Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
I Special Correspondence Of the Alexs. GAZETTE
WILMINGTON. D. C.. June IL, 1859.

The long talked oil interview between lhe
PRECEDENT ard the Virginia anti. Malone re-
publicans, OF "kickers,' as the General calls
them. took place this morning. The repre-
sentatiyes of the "kickers" were the mem
hers of the committee appointed at the
meeting thew held at the Ebbtt House in
| tbis citv last month, as follows: General
Groper, ex-Gov. Cameron, ex Senator Rid
dlebereer, ex.Corge sman Brady, Col o Il.
Hine, Lewis McKerz!e, J. H. Rives, d Will
kinson. A. A. WaIfield, S w. Lyons, w. a.
Pattie. ]. S. Eggborn, D. Paul Collins, w.
F. Humphrey, ex Congressman h. Libbey,
James A. Frazier, A. N. Lawson, Winghe!d
Scott. and Y. r. Brown. They assembled
al the Ebbitt House and left there at
quarter after ten for the White House,
marching two by two, the rain holding up
as they left the door Of the hotel. Their
route was up T street 10 the Treasury DE.
psrtment, and through that building and
the White House grounds to the front por-
tico of the executive mansion. Mr.. Nc
KerZie was not with them when they lett
The hotel, but, acco npaned by colored
man, joined them hurriedy at the White
House, coming in from the western emu OF
the portico. Entering the library ana Deicg
introduced By General Groner, ex Governor
Cameron stated the "kickers' side OF the
case at some length, but as all the readers
of the GAZETTE are familiar With 1t there Is
no need for printing it. He stated It, cow
ever. very plainly, and very boldly, proba-
bly more 80 than any statement Mr. Harri
son has stoned to since he became Presl-
dent, winding up by telling him that 1t
would be impossible to cure Mahonesm In
Virginia as long as General Malone re-
manned at the head of the party there, and
mentioning as corroborative OF the truth oil
that remark that though there were four
hundred anti Malone republicans in his
ward in Petersburg and forty Malone re-
publicane, the latter always appointed the
delegates to the conventions. Gen. Groner,
ex Congressman Brady and several 9th
arg of the committee also made q
faw remarks. The President listened
patiently but evidently unsympathetically
to what they said, and then responded
coldly that all they had told him be had
heard before and probably in almost the
same words; that he was perfectly familiar
with the condition of affairs in Virginia !;
that he looked upon faction fights with posi-
tive disgust, and that he must tell them es
he told a Malone delegation who called
upon him yesterday, that If he condemned
the fight; that il was not his prerogative to
act as arbiter in the case, and that IN the
appointment of federal officers in Virginia
be would strive to appoint the best and
most reputable republicans he could ind In
the State, totally irrespective OF their
faction afiliatiou. In reply to ques
ton by Gov. Cameron to the effect that II
he saw tina. General Malone was 0emora:Z
ING the party and destroying Its effective
strength 10 Virginia would he not interfere
and try to savet from utter ruin, the Presi-
dent said he could conceive of no such pos
s,bilitg, and would not be put in the position
IF assuming any such responsibility. Alter
The interview most Of the committee re-
urned to the Ebbtt House and held con-
ference in the rooms of Col. Brady. Some
of them wished to make it appear that the
/ terview was satisfactory, but the more
frank acknowledged that it was Just the re-
verse and that it had pro6ted neither them
| selves nor their party at home, and
looked worse from The fact that yester'
dsy the President appointed Ma
hone man postmaster at Norfolk. The
following statement Of the facts OF the
interview as elected from members of the
delegation of the "kickers'" committee was
handed the GAZETTEs correspondent BY
one of Gen. Mahone's scouts who were on
the lookout: The President does not reoog
MIA his right to interfere with factional
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recognize in the republican party Malone
ties nor nti-Mahoneites, but only repubil'
cans and those seeking to advance the inter
ests of the republican party. ard advises the
dissatisfied Virginisns to return to their
homes. settle their differences among them
selves, and work only for the good Of the re-
publican party The countenance5 of the
delegation IS seen at the Ebbi House after
the interview present most dolefu appear
auce. Some are snappish and cross, others
amable but downcast, but all present wear
8 demoraiz d aspect.
People from Fauquier county, Va, here
to day say that 1t. Turner who shot and
killed his first cousin and brother IN law
asst Sunday is still at home nominally I'M
der charge of two special constables, as Or.
Clark, his physician, has certified that his
injuries are too serious to allow of bis being
taken to Warrenion, the county Feat.
A gentleman interested in the fate Of the
C. g. o. canal, here to-day told the GAzETTE's
correspondent that Mr.. Mertens estimate OF
the sum required to repair that canal, S125.-
600. was about correct, and that of the presi-
dent of the caual company, $4,000 evi-
IDENTIFY wrong. He says the repair bonds
are illegal, and that if any arrangement can
be made with the old bondholders, the money
to make the repairs will be raised without
any trouble by the people whose interests
will be subserved by the maintenance of the
canal.
The following changes in the 4'h class
postofIices in Virginia were make to day :
Denbigh, late Warwick, Warwick county,
Mary s. Wright appointed postmaster vice
Cornelia N. Garrow, removed Linville.
Rockingham county, J. W. Rhinehart, vice
E Fletcher, removed Ronald, Montgomery
county, James Fl. Barden, vice J. w. David
son, removed; shawsville, Montgomery
county, Jas. NJ. Wasky, vice S. McKendrick,
removed.
People from Norfolk here to-day say that
Mr.. GlennaD was one of the best postmas-
tiers ever at that city, and that he was re.
moved at General Mahones request in order
that his place might be filed by one of the
Generals favorites.
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