Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-25

HILL, or Alexandra, az Cehtre'H'e'
county, Va. .ou,1 -
listen to a speech from Major Hine' a haal'at
candidate for the Legislature tor the county VI
Fairfax The gentleman not making i,S a.
pearance, according to appointment anu ."e
day being already far spent, and as pogh Pal',WT'
were equally we'll represented, d. James y.
Hill, who was there by accident, was calleu on
for speech. He consented reluctan''y, as y
meyer had been his intention to address mlxeu
audience IN political questions but inasmuch
os his relations to the recently emancpated col
ed neope had been of friendly character tila'
hn would not reproach himself Tor allowing tue
onnortunity 10 pass without giving them some
GOOD advice. a something they never hearu ~
the I,ova Leagues. where they were taught
notbino hut hostility to the Southern whites;
That they we're every day proving to the worm
their. iucompctency TO vote, Dy permitting
Themselves 10 be dictated to by the lew design
inc and bad men who controlled those leagues
10 the end that they might be elected TO onicr
He was not seeking Ctice-was not thcre III
rcnresent the claims OF any particular man. nor
wonlJ he engage in or repeat the abuse that
was Justly or uniusuy spoken OF their candidates;
tbot no did not solicit the colorcd vote ior the
Conservative party, for that was vain; but ne
would ask them why they did not support MT.
Mcl[e nzie for Congress, who had been the
friend OF their race for thirty years? lie be-
ieycd they would but Tor heiact that they were
instructed in the league not to do 1t. The best
advice that he could give them was TO lnit inc
| leagues, and vote for the best and most conSer-
yative men in the country, tor the CONSTITUTION
with the DISTINGUISHING clauses stricken out,
for # they did not, the law OF retaliation
Al, ia I
| was foo much the fashion of the day TO Halter
their vanity, by telling them that they were as
rood az anybody; that these We're DANGEROUS
advisers, inasmuth ~ they knew that 1t was
moi %. and would only tend towards BRINGING
| an What their best and most dlslnterested he
| unhlican friends said was ineyltable--a war OF
races and were now suggesting the purchase OF
the West India Islands, to secure Tor 'hrm
home out Of harm 50 way. La 4 r""te't wiih
thc white race, Their successo5 would be biiel,
far the white race dominated in every land,
and unshcathcd and sheathel the sword at
tbr,r own option that already great changes
vera kim place in the minds of the leading
men OF the Radical party; that Horace Greeley
was advising them against adopting the pro
ecrintir, clauses that the Chief demon tn
that s.turnaIia Of A State. Tennessee Parson
Hrownlow. had pronounced against the cohtlL-
ulner of the policy that It had brought the
marty Justly 10 the VERGE oil dissolution, anu
wonld be- It's cuiira overthrow, that the coi0rtd
peoplr were not pchapi aware OF THESE
chanscs ~ IL was Kind nt Information not
promulgated in the head quarters of he leagues.
| The Smthorn people have never shown any
dispostion To opprc.s ~ modest their i"rmrr
slaves. hut AT the close al the war called their
State Legislatures tne'thr and passed laws
cmancinatinc them puilng the war they
were not caIlr.i On by the Sonih for assistance.
| The South did rot Owe them any debt OF graf,
iiudr The hoe being nn the other loot.
| WIu then this burning hostility towards those
gho .uly bare ~ them kindly feelings? 1hal
| they Get along we'll IN their business and would
IN their rev relations hut Tor the designing IN.
| tcrlcrcnc, oi few bad men who wished To gct
! into office through thc iuiluCucG oi the league.
Rebel WA a terra thnt had been applied to thc
! Southcrn,r,, bat will til YOU that the North
| ,rrcrs w-rc c.nllir entitled to the term. lIn-
| government was blrn III rebellion ana rerudia
| ton. and would 20 inNn "a u! tins i'o,uca ag-
| iia,ion wa continued Einrh longer. he United
States Government WIS bound IL @ise tie rouln
| 4 good iih.di ,trli or G"l pay thrlI indebteu-
Lncss. 81 ne lac war the South exported ~!
| of the 500 iniiuIn, AMI ~ spite oil the ooaSteu
| impr0yemcnt- IN tLG Nnrth, the South Stlii
| maintains her former Ir0 rata OF cXporta-
| ton. The NorihcrnCrs are a practical people,
| and as soon as they discover the true condition
| If fling. would permit the South to import
| Cinnamon, to work the cotton, cane, rice, and
tobacco fields, and he predicted that In ten years
We will have 4 set Of laborcrs in sufficient
numbers II DO all the labor OF the country, and
| whose heads were not filled with political non
| sense and would not engage IN discussing sub
| acts that they had not the sense To comprehend;
| and il they, the coorel people would not work
| for their lormer owners, and thereby assist IN
producing matter Tor expectation to pay the
national debt, others would, and they would
repent at leisure 1t wa all stuff for them to
| suppose for one moment that they would be
| able to dominate occr the white race, Tor any
length o! time, or make bread Tor themselves
on families out o! politics. The present occa.
sion OF voting upon the proposed constitution
| afforded them an opportunity OF showing their
own estimate OF the boon granted them, as
they had it iu their power to extend the priv
| lcqc To Others. who were pulltess OF any crime
| known TO h,emen. The course pursued by
them on this OCCASION was pregnant with good
or bad result, to their race. Already 2oO 0oo
| Cinnamon were on the Pacific slopes, and mil
| lions Of the same were ready To come over TO
| helm us ont OF our labor difficulties. They
| cOuld readily see that the African IN this coun-
Il
| try should do everything Just and reasonable to
retain he friendship OF the white Peopco f the
South. for Mor future was entirely at their
disposition.
WAtHINGoN ITEMS. The publication Vi
| the n ,tjooal lutellecnccr has been suspended
| Tor the present. Its subscribers Will be served
from to lay with he Washington Express I'm
| til arrangements for n separate issue can br
! made. FIR some time past the establishment
has been laborlnp under financial embarras
ncnt anI IT i, hard IL sustain daily paper
| in Waghiaeton without considerable govern
| nent palfonlrr 1t - difficult to ustan
daily any 1he,, ou c! III large Northern
| cities.
Tn The new Mount Vernon Place Methodist
| Church South eight pcw, immediately IN
front Of the pulpit, have been set apart i6r the
| use If strang eis. and arc called welcome
pewa.
An dam 81 iilc vas caused Se-tfiday rs The
| Lntn,ue Of the tables attached 10 the premises
| OF John Sprlnginan, OH the corner OF Sixth st.
and Maryland avenue.
,,.or no. hato-a bini VI ford y