Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-07
FROM WASHINGTON,
Special Correspondents o. II: Aleua. GGzette
WAsnINGTo.i. .. e.. jar. 7, 1851.

WasnrNaTo.i. D. e.. jar. 7, 1851.
General Mahonc' recan! manifesto, 10 Tboh
he CO l:nuas 10 2:'s::v; /! doubt resp; Ing bis
flturo po!i;icsi acton !c: txs:s in the publ,
mind, q: .as:. dues no! daappoin: the Virgin
ians here aho kncw a,yhicg about bim. They
say that Elio n1! wise MAJ. having ccc9s.oo.
ed the doub: referred 10, il Wjuld have been
eZcacdiDclg fo0li.h for him 10 havs expressed
any decided opilioa respsc,i2c lis future action
at this timc, as had he taseo republican ground
i. wond have driven awsy fen him all bis
democratic fol!aw.rs, eEcoDt tho few who eg-
pee. Gttoe, While, had be acted conlrsriW g., no
would hgVe los', at cree. all tho support Ea
kcpes TO receive irom tic Republicans. end
which, 10 rlsy rest assured, be is bound to 0so
10 the c1d, for, though the negroes 10 his OVID
State may prociso 10 help him nov as they
did last lGl they viii, every one, desert him to
vote lhc straight republican Ticket next fall,
and tie paIional republicans, WIEN they have
gotten cut of bin all the a:sIstsuc9 it is possible
Tor hin to give. will also tell him that, es his
| services FRO DC longer required, they can get
thoroughly scqaautcd with thu General tells
me that. while he has By no means powerful
mind, lie Esa TIE faculty Of absorbing the ideas
OF othe:s, AID a:sln!lailDg thom with bis OVID,
So Ina! when he SUITS queutly expresses or mani
icat5 thcu, while really old. they beve al ap.
psr2lt Ls ii eli .lsaliiY, CT which he is inoapa-
Gle, Gnd that iEcie is not o man 10 Virginia
who stands u nero re@G OF ltyel headed
adviser. II he ba9 Guch an adviser now 10 no
kE3au, bus ii not ho ia iaba TO 20 eff on a
tangent co! rlil tIns:!f, 81 he has frequently
heretofore ruined may railroad matters upon
which he seed without, or. c)ntrary to toe
ad7:cs Of others. lie says his beSettiog ambi.
ton ia love Of poRir, a2d that. Notwithstanding
his present tEoft to excite class prejudice, VII Gu
President Of Tho A, NJ. L. y. r. r.. he az
suned the ei;a CT k!og, end that it was as
dlmcul: TO obtain gu a1d;clcs with him az with
q crowned monarch, and that he treated the
employees OF that rosd nS creatures OF 81 inte,
rl0r rsCa. Ii is stated that his magnificent and
expensive node o! lVeg, when 10 London, was
one Ct tho chic! reasons tina! inducsd tho for
ergo SoadholdGIs 0! lat ICad to remove it from
his coat!o lis nar Ia Gh!o to rotaiu the
tbicty thousand T0.ys who cuue /, lin last
FILL. bu. As l4.so b3G.s OF mca raov, sIcwlq it
is .;;1ra than doubtful whether he oso, on q
qI:s,ion that Involves prsotjc!t reputation Of
q &C: GetI guessed 10 brossiug up hnth the
Democratic asd repntl:c:o parties in Virginia,
upcn Which, tccMdiag 10 lis recent DrOuu 1eia.
mepi0, Ea b!s set his hopes Wills on this
sat C., | gay ranoa:k that gentlemen well
var5sd 10 V!r.inia sH.iI5 say tia. Gen. Wick
han vii! cot b. { Ii rod position 10 tho Mex!
Gs ne VS. II Tia prts:nt cablaei; tho. 10 really
dccs pot Tant 5:!h l. D?5is;oG, ia! tiat he does
waat to b. Ceverccr 81 hia Sta.c. AID that by
q 2 q ,u4il:E n err. bit icputioa1 tick.
ct arG WA 4 ,lM!UYm pledged 10 Z settle.
u onl ii ihc G,aiu debt 90 tcrMs nc73plabe to
tbs loadha>;.'sr l." hn:."s, ~ Inasna ct whst
rC4 a?pta!s 10 20 iikcl? split 10 the demo-
cratic raaks. TO he successful. Mr. Jorgenson
snys h: tcsr3 tbs: tne dsmocrais are going to
lun !"tc,.! t@al ,:tcr I. i Governor upou the
bass 4 It's E'sg!eDsrscr bI. Mr. John AN
ID c3::4 says &c Is /. !:vcr Of IL skitg Ma
istg :. !; 'vadr oil tic goiubig,a party Of the
5 az, &tG'r' b. 10 Goi0g he caa sc! The Fec
Hi u-':aa"fc x n1f. IS the republicans have
la. !h3! E.'f2Ehs" ever s!ic) Tue Wa7, EDd yet,
hlva failed 70 urc i 50 CO 60 make thsir party
81 ,u'o'i7e polite ors:nZltDn.
Hi:h & ll6 tlmcr2u3 faults Mr.. Copgir hos
81 las: tgci! if.::t shonli mssa gil true men
ras.Mc. lin. a3a Ia. is The cJas ia7a;e at.en-
iiou he b: nj illcs .rd 1904 Gil Geo .silLs pays
bis vile, VIZ il Il plata sGd homaly looking old
ladJ, wlcn n:a!.s worse mtn would leave st
ho!n-, "hera si:a could not hs compared with
tta IuC,o GssSiHE mad snowy looking wives Of
DINER mem5Ni?, buS whom MIR. Conger brings
hare with INN Fad taEes pleasure in carrying
wherever be soas. ard who frequently brings
tor Rafting - the House gallery aud proudly
Watches his exploits on tho floor and cheorfully
waits for hil 10 como for her when they meet
"a happily 81 yclng lovers.
Tue a.s so32ns 20 i.o:esse about Mr.. Bruce.
lie G!r;o S3n4tOr from Aiississippi. having o
p!aua 10 tho NIX: Csbo2t. Upon every coU~
c!vaL!H Republican Gruu6d he deserves It, aud
should s Gn.h!u l., it is but lair TO say re
tscui4 iii Ii sta MueA lester greco than some
Ct tLo.3 81 T:!i il, fllru 20 INSET arCunj t5e
CabiJa' ;as,ia At t1o W:.;,o HJus?.
Mr J5::ln 20, ..Eea as!:sd to az M:. Hsycs
ia u, Ii IL 81 CJ!. Cha,."2n, wRum tho B!yiy
iihu3Ec3 il iryiyi; - tU>: iiam bis potion IS
inlosual :cvclra sgrG! for Virginia. declined,
Gpo, III, grLu ID .has he did not iDlend to
tsko cry r.r: IN the. IT. 1T. and that be thought
tho. when Republican 9la n2n ted f.: al
Office every U:3cr Republican s!ioud supDers
hln. AID vt, Nr. i seasen dos uos dslp
prove nt TIN 90 i'm Ct thraa republicans ia tbs
tbs h d.s:iic;. no voted sgails: Mo'ely,
iha c.!vrc1 yaiGbica- gld!latc aEd for Mr..
Paul. C;fcum s:aGca', how: vel, will al;eF cases.
h;r. E:a?, th'' nsUiy sppoa,eI Collector CT
Cus;tuls tar Aka: diis, saY3 that. Wills his
apponlaI:s>i hsd 70 X Iatol 20 .hc Republican
squathi1 10 tic V!rgi1ia dls.iic.--uor has
i. !cg:t!ma:rI2, tCr n. jJr Bnyy's oWu wards Gre
to !h9 Gi.e: t"a: Tie oc!y tWj men fer whose
reuova! 90 asksd ere Caps. E3aty tni C1I.
Chsg TO RES Byy mao sEd boi:vcs
thai rs bsy'y VS. the pst!y n2miaao the rsrty
sto1'd EaV5 supported him. lie siY5 be hes
not set dctCrI:luG: ba. h0 Tlli do about bis
deputy, 81 b. m5p Mt be cir6rnod. but
that he is f;ieptiy ;owaras Mr. Corbelt, lhe
p!eseat d?gu =. No ''as aWa.o Of bis applic,,
ton, sid thss as lie. Gray, is unfamiliar with
tho Gl,Ies OF lie cite, it viii DO necessary for
hin 70 have deputy wao s All of which
locks as iI1ng;: TIC hr. Cjthet: will be re-
tai3ct.
hlr. Go5i, is f. qleaiy s3Gkoa Of Gs The
Democratic caGtli.t5 for Gj9eroor Of Vrgioia,
and il sid TO So Gaa.raI. Hu1tor's tavoriIe
fcs the pcsi;iaa. JAjge Harris. i: is uader
stood, ii rsE.:a 20 tAn eu5erna,oral D0mina.
tor, IS ike .h0 cd wll1 ~ ThO vas oontent to