif such a renr,
sentative. +.
Wosdvie, R,pp. 60 Va, June I.