Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-09
CuLpEPER, Va. Aug. S.

saying lnhbI no uoo always oPPo
methods by which General Lees friends
have comprised his nomination." because
"they have always been extreme and arbl-
trary )" and "conspicuously" illustrating
these methodp, ss alleging "sbat two years
ago General Lees friends arranged to bold
primaries In Culpeper, at Brandy station,
ia the morning (he thinks) from 9 a. m. to
D M, and at Culpeper from l TO 3, ena-
bling General Lee to attend in person both
of these meetings." and as concluding,
therefore, that his friends ere determined
to compass his nomination by any means
and at all hazards"
1t Is hard to conceive bow holding Two
political meetings in Cuipeper county at
different places on the same day at hours
Immediately succeeding could give General
Lee, of Fairfax. any extreme and aIoitrs-
ryn advantage over Mr. Hume, of Alexan-
drls. or Mr.. Meredith, OF Prince William, or
any other man.
But as matter OF fact, this statement is
grossly inaccurate and does General Lees
friends in this county great Injustice. Two
wears ago, no DISTRICT, or precinct meetings
were held In Culpeper county to elect de-
epates to the Fauquier congressional nomi-
mating convention, but the delegates were
elected from the whole county In mass meet
ing held at Culpeper O. a., at our August
county court, by order of the democratic
county committee after two weeks publish
ed notice. This meeting was called 70 or
der by our county chairman, who had, as
an alternate, voted against Gen. Lac ct the
Alexandria convention; was altogether
harmonious in all Its proceedings. and was
participated 10 alike by the friends OF Gen.
Lee and those who had heretofore opposed
him. The nomination of Gen. Lee was not
then contested in this or any other county,
end he was not known to have been present
| in the flesh In this county on that occasion.
No mass or precinct meeting or primary
was ever held at Brandy station to
elect delegates to congressional nominal
ing convention until the 2nd of August, 1890.
| Every district or precinct meeting or pri-
msry held In this county since Gen. Lee
| mas been a candidate for Congress- to elect
delegates to congressional convention, has
been had and held on the same days and
during the same hours all over the county
| This year, In supposed Difference to our
district committee. primaries we're held at
each precinct in our county, and all opposi'
| ton having been withdrawn, Gen. Lee re-
| ceived every vote cast.
| Major Buckner could hardly mean to refer
to the primaries Of 1856.
After the miscarriage OF Miss Alexandra
primaries were held in this county to elect
delegates by magisterial districts to the Cul.
pepper convention. Lee carried every dis.
triot. His delegates from Ssrasburg district
we're elected by large majority at pri
mary held not at Brandy station, but In the
| ChiIquapin Neck. At this place his dele
gates we're elected by an average msjority
OF more than FIVE to one-receiving from l9S
to Dol votes as against opposition votes rang
ing from to 80.
To Orange county he carried every voting
precinct except Barboursvile and the
Msjor, because of bis bitter opposition to
Gen. Lac in the Alexandria convention, was
turned down" and away from the Culpeper
convention by Lee delegate.
Four years ago Gen. Lee received unan.
imous nomination. Two years ago be
was nominated without opposition by &C
oIsmation Now bis friendly foes" have
withdrawn from the canvas in the
inter: St of harmony, and why cannot the
friends of Hume and of Meredith show that
'sportaneCus harmony" which has actuat-
ed their patriotic souls?
know nothing of the merits or dement's
of the Stafford nominating meeting, oonvet :
ton, or primary, nor whether it was calte0
with or without authority, nor whether
with or without proper notice But saw
Gan. Lee soon after the publication OF Mr..
Hume's card, and am convinced that he had
nothing to do with the holding or conduc;-
ing OF that meeting; and that 30 far as he
WAS personally concerned that he was will
ING for Stafford to meet" herself over again
at Stafford c. II Aqua Greek, Philippe, or
apy other h ORIG battle fiald; Free Bridge,
or Toll Bridge, Ficklin's Bridge, New
Bridge, or DO Bridge, and that he was will
ing to say publicly what he said privately to
me and other friends, but that he did not
consider that he had the right to dictate to
bis party the times, modes, manners and
places of holding primary meetngs and con
ventions But after Mr.. Meredith's harmon
ious withdrawal what was he use of creating
opposition to himself merely to defeat IL
This ls no time for the democratic party to
indulge in It's usual habit OF kicking against
the pricks of authority and Singing the
slime of vituperation upon the eve OF battle.
The slave traders are about TO heap to over
flowing our tribute to the boodler banditti
by forcing the Mckinley bill of abomns-
tons down our throats; and the purltanlc
fanatics to destroy all future power to resist
oppression and extortion by claiming US
hand and foot In the iron links OF the Lodge
force bill. When these become laws it shall
soon come to pass that the poor denizans of
the South will have no nickel wherewith to
buy pone of bread, nor place thereon to
lay the aching head, until the Federal SOL
diers share with us their rations and their
hunks. Every true lover Of justice, freedom
and material prosperity should join the army
of equal rights and present solid line OF
briatlirg bayonets to the vandal tread of the
plunderng foe, aud after the fight ia fought
and the battle won we should return thanks
to The ruler of the troubled sea of politics for
our victory and beseech him not to permit
US to get drunk on the bourbon whisky ofs
little brief authority, and convert partial
success into grievous tribuIation, and to
teach us to profit by the lessons of expert
ence. CULPEPER.