Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-20
LOCAL AFFAIR - .

MEETING AT FAIRFAX CoURr HOUSE,
Yesterday being the opening day Of the Fairfax
county court, the Candidates for Congress from
that county were announced to address the peo-
pie at the courthouse. Quite u crowd was In
attendance. The candidates are Messrs Lewis
Mckenzie, @. s. Miner, and W. l.. Edwards. The
following arrangements for speaking was agreed
upon by the friends Of the candidates-W. L.
Edwards to open In speech Of thirty minutes !;
Messrs. Miner and Mckenzie to follow, and then
each to reply In ten-minutes peeches in the order
in which their names were called. Mr. Lawrence
b. Taylor, acting on the part OF Mr. Conrad, who
was absent, was granted the privilege Of an
nouncing his friend as candidate in brief
address.
90 the chair, and briefly stated the object Of the
meeting. lie thanked the Convention for the
honor conferred upon him, and hoped those who
had called upon him to preside over Its delibera-
tions would hereafter follow In the course marked
out by johnson, Grant, and slocum, in his last
letter.
Mr.. Taylor then announced Robert Y. Conrad,
of Winchester, as a candidate stating that he had
always been an able lawyer aud a gentleman Of
strict intesT rity. -.,,,
II elected, try AM represent them faithfully and
as loyai man He said he had always been u
LOYAL man, but II aske,I to say that he endorsed
all that the Government an the Alexandria Con =
ventiOn had done, he could not answer
Mr.. @. s Miner followed: He said In ne be; +;
ginning Of the storm which has J;ust subsided !
was loyal man, and to day stand where did
then. / have stood by the old flag from frst to
last, and defy any man to show where nave
eountenanced, in any way, those who have At
1t was important that this district be repre-
scented In the next Congress, but II gentleman
should be elected who could not take the oath
we would have to remain "Out In the cold Tor
at least one year longer. He would ASK ms
friend, Mr.. Taylor, II Mr.. Conrad was member
OF the convention which adopted the ordinance
Of secession.
Mr. Taylor-He was a member Of that conven-
ton. [Cheers.l Although opposed to the adop-
ton ofthe ordinance, he afterwards signed 1t.
Mr.. Miner-Then he cannot take the oath re-
quired by Congress. There is no question about
his ability, but the question which oversh adows
alllOthers is-can he take the oath II elected
Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie was the next speaker
He said l have twice been elected to Congress,
but neither time have been admitted to a seat
button -holed no member; asked no one for
his vote, but placed my right to seat on the
The war is over and peace has been declared
throughout the land. It is now important that
some one Is elected and admitted to represent
this district in the next Congress Of the United
States. Congress has deemed 1t necessary to
adopt an oath which is required to be taken by
every one claiming admission rs a member OF
ished, will not be repealed In order to accommO-
date A. II. II. Stuart, Esq, or any one else.
II we are out Of the Union, and II gentlemen
who cannot take the prescribed oath are elected
we must remain out Of the Union, as they must
remain out Of Congress. II thought MIR. Con-
rad could take the oath would retire from the
contest, and so far as ! myself am concerned
would give him a clear field, and not urge any
argument against him.
One word In regard to universal suffrage. II
is a subject with which your Representative In
Congress has nothing to do. The regulation Of
'his matter belongs exclusively to the States
In emselves, and not to Congress.
M. W. d. Massey being loudly called for, ap.
peare ID and made a brief speech, after which the
meeting adjourned