Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-05
Mir. BurbOur's Position.
From the CuIpeper Times.

90 Friday oight last, after Mr. Barbour's
return home, the people Of the town turned
out almost en- masSe, accompanied with the
Corner band, determined to do honor to their
distinguished clllzcu. They called upon Alr.
b. AZ bis residence. and demanded speech.
Mr, barbour declined, bu! the people Insisted
aud amid music aud cheers. he was forced IT,
comply with their demand, and We append the
following synopsis Ut his remarks
Mr. Barbour returned his thanks Tor this de-
m0nstratl0n vi tccllDg, SO spontaneous and 50
administrative. He had gone into the AleXan-
drla CONVENTION IN spite OF the monltlons OF his
friends that luj uStlce would be done him He
was prepared to submit 10 any action that was
not grossly wrong. but his disposition for peace
had been abused. He had been required to
submit to wrong thar degraded his friends \
wrong to himself might be endured, but Il
wrong both to him and his friends could not
be endured without disgrace
In Fuuqulcr his friends carried two large
townships by vote of three to one These
two townships cast ten votes Gen. Huutou'S
friends elected 10 the Warrentan towosnip five
delegates, without opposition, though his
friends could have made formidable oppositlon
as they informed him. In the Callett's town.
ship Gen. HuntUDS friends elected tTo dele
gates by majority of two. In the Beatou
township, on the first election, on the regular
day, MI. Barbours friends had small na ri
| ~. The other party said that fuller vote
ought to be had. His friends yielded to their
request and agreed to pustponement until the
next Saturday. At that meeting Geo. Hun
ton appeared, in violation Of the party rule,
which held him wrong. and without uotce To
Eim addressed the meeting. ln vote OF about
| fri H., l,,o NJ n
30 three delegates. " hen the Convention
met, Fauquier stood ten Tor Barbour, ten TOR
Huutou. Iu the Scott township, Fauqucr, a
meeting was held by regular notice on the day
appointed by the County Superintendent The
Barbour men named for Chairman, Mr. Turn
er- the Hunton men nominated Mr.. Brawuer.
The vote was taken. Barbour's friends voted
44-the HuuIon men voted IA. The minority
seeded or ''bo!ted aud elected five delegates,
TWO of whom voted for Abraham Lincoln III
| 1864. The Convention rejected the regular
| delegates of the ma ority and admitted the bo-
| gus delegates appointed by the minority. When
they endorsed these disurgauizcrs they endors-
ed disorgauizatioD That Convention vas VIC.
lating every principle OF party organization.
Every nember who obeyed that Convention
was disurganizer of the Conservative party.
1t was duty be owed TO himself and TO his
| friends to appeal to the people against these
volators OF party rule. lie could NOT without
di,credit submit to that violation Of the party
rule. He would not submit to 1t. He was a
candidate before the people, and he was proud
to find that the heart of the people was with
him.
The above is but sketch Of Mr.. BIS speech
or rather an outline OF his points. He intends
to base this contest upon the third resolution Of
the platform Of The Conservative party. which
resolution was unanimously adopted BY the
General Assembly Of Virginia, January 5th,
1871, and ''dcclares that there is no purpose
upon their part, or upon the part Of the people
they represent, to cherish hostility to the adj
miuislation Of the Federal Government, but
that they will Judge it impartialIy by its official
acts and will cordially cooperate 10 every ule;l-
sure OF The administration which may be bcnc-
6ccnt in its design and calculated to promote
the welfare Of he people aud cultivate senl-
ments of good will bctwccu the different Sec
tons Of the Union