Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-21
Radical Meeting.


The "Central Hayes aud Wheeler Club, y
which is managed by r. L. Mitchell and Gus.
tavus Adolphus Luu pkius, held meeting at
the fag pole Oh the corner of Duke and Wash
inptcn streets last night
r. l.. Mitchell presided, aud after few
preliminary remarks, introduced Colonel NJ.
D. Ball.
Col. Balls speech was mainly devoted to de-
nuuciatoo of the amendments 10 the State
Constitution, which are to be submitted TO the
people at the November election, and which
only few moths ago, he WAS urgug every
body to vote for. He told the colored people
that under those amendments any pr JUDGED
Justice of the peace could disfraDchise them by
false conviction Of petty larceny, wheu he
knaw hat 10 such cases there will be Always an
appeal to the courts. He also attacked the
power given the L gsIature to further restrict
suffr ge and prophesicd that it would be used
to the detriment OF the negroes. He then
made his usual complaint against the treat
ueDt tina; he and all the other scalawaes and
radicals received from the A!exludrla Gazette,
and closed his speech.
MIR. l.. Wis Mckenzie pext made one of bis
characteristic speeches, one OF the same OLD
kind that he has been delivering for years
abnunding 10 attacks 90 the conserv tive
party, which he lately supp rtcd. aud.
among Other things, told the negroes that
the conservatives woulj surely put theu
back inro slavery if they ever got into
pcwcr again Mr. Mex pzie's speech wa
illustrated with the usual grimaces aud aero
barc feats for which that gcotieuan Is st
Doled and afforded most intense Amusement
to the crowd of negroes who surrounded hun
gutfawing at his monkey tricks. He, TOO hat
illusions to wakc to the many aud he!nous STU
Of that terrible Gazette, which would persls
in showing up tie scaIawags, carpet ba4 ger
aud radicals. Then Mr.. Mckenzie made few
more faces and took his seat.
r. D. Brckley was then Introduced and de
voted most of his time t. rldl>ul'nE fht
SD, eches OF the colnrtd Conservative speaker
aud the white gentlemen who had TAKEN tn Il
by the hatd the night be ore. He also attack, {
the amendments to the State Con: tl'u!loo
caimng t at under them a snail boy Wh'
stole watermelon would incur the p"ually o
n NV larceny and be forever distrancils d.
and made The only real campaign speech OF IN
evening. His facts and deductloDs although
of course, manufac urcd for the occasion. ~er
4 wei put together and delivered ii an augme1
ia i've Style With utfooucIy. The crowd
h,wevcr, 90! bang Of Il kind t" appreciate tha
style Of speech, there WAS not much applaus
during the Judges remarks.
John B. Syphax was then introduced, ant
in the course Of his speech he p I'D a CLOWN
, tri u;e to Gov k"mper. conservatives Gov
crnor, whom he SAID could not be surpassed 10
hi, hoDcs,y and fair dealing; but n"'w' hs aud
log This, his auditors were c1unseied not
vote for the party OF which Cav kcmp,r VA
; the acknowledged lead.r 10 Virginia.
; Isaiah :. Washington. cnl; red lawyer iron
the Dstric'. and 7. 3. Pinn, were the NIX
So 4k'rs. Pinu vlliicl his brother and "
w. Alexander (the conservative colored me
who had spoken here On The previous nigh,
FIR about fftecu minutes and then took HI
sca.
VIM. {. Chase, a member Of the lnvlnc bl
, Hayes aod Wheeler Club oil Washlngto on, NJ
read 30 essay, which he had evidently lntcod
II for some ether ccaslnn.
The prcsii. n, tEeo thanked the audci c
Tor III" quiet manner in which they ha! ll-t"t
ed to the speakers and the meeting ailournc'
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