Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-02
REPORTED FOR THE GAZETTE.
THE LOYAL LEAGUE-UNsUcCEssF FLANK
M0vEMENT-TEE coLoRED ELEMENT
NnMrNATInNs sprrnr,re Go

! MINAIloNs-S?EEC8ES, &C..
There was very ''spicy3 gathering Of the
Loyal League at Lyceum Hail. last night,
oar account Of which is necessarily abridged,
the first business transacted being the adoption
Of a resolution, whereby all outsiders were
very unceremoniously excluded from any par
ticipation whatever in the proceedings OF the
"Happy Family
There Were present, when the meeting organ
ized about twenty whites and forty or fifty
blacks, five spectators, and four small boys.
The proceedings preliminary to Tie organi-
zatioD, were enlivencd, and the Spirits some
what startled, yet awed, by disticb, sung in a
stenturlan voice, by one Of her Britanic M jes-
tvs former subjects, who just dropped in by
accident to see what going
| Upon assuming the chair, and announcing
that the realing Of The minutes Of the last
meeting would lie omitted because they were
not on hand, the President, Mr. Josiah Millard,
! asked the pleasure Of the meeting, and lmne-
! diately--
Mr.. Tucker, Geo }, from Vermont, moved
bers, - or did uol Intend becoming 'ulembers,'
be requested 10 retire; which motion being put,
was declared carried, Messrs. Penn, Hunter,
| and one or two others voting in the negative;
the colored element voting in the affirmative
This AK movement having been success
! fully effected the outsiders were politely re-
| uuested to leave, which they accordingly did in
| good order. Duoskeepers were then appointed,
| the doors shut and fastened, and here, as I'm
| duty bDunl,' our report should close, but
through various spiritual mediums we are en-
| ablel 10 give the proceedings Of the 'secret'
| session. and here 5 where 'lha hankers were
| outhanked.
| Notwithstanding "the association unanl
mously agreed, at q previous meeting, not to
have any candidates at the approaching NUM-
cipal election, and not to rote either, it now APP
pears that those proceedings We're only intended
| as blind, to permit certain gentlemen, who
had axes to grind, the better to effect their
aims and designs, which were last night fully
developed, and here we insert the proceedings,
as received from one Of our mediums with
out anything extenuating, or setting down
aught in malice Here it is verbatim:
1.-The gentleman from Vermont then propo,
sel to 60 into an election Tor Mayor and other
officers of this Corporation, declaring that no
doubt the co7ored friends had, or would have,
Il vote by that time under the Force 6M'
"Mr. Mckenzie thought it too premature to
pursue such . course. as Likewise undlgnlhcd
! ~, ~ tnl-o q
"Mr. Hunter said he thought the resolutions
from Vermont entirely out OF order, inasmuch
a. the association had declared with unanmlty
that they would run no ticket.
"Messrs. Berkeley, Davy, Harmon, Hunnlcutt,
and others, who knew the colorcd people had
and would not have have vote by the hrst
Tuesday in March, sustained MesSrs. Mckenzie
and Hunter in their views.
"But such was the desire Of Vermont and the
coored clement to see themselves voters, that
no appeal to their sense (if they had any, or
Judgment, or demonstrations on the part OF the
ou}y respectable ferrets, could avail, and they
proceeded to ballot First III order, was the
Mayor MIR. Geo. iIewes was put in nomina-
ton, rs likewise Mr.. Tucker. The thing hav.
| ing been cut and dried beforehand, and it was,
| by many, presumed in the dark, when those
| who desired to express their choice for Mr..
|
! ING. all the whites arose except Mr. HaWXhurst,
| from New York, and when the call was made
for Mir. r. sfriends, Mr. Fl and the negroes rose
| en- H7usse, demonstrating to the white 1errets,
! las they expressed themselves alter the adj
iournmrnt, that negroes were no more Ut 10
vote as mass than mules
SIN other nominations it was about the same
thing, the negroes pulling against the whites
with determination and tenaclty only equalled
by their ignorance, as stated by the other SIDE.
':rhe whole thing euded in withdrawal OF
the respectable white members from the meet
| ing and Association; and the lew native born'
or Virginia trrreIs, oplne VIII forever mere
after entertain Il disgust for Yankee trlcksters
and politicians, as likewise remember that ne
yroes are disqualified for voting. The meeting
and its results were a tzze, but good will no
| doubi crow out of it, az many were made WISE
and sorry 'thpy aoent MaT add will nevcr go
| again.
1t does not require very keeo optics 10 per
| ceive that this "medium" is somewhat dis
erunlled, aud that his report is Il little Ctassed,
| hut he makes one very important announce
ment viz: that the "Union Republican Asso-
citation of Alexandra" has gone up, and
that it IS numbered with the things that have
been--!or the present, at least.
We learn from another source that the Sc
crecv Of the meeting was most unceremonlous-
ly interruptcdby The entrance, sans csfem0"'e'
and locks and bolts, to the contrary, no!Wlth-
standing, of the aforementioned BrIisher'
who was with some difficulty prevailed upon
to retire, while the business was proceeded with :
| fnriher, that at one time there was great lear
expressed lest the gas should be cut OF, and l
committee was appointed to watch the metre.
4 Especial correspondent Oh the spot III
| forms Us that Mr. Tucker 10 the course OF some
remarks, asserted boldly that he WAS mot
afraid of rebels, scallawags or newspapers :
although he stated before the famous Recon
! strucion Committee Of Congress- that he with