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Letter to Editor
August 5, 1831
Phenix Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
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In 1831, Henry Fairfax, a candidate for election in Fairfax County, Virginia, publicly denies baseless rumors accusing him of being a Federalist, reaffirming his commitment to the Democratic Republican party and calling on voters to disregard the falsehood.
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To the Voters of Fairfax County.
Fellow Citizens—As a candidate for your suffrages at the approaching election, I feel it a duty incumbent on me, publicly to meet and rebut any erroneous charge that may have been circulated to the prejudice of my private or political character.
I have recently heard (with no small degree of astonishment) that a report has been circulated in the lower part of this county, charging me with having acknowledged myself a Federalist of the old John Adams party. This report is utterly groundless. Would any rational man in my situation, an aspirant for political promotion, seek to attach himself to an obnoxious party, which has, in fact, ceased to exist? By such a step, nothing could be gained, but every hope of preferment would inevitably be lost. The charge, fellow-citizens, is false, and carries absurdity on its face. I possess a birth-right in the old Democratic Republican party of Virginia, and I have never, by thought, word or deed, departed from the doctrines of that school. The above mentioned charge has been (as I understand) credited and repeated, by several respectable and worthy citizens of the county. To those gentlemen, I can only say, that they have been grossly deceived, and that by giving any further credence or circulation to this report, they will do me serious injustice.
HENRY FAIRFAX.
Fairfax County, August 4th, 1831.
To the Voters of Fairfax County.
Fellow Citizens—As a candidate for your suffrages at the approaching election, I feel it a duty incumbent on me, publicly to meet and rebut any erroneous charge that may have been circulated to the prejudice of my private or political character.
I have recently heard (with no small degree of astonishment) that a report has been circulated in the lower part of this county, charging me with having acknowledged myself a Federalist of the old John Adams party. This report is utterly groundless. Would any rational man in my situation, an aspirant for political promotion, seek to attach himself to an obnoxious party, which has, in fact, ceased to exist? By such a step, nothing could be gained, but every hope of preferment would inevitably be lost. The charge, fellow-citizens, is false, and carries absurdity on its face. I possess a birth-right in the old Democratic Republican party of Virginia, and I have never, by thought, word or deed, departed from the doctrines of that school. The above mentioned charge has been (as I understand) credited and repeated, by several respectable and worthy citizens of the county. To those gentlemen, I can only say, that they have been grossly deceived, and that by giving any further credence or circulation to this report, they will do me serious injustice.
HENRY FAIRFAX.
Fairfax County, August 4th, 1831.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Fairfax County Election
Federalist Rumor
Democratic Republican
Political Candidate
Party Affiliation
Virginia Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Fairfax
To The Voters Of Fairfax County
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Henry Fairfax
Recipient
To The Voters Of Fairfax County
Main Argument
henry fairfax denies rumors that he is a federalist of the old john adams party, affirming his lifelong adherence to the democratic republican party of virginia and urging citizens not to credit the false report.
Notable Details
Report Circulated In The Lower Part Of Fairfax County
Charge Described As Absurd And Groundless
Addressed To Respectable Citizens Who Have Repeated The Rumor