Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-13
LOCAL NEWS.

CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. The Con-
Servative Congressional Convention will hold
is session in the Greeley and Brown Head
ullalicrS, Assembly Rooms Building. Thurs
day next is the appointed day, and ten o'clock
in the morning is suggested by county dele
cate rs the hour of meeting The county COM
mtre were making preparations to day for
The assembling OF the Convention, and for the
ratification meeting to be held that hight at
the corner of King and Washington streets.
MIR. GILMER's SpEEcH-Pu,suant TO an
nouncemeut, Mr.. John H. Gimer, of Rich
mond, delivered speech in favor of the re-
election OF President Grant, last night, in front
OF the Marshall House. la consequence of the
location, and OF some curiosity to hear Colonel
Mosby, a possibility of whose appearance it
was said existed, large crowd was present, u
considerable majority of whom were white peo-
pie. The steps OF the hotel were framed over
Tor a stand. upon which were seated r. W. Z.
Garnett, ID. +. Dulauy, Larkiu Patton, E. S.
Deahay, LySander Hill, Judge Westcl Viii
loughby, Collector +. H. White and Mayor
Berkeley. The speaker addressed the audience
rs AieXandrans, Nirginaus and citizens of the
United States, aud having stated that the
looming OF the cannon a salute had been fired
tct0re the meeting commenced was in honor
Il the great Republican victory in North Caro-
lina continued some desultory remarks for
about thrce-quarters of an hour, during which
he said that Horace Greeley was u lifelong
abulitonst which everybody knew and that
Carl Schurz was au adventurer, aud Charles
Sumner L half Dcmocrat-which everybody did
not know His principal objection to Mr.
Greeley seemed to be that III 1866 in his ac-
count OF the war, he had said, in reference to a
letter written by Mr.. Pierce during the war.
ii!at its author must have supposed the people
10 whom it was addressed ignorant of the OBJ
iact OF the war. As the audience did not seem
to appreciate the enormty of this crime, angels
aud ministers of grace were called upon to at
test that the speaker had done his part in ex-
posing 1t. tie also feared that bloody work
would result FROM the election of Mr.. Greeley,
for the change III the Government
liz that contingency be rcvoutiou-not
rtnrmaton. He justified the enactment of
the ku-klux laws and defended Gen. Grant
f,r executing them and recommending the sus-
peace. even though he had reported the
south perfectly quiet to the reconstruction com
,uittcc lie was also severe upon news
papers, whose editors he d,fcd, and held him
>ctl personally responsible for what he said
there or anywhere else. He was Interrupted
several times during his speech by questions
concerning his vote upon the 18Th amendment,
whether or not the suspension Of the writ of
LaheaS corpus in time of peace was constltu-
tonal and how much nouey be had made at
$40 head for getting soldiers over IS years of
age out OF the Confederate service. He de-
handed the name of the man who asked the
last question aud being told it was Stonewall
jackson, SAID that he, the speaker, had fought
during the war with his musket on his should
rr, but that The que>tloncr had not done so, he
felt sure, for the cowardly heart within his
breast would not have permitted him. He
then took his seat, and after loud calls for Del
ahay, which were not responded to, walked to
the Mansion House escorted by those who had
been sitting with him on the stand
Just previous to the speaking, Larkin Patton,
who had charge Of the stand, requested the
police to drive the boys away. as he said he
'smelt rotten eggs" And the boys were ac-
c,rilngly made to stand back.
1t was the pretty generally expressed opinion
If those who heard the speech, among both the
friends and enemies of the present administra-
ton. that Mr. Gilmer did not make many con-
;crtS, aud Que went 50 tar as to say that
smart man would have said all he had to say
IN ten minutes, and very smart man would
not have said it at all. There were some
cheers for Greeley aud other dsorderly pro-
ceilings during the speaking, which we're dep
recuted by all except the few who were en-
gagged in causing them, for, as Mr.. Gilmer
said, those who did not want to hear him
should have taken their hats and gone home.
The following letter was received just prcvi-
Gus to the meeting by the chairman OF the
Radical County Committee:
WARRENToN, VA, Aug 18th, 1872.
Dear Sir-Your favor received inviting me
t. address the citizens OF Alexandria on the
18th inst | would take great pleasure in do
ing 50 but my business engagements will not
permit me at this time Very respectfully,
yours, JOHN .. MoSBf.
CORPORATION CoURT.-Jadge f. NJ Lore
tre<tling.-Alexandria Savings Institution VS..
q. l. Thomas ct ais; in clancery; order of sale.
VIM 4. Moore ct ais. vs.. q. IT, Brown 5 adj
Administrator: in chancery; order OF reference
Ncitch ct Tx. VS.. Veitch ct ais. IN chancery;
report of sale filed and confirmed and decree.
Dyer, wife ct al. VS.. Davis ct al; decree con-
trmiug sales of all the property except lots Oh
| Mon street, to which exceptions were filed
aud continued until next term.
Walkcr,et ux. VS.. Watkins etals. in chancery;
decree for sale.
uquistion on the body of Charles Boguc,