Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

GREELEY AND BROWN MEETING AT CAR
Inns SPRINGS. Although the Indictment wealth.
er deferred many who otherwise would have
gone, from being present at the Greeley and
Brown meeting at Carlin's Springs yesterday,
yet the audience that assembled by twelve
o'clock was very respectable one, and gave
their undivided attention to the speakers.
Lewis Mckenzie, esq, called the meeting to
order, and introduced Judge J. W. Moore, of
: Washington D. G. The Judge made very
humorous speech, which was much relished by
the crowd. The next speaker was Judge En-.
bry, OF kentucky, who said he had been for
years Republican, aud had voted for Mr..
Lincoln 10 1864, aud Gen Grant in 1868, at the
risk of his life. The corruptious of the Repub-
llcan party were. however, so enormous that he
could no longer vote with them, and he intend
cd to vote for Horace Greeley. lie spoke of
the acts OF Gen. Grants administration in
causing the repeal of the tenuer Of office act; Of
his appointment Of relations to Office and gift
taking, and said he had seen Andrew johnson
refuse Il magnificent pair Of horses and car
riage which the merchants of New York wished
to present him. How different was it with
Gen. Grant; he accepted everything, from
that Gen. Grant was utterly incompetent to
discharge the duties Of the Presidential office;
that he cond neither write nor speak, and had
no will of his own. He urged all to vote for
Horace Greeley and inaugurate change in the
administration of public affairs.
Dinner was then announced, and the crowd
dispersed to partake OF the bountifu collation.
that had been provided. There was, of course,
supply Of the 80, be joyful on hand, of
which some of the audience partook rather too
freely
After dinner the first speaker was Judge
Henry w. Thomas, who spoke Of the desire
that the Republican party had of arraying the
black against the white race, and claimed that
the white race Of the South had always been
the friend of the black. If the black man was
TO become mere tool Of the Republican party.
to be voted as the leaders should dictate, it was
pity that he dad ever been emancipated. He
had respect for the stars and strips, but if
they were to be used as cover for despotism,
he hoped there would be enough found Ito
join hands and strike forliberty" He answered
the arguments advanced by Commissioner
Douglass and Mr.. Legget,at the recent Radical
meeting in this city, and spoke Of the impro-
priety Of heads Of departments and bureaus
stumpng the country in order to pcrpetuatc
themselves In power. He urged all TO turn out
and let there be a full vote poed.
Mr.. Mckenzie then introduced Mr.. S. e.
Neale. of this city, who reviewed the policy
of the Republican party from the commence
ment of the war IN 1861 to the present time;
showing the outrages that have been perpe
trated upon the whole country during that
period The only way in which the govern
ment could be brought back to the old land
marks was by the election of Horace Greeley.
The contest was not so much between General
Grant and Horace Greeley as between fraud
and corruption upon the one hand and reform
and reconciliation upon the other. He believed
Horace Greeley to be an honest man. The old
difference between the South and Mr.. Greeley
were buried forever, and his past record should
have 20 weight in the matter. What the
country desired was to have competent men to
till the offices of the government, and economy
in the administration of public affairs; this we
would have if we elected Mr.. Greeley. He APP
peaed to the people Of Alexandria county who
had so nobly stood by the Conservatives III the
past not to fail to do their duty GU Tuesday
next.
After few remarks from Mr.. Mckenzie,
and Richard Miles, (colored the crowd dis:
bursed and the train soon after arriving, all
returned TO their homes we'll pleased with the
day they had spent.