Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-05
The -.Ins'' and 'sOuts''-A Rich and
Kacy Meeting.


kacy Meeting.
A notice having been published that a meet
ing Of the colored friends Of the present gov
ernment officials in this city would De held last
night, to protest against the action OF Il
late meeting OF the same race which had passed
resolutions demanding the expulsion ol the
officials alluded to- Sarepta Hall, the dcSlgnat-
cd place, was crowded at the appointed time,
some white people also being present, attract:
ed by the convenient location Of the hall, and
by an idea that the proceedings would De- rlch
The meeting was called to order at 1! . clock
by Hannibal King, aud G. z. Douglass was
called to the chair.
Fields Cook was Introduced aud spoke Tor
Que hour and fifteen minutes. lie sad he did
not know that he ought to SPEAK, but as Rev
DIR. Curry and others Of the clergy had spoken
on political subjects, he would NOT hesitate. lie
ment to make d speech that would show the
difference between the Republican and Demo
cratic parties. IL" understood thatlt had been
stated that notice OF an Indignation meet,
ing had been announced from the pulpit Of a"
the coIored churches, but he wished to say 10
such notice was read in his church By him his
name was used as Il delegate to the National
Congress of cu!ored men to be held III Wash
iugtou without hi> knowledtc or consent. lie
had never asked Tor any office, and did oot want
any The only office he would have would
be Il foreign mission and he did not want that
while the Country is in It's present slate. Tic
had often voted against his better lunglncnt
because his people were not with him. lie was
EXPRESSING his own ideas, not consulting Lang
stuu, Bccklry or any one elsc. In the late
election the Radicals uught ~ have carried TINS
State by 10000, when they were beateu by
20, 900 majority, and they are going back every
wear, Georgia, which Is considered one OF the
most Democratic States South, has become so
by the carpet baggcrs and office seekers, who
have disguised the people Of the State. lie
believed Virginia was in sympathy With the
Republican party, and the Misunderstanding, and
ought TO have been carried by 10000. Why is
it we did not? Because they carry the germ OF
poison 10 their BOSOM That germ is the seal
lawags, class who accepted the SITUATION at
first, and went so far as to say they would ia
vor the negroes, or cvcu the monkeys, If they
would vote with and for them; we being better
tnan monkeys they took US. Hc would tell his
colorcd frieuds that they are not able to stand
alone. They need health, streng1 h and assls
lance, and this must come from the people of
Virginia. They had lost the Legislature, the
power to enforce the State Constitution, (Un-
derwood's and lost the power Of gaining ad-
mttauce to the jury box, aud he maintained
that all rights should be granted them. lie
could name men who were banded together to
weaken the Republican party both white and
| black. ]. W. Hunnicutt was leader among
| them. He knew of worthless men who are
picked up and sent TO the Legislature when
they could send men of Intelligence and fully
competent to discharge the duties What, said
the speaker, do we see there? The men we seud
| laying back asleep while the other party is at
work. The Republican party Of Virginia can
never prosper In this way, or while they have
SO much fighting aud quarrcng among them
selves. Another thing if man Is known to
have been South, that is enough he is dead to
you, however good the man may he. Now
these actions have built up the Democratic
party.
Chas. Scales here interrupted the speaker
by saying 1t Is not SO: the State was always
| Democratic.
The speaker, continuing, alluded to the Civil
| Rights Bill aud its connection with social equal
ity, and referred to the rights shown to the
coIorcd people on the cars and boats Of the
various lines of travel in this State, upon some
of which the colured people were forced 10 take
a second class or smoking Car. he did not OBJ
icct to the second class arrangement, and any
man, white or black, who does NOT behave Ill Il
becoming mauuer in ladies company Is not BIT
| to be iu first class car hood behaviour was
the ONLY requisite to the occupancy OF first and
second class cars. The speaker also alluded 10
mixed schools. He thought if white and black
children were educated together il would re-
move the prcjudices against the latter race. LII
slavery times for a colorel man who belonged
to rich man, to be classcd with poor white
man, was an insult to that slave man. Now
+ the white mechanic cannot do without the
coorcd laborer:they must go together. The war
NV is between capital and labor. lie lllu. :
tratcd the distinction made by the rnuiatoes and
blacks between themselves, and also referred
to immigration.
AS soon as he took his seat calls were made
for Mitchell, one of the party who opposes H.
Il. White, N. P. Trist and other office holders.
The chairman made several attempts to IN.
troduce r. D. BeckIey, but was not allowed
| TO do 80, aud whenever either one attempted
TO speak, calls would so up for Mitchell. After
lew personal remarks between John Scaton
aud the chairman, r. D. Beekley came forward,
but cries of put him out, bag his head,
dry up, Sc, come from every quarter OF the
hall, and the calls Of the charluau Tor ORDER
though loud aud long, resulted in 90 good for
no heed was taken OF them.
Bccklcy finally was allowed TO say that
Mitchell should be heard
Mitchell was then called to the stand, and
the chairman attempted to make few remarks
before introducing him, but could not do SO for
the cries Of ''go home, dry up, put HIM
out" &c.
The chairman then introduced Michel to
the audience amid shouts of applause, and sue
cccded in saying the meeting was not called Tor
thp purnoSp Of ga uInu aDV one.
Scaton-Yes it was and you all commenced
it 10 the start. We are here to regulate things.
The chair made an attempt to reply but was
again cried down by the now excited crowd.
After order was restored Mitchell said he
endorsed all Cook had said; that the State
might have been carried by 10000 the defeat
was caused by sticking to men who have been
imported here, and who do not own one dollar
10 real estate 10 Virginia, and who do not have
any interest in the State or party further than
Office and money to be made by staying here;
remove them from Office and where are they
-nLo. III hon, of ooip hoe danartadV