The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-21

we nave therefore appointed Monday as the time
of meeting, and the following gehflenien eS the
COMMITTEES Of Arrangements :fV $50 -
3. D. JONES, wN KENNEDY MOSES TAYLOR,
ao WV 9. BOWIE, - Nm. PETERSON, ~
% o' - DAVID ROBINSON .'s ''''i I'a' i4.ii
The following gentlemen arc hereby invited to ad.
dress the meeting: HENRY cox, A. J. TERRY, s..
D. JONES' s,BALLARDT. EDWARDS TH0S.LEAHY,
LEWIS LINDSEY, DAVID ROBINSON, WILLIAM
KENNEDY, W. J.. D0WE, GILLISPIEi ANDER-
son, WIN. ALEXANDER, h. NJ, PETERSON. and
VIM, =. JACKSON. r.,. =. SOS ~. So af,t lf '
OF the thirteen persons named in the tfcall -
seven absolutely refused to participate in the
meeting, and did not hesitate to declare their
disapproval ofit. Among these latter are
Messrs. Terry, Anderson, Alexander and jack
son.
AS we had been laboring under the halucina-
tion that the Republican organizations of this
city were in a very healthy and prosperous
condition, we were somewhat surprised to hear
the announcement to the contrary, and hasten
ed to the place appointed to receive enlighten-
ment on the subject. Arriving at the Court
House at about four O'clock, we found gath
and half dozen white men,. Shortly after. our
arrival, the meeting was organized by select
ing S. ID. Jones, colored, chairman, and l.. N.
Peterson, white, secretary. a4.
Mr.. Jones proceeded to address those present
in very desultory style, which finally drifted
into a defense of the course of the Hon. Chas.
Fl. Porter on the subject of amnesty, and he
Of our distinguished Representative on that
subject. We regret to say that the speakers
remarks were but lame effort in behalf OF
Mr.. Porter, as they were, for the most part,
a denunciation of the Republican party in
Congress for the passage OF the act, and of
General Grant for having had the ali-
dacity,, in the face of the protest OF the
hon ,har from tha Third
gressonal District of Virginia, to allow
the measure to become a law. Mr.. Jones is a
powerful orator, but we are inclined to the
opinion that he failed to do himself justice yes.
terday, as his remarks did not elicit the usual
amount of enthusiasm. And we are further of
the belief that the endorsation of the course of
Mr.. Porter, contained in the JotRNAL of the
11th instant, in response to an unjust and
malicious attack made upon him by the e Er-
tract of Buchu," is a more conclusive and con-
vinciDg defence of the gentleman's. course on
the amnesty question, than was made by Mr..
Jones yesterday. Ns'ie4 .''l'~' l'
Mr.. Samuel L. Anabe was the next speaker.
He didn't know what the object of the meeting
was the call announced in hand bill form was
be "failed to see the point" and as there was
nothing before the meeting, he spoke to that
subject for few moments, and gave way to
others. --'f7H a~
At this stage of the proceedings,
THE CAT IN THE MEAL TUB
was discovered, in the shape of a series of
resolutions laudatory of the Hon. Charles II.
Porter, aud denunciatory of 'certain Federal
office holders, many of whom were appointed
prior to the admission of the State" The
STATE JOURNAL came in for its usual compl-
meptary notice.
The Secretary was troubled with a bronchial
affection, and the reading of the document was
not heard by one-fourth of those present, and
by them in such disconnected manner, as to
be almost wholly unintelligible. The reading
was followed by speech from Mr.. Bowe, who
in the outset frankly ayowed that he belonged
to the "Custom- House Ring, which was the
only ring that represented the straight,up and,
down Republicans of the city," rl .a
Mr.. Bowe concluded his defence of the
resolutions by an appeal for their adoption,
and expressed the hope that they would ego
through like CREASED thunder and lightningt,
This proposition was seconded by Lindsey, and
the question was about being put, when Mr..
Landon Boyd, the late Republican candidate
for the House of Delegates from this city,
arose and asked leave to offer a substitute for
the resolutions. After considerable opposition,
and very evident disposition to crowd him
out, he finally got hearing, and read his sub
stitute, which was, in substance, an emphatic
endorsation of the course of Mr.. Porter on the
political questions of the day, but said nothing
denunciatory or otherwise of other equally
prominent and undoubted Republicans.
As soon as the substitute was read, Lindsey,
Noses Taylor, Davy Robinson and some two or
three others, pitched in in their usual promis-
cuous style, demanding in thunder tones the
rejection of Mr.. Boyd's substitute, and the i'm
mediate adoption of the cut and dried set. Mr..
Boyd said he hoped the meeting would con-
slider well of their action, and not rush head.
long into thing they did not appear to under
stand. The resolutions read by the secretary
were not prepared by the meeting, but were
prepared before hand by some one, and sent
there for adoption. These resolutions contained
serious charges against certain parties, mem.
bers Of the Republican party, and it was due
to those persons that they should know from
whom this covert attack came. That they
were not prepared by the meeting all present
knew perfectly swell. Let the father of them
be named.
Notwithstanding this dispassionate appeal to
the better Judgment of those present, MIR.
Boyd was interrupted in his rem arks--in fact
ruled off the stand by the chairman-and the
original resolutions under the operation of the
"gag" put through. We subsequently, heard
quite number of those who voted for the
adoption of the resolutions say they had voted
without knowing what their contents were.
Many of the leading colored men of the city
and county expressed their disqualified appro.
val of the resolutions aud of the desti uctive
and disorganizing spirit Of the meeting
For our part, we regret exceedingly that, the
adherents OF MIR. Humphreys (and these were
avowedly the originators and controllers of the
meeting yesterday have not the interest of the
party more at heart than to attempt its over
throw and destruction for the accomplishment
OF their selfish purposes It. is true that the
ward organizations of this city, or a majority
of them, have seen fit to repudiate the policy Of
Mr.. Humphreys by taking the control of tht
Central Committee out of his hands; hui
so far from that act being destructive
of the party, it will have decidedly The
contrary effect. Its Reputation of hin
and his miserable servile tools is the one
only means by which the party can be restored