Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-13
letter frG.Is EItenn.oniss

letter frG,Is siteilIssomtss
Correspondents of tie Alexhndria HGze,.c]
RICHMOND. Va, jan. IA s0od Ike Is
told 90 oao of tic now roaGjnster members of
the Legislature. Ha is the chairman Of one Of
the committees, and had neglected for r l,Gg
tune to cal! tha Committee together iiaspU-
tioa si:er resouiioa was referred to the clLr
mittee, bat the oollmi!toe Devvr met. Finally
the other members of tic committee began to
grow irate, aid vent 10 the Chairman aud COM
planned to bin that be had not called the uou-
mltlee together when SO much business :Sas
sc,umulstug Tho old fellow listened 10 .heis
conlplaiute, nnd then said, We'll, | vas won
lcrlog ny eli Why The committee had Let mot
vet. Wy, bless your soul, | never kreH that
! 1t vas my cu.iness to call the csmmitteo 20
geihcG The committee will come 10 order. /"
lo the House to day R. ". h:ocid, tie re
adluSicr CoSdidaie for Judge Of Hreons7ii!9 and
| Sussex, nas nominated b. Ii. d Smith negro
membef. snd wes. OF course, ttcc'cd owe: the
man who has efficiently filed the p9si,i0u.
Mir, Il. /. Wickbom, mcub:c Of the Huusa
| from Hanover, made ais FRS: speech Gu tho
! floor to Gay 10 dominating Judg. S. G.. Ra;t6
I! for rc-eicc;ion aa JUICE OF Hanover against ".
W. Newman, tic irrcp,o siblo seek ste:
| cttlce, ard WHO has at last gotten one. Mr..
| WIctnalI's opc, c. Was G0c picc6 Of ssrc,efr,
| and It cut OF the other sdo so deep that moro
/ than OBS f The faithful wnced under il. liz
| nominated Judge Redd, nc ,a:i. ''oot il aav
| valo anIcpaion that he vii! b, eitctcd. hu,
| simply that Ii may give this SIDE Of The House
| the opportunity to pay the deserved tribute 10
en- soie acd az uprigh; Judge. LIS, Of curse,
| entirely useless for M to refer to tie tac. that
he possesses the coati3crc, Of his entr. COM
nudity, OF all shades Of political ,Iot; ihat he
mas the uneulmous cGd0rsaiop Of his eutre be-,
| that no le trhlnsG and prac!ie: lawyer, thor
! onghly qualified 10 discharge the duties 0f his
| position, and that were it left to the Choice CT
the people OF Hanover he would be retained
over his successor by al overwhelming u .io,i,Y.
These considerations are mes: cniucu,is out Of
place OF tie present moment" These remarks
SO vel! apply to ali the nominations this Dew
party has made that give them. Ard Dir.
| Wlekham struck the keybc!o when be said. Il
have been ted that gratitude fer services ren-
dered his party required the Displacement Of
Judge Kidd and the election of Col. NeHm.u
Gratitude Is Sometimes dcfocG as 6 Ycig sex S.
OF taVors to come. shall omit any comm ut
upon tho proprety OF M akiog the julici1! sta
| ,ion the reward q PURITAN strEic S IL the past
put polite gratitude. mean!ug as ]! does lively
sense OF lavofa 20 come tor parrissa serVic:s, 10
| DO rendered 10 the tu.ure canman3s attention
| tear caDoot recon aend the gcnrleruen [
| have had the hoeor to nominate to The favor
| able consideration ct tho ether side as p0s.es
sing iheFe peculiar virtues. There is notfinc
| Ia bis pest conduct whica affcfds The slightest
Warrcn 20 !he 5elle! that &c would ever pros
| titute his ottlc! tor p0iics' purpose, AMI can
iLhdeLiiy soy that when nc leaves ihn harch
lis crmlo vii b. IS uostainct by sny act ua-
WQ'tay OIL Judge as II was 90 the dsy he as
sumcd tbo robe as tic first Judge CT Hanover"
tie paid his respects to "U0ioncl" Ns~man
and polished of! that reGouhta:,lo oheysc er ic
handsome style. Speak'og Of tie "Uo!ofci"
as military nen, be quoted the cid song:
He ~as O brave and gallant colonel
Who never went to war.
BOT being in bomb proof,
HIS sword did never dfaw"
Ofcourso the complete using NJ OF this cant;.
date fur jcige as veil es The candidate for
Judge OF atnrico, which follow d, brought the
hIm OF Frazier and Lady tc their feet, and their
same old sp>eobea we're beIched forth,
Joo JtfftTson will have tho biggest housn
ever seen IN the Richmond theatre. E,vc,v
seat 10 the building wea SOLD by - O'clock 10
gay This rush nay be accounted for by the
fact that therc aru so many Strangers in the
city. There arc mere young ladies' from iho
countrg &c this ci;y than have been here for
some tiGe cad the galety promises to co1tinu.
u0ti L"nt.
The Raadusets have not as yet decided
|he1 they vii ia kc ~ tho sah ct OF the Capt.
tol cic'ks. cTaONGBOw.