Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-02
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St6a morning DY IoV.fJOnn w. dHC ag
night by Rev. w Upton, "
55gtlodist Episcopal. Sermon in the, morn
land at night BY Rev. j. r. w heeler.
protestant. Sermon in the morn
inc and st night by theSR d r ones. g
sRnut;st Service in TIL e, morning by Rev. q.
.dYa Mc Murran, and at night by Rev. A. p.
Pollock 81 Y s. re- u
s.yTillaqe Il Chapel Service morning and a
night by the Rev: j. James 4315 4S!gi2. !
~ 1enanaria Christian Asso ciatio1.4 Genoral
PRAYER Meeting in the End Presb. Church ,bat
O'clock p.' m, and every evenIn g during Ith g
teomin q week in the ciation' neW9r se-
eond floor of No. 50 King street, IatsA5 O CLOCK
a scordiaI welcome Will be given tuo all who
will attend upon these means of grace.
RADICAL NJ EETINa q. II ,fesponse to CALI
for grand rally OF the Republicans to hear
distinguished speakers, at halt-past eight
o'clock ,hstnigbt Liberty Hall was half full of
people, ofwhom a majority Wess Conservatives
and Of the remaining portion, at least one-half
Wereiwhitess Ithad gotten out that the meet
ines Had been called in the interest Of the Wells
and Whittlesey wing, and in opposition to the
.Hawxhurst and Tucker wing which contains
tie mass OF the voterssof the paIty-the color
ed people, Ind so but comparatively few Of the,
slatter we're present. ISL. L go
Seventeen seats were ranged In semicircle.
upon the stand, FIVE of which onlyswcre .occu.I
pied by colored persons. bsI..s ii 81.
sd M. Thatcher, white, called the meeting to-
order, and proposed Lysander Hill as chair
man, who, as there was no opposition, assumed
the place, and aftor q few remarks, in which
be stated that the other members of Congress.
expected to address the assenblage could not
Be present, IN consequence of the pressure of
business upon them IN w ashington, (the mem
bers Of the House Of representatives remaining
in Washington having ito attend the impoach-i
ment trial every day. but that Major General
W. B. Stokes, q member of Congress from
Tennessee, a State rejoicing in we'll establish
ed government, Governor BroWnloW has Just
ordered out, without authority OF law, the MI
litia throughout the State to preserve the
peaceJ, Was on the stand, and would make a
speech. a,.sf:'!4'51 iA 80. = ~.
General Stokes then came forward aud de-
tanned the house-to the evident displeasure
Of two or three persons on the stand who want
ed to- speak until half past ten O clock, with
one Of the most ordinary, as regards ideas,
but extraordinary. respecting Sthe grammar
used in its composition and the biographical
sketch it contained, that an Alexandria au-
dience ever listened to. E His denunciations Of
the Democrats, for whom he said there was
neitherhepe in this nor in the world to come,
induced replies from those sitting inithe rear
Of the house, which, in all probability, would
have amounted to Interruptions, had not us
tee John Moore left his seat ON the platform
for one in the section of the hall from which
the noise proceeded. Histspeech, of course,
createdsno enthusiasm, but rather the reverse;
for the colored Radicals did not like, it because
he said he vas opposed to social equality, and
tbeiWhite Radicals were disguised because he
told them they could pick out tie best manin
their party to discuss any question, he did not
care what, for two hours, and that he would
pit q negro against him, and that if before the
allotted time expired, his man did not make the
other throw up. the sponge his name was no
Stokes, Hewas also unfortunate In the advice
he gave, for he told his hearers that they must
always stand By the nominees Of the party's
Conventions, 1.-THE meeting he addressed was
gotten up by the seceders from the County
Convention) and to cap the climax Of in APP
propriateness he used the Identical biblical ex-
preston contained in resolution Of eensure
upon the very men he was addressing, for their
efforts to effect q, disorganization Of the party,
and il tho same connection in which it was
then used, adopted at the mass meeting held
last Mondaynight-''Ge Get thee hence, Satan, -
Atthe conclusion Of his speech, Westel VIII
oughby, white, moved that q resolution OF
thanks be rendered the speaker, and the mo-
ton being carried, j. NJ. Thatcher, white, Of
tered the following resolutions, which were also
adopted: 8as ai.5u s5bl..idst s,oqt 1j9ea 81
Resolved, That the DELEGATES from the Seventh
Congressional District. Of Y irginia to the State
Convention, which is to assemble at Richmond
on Wednesday, the 9th inst, be requested,
wilhelm attendance upon such. Convention, to
call a District Convention at such time and
place as they may select, for the purpose Of
nominating candidate for the lower House of
Congress, and also to apportion the delegates
tosaid Convention among the several counties
otthe District. -rr4 ,- r Z"
Resolred, That copy Of this resolution be
furnished our delegates to the State Conyen-,
uon, and they be requested to present the
same to the delegates from this DESTRUCTION
their consideration. gl. E $500 aA "az
fIn response to calls, W. D. Massey, white,
stated thathe would have willingly addressed
the meeting at an earlier hour, but that as one
object in The call for the meeting had been to
give Mr. Whittesey, an opportunity to speak,
he would not interfere with the programme,
This speech was received with applause, and
vas by far the best Of the three delivered dur