Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-05

| SCllOO mouse vi tlHlcu StiSSlr pSt"NNh i'''
and Oronoco, last night.
There were present, II. j. Edelin,, President
w. l.. Penn, Secretary, and James a. ot"Itel.
! burg, James T. Burnett, Joseph Culon am l",'r
others, white, who requested that their na'llcS Dc
| suppressed and twenty-thrcc blacks;
Tie committee on finance WAS called upon |"
make report, when the chairman OF the com
mttes, Il colornd man named Douglass, arose
| and said he hrJ report /" make. the other
members not having appraised him OF their nc,
| ton, and ifthey had collected ANY money II III"
not been turned over to him.
| Hannibal King said as n member Of the finance
committee he had never been properly instruct
ed that the committee should have had some
kind of stiticate;' people who gave money
| wanted to know to what purposes it Was applied.
The chairman, Douglas.-lf all the members
of the committee We're like King 1lrcr" would b"
nothing collected
Kng-Mr President, when L called upon
Mr., Douglass for my ''structionS,' he was
80 intent on looking over On the OPPOSITE
side Of the street that | could get nothing out OF
him! Oats no way to tend to business. -
Great sensation and many eyes turned on Doug
luss.
A courcl momhcr then arose and severely
upbr:lidcd Doug lass for allowing his attention t.
be directed elsewhere saying de business OF
de club should be tended to tnst. He was fol-
lowed by others, all taking the same ground
Douglass said lit was sumption of timctnbG,
talking ON dat subject any longer" and Sgnilird
his desire that other business be brought up.
to dT Grpng n he wp
willing to give, but not I" Tom, Dick and Harry;
men were very tricky.
Douglass, again."Dc member is not going to
glib SO much He needn't 90 on So"
Some unimportant committee reports were
then made which elected no debate of any con-
sequence, after which
Jos Cotton, who all along had been somewhat
disgrunted at the presence of some spectators in
the 1ar end of the ROOM moved that all present
be invited to join the club, intilnatng that idle
curiosity alone had brought some persons there.
Silence then prevailed for few moments, and
no one sgnitying his intention OF having his
namc added to the roll, Mr. Cotton said those
who did not like the preacher, should not listen
to the sermon Several colorcd members,
that's so, that's So" He then said he was Il
young Republican himself, but there WAS an
odd war horse" present in the person Of james
a. Stoutenburg and hoped hewould address the
meeting.
Mr.. Stoutenburg arose, but pcremptorily de-
cincd making speech, saying every one knew
his political opinion; he hated the Conservatives
like the devil, &c, DC.
J. H. Burnett thought there should be an cx-
ccutivo committee appointed to nominate Coun-
would be nominated. Didn't want any more
Suttlcs or Prices. [Scveral bers, nor
Shoots either. He further said the present
Council, with all their fair promises to the con-
trary, had elected but one Republican To any
office and that was Mr.. Idonsen, the policeman.
4 colorcd member, "what, that Dutchman;
never knew ho was y Republican before. Mr..
b. assured the member that ldcnsrn WAS Re-
publican, after which,
4 colored member arose and said he hoped tho
Republicans would need no more teaching MIR.
Price and his course WAS sufficient This nit
tee business was IL humbug. The ''mittcc' had
got Mr.. F. elected.
\ coorcd member lsc been before de meet
ing all nj ght, and must take sides with de- Re-
publicanS I hope dar' II be no moro said bout
Mr.. Subtle but nominate genuine Republicans;
if We get beat It's all right; il we can nom nate
Republicans don't nom nate any body. No
Republican should vote for Il Conservative; you
should Judge II man by the company he keeps
I've voted dc Conservative ticket twice, but d"y
can't fool me any more" He thought Burnetts
remarks very good hoped Judge Lowe would
appoint one Republican, commissioner III the
Third Ward and hoped they would make Il fair
count the next timu. He maintained that Cnun
Gil had DISTINGUISHED Conservatives rs we'll rs
Radicals in passing the new charter; would vote
for VIII" would not pledge himself 10 ell
deavur TO have the charter repealed; honest men
should be selected; he did not ask any favor OF
Council. He asserted that Mcssrs. Price and
Suite had not acted in good faith. Mr.. Bcadle
had told him that it WAS impossible to tell Il Re-
publican from II Conservative in Council: Mr..
Harmon had voted for the charter too. lie con,
cluded by saying that the Mugul had
the charter rushed through the Lcglslaturc.'
Another colorcd member then strai ghtcned
up and endeavorcd to say something; but his
remarks were rs unintclligibc 10 the reporter AS
if there had been a Choctaw addressing the
meeting He was however. applaudcd.
Hannibal King then asked il any ole present
could inform him whether under the new char
ter, Il Mayor would be elected this year or not.
Mr.. Penn arose, "stensibly to answer Kings
query, but really to give vent to his feelings con-
corning tho new charter. He had examined that
instrument, but could not understand some parts
of it; those who had passed it did not understand
it. He spoke in anything but tattering terms Of
the City Council; said it had assumed the right
to deprive him uf his vote; it had dared to over
ride the wishes of the people; but the members
of that body would never have another chance
to commit such nm abominablo act; they had
been weighed III the balance and found wanting;
and would certainly go mp on the 18th instant.
He spoke in condcInnatory terms Of the course
pursued by the Legislature Of Virginia in pass
ing the charter without giving the people of the
city q say in the matter and remarked that Ed
gar Snowden. jr., and Reuben Johnston would
have served their constituents much better had
they regarded matters appertalnlng to AleXan-
drii., and not to have let railroad matters absorb
their whole attcntlon that Mr.. johnson was
anxious for its passage, and had said II IT came
before the people it would be Defeated lie then
went on to say that the Council had usurped
power, and he wished the members OF that body
he thought Of their action. The Council should
be composed of men pro bono publico. APP
pla,lse from the colored mcmbcrs.] They had
committed other injudicious acts, one of which
was appropriating $500 to repair an old engine
house. when one was offered them gratis; but it
had been done to please certain parties. Some
of the members of that body had grown very
large; they reminded him Of the fable OF the
frog; some of them would burst yet The pro-
posed building of Il new court house was bad
policy, considering the exhausted state of the
city treasury. They intended erecting this new
cditce at cost Of 5000 and had the three
stores to be in it rented at S3O0a year but in thr
face Of all this were unable to pay the police OIL
1t looked well enough on paper. The straight
Republican ticket was the one to vote. In vot-
ing for Suttle and Price he had been fooled by
their promises it was their fault the first time,
hut it would be his the next Their fair prom
iScS, Sc would be of no avail hereafter. The
Republicans should have understood them at
first Timeo Danans ct dona ferentrs! Mr.. +.
delivered his speech in his usual Stentorian way,
and was frequently applauded.
Ihc,mecting then adjourned.