Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-09-09
LOCAL NEWS.



METH EpIs. CUURCH-Scrmon in tho morll-
ing and ut night, by Row. Mr.. Phelps, p. f.
MEru. Rrls CHURCH SourH-Sarmon III tho
morning and at nigh, by Rev. DR.. Hough.
METH. Prot. CHuKCH-Service in the MORN
ing and u, night by Rev. Mr.. Benson.
BAPTIST CHURCH-Service in tho morning
and ut night by Rev. Mr.. Ryland.
YoBNG MEN's CHRISTIAN Assoc N-Pruyer
meeting in tho Meth. Prot. Church at four =.
II. Bethel Prince street dock, ut 3 p. III. Jail
o'clock p. III. During tho week there will be
daily prayer meetings in the rooms of As6ocia-
ton ut 5 p III. Suburban prayer meeting will be
held every Thursday night at o'clock at viz
lngc Chapel An opcn-air meeting will be held
at the corner OF King and St. Asaph streets,
tomorrow evening, at Ut y clock.
GERMAN LJTHERAS-Scrvice ut II Al. IN. and
SPIN, ut the rooms Of the Young Mems Christ
ian Association, by Rev. K. A Biscbotf.
FOURTH WARD RADICALS There was quite
n large attendance at the Radical meeting last
night in the Fourth Ward, and the proceedings
were comparatively orderly, for once.
John F. Lewis AS surmised in Yesterday Ga
Zcttc, was not present.
At oight o'clock, the President OF the Club,
John A SrMt0n, called the Injecting IL order,
with Edgar l.. Bcckley as Secretary, and an
nuunced that the first business would be the Sc
lection Of delegates to the county convention.
The chair accordingly appointed Robert Car
nett, L. r. Beckley, Robert Hopkins, William
Caggett Charles Scales and y. Z. Mhtt!csey !;
and Charles Henry, Joseph Miller John Gaines
aud James Claggelt Us alternates
On motion, the President WAS added.
There being no further business, calls were
made for Lewis Mckenzie, who MAS present, t"
address the meeting.
In accordance with the invitation, Mr.. Nick
usccnded the stand After some preliminary
remarks, he read an address to the audience
Almost every time he picked up va local newspaper
his eyes We're sure to fall upon solno hurlosquc
OH the Republican ward meetings of tho city
1t could not be denied thut it WAS sometimes
well deserved "a there were many members Of
those clubs who were invariably making fools OF
themselves; but, at the same time he noticed
that Conservative papers cndeaVored always to
l.ut ull udium upon the white men who affiliated
with colured people in ward meetings. Conscr-
v,tisll, he said, had grown from those who had
done everything they could to destroy the Unun;
il was time the Democratic party had gone up; II
II new race In fact, Was needed. The CuhServa-
tiVeS had an idea that no one could govern but
themselves; but had the South succeeded what
II state of affairs would have been presented u
Union men? They would have been compelled
to leave the State. Slavery was abolished hy
the war, but the war Was not iHaugurnted iur
that purpose-but to preserve tho Union. Tie
then went on to s,.y that colored people should
make themselves worthy Of their emancipation
and cntranchisement, &c Raleigh Il. Daniels
congratulatory dispatch to President Grant ut
the last State election was intended as q dorsion
on the principles of the Administration What
benefit was there to be derived from renstuting
the old Bourbon Democracy? The present Ad-
lninistration, so far, had reduced the public debt
So many millions OF dollars and it Was now but
so head upon every man, woman and enid
in the country. Three dollars and some cents
head had to be paid annually by each nhabit-
ant TO meet the interest on this debt 1t WAS not
81 large debt after All, when it was considered
that in its creation noble government had been
preserved from irreparable ruin. ApplauSc.l
Ii the Conservative party ever come into power
it would make clean sweep OF otiice-hoder5.
He would not say that they would Undertake /"
rc-eslabllsh slavery, as the voices of the thouS-
uuds OF freedmen would never submit t" such II
measure More applause. But ut the same
lime had they the majority in Congress many
laws now in force for the protection of the COL
ored man would be repealed ON the ground OF
what they would term their illegaty. 1t WAS
in no wise Il safe party, and certainly did not
commend itself to the support OF colored men,
Democracy had always been II curse to the land,
for while Congress bad done everything for the
coored race, their laws t" that end had been met
with opposition from every Democratic member
Of that body He would however, prefer to sec
the Republican party vote for honest, honorable
men Of the Conservative party than support IT.
responsible, unreliable or ignorant men OF the
Republican ranks. He had always opposed
slavery rs his political career plainly showed and
now congratulated tho freedmen enjoying
equal rights before the law; but, at the same
time, whom they misunderstanding one of their
own race for Office, he advised them to select
only those possessed of iNtellect and honor, and
he himself would chcGriully vote for such. he
coansclled them to be frugal and temperate, and
not to waste their substance in excursions, &c.
Mr. Nick concluded his address by saying that
should be succeed in obtaining his scat in the
present Congress- he would retire from public
life, and would never again make his appearance
in the political arena; and after thanking those
present, for their attention, descended from the
stand amidst great applause
After Il vote of thanks had been rendered Mr.
Mckenzie, calls were made 1orJohn HawNhurst,
who arose and entered into great many pre-
liminarics; reviewed the current of events OF
the past few years, and finally took his seat,
amidst feeble applause his remarks having an
Robert G. Armstrong was next called upon to
address the aSsemblage. He opened by saying
no knew he was amongst his frlends-in reality,
he WAS always with friends when at one OF these
meetings He went on TO rail at the manner
in which the proceedings of Radical ward meet
ings wero reported in the newspapers; said 1t
was q libel on respectable and honorable gen
tleInen IN having the business Of their meetings
riduculed and paraded through tho press. He
went on at furious rate; indeed, with his voice
elevated to the highest pitch, and his arms flour
iShing in the air, he gave vent to the most nb-
surb strain of abuse ever heard ut these meetings.
He denied that he had said on a previous occn-
sion that the nrstocracy should be cleaned out,
and expressed his confidence in the success OF the
Republican party from the mere fact that ut one
time but two or three Conservatives would speak
to him but that now, upon Il count, he had
found that lie was recognized by forty-sixl
r. w. p. Garnott was then called for, who
excused himself on the ground that he had Il
cold.
The meeting then adjourned
PROPERTY SALES The farm of the late
Samuel Cats, near GAINESVILLE, Prince William
county, Virginia, has been sold to George ii.
Cats for $40 per acre.
Drover's HOTEL at West End, with seven
acres of land adjoining, has been sold to T. d.
Cats for $4,000.
The store house, at Nest End, with an acre
of adjoining ground, occupied by John Cats,
has been sold to that gentleman for $1,000,
The two story brick house on the south side
I,.u,,,, W,tar an,1 I'nihu