Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-13
LOCAL NEWS.

COUNTY RADICALS An account OF the pro-
ceedings Of the Radical meeting in the county
IN Saturday night last was published in ycstcr-
davis Gazette. The following more extended
account is tax en- from the Washington Repub
can of this morning:
A meeting CT the citizens of Alexandria
county was held at Freedmens Village on the
evening OF the 10th instant, tor the purpose OF
cllcting delegates to represent the county In
the convention to be held in Alexandra on
the-of--, to send delegates to the
State convention in Richmond on the 22l in
slant.
n. S. Wright, was called to preside, and II.
d. Smith was elected secretary.
a committee Of five, consisting Of j. II.
Stevens, A. Syphax, Il. S. Laws P. Croker,
and--Champ, were appointed to present
candidates to the meeting for delegates, who
reported the names of Stephens and Syphax,
of Arlington; Laws and Wright, OF Jefferson
and Vanderberg and Mitchell, Of Washington
Township, who were elected.
j. II. Stevens, chairman OF committee on
resolutions, reported the following as the senti,
ment Of the Republican electors OF the county,
which, after some discussion, was adopted:
Resolved, That the Republican party Of the
past jrs;fes confidence in it as the party of pro-
gress for the future. 1t resisted slavery. sup
ported by Democratic policy it overthrow re-
bellion organized from Democratic ranks; it
proclaimed freedom smothored by Democratic
statesmen it raised armies to defend tho Con-
stitution amid Democratic cries of coercion"
demonstrations, "'despotism; it administered
finance embarrassed by Democratic hostility;
it sustained and developed American industry
S:ructed rebellious States on the foundation of
Justice; above all, it implanted in the Consti
tuition itself the great doctrine of equality of ell
men.
Resolves, That in view of tho past we are
fully warranted in believing, "a wo do, that the
Republican party is the only political organi-
cation that can BIO safely trusted to successfully
lay the national debt, purify the ballot box.
extend education, expound and apply the great
doctrines Of freedom, justice and equality,
placed ia the Constitution by its own hands
Resolved, That we look to the system of pub
lie education rs the palladium Of republican
government and We are opposed TO the appro
priation of public monies TO the support Of sec
larian schools.
Resolved, That it is one Of the Fundamental
principles of the Republican party to secure
and maintain political and religious liberty ev
erywhere, and we do most earnestly sympathize
with United Germany in her thus far success
full struggle against Cn;arisn.
Resolved, That the Democratic party, undcr
the name of Conservatives have Struggled
against thoir duty to put into operation tho free
school system ordained by the constitution
that they have committed the administration of
the laws to judges chosen avowedly on grounds
Of party prediction. by party caucuses, AMI
in despite and donisl OF the rights that should
be accorded to legislative minorities On such
occasions; that such judges have laid every OBJ
stace in the way to prevent our fairly elected
officers from filling the position to which they
were elected by tho people.
Resolved, That trusting in the Almighty
Ruler of the Universe and the justice of our
cause. we will put forth every effort to reclaim
the State from the misrule of the so called Con"
sentative party.
a county executive committee was then elect
ed for the campaign, consisting Of V.P. Corbett,
of Arlington township; Gilbert Vanderberg, of
Washington township, and N. S. Wright, Of
Jefferson township, after which the meeting
adjourned.