Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-12
Er. Goodies Letter OF DccIin@:lGn

The limo is rapidly approaching wien you
will sSscItlt 10 correction 10 Eo:n:Dstc a caa-
| ildatc 10 repr sent this dl5r!c: III thc Forty
seventh Congress Of The Unittd States. rs mp
nsuc has been prominently naGlloncd III cla
nccIiaG with thbt pos;Iioa, deem i; to be NY
| duty to declare publicly that eli, nc; c.udi
| data fJT re tltcuoo. This uunouL c meet is
made DOW 10 order to relic vc NY iriccds ard tic
party generally ttrtuS btus the GislriC5 Ct any
embarrassment they mey feel % ic,1uot Ct py
| supposed catd!d:cy; 10 give them ample cp
porluDiy before the met ting Ct the convention
| 10 oonsldor tho sl;ualOn calmIy, ard datrtnl ice
what is best TO be dcno u1der tho disturbing
circumstances which COW surround Is iu order
| o sGcu the Success CT tho Cause Th'ch we all
| he'd TO be paramount TO every other r)Es'deIa
| lior.
| Siz yeErs ago the Conservative convention al
Sriiotk non iastcd Tie HiLhcu! siIictatloc or my
pHrt, ard when il was generally believed that
az the candidate CT tho party, I va; called to
lead i0rluTn hope. F1rr yeags aso tho con
scrvaIivc convention at p0rtsmUl. Ii nomna' cd
mo by exclamation, and siihnnt nnY cpp0ti ion
whatever. Two years ago, 5! CT an Scivc op
| position trCm c.mOlGal)n consisting OF four
| a'plrarts and their friends | was again endorsed
| hy The C>GVtnllon which assembled at lamp
ton. with only two d's'rnllng Votes. TN the iirt
| ballot. Dutlug the past Fix yeas have dcd
| lCated TO the service vt tho district all 10y tmc
aud oil tho energies possessed 1t dues not
b;c)mo mG 10 speak oil tho succ.s3 which has
| attended my Cilorts IS your rel rlsoatatiyc. Il
is doubtless tue that have failed TO meet tho
! expo c.aIiou5 OF some who believed that dem
cc:ato Representative should haze been aklo
TO obtain an Unlimited amount Of patronage
tlcm republican administration. am wiling
TO corccd', if You please. that others would
have represented you with moro conspicuous
ability, bu! cIn justly cam that none could
have done SO with moro caroestnts, and zeal.
1t would be ALLEGATION Tor ma to say that am
indifferent to the honor CT representing the dis
| trio! in Congress, bu. iccl that | arl able 10
rise shove nero selfish usid,raiins, sad TO
&C. with solo rel,r!n33 TO the good Of cur party,
and tho tuc!iss I'll the grca: ciusn 8. 1 ar 10
us all.
| 1t is impossible 10 disregard The sisrifc.nt
| fac: that suEc CT those who have heretofore tx
teuded to NC cordial and MI u,ias,c sarp,rt
now dOub, ny availability es q caYdilatc. 1t
is no easy msttcr TO rotain democratic aad c)n-
saEval!vo ascandarcy 10 this district 10 do so
our party mus. b. perfectly uaited and hur
maucus.
| 10 the seize ion oil candidate W. nus. lycorc
entirely the ambition of Individuals No
nln has any claim to DO the candidate OF his
party unrss he is able to carry its standard 10
victory DuIlng tho campaign last Fail on tho
qu1s'l len Of tho public debt, | participated &C.
| lively and capvassed Tho State Tor two months
with unialtcripg energy. did 40. BIC Iuse the
party which had elevated nc to representative
position demanded my siIyices G1d because |
believed the proposed settlement to bo fair,
Just ani honorable alike 10 the State ard her
creditors. For this course en- my Part | have
20 regrets TO express. aud 90 II cla:a:i0n 20
make.
would scoln 10 retain Office By coLeanling
| my opinions upon any question which Affects
| tho prosperity and welfare Of my native State.
Tho deb. question is purely domestic olo has
| no connection whatever with federal pollt CT,
| ard should not, in my judgment, DO dragged
| into Congressional or Presidential Campaign
| But, while This IS true, some Of The best Demo-
Gratis Gnd Conservatives in tho District 10 whose
| opinions l deor, honestly believe that my prom
| inent and ardent participation in that campaign
| hiss rendered mo obnoxious 10 u section CT the
| party whoee support IS, perhaps, necessary TO
| succoss in this District l. seems 10 mo that
bare iItimatian Of this char c- irQm mon whose
devotion to tho party is unqueslionabl3. is suli.
| ciont ID require me TO Withdraw my naas rs
| c ndidaiO Tor denomination.
| Thanking you ilr your Hentr2u: support hGr1.
| tofOre, and for all the unrierited donors You
| nave cOnicfT6u upon me IN Una PAST i 9uff0LUrr
| Tho trust md hereby r0tr9 from tho tied In
| doing So permit mo 30 assure yCu that retro
| in no !uilen or Gi )ntenLct II yod ; that l will
| labor IS y private IN the ranks with Ms mach or
| triy us when l was appointed TO cAd, ard That
| | will extend to your candidate, whojver no
| may be. y cordial, earnest and unsnlhsh support
| l bolitve that our noblo standard bearers. Han
! cock and Eng.b, Wi DO triumphanty elected
| in November, and thst for lnany yHars after the
! i!h Of March next tho Government will b. con
| trclled by tho Democratic party. !. j, import
| ant that the incoming administration shall be-
| sustained by Is Democratic Senate and l. ousO of
| Representatives, In no other way cen tho pro-
plo hone TO be relieved tlnm tho ruinuus legi.ls-
ton which has lllicted tho cCunLry for tho las!
| twenty year,. We can retain the control Of this
| District il va will only determine that it NUT,
| snd shsll 10 done Let ua resolve 10 criltr ell
| cur pr, iudcas upon tho altar Of cur country.
| Let lis subordinate all our aspirations and pre-
| ftrcncos to tho public good. Let IA close up orr
| ranks and in tho language Of tho heroic and NC
| complshed Hancock. "nnVo al once upon tho
| works If tho GneTv.''
Very respccth. ly, !nly ob?liHnt servant
JplN GoCpE.
Tho Norfolk payers publish tho above with
| expire obs u! d,ep regret, RGd The Landmark
saye:,
risen to tho lofty and ma.nsnimous mood IN
which il WAS written. In fact. IL has boon given
to tho public sgains. our advice. VIC may almost
say against our protest, and We put it on record
! that the day ls not remote whom tho people Of
| this district will lament the dec sion 10 whch
| their spotless and able Representative has boon
driven by the persistent assaults CT his onemNs"
The Vrginian says:
'Ho has ctoi-not considering stlr for mo-
| ment he determines that no shsli be no obstacle
in tho way f his psrty's success, ard no relirus
| from a contest considering that participation
on hlS part might be such an obstacle
UUMoI IN TUE FAMlLY.-Gcol hun,r is
rightly r c9koned most valuable did to happy
homo Lie. An oq1nl'y good and useful faculty
is scuso o. tumor, or tt capacity to have
| little tua aloug with the hup,drum # life.
We oil Know how it bIightcus up things geo.
orally to lave lively witty c,mpan-
| ioa, who SOS the ridiculous poins OF
things, and who can turn any Annoyance into
| az OCCASION fer laughter. 1t does great deal
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