Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-02-09

with her sister States in holding conference
| touching the subject OF the foregoing preamble,
aud to ascertain, assert and provide for tbs
vndication OF the rights of the States of thi:
| Union.
7. ". Ashby then called up the remain
der of the resolutions he had offered is {
substitute for |. l.. kinzer's motion.
d. Funston said that his political prlncl
| pies were known to all men. He stood as
/ firmly upon the Democratic principles and
upon Southern rights Us though he were
shod with steel and standing on magnet.
| (Applause.) There were many things in
the resolu tons which he thought objectiona-
| BILE; but there was one which he felt was es-
| pecially liable to construction which GER
tainly could not have been intended by the
gentleman who offered the resolutions. lie
felt sure that gentleman did not intend to
make an attack upon any gentleman known OF
respected in this community, as was our del
egate to the General Assembly. Applause.
That gentleman to whose efficient service in
the legislature the town of Alexandria was
indebted for so much; who had by his own
strong energy built up works OF improve.
ment that created demand for labor, and
built workshops, to call out the skill of Al
exandria mechanics, applause should not be
singled out for the animadversion OF this
meeting because of an act he had done as a
private citizen. The resolution declared
that he invited Mr.. Bolts to write as 'our del
egate." He did no such thing lie could
do no such thing. As our delegate he was
attending to our local interests and even
now working to obtain 100000 for that
great work in which Alexandra was 80 large
" interested, the Alexandria, Loudoun
and Hampshire Railroad As private
citizen he had invited Mr. Bolts 10 write.
lie could have done 50 in no other capacity.
And whilst he doubted very much the poll
cy Of any notice by this meeting condemn
ing the abominable letter OF Mr.. Bolts,
whose every production was It's own condem-
nation, he certainly thought the attack up
on Mr.. Mckenzie uncalled for, and hoped
it would not be adopted. (Applausc.
Il. 5. Douglas concurred fully in the
views of Mr.. Funston, and hoped that the
meeting would not adopt that resolution.
4. W. Ashby certainly could not have
heard correctly He was tempted to doubt
his ears when he listened to defence OF
the action Of Mr. Mckenzie in Il democratic
meeting, and from the source whence it had
come The resolution distinctly referred 70
our delegate, because representing Us, he had
abused his trust to endorse sentiments which
did not reflect the opinions Of our people
Not only endorsed them but even now he
was sending out bus lels Of them, broadcast
through the State It was fitting that the
democracy should conlemn bis act and dis.
ayow it. Applause
D. Funston was not Surprised Mr.. Ashboy
should think his ears deceived him, when he
imagined he heard him (Fnnsten deten-
ding Mr.. Mckenzie Of the Bolts letter.
He had done no such thing. lie condemned
from the very bottom Of his soul the senti-
ments of that letter but he thought that this
meeting would place itself in a false position,
if it declared that Mr.. Mckenzie N endor,
sing the Bolts letter. did 90 a Our delegate. :
At this point the Committee 70 appoint
delegates, returned into the meeting, and
submitted their report, naming the following
gentlemen as the delegation q the Richmond