Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-03-07

months, and | understand that the votes cast
to-day including one hundred Union votes, will
not reach eleven hundred votes. This Council
stands adjourned sane die.
And the SSth City Council ceased to exist.
FRED. DOUGLAS delivered last night, at
Liberty Hall, in this city, q lecture upon the
assassination OF Abraham Lincoln. The Hall
was very we'll filled, including in it's occu-
pants about one hundred white people
There had been some ungrounded asser-
tions-no belief-that disturbance would be
occasioned by this lecture, but the whole affair,
from the opening to the closing of the house,
passed eff orderly and quietly, SO that there
was no necessity for the presence Of the sold
iers who accompanied Douglas to the hall and
were stationed at the door and in the different
parts of the house. Indeed but very few, and
none of those from whom disturbances are
likely to arise, were aware that the lecture was
10 occur. The PREDICTION lasted about two
hours. It was delivered in excellent Anglo
Saxon, and with an air Of self-possesslon but
rarely achieved even by the most accomplished
lecturers The discourse was not confined, as
the lecturer stated, to the particular matter Of
the text, but embraced many collateral subjects
in which his imagination ranged with remarka-
bic freedonl-the whole compost, however, be-
ing really interesting and entertaining, and COM
manding the attention of an audience, respect
able at least in point Of numbers. The evil
effect Of his incendiary and malicious remarks
concerning what he asserted to be the Inherent
and innate cruelty and blood -thirstiness Of the
Southern people, and the probable occasion for
renewed exercise of the physical courage Of
the negro, were, we hope, more than compen-
stated for by the good which will be the legiti-
mate result of following the excellent advice he
gave to the idle negroes now SO numerous about
our street corners, and Of whom he said it was
question of doubt whether they would do as
well for themselves as their old masters had
done for them He said that great crime was
on the eve of commission greater than treason,
rebellion or assassination was the crime Of
falling to improve glorious opportunity. At
the termination Of the war everything was ia
vorable, all were in good humor; people at the
North were almost as thankful to Gen. Lee for
surrcnderipg as to Gen. Grant for making him
surrender. and Mr. Lincoln was imbued with
such fraternal love to all men, that he kept
Governor of one of the Northern States waiting
out in the cold while he enjoyed long talk
with his friend Douglas. But now all was
changed The mock philanthropy emerging
from Washington and Brooklyn Heights,
found but few responsive hearts. President
johnson was against the negro, there was no
use denying that, and to say that Andrew
johnson was following the footsteps of Abra
ham Lincoln was to SANDER the memory of the
dead. With all their viainy the Southern
people had nice sense of honor, aud though
he respected an open rebel, hedespised dough
face. This sentiment being very audibly en-
dorsed by large red headed, red faced andrcd
whiskered man, living near town, he was
ordered to keep quiet, by one Of the guards)
The lecturer was interrupted once or twice By
the late arrival Of some Of his audience, and, in
an apostrophe, he deplored the lack Of puncti1-
atty in the character of the Southern negro.-
An alarm of fire also caused nlomentary it,
terruption, in abiding to which, he said there
was no danger to be apprehended from the 10y.
al people of the city, and surely the disloyal
were not going to burn themselves up-thoy
had certainly had enough Of burning.
Douglas is dark mulatto, above the me-
dunn height, apparently about fifty years of age,