Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-16
IMPORTANT TO CANDIDATES.
{ Reported fort Alexandria Ga=st

. Mirabile dictu, Rejoice, oh people Of Alex
andrial and shake of your guilty fears oh
ye candidates, for the Union Republican asso-
citation Of Alexandria, have, in solemn con
olave, gravely decided that they aoo,,t nominate
candidates, and soont vote at the approaching
municipal election! (The chair announced
that there were about fifty members-all told
black and white.) - ram.
The grave and important conclusion, given
above, was arrived at as follows: It had been
announced and with considerable flourish of
trumpets, that the great new s'apostle of Lib:
erty" Hamilton, formerly Of Texas would
vouchsafe' his presence here for the purpose OF
enlightening the souls in this benighted region,
and with that intent, would speak at Lyceum
Hall last night. 1t was said that there would
doubtless be alarge crowd to greet the dlstin-
guished luminary-but at u clock only thir-
ty Of the association were present, four specta-
tors and four colored persons, but no Hamil-
ton; and at 8 o'clock, four of the members
having retired, disappointed and disguised, and
the spectators exhibiting signs of residences the
presiding officer assembled the rostrum, and an
nounced, In measured accents, that on account
''of ndispositiou arising from cold contracted,
and the breaking of two ribs, some time ago,
aud the incemency Of the weather, MIR. Ham
ilton would not be ! resentwith them tonight
in the flesh at least He further stated that
there was no secretary: 'whereupon E. M. Jan
ney was proposed, and with becoming modesty
desired to decline, but finally accepted the po-
sition.J After this there was a solemn pause
for few moments, when Benjamin W. Hunter,
no longer to fame unknown, arose, aud amid
the most profound silence, read his resolution,
the purport Of which is given in the first. para
graph of this aricle, ADD which will doubtless
cause decided sensation though it was re-
ceived by the association with digniied silence.
There was preamble to the resolution, which
sets forth that. whereas we are In an tnstg'lyf-
cant minority made so by State Legislation,
&C.. &c.-the same old story-herefore we a0ont
have any candidates at the approaching NUM-
cpal election, and aoont vote. OH! Just
think Of it! ...,..:,......
Mr.. Henly, who always has something to say,
apparently approved of the resolution, but the
Insignificant, in the preamble, excited his Celtic
ire, and he therefore denied the soft i'm
parchment" and moved to strike out the word
insignificant. Silence ensued, and there
was no second to the motion to strike out. 80
Mr.. Hunter refused to accept the amend
ment, stating that it was a fact ''that we are
insignificant and will continue so until the col
ored people have the right of suffrage Isl
lence. ... ~. ......
There was faint call for the question, which
being taken on the adoption of the preamble
and resolution, the association voted itself IN
significant, and positively decided not to vote
at the ensuing municipal election. candidates
will please take notice accordingly, and thus
save any extra politeness and extra treating
After the adoption Of this grave and serious
measure, there was a long pause, and death
like silence prevailed, until Mr.. Tucker, (Geo.)
proposed that the constitutional the associ-
should be read, which, after another
pause, was done. Then all who had not signed
were requested to hand in their names, but
there was no response to the invitation, and
the dullness was getting unbearable when the
presiding officer announced that motion to
adjourn would be in order. 1t was considered
that it would not do to repeat the attempt at
another meeting as soon as Friday night next
So. upon motion, the association adjourned for
two weeks. ..&.:. ..,-n .s..