Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-06
The Eighth Congressional District.

10 the editor Of Tie Alexandria Gazette:
Tcl' ls great crisis 10 both State aud ns-
tonsl sff,i,s. snl he is blind indeed who docs
not seq H.. But the latter is If so much moro
importaLc, that l shall sly nolhipg upon State
cnpcerls. bu: con6no mys,f to the great par
tioaa contest.
| predios that the year 1880 will bc tho
greatest 10 tho history of tho republic There
will be eli c.ed this year d,mcctaIio Presi-
don't and Congress; aud on tho fourth Of next
MaIci US shall witnes5 6emccfati, President
iosuguFsted and democratic Congress 10 SEES,
sioo. Bu. does any one suppose that tLis will
be accomplished Without Struggle, aye. a
deadly struggle between tho two great parties
OF the c!untrY? Dies any one imagine tho
republican party, that tremendous machine CT
CENTRAL zs!lon aud tespotltm. Wi yield and
turn ever the government tu the democratic
| party, or that tue strength of tho money kings,
The po9ertu! corporations, tho hord of cites
holitrs aud other engines OF centraliZltio can
| be broken snd coEqaered, except by q revllu
non ? These things clpuot come to pass With
out cor fl:ct-a c,rH ct the like of which he's
never been witnessed Oh this continent, and the
et;c CT which will last as lopg as tho lto of
the republic. There is enough iotelget and
patriotism 10 the DaIiooal demcc;atic party to
overcome sill opposition, and TO scare the VIC
| torp.
| have fai b 10 it aid b,lievo it will win. The
American people arc the sons of freemeu, and
still apprtc la:c and Know the value of liberty;
but uult! 8 the good sense Of the people asserts
Itself and c'mes to the rctcuc. liberty will b.,
come 40 empty word with US. end soon will be
uGknoWn hero as II is 10 olher pats of The
Woll.
The democratic party appeals to this, and
am conflict its appeal will not be made 10 vau
tor such people will never submit 10 be gov
ernod b7 t1lcs of any kind. No government
founded on the priccple OF Fore, and support
I'd by such pfoclple Gin be tolerated lorg BY
cur people. And what claim has tho relub
can party higher than THU, should like tt
know. "A stroLg government is and has bseu
ls beast sra pr:d', and it GOES again to tht
country on this issue, ard tho exponent of thi!
principle is to BE- its non inee for Pre- sident.
But the people will rise up AID overthrow il
and there will be radical change in 1850. On
government is to fall and al other is 10 take
lts pace, or, to spssk more accurately, the re-
publican party will be defeated and the demo
cratic party will again clnl, into power. The
ropubllo will then be upon its original ioupda,
ton. and guided, as it will be, by the iucda,
mental rrlt clple, tho principle of loo al sell gov
crnment, vii! be sustained aud perpoluatod by
the respite, the love and the affection of tn,
people living uadcr il. The people are olpabl(
OF II government and will rule. The element
OF fcroe will ba eliminated from the governman
and II will ooco moro be Administered On tha,
1t shall DO cnnlled TO and rccelvc the c)n6denct
OF tho whole people at hon ', and com maud tn,
respect AID c)nsldoTatiOp of tho rest OF The
world, AID thereby The ilime OF ratrotism
which has almost tecn ontle y txtiuguished By
tie mlsiule and oppression OF tho party 10 DOW
er, will be rekludled, and upon that sentiment
The republ may safely rey for its existorc,
But, II Virginia, that contributed 30 much Ia
secure and establish the liberties of the peo,la
OF the republic, is 10 take part 10 this grand
contest, aud her people wish 10 help to brios
about these happy result 8. theu she wi have
to put her fist soHs forward, and the pa,ura
lradsIs OF the people must be nominated aud
elcotcd 10 Conrress. In my opinion tho mex
Congress- rflueLc, and effect upon the ooun
Try Will DO greater and mOrs permanent thar
any that have gone before it. Tho condition
CT tho country now needs Wis(r aud v ier legis
IaIl0n than Cvor before.
In my Judgment there is ono man in tho 8 h
| CONGRESSIONAL district who will respond TO and
met these large expectations, and who will b.
! tcund equal to the highest demand that Can be
msd7 uron him; and that man is Major Holmes
Conrad. of Winchester. Va.
| lie Is son OF tina lstv Robert Y Conrad, who.
II VII be remem bered, after the war was elected
| 10 Congress from this district bnt not sllowed
to take his seat. Ho was partner of his fathers
until The Istters death and the firm of K5bar,
! Z. Conrad &c Son were retained, on one side or
mo ether, OF all the important cases in tho courts
OF Tue Va'ov IN FIrgiaa and West Virgins,
that m, has continued to be since. He ia now
about iofty years Of age, has never held an Office
AT q has no particular desire to do so. But his
friends know that he has prominently the
| qushilcations for o representative in Cor gress,
and they will urge his nomination BY the next
convention. They believe that ho will be the
| strongest man the Conservatives could nomi.
| nate, and that his election TO the House would
not only greatly strengthen the Democratic
ranks, tu', IN this important crisis of national
sts rs, would greatly contribute 10 Virginis's in,
uuenco in The councils of the nation. 10 is not
only a man OF sbility and OF strong practical
Judgment, but possesses intense convictions,
| nigh courage and rssolute purpose, which gives
TO him commanding personal appearance that
marks him rs o leader Of men. Self possessed,
perfectly natural and without sffsctation or
sham, like all man of power, be imprsssos It
| upon ell who come in contact with him.
And viii! add Whist may rot be generally
| kntW1, but which was fact that if Cen. Hun
| ton haC declined TO be a candidate or failed of
| the nomination before the last convention, Mai.
Conrsd,s name would have been presented to It
by The delegations from The counties of Frsder.
lex, Clarke and Warren. And now, as General
hunton il not again to be candidate, it may
&c expected that these counties will present
Major Conrad to the next convention as their
ufst choice, and request the convention to make
MN the nominee OF the Conservative party for
congress, and they can give reasons therefor
which the convention cannot well disregard
Alexandria. May 6. $780, CRY.
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