Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-06

or dwelling TO rent 10 the place. ana all OF
this rapid growth and improvements, 10 NY
opinion, been made in great measure at gov
ernmcut expense, contributing as she has done
% build the railroads from this place.
FIRGINIAN.
Letter from King George County
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. |
SHILOH, Va, Oct. 8, 1873 Yesterday was
a high day at King George Court. House. Our
worthy county Judge, with his Clerk and Sber-
if and the usual sprinkle of young lawyers, at
tempted session Of court, but it was no go.
The County Board of School Trustees under
took meeting of more than ordinary import
auce, but before it got we'll under way, mo.
ton f + recess was unanimously carried by a
running vote, as the members hurried in re-
spouse to proclamation for political speaking
In few minutes the court-green, village hotel
and other usual places Of resort for loungers on
court days were completely cleared, and every
nook and corner and available seat and stand
point within the ample space of our courtroom
speedily filled. Every precinct Of the county
was largely represented. Meu were there who
had not seen the court. house for years, and had
probably not been mile from houe for the
last twelve months. | greeted in the crowd an
old acquaintance who appeared to NE as one
risen from the dead for supposed he had
long since cen gathered to bis fathers
The tocsin of alarm sounded by our prospec
tive Attorney General, in his speech at Septem-
Der court, had fully aroused the people That
points of the county-trom the Furnishing
ella, &c R1,r,, ,b,, biyh ronfa1 hills ~ p,Ss-
pa amy.
And not only were the people out, but the
deepest interest in our pending struggle with
the powers Of political darkness was manifested
upon the part of every genuine white man
present. and as the large assemblage sat IN 81
lent attention awaiting the discussion about to
open, Was reminded of the sentiment au
nounced by Mr.. Daniel at our last court when,
rebuking that foul spirit of Indifference which
30 often rIcads cuisines" as bar to any at
tent'on to politics, he told some of these same
people, politics is y0ur business 10 such crisis
as this. The white people Of King George
have caught the spirit of that sentiment, and
were out yesterday en- nenSse Oh business.
| shall not attempt to give any detailed ac-
count Of the discussion. My main object in
this 4tter is TO tell to our sister counties in the
State that King George is wide awake, aud
though she is small she intends to speak loudly
for Conservatism on the 4th of November -
Your readers will be assured by glance at the
names, as felt satisfied when recognized the
faces of our champions as they sat upon the
court bench, st.ndwlcbed among the Radical
leaders, that our cause was safely represented.
Col. Robt. W. Hughes was present, but in re-
ply to his speech it turned out that greater
than Hughes was there 10 the person of Hon.
+. NJ. Braxton Chandler next appeared, or
rather the remnant of him left by W. w.
Walker at the last Northumberland court, but
i greater than Chandler was there; aud just as
Col. B. B. Douglass was about to measure and
dispose of him, Walker remnant gathered It.
self up and departed. By the way, | under
stand that since Walkers heavy draught on
him at Heathsville, be has passed only as frac-
tional currency.
E. NJ Brayton' 5 admirable speech, but his own
how be shamed COL Hughes upon his boast
made in Warrcnton that he was born 10 Er
GINA, aud that 10 the veins of his wife aod
children there ran the rich blood Of the Floyds,
the Prestons and the Johnstons and made the
Colonel feel, apparently, that he wished he had
been born somewhere else and had never let
Braxton know that he ever had any children.
How completely he exploded the idea which
the Colonel had attempted to impose upon the
audience and which formed the chief subject OF
his speech, that this nation had been made
great only through the agency of the Radical
party. But | iorbear Col. Douga speech
was just such a one as those who knew him ex-
pected- eloquent and BILE, giving great sat
sfaction to his friends and no doubt making
much impression upon such Radicals as heard
him.
Judge Critcher and Mr.. John S. Braxton,
rivals for seat 10 the State Senate from this
district, occupied seats upon the stand, but the
latter had not sufficiently recovered from the
effects Of an encounter with his opponent at
last Westmoreaud court to enter the ring, and
the Judge kindly consented that the speech OF
COL Douglass should close the discussion.
During the delivery of the last speech 10 the
court.r room, some excitement was discovered
among a considerable number Of blacks that
had assembled upon the court green. Some
one suggested that it was Radical side show
Professor Somebody with the woody horse,
&C., intended to decoy Col. DIS audience from
the court house. Looking from window near
me saw a collection of wool but nothing OF me
horse, and concluding the animal had been dis
posed OF felt no further interest IN the mat
ter. 1t turned out, however, to be VeEitao'e
Radical meeting called and held 10 the interest
of one VIM. Mcdaniel, ir., ianiIiarIy known
here as Billy Mac an aspirant tor Leglsalve
honors. He bad previously been defeated tor
the nomination by DR.. Billy Price in co1Ven,
ton held last Saturday But Mac charged foul
play and called all hands to taw again yester,
day. None responded but his own friends, and
of course, running by himself, he beat Price
and everybody else and got The nom ,,1
la his speech be promised II they would sup
port him he would stick to them like big sun
flower. Taking him as the flower and the blacks
as the SUP, the idea is rather darkly suggestive
of a total ecipse-something not accounted for
in the almauacs of this year.
With the amusing farce of Mac and his
Sun Flower" the exciting political scenes of
yesterday closed. b.