The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-03
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PUBLIC SPEAKING IN KING GEORGE
AND FREDERICKSBURG
FREDERIcKsBURe, October 8.

rhEDEhICkSBUh6, OcloDer os
To the Editor Of The State Journal; q f+f'H
| Colonel Hughes and Mr.. Chandle
reached here yesterday morning frot
Accomac, and were the guests of Hon.
B. Sener. Arrangements had been, mad
for drive to King George Courthouse
TWENTY-FIVE miles distant and thes
gentlemen made thestrip by liz a. m
The speaking commenced on the agreed
terms Of an hour and quarter for Colone
H., followed for an hour by Hon. Elliot
| M. Braxton; he to be followed an hour BY
Mr.. Chandler, and the debate to be cor,
cluded by b. b. Douglass, esq.,, of Kins
William.
The audience was large and exceedingly
attentive, the courthouse being filled witt
about three whites to two colored people
Colonel Hughes spoke with great anima-
tion and feeling his allotted time; and the
debate went off in the order agreed upon.
Mr.. Chandler concluded his speech at o
quarter to four, and then our standard.
bearers, as had been announced, left the
place in order to I'LL the engagement
which had been made for them at Freder-
icksburg last night. t.,-
They arrived in this city after rapid
drive at a quarter to eight, and in a lew
moments appeared before very large and
respectable audience, assembled in the
town courthouse; very handsome build
ing. The hall was filled, and the audience
ithree to one, or nearly so, white), a fine
looking set of people. Colonel Hughes
spoke for an hour and half in his usual
clear and candid style, commanding the
wrapt and respectful attention of every
portion of the audience throughout. N
He alluded to the fact that his first
knowledge of Fredericksburg was as an
orphan, portionless boy, twelve years old
going away from his native soil to trade,
in the north; and to the impression which
the town, the first city he had ever seen, !
made upon him as he came over the hill in
full sight of it, seated on the top of stage
coach en- route from the Southside country.
Virginia from his sojoum among strangers
in a distant state, he had spent night at
a Fredericksburg hotel, and had listened to
the conversation of gentlemen from
the neigboring country, full Of the old
familiar accent and idioms OF Virginia,
which were so peculiar to our people and
their speech, and which he had often said
had interested and impressed him more
delightfully."- than any music he had ever
heard in his life. He said he was in this
beautiful city again, not as wandering and
friendless apprentice boy, but as the can
didate of the greatest party in the state, a
branch of the greatest party in the nation,
for the distinguished honor of governor OF
the commonwealth.
He went into rapid and lucid exposi-
ton Of the principles of the Republican
party, and concluded by declaring that its
object in the present canvass was, to
separate Virginia from the sectional politics
which she had pursued so long and dsas-
trously, and bring her good people to
. iopt again the Union politics which, at
the beginning Of her history, she had held
to for thirty or more years. under the
teachings of Washington and her early
statesmen. He expressed the greatestcon-
lidence. in the success of his party, in this
effort, in the election of November next.
Colonel Hughes was followed by Mr..
Chandler in speech of two hours, replete
with wit, argument, fine sentiments, elo-
luent apostrophes, and conclusive reason
ing. The meeting broke up at little
after eleven, without having been marred
by the least unpleasant occurrence.
Colonel III. and Mr.. @. left town on the
night train to fill an appointment at Peters,
burg tonight, G..