Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-05
LOCAL NEWS.


MEETING OF THE GREELEY AND Brown
CLUB LAST NIGHT "A regular meeting of the
Greeley and Brown Club was held at the As
semby room last night, Lewis Mckenzie,
President, in the chair, and during the tempo
rary absence of j. w. White, l.. f. Payne act
sed as secretary. The minutes OF the last meet
ing having eeu read and approved, Mr.. Nc,
kenzie siaSN that meetings had been omitted
on two of the regularly appolted nights on ac-
count of the intense heat of the weather, but
that as there had been some comment upon
these omissions, he was surprised to see so few
present on this occasion, when he supposed
there would have been general turn out
He then asked if Richard Miles was present,
but there being no response, A. ). Wedder-
burn moved that Mr.. Tisdale, secretary Of the
Liberal Republican Committee of Washington,
be Invited to address the Club at Its next
meeting.
Joel Miller did not know Mr.. Tisdale, and
did not think it was necessary to invite hun.
He did not thiuk Mr.. TiSdale or any OF the
Washington committee were doing much.
j. h. Nickn said that Mr.. Tlsdale was Sec
rotary to Senator Fenton, and was the most ac-
tive man of the Washington committee
The chair then put the question upon extend
ing the invitation, and thought by the sound
the noes had it. decided the molten adopted,
aud stated that Mr.. Tlsdale would be formally
invited.
Capt. Miller then addressed the Club upon
the Importance Of working. lie would warn
his hearers that to beat Grant was no easy
task; that the administration party had money
and spent it treeley, while he doubted if ten
dollars had been raised by this Club for cam
paign purposes. Money, he said, must be had
and more energy exhibited. lie thought that
unless there was more work that there was
danger, and as he looked upon the election OF
Grant as one of the greatest calimltles that
could bctal the country, he would urge every
man to go to work.
While Capt. Miller was speaking Richard
Miles entered the room, and Mr.. NJ. bringing
his remarks to close, the President invited
Miles to address the Club, but he declined max
ing regular speech, upon the ground that he
was not prepared and that he preferred retain
ing his ammunition for distant fields, where 1T
could be of more service. lie had been Invited
to speak at Millwood Middeburg, Upperville.
he was known by white and black, and where
he was confident he had influence; he wanted
to 90 out and ''shake the bushes where the
black birds were, and where his appeals could
have more weight than In an assembage where
there were so many more learned than himself,
and FROM whom he could receive instruction.
While Republican, he was Liberal one, ana
wanted no man DISTINGUISHED. tie thought
there were a great many colored men who were
for Greeley, but who feared to avow then. pref
erence, yet on election day he felt confident
they would vote their true sentiments. dc Con
Guided by announcing himself an out and out
Greeley supporter, and in favor of harmony
and concert Of action On the part OF white and
black tor the good Of the country.
Mr.. Mckenzie then addressed the Club and
gave his views and speculatlons upon the re.
suit of the Presidential contest, enumeratlng
the States that he thought would 60 for Gree
ley. He had no fears that the Democrats would
not support the Baltimore nominees, aud knew
that Virginia would more checrtully vote for
Greeley than she had for Walker. He then
read an extract FROM the Louisville Journal,
written by Mr. Prentice during his life time,
giving that gentleman views of Mr.. e., who
was his bitter political opponent, aud also read
some verses written by Mr.. Prentice to MIR.
Greeley, which he said, though not poet, he
considered very pretty
Can't Miller then expressed the hope that the
remarks he had made had not bcen mlsundci-
stood, or taken as diScouraging, for that his
sole idea was to urge the members OF the CluD
to renewed activity.
i. l. Brockett then moved that COL I. W.
Ashby be invited to address the Clue, which
motion being carried, Col. A. began to
speak, but had not proceeded far when, in al
luding to ex-Presidcnt johnson, he denounced
him as the greatest Of demagogues, a liar aud
scoundrcl, aud said that Gen. Grant had done
some things that he should always be grateful
to him for, when most of those present got up
and left the room, whereupon the speaker said
that while he mi ht speak in praise of General
Grant individually, yet he condemned the acts
of his administration as heartily as any man,
but that as his sentiments did not seem to ac-
cord with those Of his audience, he would speak
no further; whercupon the meeting adjourned.
ACCIDENTS Thomas Beach, the fire
man of the locomotive of a freight train on the
Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad, while
cleaning his fire yesterday evening at one OF
the stations on the road touched the blowout
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