Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-14
POLITICAL.

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Will you pardon me for kindly remon-
strating through your columns with your
correspondent valley" I am persuaded
that the rather querulous spirit Of his COM
munication of the 18th does injustice to his
neighbors, and l trust to himself. He
seems to forget that Congressional district
is Il hotch-pot concern, in which every vote
is of equal value and part of an aggregate,
whether cast on one side Of ridge or the
other. am sure he will admit it is I'M
wise TO split that vote into cliques, cut up
the territory into parishes and foster Sec
tional jealouses.
Nothing can be more impoitic, than for
the vote just over the Blue Hills, to isolate
itself, 10 hint at diversity Of interest and an
taSonisns Of opinion. Diversity breeds d-
versity, an!agonsms beget war;
The people of the three counties over
the Ridge" arc Il fine and noble people, but
it is not true that they have been unfairly
dealt with in the distribution of honors.
The highest office in Nirginias gift, has been
just vacated by Governor Holiday, ofNVn-
chester. James NJ. Mason, Of Winchester,
was Il Senator for about fifteen years before
| the war. Robert y. Conrad, OF Winchester.
!
grcss after the war. Thomas Fauntleroy, of
Winchester, will occupy IA seat on the bench
of the Court Of Appeals, and prevent "A bet
ter man from .fl!t"g it. Major Robert w.
Hunter, OF Winchester, carried our vote and
our voice TO the convention which nomi.
mated Hancock. Indeed, instead of having
been sighted, the valley seems to have
''suppcd full OF hUnOrS.' 1t is true it has not
worn aW. but am sure it will not desire to
do so.
The association of Mr.. Barbours name
with Neale's is conspicuously unjust, and
| fear Valley would have found no otIense
in this association, but for Mr.. Neale's recent
misconduct. fear he seeks now to transfer
to Mr.. B. some ofthe imagined unpopularity
OF Neale. But your present CORRESPONDENT
can inform him, that Mr.. Neale did not
dictate MI BIS. nomination." In the con-
ventlon which nominated him, Alexandria
appeared upon the floor, demanding her
rights and complaining that she had sub
United long enough TO being ignored, &c" and
these pretensons had gotten the body into
such 4 dilemma, that DISCRIMINATION and
dlsSeilSlon We're impending, unless some
man could he found strong enough TO shake
the Alexandria delegation loose from Neale,
1t was to Major r. w. Hunter, of Winches-
ter, that the happy thought of naming Mr..
Barbour, occurred. TWAS Howard n Rector,
of Louduun, who nominated him. and every
observer could see that this nomination
when pressed, would be accepted. 1t was
this state of affairs which induced Mr.. Neale
to accept the situation" upon condition
that he should appear TO have dictated it.
The truth is, 'cP Hsed Mr.. Barbour to save
uVr party, and should be grateful that he
secured us, under the most lnEavorable
auspices, our greatest triumph.
protest against valleys" dragging the
railroads into 4 congressional canvass, thus
dlstractlng our party with new anu irrele-
want ISSUES, and armng against our already
weakened forces, what VALLEY" evidently
estecins 4 formidable foe | do not believe
Major Conrad will sympathize with any such
unnecessary and unwise wurt;lre-ifhe does,
he mH*t not be or candidate in this cunruss.
We arc i'll no condition to drag our coat
: tails around for new enemies. For one
wish to multiply friends and diminish foes.
If Major Courad proposes to fight the
railroads and not the readiusters, depend
upon it, we cannot afford to back him in
that fight just now.
So far from Mr.. Barbour's being at the
head ola railroad diminishing his eligibility,
. | call attention to the fact that his double
duties have simply brought out and display
ell the sound Judgment and talent fors work
and administration, which his friends have
always ascribcd to him. No man has or can
complain ofhis neglect ofany duty as our rep
rescnlativc. The democracy of the nation
has put him on its Executive Committee,
and that committee has put him on the sub
commif!r" Of Enaarr The Directors of the
Virginia Midland have reelected him Pres.
dent, and until some one charges him with
neglect of some duty, it is idle to speculate
upon his being over-burdened But the
truth Is Valley" overrates the unpopulari-
t. of railroads.
The frets over i crippled COW, the jealousy
of unemployed lawyers, &c. are not the
complaints of "A people,
The charge that Mr. Barbour will prove
wet blanket" to the Valley is rather start
ling lf"Ealley" will take the trouble to
count the votes, he will he surprised per-
haps, to find that Mr.. B. beat Winchester
rcadjustcr. democrat and a republican in
Major Conrad's own home, by larger ma
jority than Major Conrad has yet received
from the same constituency VALLEY" will
: therefore, pardon outsiders if they prefer
the returns" to prophesy
will not comment upon the muttered
threat in the last paragraph Of Valleys"
letter | feel sure he does not mean or re-
! ally feel il. ! assure him he is no better
friend of Major Conrad than your present
correspondent, and Major CIarads best
friends hare adrised him to deter his aspira-
'iOHsuntil the State has been redeemed.