Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-29
Presidential Outlook and the Eighth
Congressional! District.

SHN silC
Congressional! District.
To the editor of the alexandria Gazette
The political excitement over the Presiden-
| tial nominations hss reached zsDitb. and now
both parties, knowing III it leaders, have
| settled down to real work
The conservatives seem to b, iubilaLt, hope
tal and very enthusiastic ever tho nomination
OF Gen. Hatc,ck. whilo lho white republ' clrs
seem to aak warmth and COL e lcrc, when
speaking Ct the Chicago nominee, aud the co.
| ored population don't quito understand why
it was that this Mr. Gdarcield was a bigger
man than Ger. Grant. Gan. Grant was great
ta7orltc with the republicans both white and
colored, OF the county; consequently tbe3 are
greatly depressed at his dtf,at 10 tho nomiua-
ton. Many Of the leaders try hard, but they
utterly TAIL to enthuso tier followers Cvtr the
name of Garfield. 1t is safe 10 pred C; that
Gen. Hancock will recsivo far moro than the
usual punb,r OF votes cast for democratic pres.
ldcnlial electors 10 November, CT than has been
given 10 tho couuiy for mary yeats past.
And. now, since the presidential noniL a ions
arc settled, tho question. Who is to he our
next m'mb,r OF Congress from the Eighth
District is receiving considerable ettenlior,
sDd it is generally corc,dtd ly the masses ct
the people, as we'll IS by our m)st prtm mont
and knowing politicians that Hon. S. Chapman
| Nelo will be tho choc, Of the Gistric:. This
is undoubtedly the feeling of the voters at this
time, notwithstanding the fact that two years
Ego whco Pr. Nnalv'S nqmo wos beiaro the
ptorlo and Gen. lIunton WIS 4 candidate for
reelection. TWO thirds Of the delegates from tho
county wero instr uctcd TO vote for Gen. Hun
tons denomination By tho Voters Of their eevc,.
| al s!r!c s. The reason Tor this strenuous e.
tJrt On thu part Of the cl;iz'rs oil several DIS.
trlcts OF Altxindria and Fairfax couoti,s 10
have Coo. Hutton r,turocd to Congress was
on account OF his being chairman Of the DIS Iiot
OF Columbia Gem mlttce. hhyiDg in charge the
bill! authorizing the huIdiog OF Irso bridge by
| Congress across the potomac rl7er ut or near
GeorgctoRn. Tho passage Cf tuch bill was
Of great impoltiEc, 10 the people ID lLoso dis
| tncts, btclus, their only WY at eating ID
the markets Of Washington and Georgetown
w:s over tho Toll Bilpc. which cost them
annually from $50 t. $500 toll for raoh rDnr
or business map. From thtSJ iac!s it can b,
Clearly seen that Gen. liuDton would have b1cn
at ihst time supn rted ever any Other c.Idl-
dates that could h,yJ been usm Il hy tue dis
ttc 10 question.
Bn. alter Il thrir fond hopes wcre not real
izsd-lho bridge bill was rot passed NJ my
| think IL might have been passed at tbs last OF,
the session il our representative, Gen. Hinton,
had baro moved to ''conour in tho S nalu
amen6m 'nt, instead OF moviog to mon CON.
cur" whioh iog obi:c'cd to CAUSED rhe till
to tic laid over until the nCX. session ot Con-
erefs. However, thcro are only the cImulcnts Of
tho pcoIl o, and they s il thlhk that General
lluntop, during the remaining months of his
torn this water will press tho bill to is linal
| p ilgP.
| 10 sumo of tha o,uati,s Gen. Eua!on is
spoken Of IS being o candidate again. Wo
hope this is uot tu,. for tho poor, of this
county took him at his word when no said. in
tho onovdntion OF 1878. that "ho Was before
| the Eighth Congressional Dis.rci o0.vtniun
for thu fourth and last time"
| MIR. s. G. Neale, who Was SECOND ci0ic, Of
tho people Ct our county 10 1878 is DOW Glsi in
their hearts, and they will undoubtedly send
solid delegation in his behalf to the Congress
siODal c,nvonton that mccts 10 Alexandria city
Oh tho 25:h If August next.
Many rcasocs Cc,ur to tho people Ct our
county, why MIR. Nealo should receive the
nomination. The first is: II he SHOULD bo
nominated he is sure to b elected, even should
combinations of different parties b. formed
against him, but tho probability i that his
candldscy would meet with such uovels:l %
proval that no such combination would b re-
s1rtcd 10 against him. We speak from actual
knowledge when We say he would be supported
! general y 10 this c)unty iTreapi live cf marty
| liocs or atiil atioIs; second. Should Mr.. N ale
b. sent to Congress ho would be no novice 10
the trans: ctOn of public affairs, and n,
stranger to tho leading members CT the
| flous, ct Representatives. Tor, i, c,o-
scquorc, of his living 50 near the Ca, i;cl
| nc ls, during tho sesslots OF Congress, a.
| most duly throwo ln c)mpauy with sonc OF tho
leading mcn of cur nation, either socially or in
the trats'clon OF tu locss, and We can ocni
dcnIly venture to say that 10 day Mr. Noalo is
personally nod better known to tho older and
| Influential members CT either house CT Courrcss
than many members of two or three wears
| experience Ia active satviot; third, Mr.. Neal,
| Is q splendid parism ,uta1iap, az industrious
worker, an sb!e advocate, ambitious. p1!i;e anG
iorcIblc, and IN him We earocs:y believe that tho
| Eighth District would have representative 10
Coogrefs that not the district nloue would boast
| OF, but of which the entire old Commonwealth
would be lstly proud. YEoMAN.
Alt andtla Co., Va, jane q.
THE llERoIsM OF WAsuINGroN.-A careful
study OF the history of Valley Forge cannot b,
700 earnestly recommended to all who would
10y ny comprehend the greatness of tho ch,rnc.
war a. ashlogtoo. At no other rci,d Of tho
lima do, It seem 50 purely herti, and ct 90
in lonsI |S 10 patriot oars, appear to have been
mrsro , ta.ts Of ruin. 10 this day i! se,m,a
At all Ha aI c s,1oittlo array was kept together
Of his c,nn,rr bn ,tiv !, two years TO the service
be do 81 much 10 save ID csto ~ ;Isn al ola
petcr to evil forlunc, s,ro,naI ~ gu,
tho elemcns, and wiser ham nj, 'n nan
de!cSated wisdom of IT, u' INC