Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-12
Hon, All. II. stuart's Speech.

In compliance with an urgent invitation
extended to him by the Opposition party OF
this county, the Hon. Alexander II. Ii. Stu
art addressed one of the largest and most IN
tellgent audiences we have seen assembled in
Charlottesville since the glorious days OF
1910. Mr.. Stuart was introduced TO the
people of Albemarle by Mr. Alexander Riyes,
who had been called upon to preside over
this meeting. For more than two hours
Mr.. Stuart enlisted the undivided attention
of the immense audience, in review OF the
claims of the two political parties upon the
support of the people, which, for ITS ability
fairness and dignity, commanded the respect
of all, and carried conviction To the minds OF
many who, for the first time, had their eyes
opened to the full light thrown upon the cor
ruptions and extravagances of the Democratic
party, by the official reports OF Congressional
Committees and department reports: We
cannot presume to give even an outline ot
Mr.. Stuart's speech. Its every point was IL
telling one, and his facts were volumes III
themselves. Having once filled II high exec
utive Office in Fillmore's Administration, ne
was conyersant with the details of the public
expenditures, and was enabled byexperlence
to contrast, in the strongest light, the ec"no-
mical expenditures of that Administration
with the prohigacy and corruptlons which
now form part and parcel Of the present
government of this country. There are
one or two points in Mr.. Stuarts speech
which We think proper to publish, lnasmuch
as his statement will 90 far 10 show how
falsely the Wings have been charged with
participating in the extravaganza at W ash
ington. The Hon. William smith replied
we understand, to the charge OF extravaganza
in the public buildings, by alleging, in re-
cent discussion in his district, that the Dem
ocratic party are only CARRYING out the plan
laid down by Mr.. Fillmores administration
in the public buildings at Washington, and
that therefore Fillmore, and not the Demo-
cracy. is responsible for the extravaganza OF
that plan. Mr.. Stuart asserted that. from
reliable information he had obtained on VS.
it to Washington, he could safely say that
the Democratic officials who superintendent
the public buildings of the federal city, have
entirely changed the plan laid down whilst
he was Secretary of the Interior, and had, IN
the most e2travagant manner, extended the
expenditures incurred in the Capitol exten-
sion-that for tagging, an instance he cited,
which he had ordered at eight cents the foot,
they were now paying f'co dollorS and .ftW
cents; and the same reckless extravaganza
was noticed in other details.
Mr.. Stuart felt satisfied that the successful
reorganization of the Wing party of Virgin
ia was but the beginning of concerted move
ment throughout the country for the organl-
cation of a great Union party, in whose ranks
the conservative and reliable men Of the
North and South might safely unite in the
patriotic effort to put down the sectional or
CARNATIONS. into which political parties have
been neutrality-suspicious. whose very ex'
istencies, depended upon embittered section
al agitations and whose success endangers
the peace and prosperity of the Union. lie
mentioned as representative men for such
reorganization. such men as VIM. {. Rives,
Crttenden, Bell. and Bates, of Missouri in
whose support the conservative men OF the
North would heartily unite with the South
ern Wings, and upon whose integrity and
nationality all parties might safely rely
charlottesville Adr.