Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-28
Congressional AsDiranss

10 the editor Of tic alexandria Gazette:
That "cv;l times" b,fall people is "a old
complaint When it wss frs. male, do not
kooW. 81: what was true then is lrao row
We have now, as before. VI uncomfortable weather,
Lad crops, lots OF silly parsons, asa1ic.ous and
10 euru'ou' mcu and wotk Jet ambitious as
p'Iaa!s t. p!ac, AID power, Who parsis. in ever.
loCkiug iLe iGc, long re ,gpiz "a by olhcrr, that
tn, lust Tor Chico is the best proof tf urfitocss
tor 1t. AID so COW. Oh thar, one may take up
tho lament Of the R1msn orator, 20 tenpora,
D noIcs!'
You. Mr. Editor. am sure, can tndoIs, tho
above brief r,A C ion, il in NJ utler way, at
least By resuuc Of your owo interesting COL
uuts fer tho past few weeks. wherein tho Gifts,
genius. and learning OF what | may oa the
ForIuoali Of the Eighth Congressional district,
the catun It vcucIebilu uomeu geu,itu, &C.,
ODE prlsing Ciccrouian band Of brothers, eli
waltlog and anxious to servo their country-iu
CoDgrcss--tro so iclictcus'y exhibited. Sir,
bow can L, or any oommoucr Of only crdiu.
Try ADVANTAGES, taking for granted ali that
has been written from different plsc2s about
be many distinguished men 10 this 50 highly
favored District. discriminate between them ?
Ii Is lnross!ble We arc 10 mtZI OF couiu-
sion. We will. fear, bo driven 10 take cauu-
sd OF the fox, who. as tie tabo says, having
been called on TO determine the right to O lot of
cheese, decided against all tho claimants. aud
rendered Judgment 10 sut himself. IT Mr..
Eek was not really pIzz'ed, We sC:cly are,
end tho best ,hirg the people can do
may DO 10 adopt his courss, AID r. ct Ill rf
these many ard much cpdJrsed suitors. sone
of whom Lrl writ up with degree rsamely
nonchalatco that n)akes opc laugh. 1t will BIZ
O pity, ii not wrong. 10 remove them from
tteir present places of us,lulcess. They all
como with tqual claims. apparently. to the
cheese. Oao Is 40 ablo ad0tc,te. cpd his Ser
Vc,s would be so valuable Slime. remember
ing, lsupposc, tic prom i,r, "lle that &C utereth
atrosd shall havo it returned to him." lavish
their favors on tha d;ar pecrl'. Ole is from
The beautiful Valley, c>nsccrltcd by the steps Of
Stoncwal Jackson, and his vnics is oaly needed
to put the enemy 10 flight. Several arc from
the Piedmont, sud ate-well, it would sako too
long TO tell. Ole or Two have "hsld hesds, ="
and, like Ell 10, should oonmatd respect, ard
yet another has "hcat tho best Commonwealth s
attorney in The State" (tor o small equity
OFFICE, which, il it be true, speaks vounrs ia
favor Ut tree suffrage, 10 say the ltas,. These,
MIR. Filter, may b. rsasonJ IN the minds If
some rcesonCrs fur sending MAJ TO Congress.
Bu; will tos tho lcorlo demand something
bcltcl2 Surely, if ever they need a. this time
man Of utq1cstioped ability % well as oiarao
ter. ouo who can sian on his own ne,is, who
is DOT dependent for success on his skill as q
wire rCilcr 600 at whom no Randolph Gao
point aud say, "Mr. Speaker, although suo-
oes,or has been appoiLted TO my late friend -,
am sorry to observe that his plaoc in these
halls is yet vaoint." No doubt there arc mspy
clever follows who think themselves, and whose
friends th!pk them. fitted for Congress or for
anything else, but Whc, unfortunately havn
mo noWar tho gitlis gle EN-,
To so tboysOls us others s,e EN-,
Ard Irao many b!uuder FREQ en-"
believe it vas tho crow who though. he could
slur, bni orlY tucocedcG 50 far as TO lose i,
dinner 10 the attempt. And Goldsmith tolls If
young Eoglishmsn who wont 10 Holland to
teach EusIish TO the Du!ot; butth poor FIJI wv
hsd forgotten, till he was 10 tho streets of Am
sttrlam, that be himself did not koow q word
OF Dutch Away, then, with booms ppd b >om.
crs, aod with every kind Of shsrp practice aud
etctioDecriDg. which certainly tcu6s 10 damage
tho pubic, and can Gully, by possibility, bone.
fit for tho hout tho Individual who is week
ooough to luvito q fictitious reputation.
Soma 600 asked To to define tho very ird; fl
niLo term "b,op," 10 its political $3.50. lslt
proud Ci the honor put upon mo in these ciiti-
oAl Iinea. mud IS no QUO had yet answered tho
question, thought for moment | might bo
ts for Congressman, but quickly rfc4llinc tic
grt at gray OF talent 10 tho fi2d. mode iliy
sutslded, and as modestlY gave tho result of 10y
researches "A boom" sal ''is something
that. rocket lika, goes up 10 n hurry, without
aty force OF its own, and comes down. IA little
quicker. OF i's own stolidity, with bump"
Then. replied my quetis', Grant aud Blaine
were both bocms," adding with q provoking
naivete. II reckon there will be tow more of
the same sort in tho Eighth district" | leIt
sad, lie my pipe: aud whispered. TO myself
1T motn b, 30. SIBI Non,