Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-07
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may have been its dement's, it certainly pos
sesSed the one great merit of being wholly free
from any p rsonal sllusion whatsoever, except
as to MIR. Nesle. From beginning to cod of
that article. IS. y studiousIy avoided any per-
sonal alIuson 10 auy one, aod after it was writ
ten, and before publication. hs struck out the
following, which would have proved couclu-
siVeIy how muca sincerity there was 10 x s.
declaration, That the ofioe should SEEK the
man, to Wit: IN fac, if sctiots speek louder
than words, City (uoless the writer is very
much mistaken in bus IDENTIFY on at least three
occasions, has demonstrated bis disbelief 10 the
truth OF bis communication by seeking q Ger
tain Office very vigorously aEd by curing it
twice through his Efforts" Upon calm r,A.o
tim this was um.tted, and the article coa6ned
10 It's Iroper iimlts-an assignment of the rea
sons :.hy it Was wise for our people to support
MIR. Neale. Astonishnent is hardly q fitting
word to use to express SIS" feelings when
lest night be read sn article signed x" in
the g. z'tt-, with the words 'Auoid PERSONAL,
ties hereafter UNDERSIGNED. 1t x will read
all the communications which have appeared
10 your columns upon this su lot be will 6ud
that the only tHo which contslned single alu,
slon CT osive to any one we're written by him.
salt. The one 10 which he assailed Mr.. Nesle
nay be iusn6 d by the feet that be is caudi-
date fir Cfhcc ; that Of last night is utterly
without justification or excuse. Ii was simply
tho result OF bad attack of dyspepsia, or the
rrillDgs ct disappointed mau. Whatever the
cause may have been, IS. 5" certainly gays no
pIoVCcaton.
Does X" deny tie statement that there
u r O q ob !
J alousies 10 cur midst upon this very subj g..
Is it personal to urge harmony of action upon
this sui j g or to urge our people to support
MIR. Neale, giving ressops ,herefor2 Is the
mere statement of X" that the "of6ce should
seek the man. " his mere ipse dirit, conclusive
upon the world, and denial thereof personal
matter to himself? Is the statements that no
uan 10 this dstr;cs towers pre.eminent above
all Others, one that X " takes as personal
OF here 10 lew lines are coudansed the whole
OF IS, 8" letter. May not * =" VII ole mo
tive be found 10 the words, "Wny not another
gentl man besides Mr. N ale from AIexan ris?"
V"rlly the dark horse" may now be fund in
*" shn"s. Hi lila laohryr a
Again n" says IS assais all Ale1ap.
drisns VIII opposed him." Mr.. Male. Will
\ kindly show one word in IS. 3" letter
that ass ls any one, or else adult his mistake.
Will y also show how s." endorses
all Mr.. Ncso's poi cal &C s? Can We not
support man Without endorsing everything
ever done by him But IN truth S knows
but little OF Mr.. Neale's ways, and With refer
enoe to the alleged attempt 10 bolt, nothing,
except what be heard from another
Again, as to the pink tickets" in the last
contest, c.rtainiy 49," dots rot Justify their
use. though very different reasons can be given
WHY they were used than thcs, assigned by
"A' But will * " assign any good reason
Wsy tickets ideDtlcsl 10 8 70 and cGlor were used
by some of Nese's opponents in the Third
~'rd OF this city, 10 the last contest. bting
given TO voters az Nesle tickets And now
x " let me say one thicg. Mr.. Nesle and the
Wuter are not especially Intimate. In the last
six months they have probably spt ken together
90 political matters for abou, five minutes. Mr..
Neale has DOT generally supported the writer
ID the past, but on the contrary both be and
his partner worked hard against him wnun he
was oamed year ago for prominent Office
.. has. therefore, no special reason for SUD-
porting hln, beyond those stated 10 bis com
nurc lion, and they are bis true reasons. At
one ume when he thought that Farquier's cal
liant son, Gen. Payne. mis- bit allow b 8 name to
D. used, be did not expect to SUPPORT Mr..
Nese. AT another time, when purely private
reason existed unnecessary to state here) IS"
was not in favor of Mr.. Nesle, and Iabotior
uuder some irritation, 49," may have, aod
doubtless did, criticise MIR. Neale, hu, certainly
never to the extent indicated 10 x 8" letter,
and only In gathering Of personal trierds Bat
the grounds OF OPP sltion passed away 10 the |
hIst case, and as it turned out the Eoond was
without four dstion. and s." has for some
short time past, been warm supporter of Mr.. |
And 4 &.
Guiding statement that 81 wrote 30 about Mr.. !
Fesle because he expected to be q |
political aspirant himself in the future aud then
to receive his reward" does not prove him to be |
prophet or the con Of pr phet," but it does |
show most inventive genius, COD bined with
the happy faculty of drawing upon his imagina-
ton for his facts. For 'S' does not now expect
to be political asprant, and has no reward to
ask of Mr.. Nesle But che thing he will assert |
TIT II ne Is syer defeated in pot'e 4. contest |
forward sgainst his opponent
AND now -" concludes this art Gle with the |
r N .rk that he did not invite this controversy in
any manner, shape or form. and that it is utter
propose to shrink from answering most uncall.
ed for attack upon himself
One piece of advice in closing. The signature
A. siHpy represents on unknown qusntity
whether OF mind or of matter; but IS signature
fully in Keeping with "X's'' past letters, and.
dot btless of those to come. Let rs" suggest a
in the word "Ishmael." s.
Tho 6,kirg schooner Ida R. freeman, OF
Welaset, arrived at that port on Saturday, with
ninety barrels Of msckcre The vessel was 40
chored 10 the harbor and the crew went to their
homes, With the exception Of three Sweedts g.
Who remained 90 board. o. Sunday plight the
Swedes got the vessel u1der way and left for
parts unknown. It is supposed that they 10.
tended going to Eur3pe. 10 addition to the
tSh on board, they Carried away the seine boat,
dorles and small seine. aud the clothing Of
the & crew. They have provisions enough to last
for eight weeks.
The CID GUARD"-Atthe ratification meet.
ing IN Warrenton last week Mr.. jar. Y. Brooke,
who was loudly called for. began his remarks By
saying he supposed the main significance of the
call upon him was to ascertain how the "Old
Line Whigs'' would 60 in the impending cleo.
lion. AS he saw before him the o ,pnized |