Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-03
LOCAL NEWS.

SECOND WARD RADICALS.-A meeting OF
the Second Ward Radicals was held last night,
IN the colored school house, corner OF Princess
aud Pitt streets, G. W. Dewitt, President, in
the chair, and I. A. Breon, secretary.
The meeting was called to order at 9p. III,
aul the following named persons allowed To
become members OF the club Sas Morley,
$lmuel Jackson. and Warren Scott, all colored
alter which IL. &. Robertson, colored made
motion to endorse Mr. Charles Whittlesey ioi
Congress Z. A. Breen moved 10 lay the mo
ton on tbs table temporarily, which WAS car
ned. L. A. Ercen then made speech III
support Ot the present nominees lUr Tue HORSE
u Delegates and recommended that the people
Of the Second Ward aud all the other districts
should stand bY them. His motion was op-
posed ty Janel + Burnett I'll. 4. Robertson,
and Others but still was carried by an almost
unanimous vote OF "a very large meeting, a.,
also was the motion 10 lIy the reS )uuon 20 en-
dorsc Charles WhlttlesrY, Icy d very large ma.
tyuty, notwithstanding the opposition Of Jas.
4 Rurnett Ii T.. Robertson John Seaton,
IUd Que OF two others.
\ motion was then made 10 adjourn but lost,
\ colored speaker stated 10 the course OF has
reuiark5 that Mr. MERCER, OF LOudoun, said en-
one occasion that position OF State Senator
was too high Tor a co!ofei nau IL till J.
A Breen corrected tte statement, aud sand
that Mr.. mtrcior was GOT the miG, a. he was
informed who mti, >,il ltmgrt, but Mr
tblinbeilaiD.
G. W. DeWut then offered tht following
preamble aud Gc-Olntiou~ which Voc deceased
~ leGgth BY Eleau. Raructt. Robertson, CLARK,
HOLIDAY, aud uthcIsP y Ef,e and Holiday
al support aud Burnett. tltrk, AID Robertson,
ia opposition aud they wrra ultimately cHiled
~ decidedly LARGE m1ionty.
h2reis. drciHin- ii htSrt drnt aud lul
l0htic 10 call q c0uyv Gti1h az thij uIh-, beiieN
lng that II would ldcyItably tend 60 increase
tbs discUrd an1 dI~sen-loh, already osi>tns Ia
IGI ATTY. anl result va ysttain defeat there
tl'
H.,otcsi lst FIAT IA oldoi 60 ,n,urc the
,Gtct>s ii cheII%ttd principles aud them expo
ia at. We hercby declare ourselves opposed Ia
.uY and all conventions 1T this time. believing
,l,i -uoc,s can oniy he attained by the united
~,,rrdlt OF our present standard bearers
4 That we utterly deny and retul,ate the
,oy., ..nd authority as uned t., the soit eou
,t,tiicd yotumltiet ut thee. to call couvcn
r,uu. ~ havinr a duly appointed tennal Com
IuItter, vested bY the people with that power,
auI wo hereby declare our drttfminatiun TO
pay no attention To sand call
Il That should our County COMMITTEE con
.nle To cab ii convention, the fGesidont OF our
.!db - hereby authorized 10 appoint the re-
i,., ito number oi delePatea to attend tho same
Ih That so pledge our best eiiort, 10 ST.
are tho adoption Of the CONSTITUTION, ;,nl a
tn,jnrty IN the LEGISLATURE, believing that eud
obtained, peace. harmony, AMI general prosper
.ty will be- the natural aud inevitable sequence.
ilc rules OF the club We're we'll enforced, and
tL.. meeting though unusually large. went 0n
ala IA harmonious manner, though some not very
,.ul,ta eplthets Were applied lay sone Ut the
a,lpIcd attendants To the chairman aud secre-
t,rV, which were disrerardei by them.
The meeting adjourned about - O'Clock, to
meet again on Wednesday next at +. M, at
the same place.