Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-28
LOCAL NEWS.

po1,r1Ca1 SPEAKING. - ucius ii. Chandler,
of Norfolk, one of the most experienced anu al
tractiye speakers apart from his mannheim
the Radical party 10 the State, sdIre,sei
large meeting, composed. at hf>t, OF at'ht
equal numbers Of white and coIotrd persons,
bnt towards the close. ain 81 exclusively o!
coloreI, at Liberty Hall on Saturday night -
His speech, which occupied about W' hours
and. half 10 its delivery, Apart nom MS siions
pariizan bias aud ex parlc application, It's
tallacious arguments aud Consequent erroneous
deductions, was we'll calculated to please, and
bis occasional eloquent fights did not iail to
tickle the fancy and crafty the taste OF has
more enlightened hearers. His condescenaions'
however, irsm the lofty and subimeto the
vulgar caut phrases of the day, ill accorded
and the elevated sentiments. sometimes teau
tiiully expressed 10 prose and poetry, were our
OF place alcur side of the clan trap expressions
thrown out to elicit the applause OF those VINO
were only to he aroused by ntadry, and MADE
the contrast - striking as to entirely destroy
the feet at lts; produced on potion Al ieaSi'
of his audience At one time entering upon
theme that touched a fe.ponsire chord 10 thet
breast of many III his hearers. ty 40 nl'umed
s,ur ., yitnpcratiy2 remark, H. would dan to-
atoms the image he had himself created ard
arouse i1e.,ngs Of resentment aud d,sguii -
His euloa, upon 3tonewa Jackson and Robert
F. Lee wee merited tributes to the deal and
l.
aud ,hc invocation OF the blessings ot God]
upon the old Commonwealth and her noble
sons, lid not TAIL to gain him the hearty
plaud,ls OF both white and colored aud atoUee
in tb,ir hearts feelings far more ennobllng and1
far better than the attempt, in the next breath, /
to excite the passions aud preiudices OF por-
ton II his audience. There wa on Singular
anl very noticeable feature in the speech, 4
when was, that while clothed IA lln2ulge
m5rs attractive, and expressed, generally,
clearer aud a.ore colsecutively. Yet the ideas
and even some OF the expressions we're identi-
cal With those made use OF by Gov. Wells in
his speech in this city week ago Mr.
Chandler, like. Gov Wells. expresses himself
As decidedly in favor oil the Constitution with
the test oath and DISTINGUISHING clauses stricken
out but like Gov Wells, he. TOO, covertly advises
the c,iottd paope 10 Vote to I'ttir the obs
jec,i1nabe features Mr. {. 5 forte il repar-
tee cool, calm and collected. he IS not 90 be
thrown of his guard, and consequently inter-
ruplons aud interrogations only afforded him
q better opportunity for display OF has talent
10 this respect, which ht never fails to en-
brace. and turn to rdicule his interrogator;
and thus it wa un Saturday night, when ~
terruptel by souc one in the audience he gave
an exhibition of his readiness that quoted his
questioner and brought down The house, -
MIR. Chandler is undoubtedly a good stump
speaker" and were his premises correct, would
be effective but viewed from Conservative
STANDPOINT, his argument frequently retutes
itself and makes more apparent the dark abyss
into which Radcalism would preciptate the
State if successful in carrying out It's designs.
During the delivery Of Mr.. Chambers
speech some one near the entrance called ont
that a Conservative meeting was in progress 10
front of the City Hotel, which announcement
caused large majority OF the white portion Of
the audience to retire and assemble in front of
the hotel, where Major b. Il. Douglass made
short speech 10 answer to some % the issues
made by MIR. Chandler.
AT about eleven clocL both meetings ad
iourned, the one Il, Liberty Hall with three
cheers for Mr.. Chandler, proposed 10y Mr. w.
ID. Massey, who presided.