Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-05

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say that nine-tenths of all these cases were
among the present rulers of our State, whose
~loftiest conception oil freedom seems to De,
,s"twork as little as possible, and appropriate az
much as possible of the labors Of others.
Gazing uponthe venerable edifice in which
Henry made his maiden speech, many and sad
were the reflections which crowded the mind.
Here was given the first move to the ball OF
that revolution which gave constitutional lib
erty to- America. And here now sits an agent
of the Freedmen's Bureau to supervise the
conduct Of the constitutionally appointed adj
illustrators of the laws. And here. tor, are
daily verified the prophetic acolamatlons OF the
immortal Henry, SO often, and 80 earnestly re-
peated in the Convention of 1856. How long
are we to drink this bitter cup?
December Sd, 1867. HANOVER.
UNDERWOOD Observation-Disclosures
RoUTED.-The caucus Of tbs Radical delegates
held in Hunnicutt's Hall last evening, after a
good deal of wrangling over the exalted merits
of the aspirants for the position of Chairman
of the Convention, ended the contest by the
nomination oftbe Incompatible Underwood
The partisaDs of the rivals displayed a great
deal Of determination and zeal in behalf OF
their distinguished favorites. The contest was
prolonged and embittered. Underwoods fol-
lowers charged home upon the devoted ad-
herents Of the peerless Haw1hurst, who for a
time held their position manfully; and, buoy
ed up by the auxiliary stimulant Of the exrlr-
ing fires of the insurrectlonary champagne or
the previous nights HaWxhurstian supper,
they threw back the impetuous assaults OF the
gallant spirits who had sworn to elevate the
incorruptible Judge of this judicial circuit to
the important position Of President Of the
Virginia Convention.
This great con test Of coursc, notwithstanding
the undying spirit and determined courage with
which it was conducted, must have its end, as
all great contests have, whatever be the degree
of heroiSm with which they are disputed. The
brave men who fought under the flag of Haw1-
hurst, finding that human force could no longer
prevail against the overpowering numbers of
Underwood's band, sought to gain by strategy
what they failed to win by valor-namely,
the defeat of the judicial adversary of their
~favorite. To accomplish this, they magnani-
mously abandoned their nominee, and
rallied to the support of Snead and Bowden,
whose friends had been shrewdIy watching an
opportunity to carry off the prize when the
hawk and the buzzard Of this ever memorable
struggle should have disabled each other by
their terrible onslaughts. But the shire widest
strategy and the most ingenious manuuvres
sometimes come to grief; SO it fell out with the
allies, who, at this stage of the game, attempted
by combination to turn the fate of war against
the great Underwood. First, Snead followed
to the shades Of death the ghostly Haw1hurst
the Inflated Bowden closed the gloomy pro-
%cesSion ofthe miserable victims of the triumph
o~4 V1-l1rro I'D tlo oo-oo &C lrnoIf,,1
combat were thus ended. Underwood stand
jubiIant, and his godlike countenance was
il!umined with majestic pride as the herald Of
the field announced the following grand result:
Underwood, 80; Bowden, Is; Havxhurst,
9. (1hese nine had crept from beneath the
body Of their fallen chief, and flung their votes
in the teeth of the victor as an expiring
manifestation of defiance. )-Rich. Dis.
CONSERVATIVE MEETING IN PRINCE Will
LIAM COUNTY, VIRoINIA.-At a meeting of
the citizens of Prince William county, held at
the Courthouse in Brentsville, on the Cd day
of December, 1867, to appoint delegates to the
Conservative Convention to convene in Rich
mond on the 18th inst Allen Howison was
called to the Chair, and Lucien A. Davis ap-
pointed Secretary. The Chairman explained
the object Of the meeting 10 a few brief re
marks, and on motion Maj. w. ". Thornton,
Crawford Gushing, Lewis Mackey and John
Fl. O'Rear were appointed a committee to Sc
lect delegates from the several Magisterial Dis
trjcts to represent the county in said conven-
ton. The committee upon consultation re-
ported the NJ of the following delegates:
District No. Capt. G. w. G. Dunniug-
ton, DR.. R. W. Wheat, Peter j. Weldon, DR..
NJ. 3. Weldon, Lawrence Cole, j. NJ. Barbee
and Edwin Nelson.
District No. 2-Dr. j. S. Powell, Col. Basil
Brawner, Hugh Hammill, Montreville Corn
well, l.. g.. Lynn, Richard Stonnell, u. A.
aud Horace Cole.
District No. 3-M. Nj. Rosebcrry, Col. Ay-
lett Nicol, w. e. Goodwin, Judge e.. E. Sin
cloir, Or. Carter Berkeley and F. j. Cannon.
District No. At. A. Smith, B. d. Harri-
son, G. W. Sanders, j. #. Lcachmau, Col. E.
Berkley, J. s. Hamilton, J. E. Hcrral and G.
i. Donohoc.
Delegates at Large-B. F. Lewis, R. A.
Sinclair ard w. L. b. Wheeler.
On motion, the Chairman, Secretary and
Committee were added to the list of delegates.
On motion the Secretary was requested to
send copies Of these proceedings to the Alex
andria Gazette aud Richmond Enquirer, with
that they publish the same.
ALLEN HoWIsoN, Chairman.
l.. A. Davis, Secretary.
SHARp.-We understand that a few days