Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-28
letter from Hanover County.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
HANOVER, June 23,-Placarls printed after
the fashion OF circus bills, were posted through
our county las week 'aupJuDcing that "a Grand
Repuh!.cia mass meeting would be held al
Hanover Count laG-e N tuesday, 92t instant,
Chat being CCUrt Gag,) when Ge" Wickham
and .Judgc PAGE woud address, the meeting,
&c" The appointed day arrived, andsty an
unfortunate oversight thG itchmJud papers
announced the TACT that Judge Ou.i would be
present 10 address the Conservative masSe@.-
The citizens began 20 gather carly--the ears
from Richmond brought JuI &c Ou.d, Mr..
G,iswold, Lewis Lindsey, and the most striking
fac simile ot eeDUa, down east carpet bag
ger ever saw s.il - 10 reporter. Inc
Court hurried through las work-the people
eagerly awaited the opening OF tho irst scene
in the day. drama, which was suPposed 10 be
trial OF strength between JH!se Qua ana
Gen. Wickham. The hour arrived. The whites
in rrspcctatle numbers had assembled in the
Court House hut Gen Wickham, who lives
only . mile distant, could not be found
What does he yet smart under the cruel cas-
tipation he received from johnson last year At
Ashland Has he heard that Ouii awaits his
arrival to repeat the cruel t0rlures OF The Ash
land rack? These questions were arswere'!
spontaneously in the affirmative, and Judge
Ould haviug come 70 dine on the cX-fonieder-
ate General, being disappointed, and hayiog no
relish Tor such lean Kind as Judge Page OF the
Rev. Mr. Graves, Gcnarts for Richmond,
| The Wickham wing o! the Radical party lad
been working their wires to throw Mr.. Graves
and Burwcil Toicr overheard and nominate
Judge Page and another 'coIorcd Gentleman.
| But too acute Tor them Graves and T0ler had
notified the coored voters OF the intended out
rage, and 10 when the great mass meeting
convened not more than ten or fifteen color
| @" mad assembled, and thcy were the friends
| of the contemplated victims. Page, however,
driven 10 desperation, proclaimed himself the
special champion Of The black', and boldly de-
| fed the hosts 81 conservative whites to meet
him in discussion. Alter much preliminary
! diminishing, the ball was put III motion, and
the redoubta5lc Judge, with great pomposity,
mounted the r0strum aud opened the Discus
sion. He reared and gesticulated, contorted his
and panted-gaye hi opinion .oi everything
| and everybody and though h. vas horse com
missary in Gen. PendTcton's reserved artillery
for three years, and did valiant service, in mn
pressing corn and straw for his animals, he was
subjugatel, mind, soul and body, and knew
| thar he could claim no right Or mercy, and was
| rcio;ccl to receive what the maenauimliy aud
| loIbearance Of his yict0rS delenrl 10 bGstow
upon him lie warned the Conservatives ct
| the danger OF cecling Walker, Tor BE would
never b. permitted to take ms seat-indcci
! those who controlled the ballots might never
suffer him to T., elected. lie meant II b. 4
! GOOD Iuisr, AMI would vote agunSt the nb
| noxiou causes OF the Consti;uIpa, X. Just
then i negro cxt,aiucI lar. Ia, will DO You
amt lie man Tor me no how. The ranting OF
| the Judge wa TUNED into Il pathetic wall, and
he closed, evidently exhausted morally, ply
really and intellectually. {
Col. Newman said he wanted only five min-
uies TO wipe out the TRADE 81 the Judge. lie
successfully accomplished his work ana retired.
Then Tree fight wa opened hotween Col.
well Tclcr, the citizens generally participating,
which lasted Tor several hours. But the sncecll
Of the day was Mr. Long John Tyicr'S He is
a Republican will vote for Wells considers
Graves rs 4 preacher belonging to n church
(which has done more to accomplish our ruin
than all the iucofocos, soccs.;0nsts and fire.
eaters in The world advised the negroes 10
have nothing to do with HIN, to believe moth
ing he said-he would see the negroes 10
rophet before he would vote TO tax his or any
body else land to educate thomh he could not
educate his own children, and he never intend.
"a to he taxed to educate 4 negro he would
vote for Wells, but he would not vote iog ne
gro to save his HE, &c, &C. What scene!
The Conservatives are all united the Radi
cas- are outnumbclcl and divided Money
| may be used and threats made but if read not
the signs OF The times am'sS, you VII hear on
the 9Th Of July glorious news from old