Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-07
"REv.n Mr., HUNN1cUT1,s LECTURE

Pleasures, unlike miseries, always come siDgly.
Were it otherwise, andcouid the INN ortal j.
n. pay oneo bis peripatetc visits to Alex.
aodria at this particular juncture, what a jolly
time We would have between being relieved of
the pressure" by one party and swept from
the face Of the earth with the Bosom Of destruc-
ton by the other! The gentleman whose name
heads the article, and who, as they say in Rich
mond, is playing in this city star engagement
as an independent member Of the torch and
turpeutlne company, delivered another one of
his unique projections at the Third Colored
Baptist Church, on Princess street, last night,
and though this church is three squares north
west of the Court House-uear Colross-an
though the sidewalks leading to 1t were exces
sivciy sloppy and muddy, every inch Of space
within its four walls was densely packed by the
colored portion Of our community, one Of whom
Suggested that the lecture be delivered from the
front steps Of the church, as there were three
hundred outside, besides those who had gone
away, and many more were coming. The lee
turcr declined adopting this suggestion, hut as
he did not intend his light should shine under
a bushcl measure he gave bis hearers to UNI
derstand that as long rs they would procure
him church free, and give hun one dollar tor
three months subscription to the New Ma
ton, " he d make them as restless, and rs dis
contentcd, and unSatis6ed with their lot on
earth as it was in his power to 40. The white
- I'LL tai
there not being more than five or six of both
sexes in the whole house; the remaining ten or
dozen of those who have heretofore attended
the Rev. gentleman lectures being deferred
from making their appearance there by the no.
tees which have hitherto mentioned these dis
courses, and by well grounded fears OF another
call for money! or perhaps, they refused TO
lend him the light OF their countenanccs In
consequences Of the renortcd row, he is said
to have bad with the FreetlmGn'S Bureau, and
his now being forninst that institution. Slorc
than two hours were consumed in last nights
rehearsal, but the decorous behavior and carncst
attention that have characterized Mr.. I!unni-
CUTS previous appearances in this city were
not exhibited, and, indeed, the noisy audience
had to be appealed to several ti,las to keep
quiet and stand of Ike seats. The lecturer
was wralhf;lt--the Freedmen's Bureau had
rled him, and he was Just a tearing things to
pieces generally. If the State could once be
placed in the hands OF his party-and that
happy event he was sure would soon occur
the bureau could ''cut stick" and walk Its
officers had been issuing rations to thousands
Of white peop!e who were not paupcrs, while in
some cases thew: ka1 refused aid to negroes who
were manners. DESIGNING men. too. we're here
! q nnt;nn tho Moor icnoront negro away from old
V;rn;,;a's sLore--lIr African A rcadia-vbere
IN - fs,g ypars those Who formerly had held
them III in ,hinct hondnyc, and sold their nearest
lin 10 nenro tra1ars @nu]I be daprived Of their
vost acres and every negro in ali the State
would a Lava lis own we'll Stocked farm, behold
hi. I;tIa cb;Ilren cach morn;nr Start with their
d;nnar h, Sl,nts M tho;r orms fnr tho schonl and
ut hora thoSo tow VI tho rshels who wero left
ara ,ro,IJ th;r T. M horn 70 ast drinl, and
oI aoo 49, thoa, - To,.as nod ohnr connoha.
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tr ;nI ~ NV Iectnrer ontoJ rho
lltu i3t narI,tat ~ o , tT baro h" had
ooL'ieI poop.e ~ th Soy oa,taI ~ rnboIdon, anG
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s. h;msalf ~, ~ no was ro;ng 70 fpht f
out on the sacred soil, or die IN his TRACKS,
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