Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-17

COUNTY RADICALS "A meeting Of the Rad
ical party of the Fifth District, or county, was
held last night, in the chapel Of what was for
merly Camp Gonzales cent, to receive the report
of the delegates to the Richmond Convention
Mr.. John HawxhurSt, being called on, read an
account of the proceedings OF the body over
which he had presided, which had, he said,
been prepared for presentation to the Repub-
)ieap club OF the Second Ward. He stated
that he was DESTROYS that all the delegates sent
to Richmond should have been accommodated
with seats 10 the African Church, but the
crowd l!iere being 50 great, it was found
necessary TO adjourn to the Capitol square, but
as is stated by gentlemen who was present,
both ut the Convention, and at last nig int s
meeting-he did not mention the fact that
weeks before, himself and Mr.. fnnnicutt, had
been urging that the Convention would be a
Mass Convention, and that all had right to
atteli. He said that The storm had been
raging, and when the Richmond crowd came it
was out of the question to prevent its ingrcss
into the church. He claimed that he had
done all that was possible to be done under the
circumstances to allow the admission Of MIR.
Bolts CO. operationisis and that their nor-ad
mission was 40 fault of his, and 20 ona re-
grelted it more than he did. tIe, however,
admitted that the CO operationiss met with a
cold reception from some, if not most, of the
genuine leaders of the party.
Mr.. Mckenzie then gave his views Of the
Richmond Convention, and Of the selfshness
that seemed to possess those called its leaders.
He urged the colored people to cultivate kind
" feelings towards their white fellow citizens,
and said it was important, if both were to live
in Virginia, that good will and fraternal feel
ings should prevail and that it made no differ
ence what mans previous course had been,
provided he was now willing to co-ol crate with
the Republican party that the colored people
ought to remember that there were 40, 900, 900
of people in the United States, OF which
1900, 900 only were colored, and that the
quicker the existing difficulties we're settled,
and good will produced, the better it would be
for all; that under Providence they had OBJ
tained their freedom, at which he greatly re-
ioiced; that he did not know but that they
we're under great obligations to Mr.. johnson
for the course he had pursued-it had enlarg
ed their liberties, by the action Of Congress,
which had determined that their rights should
be respected; and that it was we'll to bear in
mind that unconditional suffrage had been OH
tanned in the South Cor the colored people,
while New York, Pennsylvania, and many
Western States gave it to them coudtionally.
R. D. Beckley, colored, Of this city, also
spoke in answer to Hawxhurst, refuting some
of his assertions. and commenting severely on
the course of Hunnicutt & Co., who, he said,
we're not to be4rusted under any circumstances,
and whose course towards Fields Cook and
John Oliver was outrageous, and deserving Of
the severest condemnation The speech was
considered very pertinent and good, and met
with hearty applause.
AT late hour the meeting adjourned