Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-01
TIL; GAZETTE.
FRIDAY MORNING. J,h t. 1853.
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\,u.rtug of gentlemen utterly "ij"'>ed
H. att kinds a.; labor. recently held AT Easy
Hail Master Fas,bo, Wa called [" the char
and Master Whipdadly appointed secretary
Nj, Fastl,oy rose and explained tbs "iJcct
nrtLr meeting. lie said was dem i'ihc
4. l.. thus able To give his views "n tie val
Gar habit of work Time was whcn White
,,.,rl. worked hut that day had passed
rNcrp, among the lower classes, Applause
II, i,nh IT that Young mem al sixteen were
a. caraie Of conducting the ai''H' 81 'i'e ma
tiuu IL old men II nifty 'ircat applause !
He said that labor was degrading 10 the White
man that the cuuntry was IA "ott"n county
and n me ..uld wOi k il - we'll as niggers-
Applause
l,tp.r enough. Ii the Old fellows had man-
aged r.ht they would have had enough for
their chiidren--hut let that pass. NIgscrs
can he had 20 cheap as To justly Young gen
tlemcn iii living rs yenitcm"m should IN the
rnr.uit OF pleasure and fun Immense
applause Was is not more III keeping with
the spirr Of the age for young gentlemen {"
devote their time to the inyig",atlnC eTer.
cise If PLAYING billiards with friend, than
IN til. degrading drudgery oi pl"ush,nS IN
manly ar, of selt-,leience" by shooting III a
rirtol gallery, than to tote heavy rlf'
througi.t the woods. He said the eSactians
Of r;,r.nts now-a-iay, in the blaze Of prove
mrnt and intelligence and progress were
,yrann,cal and savage, and he hoped this
enlightened meeting would give an impulse
t. liberal sentiments. Immense applause.
\ committee was appoated to d'ait resp
l,,..,,, ~ NaSsrS ('Nnmuapup.
Drrringer, and Billiards. who retired to con
sldcr them, and during their retirement Mas
ter Bniser offered the following, which Was
unanimously adopted.
Rcaolced, That as niggcrS We're made to
work inr white people, and white people "a"
CIT along and not work, and Africans Is ."
cheap that any old chap can c,t as ma"y is
will keep his boys from work, 1t is the de-
hberatc sense Of the young gentlemen in tins
mectin that it is degrading ior them :" work
aud that il j. the duty OF the old fellows 'hat
we have t. call our daddie> u buy enonSh
nisgers to keep things goin' for our own uee
and benefit
Brui.er said be didn't like 10 make Il
speech. being only thirteen years old, but ,ls
IN. rights OF his class were assaulted by the
attacks Of Old logy politicians and the press
al the country, he felt bound 10y every manly
consideration 10 give his views. He Sc"'ned
the imputation that he was mere boy
IApplanse. lie denounced those VINO im>l,-
Ted that 3, 100000 niggers was enough WIN
increase Applause. lie deted any man
t" point out IN the Constitution an! au'n'ir
~ for PARENTS to make slaves of their sOns
in the South by putting them to the piow-
handle Applause. Has the south n"
4 4 40 NJ 2
n0 rights" Has the father, lay law, a riGht I"
oppr-ss and degrade his sons, whose aspira-
t.ons are all for something high, something
noble something OF an elevating character!
These an. crave questions, aud he would not
nov attempt their discussion. Applause. }
lie was willing to back his Judgement, even
AT the hazard ofhis ! :. lic:e Que "I his
Derringers fell ou' ~ pocket, hrGd' ; ana
wounded poin,e~ dos IN the foot. ne
committee reported the following, which
were aiopted am.d the most ruciterous ap'
plauSe:
ResoIrc3, That we live in the South, and
rl,at the SOUTH has rights, and that we, icing
part Of the South, have our rights.
R.s,Ired. That the South needs more
ni,,or. and that a, the South has more
nicrers the South will not need asmucl
white labor. ar
Pclolc,9, That We demand that, 't
daddies have the means, 1t Is -; ,j,o;,
buynigsers t. work thor land and .ae
sons a chance 10 eApa"
al TUE i ~" '' rS labor is degrading to gentle
,l go I've put down.
''' !" "" Si, That we will refuse To connten-
I'm, tiy man who is not at all times as ready
to fsht a duel rs 10 go fishing, aud as vii
Eur 10 puur out his hearts blood IN deience
Of his honor ~ ne il IT, pour out 'ieidsick
at "A patty, and that we demounce all men
tour daddics not excepted, who VIII attempt
4, Lecture us ON tho ten commandments.
MIR. Derrincer said he'd like 10 record his
views on the labor questi"n IN more per
maoent manner, but as the hour was late,
and as he had to act as the friend OF party
in a duel in "a few minutes, he would have 10
forego the pleasure of speaking.
NJ Billiards said he must offer one or two
resolutions, and would make speech, but he
had an engagement to meet some young gen
tlemen at a wine supper in few minutes
Resoleed, That the law be changed 80 as to
give men their rights at fourteen instead OF
twentv-one years.
Perolred, That all laws against the Air.
can slave trade are contrary 10 the Ionsti-
tuition ani ought to be repealed. IA they
were pass ed i'll the dark period III Our c"uii-
trv's history
Which were unanimously adopted.
The meeting adiourned t. meet again some
time soon.-B,aHdo"( Mss hrD"odc"".
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