Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-29

Mr.. Whitehead had been denounced by the
Central Committee. He condemned the action
of the Alexandria convention III excluding the
Barbour delegates from Scott township, and
said that his friends Guding the convention
had been packed had withdrawn; that his
name never had been before it, and that the
rump had nominated his opponent on Il vote by
sound. Gen. Huntou, he said, though elected
as Conservative, had boted that organization
and Joined The northern Democrats, aud made
factiuus opposition to President Grant by vot-
Ing for Fernando Wood for speaker and against
the nominee of the Radicals for Chaplain Of
the House. He ccnsurcd Gen. Huutou for
voting against the Casson amendment aud re-
ceiving for Il portion of u years pay at the rate
of 81 5UU per anuum, while the mechanics and
aburers Of Alexandria had to get along as best
they could upGu their small wages and called
the attention Of his hearers to the fact that
Gen. HuntOn had voted for bill making the
wages Of printers in the Government office ID
Washington the same as those received in New
York and Baltimore. He also condemned the
General for his course On the Bankrupt law,
aud closed by turning the ;lnecdote about The
pig and puppy upon the General, who was
Conservative pig on this side OF the Potomac
hut Dcmocratlcpuppy on the other side, aud
who, while III Congress, had never done any
thing for his district or State, aud had not at
lempted to make West Virginia pay her por-
ton of the State debt.
Gen. uunton in his reply called attention to
the fact that his oppoueut had failed to say a
word about the third term aud the Civil Rights
BILL He also gave an account Of the proceed
ings of the Orange county meeting, which had
appointed delegates to the Alexandria conveu.
h,,, nh tbpunb fboI
they had appointed Eunton delegates, all but
one, owing to the sharpness of one OF Mr.. Bar.
bour's friends, Was found to be u supporter OF
that gentleman Alr. Barbour, he said, by his
words as written and printed could be con-
dcmncd as boiler, and as for the complaint
about his, the speakers inability to do any
| thing, even TO have the Firg lDia debt paid, he
| had TO learn that one vote eau carry measure
| through Congress, and yet, according to Mr.
Barbour, he should affiliate with neither OF the
parties in Congress, but stand their solitary
| and alone as Il Conservative He explained
| why it was that he had visited Bralton and
camp meetings, and said if Mr.. Barbour at
| tended camp meetings his morals aud politics
would be improved.
| Mr.. Barbour closed the discussion. Hc said
| that instead Of Gen. lluntuu asking him what
| he, the speaker, would do were he 10 Congress,
he should have told the meeting what he, the
| General, had done while he was there But
he had no hesitation in saying that he was OPP
posed 10 and would vote against the Civil Rights
bill and that as regards the third term he Was
Conservative aud that if the Conservatives
were iu favor of it he would stand by them.
He concluded by hoping that the people Of
Alexandria would by their votes next Tuesday
repudiatc the action Of bogus conventions.
Some confusion was occaSlOned at the COM
mencemcnt of his reply by persons leaving the
hall, aud By lis remarks concerning their de-
parture. Both the sp~akers were frequently
appauded during their remarks, out the crowd
was by large odds iu sympathy with the Gene
raj, for whom also many Of the colored people
at the close Of the meeting expressed their IN.
tentioD to vote