Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-01
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY By
EDGAR RNOwDBNs
SATURDAY EVENING. MAY !, 1880.

nail CONVECTION may nominate, because the
otiscs for which that mao will be nominated is
one that d,sAves the earnt ST. support Ct oil the
ot!z tna OF the couniry who desire Il a. tho war
and ls Grl' v@us i1utics d ay DO itrsivco, i not
forgotten; hat the disrusl and luminosity DOW
existing be 1een the two sections toto Wh.cl
the land Is unfortunately divided may be sup
planted b. faith aod frie adstp; that the gov.
ernment ny be national and not sectional, ard
be cloduct d 10 tbs Interests Of the people a!
large AID u d, 'h.ir CX?cnso Tor the barc6t Of
tavcrtd ~. Gnd thai the DAGGER to free
IAsntut'5 trat results lrJul tho tc1iClc! 10
peivrtt u .'ala rcadiog Of Tho Corsliiu in,
aud ths. threatened by The evident wish OF
large posi,. o: tho Republican party 10 csiub-
iloh IL a 'ai-i 10 inc person If GSant MAJ be
aVetted. :'ts, desires it il needless to say saa
not be gi.'.4 d as l0og ~ tho gtvorcm0n. r..
males 10 tn1 aGad3 {! tn, republican,, wtici.
Is, OF necessity, SEC ioasl party, AID tho only
possible say. under tXisiDs circumstances, il
Wish tic 81 jccf &C those who entertain them
en- b. seemed, ia for tho nominee Of the Gin
c!Ons!l COW -ijIVu 20 be elected. With regard
10 Cur Individual pref, RET ca respecting shat
n3m!nCe. Hc Sa7c coasiL rcd it Of 90 IL ts i'd
po5ta;c' ~ comparison with tho grgcd iiect
10 DC tc|l2v;d, that W. hGvJ Cot really formed,
end c2sial5iJ lave ncvtr cI pressed, aoy. Our
Sense oi lars. s. ard justice would inGr rn us 10
pre;'r NJ. ludn, tus aS hii weakness il nn-
parcut, sod - ;!in dem, cats hav. 20 strerg 9Th
to throw G%ay, ~ emo. reComr ood his nomi
nation. JG,:so Fctl wculI u1ostiopabIy
mtk9 aO exc iicCt P.c,ilent, oud his election
would be a. 'n!uaiVo to tho qualification Of tho
desires o. tae pa,iiiiin cit Ca Of The country
~ that OF au9 oh3r man, tut ne. too il cur
opiaion, would 10 3 weak udidste; FIR no
mster hog proper 4 Dan h., may bo I'd how
correct he is on tho States rights question. th8
IL not tx ely the time for the democrats 10
make tina! question tie principal one tf prssi.
d'otIal campaign. and to Iuo a candidate with
especial rcttrercJ 10 i;s solution. There is O
vast dItttreIc, between opposing o,ntrslisp,
alias third teImism, alias Cp5arism, and favor.
Jog the popular idea of States rights, especially
10 tho North, where tho democrats must get
the votes to rlact their candidate. There are
plenty of other good men 10 The North, TOR no.
body prctends to tbibk the lime has yet come
tor the candidate to be taken from tho South
besides the two gentlemen to whom wo HAYS
alluded. any ono Of whom will be perftcly sat-
lsfactory, not only to the democrats of the entire
couttry, tut to that large and rapidly increas
ing class who are not bound by party Tics. and
to whom the Gazette will cbeerfuy rouder all
the support of which it is capable.
Tho focllsbness Of the unfortunate individual
who s'wed eff the limb of the tree upon which
he was sitting. between himself and the trunk,
is provelbla!, but it was by no means moro re
matksbIe than that which the authorities of
The Distrci CT Columbia are now exhibiting by
having sill the mud taken from the haIbor OF
that District dumped back again into the Poto-
msc at Refers Buff where the channel Of tho
river is Darrowest. The whole harbors of both
Washington and Georgetown, aud The channels
leading to them. have been, or arc being, clean
cd AID depend by null machines. and the
place of deposit OF ivory particle Of the mud
taken from them is the bed of the rivera little
below Jones Pont, short distance from this
city. IT is nomioay dumped on the MARYLAND
1ats there, but. OF course, ,uch thing il i'm.
possible because tho heavy laden soows ard
the heavy sught tugs that tow them, can cot
60 on the fl s; but, tv,n if it ", "a so, the 10
slant ehtlpg and Il ,wirg Of the lido, 10 say
nothing Of the tr'quen. currents 10 the liver
will soon wash /. lrGo deeper water, where il
will te',la. aud hat, loo, ct q lie, wh.ro
tno channtI Is already narrower than al almost
aoy Other DoIut % the river. What will b.
gained ~ aaV1g deep w!tor IN the hsrbor Of
Washington !! BE chanrei fey milea below
he made so sia'!Jw thar vessels CT OILY tho
smallest 3 &c eau pass through it And yet
tnat Is rftc.s,li tho eud TO which the efforts Of
The DIS lie. eu.hor,ics in tho matter referred
to ara tcad!ng. Alexandria will, of ueccssity,
be even greater sufferer By this obstruction .f
The chaoual If tho Potomac. but she must 30 n
passive sufferer, as her authorities arc poycr.
less IN the premises. the dumping grourd Seirg
beyond t"o llulit of ticr jurisdiction.
Mr.. Hayes Is gradually providing fer ell those
members Ct his Cabinet whose nedioc,it7
YOU other" S, ctn7so them to oblivion after
his term tf cfEc, shall expire. Massrs. Me-
Cfsry AMI DcVens havo heretofore been IN
pointed to postiOc S fJr ty. ADD nov the ,,rrioc
brother" Key has been likewise snusIy settled
With Mr. ThoDp o. made comfortable, his
work 10 this resgtc; will DO completed, for
Mcssrs. E'arts, ShermaD. and Shu,z can tska
care of thems ,!yes. Il does seem strange
however, that 10 his desir, to assist his Cabinet
counstllors 10 this Way Mr.. Hayes should No.
necessarily brlng shame AMI reproach upon The
Judiciary OF the country. and consequently
lower, if not entirely destroy, it's respect in
The eyes Ct the people by iiog ell the import