Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-07
.Hefter from Hanover County.

HANOVER, Va, July 6.-Yeaterday and
the day before are days long to be remembered
in the Forks of Hanover" Two weeks ago.
placards were posted all through our section
announcing, that on the 4th OF July there
would be free barbecucat Green Bay, the res
idence of Mogul Graves, for the benefit OF
Wickham and Aver, the Radical candidates tor
the county Hunnicutt, Aver, James, Wick
ham, Graves and others were expected =
Great preparations were made--an extra train
was said TO have gone up the Central Rail
road on the Sd, freighted with luzuries for the
great dinner. Five whole sheep, bushels OF
vegetables, other things in proportion, and
whiskey OF the most Radical quality were turn
ished for the vast throng expected. Inc day
came-the hour for the meeting arrlVed-the
soyereigns assembled, the dinner was spread
the orators held forth-the day closed, ana all
who were able dispersed And 10 the partu-
RENT mountain hath brought forth mouse
The sheep and whiskey were there-Ayer and
Graves were there-three radicals including the
last named, representing the whites, were
there-some fifteen or twenty white Conserva-
tiyes attracted by curiosity and good digestion
were there-iity-fVe or sixty negroes, quaint
and hungry, majority OF whom were women,
were there-and they acre 0M r-G..-
The reason was soon made apparent-bur-
well Toler and Jim Brown, dissatisfied with the
nominations Of the wire workers, had announc
ed that meeting would be held at Verdon-
Dabncy Fleming actuated by similar motives,
had appointed another meeting at or near
EIeming's Mill, and to these meetings the
Sovereign Samboes went to take care OF their
own interests. Aver, disappointed and inturl-
ated, walled for hours in one OF the most IN
sipid, nauseating and poiDtlcss harangues ever
heard Burwell Toer disgusted at what he
believed to be the tricks of white radicals to
use the negroes for the sole benefit OF carpet
baggers and scallawags, spoke tor an hour and
half 10 bitter dcnunciation OF Wlckham and
Aver While these things were progressing at
Green Bay and Verdon, the cl arlon voice OF
old Dabney was the note OF warning amid his
native hills, disclosing the pcrfidy and dupllclty
of the white Radicals and calling his comrades
to the rescue The result was, that hlogul
Graves retired in utter disgust and despair TO
lis bed. Toer and Dabney appointed a mass
meeting of their color, to assemble soon at
Ashland, to nominate candidates OF their OVID,
and for themselves, and the 4th OF July closed
with huzza for the freedmen
IuIly yCSIcl OdJ lilOIbluSo3 SfCiJ ipti|t oAN ~
path of our lovely land was filled with hurrying
crowds Of men, women and children OF the
colorcd race, vending their way to the home Of
Baylor the Prophet. .... ........
Baylor is an old negro, who has seen the
Almighty lace to face, and talked with him
as man talks with man. He knows all things,
present, past and future. He has wooden
Angels, good and bad, which he keeps chained
in his domice, who perform ut his bidding the
most extraordinary frats, and over whom he
keeps vigiIs night and day. He gives to all
who ask it, the body and blood Of the Saviour
lie has constructed chariot in which he sits,
and from which lie disc!oscs his wonderful
visions and astounding revelations. and in
which be designs to ride triumphantly TO hea
ven, like Elijah Of old. TO this strange being,
hundreds Of the sons and daughters Of Africa,
for miles and miles around, were speeding
their way putting, blowing, tanning, seething
and swcltering, beneath the melting rays OF the
July sun, to drink in the streams Of supcrna-
tural wisdom which flow from his heavcn--in-
spircd lips. ....
Free, doubly free, is our freeman to-day. He
is not only Tree in person. free in politics, but he
is free in religion. lie serves no master, but
one of his own choosing-he votes for no can
didatc, but Of his own selccton-and he reads
no Bible and serves no God but one Of his own
creation. HANOVER.