Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-05
PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEkIy BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
Monday EVENING, DHCR. s. 1851.

a: tlMcs during tho sitting oil The House rC-
publican caucus list Saturday, ths votes OF The
two Virginia resdjusters would have hif1id 4
material a,sislaao, to Mr.. Keller, aud would
havs bcon gtstefull1 received ty HIM and,
VIA. ~oulj haze been Of itfai!elg moro ;npo
tnhcs to these eaail.me1. wtuli have bees
generously rtcompoIsed 10 the distribution Of
tha SpoakeIs patronage. They called upou
ban previous to tho CAUCUS, ADD told him .ht y
You'd Vote for him ii ho resolved the n,min.
lidn, but that they would not 20 iato tho eau
cas Aid at that .uOmeui hey sunk Toto uter
political lmpoteCca and insigll6oaros. The
ciuou' Was tho O0ly pisoo 10 which theY ctud
hs7o beer Of sly possible u5o to Mi. Kcifcr. q
10 ahy Other asriraot for the Spaakership. The
tapubiloans hGd enough votes 0 elect anY body
sHo might he nominated Nomination wa:
equivalent to Il ctiOn. II Was the nom oaii n
thst Mr.. kailer Wsnled io7, that he stood In
need OF tho votes Ct Messr,. Paul AID ia ka:
san Their votes thoa would haze heea I ser
Yea 10 Lin at EO other tins Tero ,hty want
cd to havo given them tben wCull have bar1
valuable seIVIo, that would ha7o d.maodaG
nai rfoelVni v.lustl. remuneration. bat il
vas lu't then that tho read asteis tailed hiu
WY. DO body save themselves seems 10 Know
and they have :na1o no cyrlsnation. Ii ma,
hava b,ou wisdom. according to iho lights pre-.
Vs'!Ins il lie llc> 1000 7lh nad 9.h Corgns.
'iloAl Disr eta OF Wig nis. hu', Gceerdicg tl
Ines, prevailing ia every oiler . ri of Tho CO.
IRE County, It Wss the quintcscercs oil s.uridi.
IT, They proclaim, I'D the fact OF their rcrub!
cili>m ny auDGutciGE thrir intentiou (i sup
Iori,ng the nominees oftho republican caucus
ID matter VITO they 10 eht hs. They thereby
un}' o,ivcd the fsW silly retp;c who had voted
Tor 'hhm under tho lu!prl S:lJn tast they were
d. Guurais. and o9aiircIol the opinion lorr co
icfIniurd OF cVtIy rcs,oo!ll) man OF all &C.
l1s'6'ed with iheni that they had been radicals
10 cisfuilo. III, o!iunt attached to their cou,sa
has, therefore, been ifc!stscd a0d The rsng. OF
l's operation be>u ,xianted throughout tho
limits Of the land. ileu governed by high, n, :
BILE and patriotic )iiVcs, elected By Fi.einians
nhd having Virginia Interests ut heart would
not have i,iutd Eirsiei.'s enemies for apy o.,
slleIatioo. Wise mer TO. 50 governed aud,
hotirg their o%n interests :up;lio, TO thc.c Of
tier Stale, IS the course pursued by the r3td.
~ te:a shows tbfy DE-, would cot have done q
save Tor a valuable Consideration, the payment Of
WHICH was accufcj. Bat. Though Mes5rs. Psu
atd fulkerscn suaouEccd themselves r@publi-
cins They 81 the sarlo !ino re 'vad the repub
!lc'ns OF tho obligation impoacd upol then hy
this announcement by doslirins to 70 into their
caucus aud refusing 10 help their Speaker t.
ootalo / IL nomination. They tak like ropub:i
oaos, they aot like republicans, and they arc
republicans. They eTo 80 couotcd n all the
estimates OF parry strength. al i yet. they have
declared themselves from Uougressiooal boo.
rs securing from rtruJlcwisa,. They ncri
aad receive 8 thl Gvila OF poIl;o.I spossstv
and at tbs samo lir'c deprive lhonsalv O
y, even OF ls possible temporary g,od Tx
REPUBLICANS in tae uou:e sro urder no oblig.
lions to .hoiu and get along wi,hou. thom. They
~cu'a not. snd could no! If !hoy would, be o
any eerNi "a 10 the dtm>crats They are there
FIRE go lar at less! SIS Congress is concerted
political tuIuchs. AID having 10 orc 10 b.lA
iofltAt condition but themselves, s.e li,icuia.
accordingly.