Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-13

held every Tuesday night at . o'clock at Mrs
Stanburys, near the Orange depot.
GERMAN LUTHERAN-Seryice at ii a. IN. and
at 8 p. M, at the rooms of the Christian Asso-
citation, by Row. Mr.. Blschotf
PRIMATIyE BAPTIsT-Preaching ut II III.
by Elder Mitchell, of Alabama, and at night by
Elder Bebee Of Georgia.
DEMOCRATIC AND CONSERVATIVE CLUB
An adjourned meeting Of those in favor of Or
ganiz:ng Democratic and Conservative Club
was held at Liberty Hall last night NJ. D. Ball
presiding, and X. Kemper, Secretary.
Col. Ball calling Col R. S. Ashby to the
chair reported in behalf Of the committee
appointed on Wednesday, u Constitution
and list of officers to serve for the ensuing
year which had been prepared at meeting OF
the committee held that evening, and which
differed in some particulars from the report as
decided upon at the meeting held the evening
before an entirely correct notice OF which had
appeared in the Gazette. The preamble to the
Constitution is as follows
We citizens o, Alexandru, being DESTROYS Of
forming an Association for the purpose OF ell
couraging and intoxicating Democratic and Con.
servatiye principles and securing the success OF
the same; 49,
pretences falsely asserting that necessity exists
ior the centralizng OF legislation, are rapidly
changing our form Of government, and destroy
ing its essential checks and balances;
And that also, in our municipal affairs, the
effort is being made, BY asprants for office, to
array one class of citizens against another wrong
fully asserting that it is our purpose to interfere
with the rights guaranteed to any, under the
Constitution and the amendments thereto, as
ratified, and, by thus creating false issues, to
eopardiZe the material and vital Interests Of the
city;
And believing that we cab best thwart the de-
signs of such men by united and organized action;
Do hereby ordain and establish the following
Constitution and Bylaws, for the formation
and government Of a Democratic and Conscrva-
tive Club for the city Of Alexandria:
The lst article provides that the name Of the
Organization shall be the DEMOCRATIC and
CONSERVATIVE CLUB Of the city of Alexan-
dria, Va.
Article second provides for the election Of
officers in April Of each year -n
Article three prescribes the duties Of the
President, secretaries, and other officers.
Article four relates to the duties of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, and is as follows:
ART T. There shall be IN Executive Com
lnttec, to consist of five from each ward of WHICH
the President and Recording Secretary shall be
er oHicio members, whose duty it shall DO to
meet ut least once month to take into conside-
and to make such suggestions rs they may think
best fitted to advance its interests. And themen-
bers from the respective wards shall constitute
sub committees for their several wards with the
same powers and duties therein, that belong 10
the Executive Committee for the whole city.
Article five provides for the meetings of the
club to be held on the evening Of the second
Monday in each month
The Committee recommend the following
ticket for officers
President-Wiliam Kilgour
VICE PRESIDENTS.
lst Ward, II. O. Claughton.
"a {" Geo. L. Simpson. 80. -...
I'D Geo. T. Worthington.
Corresponding Secretary-S. G. Nealc
Recording Secrctary-K Kemper.
Treasurer-M d. Corsc.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
lst Ward-Hugh Latham, Chairman; George
R. shinn, Capt w w. Rock, Isaac Eichberg'
ana "a Ward WardDJoseph Hopkins Chairman; Luther
and Thomas Rishiell.
Sd Ward-Col: g, f. Stuart Chairman, Geo.
Bryan, Capt. j: NJ: Steuart, Dr. D. C. Hill and
4th Ward-Dr. j. B.. johnson, Chairman;
David A. Windsor, f. l.. Smith, jr., A G.
Uhler, and r. j. Daingerheld.
COL Ball in presenting the report made
few remarks, stating that though the committee
had been composed of all the different elements
of the Democratic Conservative party they had
been unanimous in their assent to the report
and their only aim was the. success Of the party
As to the name that had been adopted, it was
the same as that chosen by the friends of the
cause in Maryland and in the District of Co.
lumbia Maryland had stood by us manfully
in the past and we would do honor to ourselves
in following her example in this particular
Many do not like the name of Democrat while
others preferit to all others: but the name as
adopted combined all differences and showed to
the Democrats in the North that we we're with
them-to the patriots Of the South that our
affiliations were with them-and to all that we
We're opposed to the ruinous policy Of the
Radicals
On motion of r. kemper the report was re-
ceived, and
On motion Of Dr. Hill, it was adopted as
whole.
On motion Of Capt. J. NJ Steuart the new
" appointed officers then occupied their respec-
tive seats upon the stand.
President Kilgour acknowledged the honor
that had been conferred upon him, and would
accept it, not as candidate for any political
Office, but for the sole purpose Of helping in
the good cause and, if necessary, would take
the banner in his hands, unturl it upon the
topmost peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains,
and march with it to where the sea throws its
sparkling spray upon our soil He then e1-
posed the policy of the Radical party, and
showed that the people were ground down by
taxes to pay the thousands of Office holders
with whom the country was overrun, and closed
by urging an obliteration of all private animos-
tiles tor the sake of the public good.