Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-29

ohcu!d Grant be- ibe nominee Of The republican
party, am of opinion that Hancock would be
the strongest man the democrats could run
against him. LODGED. with present views,
which may BIO changed. | think Hancock the
most available map. All over The country,
North and South, be is recognized as brave,
ehlVarous soldier. who she'd more blood lhsn
Grant in defense Of tho Union. His orders
while 10 command ct tho department of the
South show him to be man who understands
the theory of our Government and regards the
Constitution as binding. My personal prefer
! euco would BIO Bayard, but | don't thiuk he
could BY possibility 5e elected. | would favor
Judge Field. but we cannot afford to make the
| late decisions by tho Supreme Court the lead.
log Issues in the canvass. Thurman got slightly
damaged by leaning on ereenbrczs Seymour
would be powerful.
B. L. BLAND. Middlestx.
The sentiment of this 81 C ion is opposed to
llldeD. belief that be would not have the
ntrse to stay tho split in his State and other
reasons arc against him.
G. w. WANDER,
Editor Fredericksburg Recorder.
As far as my opinion and Information 20
duus Thick MIR. Tldeo has the slightest chance
OF carrying Virginia in the next presidential
election or OF being the choice Of Vir.ina in
tho nominating convention. Personally | ADJ
altogether opposed TO his nomination as the
democratic candidate, and politically thiLk il
| would Insure democratic decentralization aud de-.
I a.; because no has lest the confidence Ct tho
| t"orle who have now neither admiration for
| his o0rdu0f nor 18th IN bis courage. | believe
| Biyard Is Virginia $ first chcic,, md also that
OF The South. Gully give you my uprtssous.
as have 90 actual Knowledge except ~ 70 iul-
modlaic Surroundings. Ti!den is evidently 70
9arjed as out IT the race, and his domination
a5 equivalent to surrender 10 adVarc5. The
teeiiug simply seems to bo That no has been
tsled add toutd wanting, and the party cauuot
risk giving him second opportunity.
The rreaent political tri parlito condition of
| things in Virginia makes it of paramount i'm .
porihlca chat the democratic nominee should
DO one above roproach or objection. enc 80
| supIemely the opposite CT rsdlcallsm That all
conservative Virginsns can unto in sustaining
! him on that erouod, and 30 compel Mshone
! sud his followers to show their clo!s If they
oppose him. BAtween TiIdoa and Grant, |
! believe Malone & Co.. w5uid vote for tho lat.
ter. A. j. LITTLE,
Eolor Fredericksburg News.
While it is no! carEeiu that any democratic
candidate will carry Virginia this year, though
| VIC must lahor to secure that result, il is 10 be
| unprecedented that Mr. Tidcu is tho weakest
candidate Ro could tff.r. | b,lisva that he
would certainly les, Us the State. The people
have lost confderc, in him, and be would in.
sDlre no enthusiasm. Ills nomination would
q HcF IL
| that we should think, uoder present croum
stances, of entering upoo. Ours will have to
be al aggressive policy.
| MIR. Tliden has lost his prestige aud would
! DO dead weight to carry. We must not cJn
| cent to be handicapped. [ am thiukiug now
| somewhat seriously about Judge Field 5s an
available candidate. His recent decisions have
brouGht him prominently before tho couolry.
| and there is reason 20 hore that no o0u.d carry
oil OF the Pacific States. en-, however, COM
mlttcc to no particular candidate, and against
| mono but MIR. Tilden. CHAs. w. Button,
! Editor Lyrchburg Virginian.
| lhibk 10 the present condition of parties it
is very doubtful if MIR. Tilden can carry the
State. 1t would DO 10 my opinion worse than
unwlse to run tho hazard of the experiment,
and l sincerely hope if tho vote of Virginia is
| supposed to bo essential to the SUCCESS of tho
| democratic party, or even to 30 regarded as
possibly necessary, tina. tho friends of Mr. Tilien
| Will be na2nanlmous and patriotic enough 10
withdraw him from the ooDtt st-apd lot ,i:k
| the defeat which | fear au electoral ticket
pledged to him will encounter.
AS you know l was the chairman of tho State
conservative committee DUNG tho last presi
| dental Dpslgn aud tho author CT the sGdrcs
TO the people OF Virginia urging them to the
! support OF the Iilden ELECTORS, and therefore
may be supposed to be especially partial to ono
whose claims to the confderca OF tho 1eople, 90
| political and personal grounds | so earnestly
| advocated. and indeed it would seem to DO but
the natural impulse OF Justice 10 tho party to
seek TO rectily tho cruel wrong Inflicted upon
the country ty tho fraudulent suppression of
the popular voior, By insisting that the instru-
| ment 10 accomplish il should b, hin who Was
tic victim; but with updimiushed c,pGderco
10 tho ability, integrity aud patriotism Of Mr..
! lisGcn, Tor one caonot shut my eyes 10 the
TACT. that whatever hold kc orce had upon the
people has been lcoseued il DOT destroyed.
| 1t cannot be denied, that tho same zeal and
the samo executive management were nos dis.
played by him alter the nomination at 81. LIuis
as btJre, or that he did not too INTERESTINGLY
submit hluiscit and his friends 10 tho stalwnrt
| aG9re soDs u his enemies at tito period of Tho
oOnsumalnn ci those polilcsl a'racities which,
brought such Giegr:co md dlshoaor uuon the
namo OF representative E0cclnment.
| These aad otter rtasona uot Necessary 10 be
| adver!cd IL, have think produced tho cJnyi.-
ton tiat Mr.. T'idca lacks tho clomeuti of
;icat popular lsadtr and sGa! deploro his
oom4ation. VIM. 3. f'ALIAFERRo,
Gloucester {. Il.
q a0t jbluS, SO lar as this IocsIty il GIN.
cerlcd, tijst f!f. Ti!thn is tho Ghoco Of suy ons
ii 10 wcrc nominated [ prcsGms the bulk OF
! cur psry would VOC ior him, bat there would
. b. 20 catausiasLn or zeal ia his b:half, eud
sotn9 a:c so opposed 10 him es possibly to keen
ihem from v0,Iu&. | 10 not t!i!sk no uouid
hIlpg cut the inl vote. His nomination fear
you'd rrGdoco such apathy as to enIacger the
State. judge tisld, Bayard. Hancock CT
Thurman IN my judcuent would arouse Gil On
:Susiasul unite tho patty and carry the State.
Notwithstanding tho uaoortslnty of tho '.iade,