Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-16

8. Miner, stated INIT tlc oH'J VIZ, 800.
be had furnished satpetre to the Confederate
Gorsrnmcnt was by the officers OF that Gov
ornment -se;2iug some kegs OF gun powder
boIono;nc to the Alexandria, Loudoun ana
Uomnshire Railroad, and that the $ ,o0o'oVo'
which, it was stated, he had voted Tor the
Confrderacy was voted for to arm the state OF
Virrinia in December 1860, long before seceS,
SION was seriously medltated, and when 5ne
Stota was Union In its sentiments by 5V,u"o
,naiar;.v The result Of his visit had been
tbat the vote at Loeettsviie was divided ana
onr or two of the prominent supporters OF Nlr'
WhittIesev whipped He had heard that there
MAS Int one nan in the county OF LJudoun
wbo woud Dot register, and hls information
led him to believe that the same cheering STATE
Of affairs as existed in that county .pre'ai:u
also in Spotsylvania, Stafford, Louisa RAJ!
fax and Alexandria, and that all would 90 wen
| if the Congressional Convention Whicu WAS "
meet here on the lS.h, did not Knock every
| thing into cooked hat, and that on the ''h
| of July the member elected from the III W., Noh'
gressi0nal District would net be named" nit
| tleSey. ,.l
Mr.. Mckenzie made very amusing speech;
and was greeted with shouts OF laughter anu
| applause .,..1
Major Is. B. Douglass was then introduced
| and delivered an excellent and strong ar
cumcnt in favor Of the adoption OF the c. eS'
purgated Constitution aud the election OF Mr..
| Walker.
lie appeared as the accredited representative
of the State. Central Committee OF party
that had no candidate in the field, and urged
the adoption OF the cxpurgated Constitution,
not as an affair in which he was personally IN
| tercsted IS his disabilities would have to &c
removed BY Congress, bnt because he wanted
the people who thought Ike him 10 have at
least the same privileges as the raupers IN re-
| card to voting and holding Office. We must
now accept what we could get, and not EHnlt-
| hlc ahont what we wanted the Constitution
of the United States was what the Congress
| chose to make it, and not what bad been lett
| TO us by our fathers, and he would not reject
| what was good even though it came out OF the
Radical camp. The expurgated Constitution
nor Mr. Walker were, perhaps, not his cholcc.
but we had now TO surrender to the stern logic
of events; ApromattoX had wrought the
change, and We must now stoop % conquer
The carpet baggcrs, he considered, birds OF
| prey, with whom he would have no terms ;
but would welcome all GOOD citizens, no matter
where they came from; and he gave description
of that Joyous day when the State having been
redeemed and again under the control oi her
own people the lOng pioccs"oh Gi earpctbag
|
limits Of the Old Commonwealth TO the tune
oi the roguc's march Nj he wanted now was
lust laws ana honest men 70 administer them
as Tor the privileges OF cu@eHrlte would ac'
cent them il offered HIM but would die before
he wonld srrv!eiy ucg ior them lie assaiicd
the position assumed BY The Virginia Radicals
that because Nh Walker was supported by the
Conservatives h: was not Republican, and
asked which was the representative OF the
Republican IDEAS, the President and the Con
gross of the United States and the Judge OF
the Supreme Court, or the Petersburg Con
yenton and f.b. ne2cr Club Of Richmond?
| |! Walker was 10 lose votes because some OF
his friends opposed negro suffrage. the same
reason ,h0U'i affect the support o. Wells, llr
Mr. C:aoiicr, who accompanied HIM through
lis cinyA.s oi ihc STATE, 80 short time ago
a. Dlc.mb5r, l,Gj, SAD that hc was, anu nj
ways had been, opposed 10 negr" suffrage, be-
cause il wa w1r>, than l,cles>( was danger
Gus. H.; lad Known Chandler before the war,
and had llcl t..a,!sh; lin q good, j0yial and
smart fellow he was ,Nart vet but not as good
rs he supposed he Wa. He said he did not
know Mr.. Walker when the canvass commenc-
ed, but since then he had become intimately
acquainted with him, and could vouch for him
as no .himblc riggcr and no candidate OF clique
or coterio, and Was sorry when he Occasionally
heard Ieopie say there was no difference be-
tween Wells and WaIkcr-that they were both
out of the same egg, and remarks OF like
character because no similarity existed be-
tween Mr.. Walker and the former Petty tyrant
and provost marshal Of Alexandria. The
whole history Of Wells was continuous story
Of duplieity and double dealing and insinceriiy,
and he had the authority OF pars0n Hunnlcutt
for saying that he was ready to leap upon any
platform that would lead him into Office, and
was an ambitious, scit-seeking and greedy
demag0gue whose path was as difficult to de-
termine as it was 70 find out whether the
snake that made the track was going forth or
coming back He appealed to the fears Of
hia audience TO induce them to accept now
what might in the lnuIc tc considered boon,
for SAID he General Grant to whose mediation
VIC owe the privilege We now enjoy had no
power to repeat It, and trat by refusing to &C
ccpt il, Congress could look upon rs contuma.
cious ard infect upon us more rlgor and
severity. The policy he advocated was not
TO dcprcss the white people, but to elevate the
blacks, and that this policy was right was
proved by tie support OF it by some Of the
Ode; aud NOT revcrcd Republican lights of
the cunyry, and the colorcd people, too,
would Don come to that conclusion, for who
desired the reign Of Tennessee militia?
| lie c0ncluded ~ urging upon all inc iln
portaace CT registering and levoting the oh
day Of July to the service Of their country in
bringing voters to the ballot box, and said that
il such were done, the sun OF the 7th would
rise upon rcgencratcd and redeemed land.
lie demonstrated to all the propriety of
registering and votingnot that they must
have what they wanted, bnt what they could
get.
His speech was listened to with marked at
lcntioa, and gave satisfaction to all within
the sound of his voice, and at its conclusion re-
cciYed the hearty applause Of his audience,
Capt ID. l.. Smoot one Of the candiatcs
for the Legislature from this county. respond
cd to The loud calls that were made for him.
in short but convincing speech, III which he
showed that the policy O! the donothlugs-
those who were 80 disguised with the present
condition of affair a. 20 refuse TO register was
more Objectionable to the people Of the State
than that OF the Radicals.
Edgar Snowden, ir., and Thomas +. Taylor
tho candidates Ter the Senate from his district,
on being called Tor, each made lev re.
| marks urciup thc necessity ol registering and