Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-21

least Two th!:da OF fac so c:s CT .hc oporiuy Of |
ine canvass 10 Crdt: TO rc!uiu q majority q. thr
ecoiio1.
Ii, alter such cJstrc!,s lad b@tn ovtrc3no, |
ard a mi i)rlty c: tito pcoao had voted to |
change tho administration OF their govern
ment, the men in office could sill nrOeura |
false cunt. founded upon iiauds, prtiury AID !
tcrgerleS, fur0ishing pfeltxs OF documentary
eyldccce 90 which 10 base that faso count, and |
II such arsrsaction WIRE not ooly successsul, bu,
1t. alter ai!otneDts OF ta beneIis wcro made 10
Its contrlVer5. abbcttors and apoogists hv the
chlot beneficiary OF tho transactions. it VEL
ooGdoned by tho people, practical destruction
OF clecllons by the people would have tc2n &C.
ComplIshed. The failure to install the eandi-
dates chosen by The petple-a contingency con
slq lcot upon 10 cot OF oUiss lion oil mine, and
beyond by control-had thus left mo for the last
thrcc years and until GOV. when the democratic
parry, by Is delegates 10 national convention
assembled, shall choose new leader. tho invol
uota!V Gut necessary representative OF this
homehtoul ls'uL; as such dcuicd the immun
.ies VI private HE, without tic power c)ntcrrad
Dy pubic station, tuyi lot to uncessng ta's.'
MOODS and c. l1mnics from tho partsaos of on
Administration lab:riIg in vain to justify its ex
deavorcd to preserve 10 tho demtc a.io party
OF tho Ulltcd States tho supreme issue be.
furo tho people for their dtcsion next Noycmr
Der. whether this shall be government by the
sovereign people through olecioIs, or q gov
ernmeut by dlFclr. 11 servants holding over by
iJlc, and fraud; and have withheld no seci
hoo and ncg!tcted TO opportunity to uphold,
| organize end consolidate against the enemies
OF representative Institutions the great party
which alone, uodcr God, cao efftc.uay resist
| their overthrow. Having nov borne fai;t fully
| my full share of labor AID Gro 10 the public
! service and wearylDg 10 the marks ofis burdens,
desire noth!1g 50 much as ca honorable dis.
| charge. lw!sh to 10y down the htn)rs apd
tolls OF even quasi party leadership and to seek
the repose OF private life. 10 reuouncing re-
nomloa'loa Tor the presidency do S, with no
doubt 10 my Mid SIS to the vote ct the State of
New \ Ork, or Of the United States, but because
l believe that 1t is renul citation of 10 election
to tho prcsidatcy To thcsn who thiuk ny 40.
mloatlon aud re election indispensable 10 an eff.
itc.ual 7lndlcalion OF the right of the people to
| elect their ruIors violated in my rclson. have
scoorded IS long reserve OF MY decision as
possible; but cIGbot overcome my rtpugusnco
10 enter 10 new engagement which iLvolved
four years of csaseIesJ toll. The dignity of tho
presidential cfhce is above merely personal
ambition; tut t creates in mo TO dolusior; lis
value is as grent power for good to the count
ty: | said Tour years ago in accepting the no.
nlnatloo: "kooWl0g as do, therefore, from
fresh .XoerIorco how great the difference is b.
tween gliding through an cficial routine ard
working Gu. q reform Of systems and policies, it
lSlmposslblo Tor me- to contemplate what needs
to be done 10 the federal administration with.
out an anxious souSe Of tho difficulties of che IN
dsTtaklng. 1t summoned b. tho suffeages cf|
my cjunrVmcn 10 attempt this Rurk | shalI en-.
dcaVor with God help to DO the efficient i'll
structment OF their will"
Such work Of renovation after msuy yosrs
OF mlsIulei such reform Ct systems end pcIi
cles 10 which would cherriuIly have sacrificed
all that remained to mo OF health and lilo is pow
fcer bcyood my strcbpth. With unfeisuod
thanks for the honcrs bestowed on me; with
heart swelling with emotions of gratitude TO
tho democratic masses for tho support which
they have given to the cause represented aud
their confidence IN very emergency, | ROMAN,
your fellow citiz,D.
(Sigucdl SAMUEL j, TlLnEN.
Gov. Hampton has q prrsot al Letter from
MIR. Seymour, stating that under 30 circum-
stance will no DO O Candidate
S"'et' A]iiiais lluiEVtuti alil august
Belmont arc busy amorg tho Southern dplcga-
lions on behalf of MIR. Blyard. Bslmant says
Bayard can Gerry New York.
EX-Gov EagIish OF Connecticut, Gov. Na
Clcllan, an ono or Two others arc thought by
friends 70 be possible dark horses"
The friends Of all the piioc'p c,uddacs aro
working actively.
Tho fact that both Tildon and Seymour arc
out OF tho fight IS accepted by all OF the Lcl,.
gates. aLd their withdrawal is oolc,ied TO
greatly strengthen the chsrc,s Of MIR. B,vard,
whose popularity in New England, New York
and New Jersey is siren. point in his favor
The Oalo delegation is oathusia:to f,r Thur.
man.
MIR. Tillon's letter of dtoliuatian il t,amad
with cnnsumlOnto saGtciiY. and bars in cvtry
,no oIl lcno1 OF tho keanncss OF its author,
WhiIe /: Is oslo! s:bIy withdrawal Of Mr.. TIL
den irom the c1ntts:. it is also an appeal TO Tho
sympathlei OF the o0nven;oa.
There arc two delegations from Mass. c,r-
se!tl Ind New York. cnch claimiog STATS, Il
Is about settled that tho oomnitteu wi. order
that tia Abbott delegation of Massachusetts
be rccOEniz:d il tho preliminary orpaniz lliYr,
aDd also the Tilden deeraIian from New York.
lhl' leaves The Butler and Tammsny Gcl,rn.
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