Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-28

WEATHER PRoBABILlTlEs.- War Depart
,', OGice of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
'",t1a i. e. Septr. %, lS7o-lO:3o a. NJ
F3r The Middle Atlantic States westerly WINGS
Licking TO w.lmcr southwest, followed by iail-
W. barometer and clear or partly CLOUDY
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Tux Mass MEETING LAST NIaHT. --Pursu-
ant 70 the published notice of the Conservative
t,untv Committee, there was grand mass
Meeting IF the conservative voters at the Cor
ner King and ST. Asaph streets, last plght
An ,umeusc crowd assembled, tlllog. the space
in both streets around the stand, and listening
with respectful attention to the remarks or tue
.nngkers The stand itself, the same one that
wa. used ut last "Wednesday lights meeting,
VIZ. handsomely decorated with flags and lllu-
minated with gas Jets aud Chinese lanterns
IN. meeting was called to order by MIR. y.
~ R.ckham, secretary of the Conservative
T,nntv Comm,.tee, who introduced as the hrst
sneaker General } lmes & Field, OF Cupeper
1;no Field was received with applause. Ills
,,na,h was SCUM |, fotciole expression OF facts.
H.. compared The s:a:e Of the Country during
the many years Of Democratic admlnis,ra1 u,
with that during The few years IN "Il'ch Tue ~
nublc.n party had beeu 10 power nea'so W"
nar.i the TWO candid ltcs, their principles anu
services. and the parties W!lch they lcpteeeo''
He gave sketches Of soue OF the g!itS oi Tue
radicals to the coun ry, aud arfslgneo 'ha,
narty for lis violations Of the Constitution, and
i, many corfupiions He cxiurted the PEG
p!e 10 consider well the questions at issue 10
tb4 pre.cut contest aud cone torwlrd cn IN lSsc
and vote for llldtn and Hendricks. G:nera
Fjri,l's remarks were rec lived with loud APP
r!auSc.
The next speak r was Charles E. Stuart,
e>u. His speech was we'll conceived aud de-
Ilv,rc9, AMI evid .ntty produced stroug i'm
prc.siuu 90 his audience. He charged the
radical party vita being responsible Tor the
present. stasuaiiou in a.i branches OF business,
and showed the diff:reacc in the management
of atflrs und:r Democratic administration.
Mr. Stuart also aiiud2d 10 the Custom House
h4g Inscribed, Oar candidates.. aud said that
was * ely who H4ysS au;i Wheeler we're
the ,.an tidates of the Office holders, the candl
dates O.: the whiskeY thieves, ami be had 40
doubt, by the corruptionS aad p"cuatlonS
OF inei party, the candidates Of tn" devil hlln-
sell. In alludlng to those socal!ed Vlrglnlaus
who had sold out and eoue over to the radicals
he said he die: not know oue OF them VIII was
worth he powder and shot it would take to
kill him. II, believed there were hon 81 Re-
pub!icans, but thy Were oot found 10 their
conventions and offices.
COL Wu. kilsour was mex introduced, ADD
was received with Ioud applause. He made
one Of the beautiful, chaste aud eloqu' ut
s.ecchcs :or which he is so justly celebrated.
tbs arraigpmcot of the radical party and its
chosen leaders was scathiog and severe 10 the
cxrrme. His flushed periods and beautiful
slmiI.s we're well received, aud the damning
political! facts addueed 10 his arguments were
greeted with shous of applause.
Afrcr tn, close Of Col. kiigour's address the
meeting vas addressed by Mr. e. S. Vorhees,
{, Indiana Although quite young man, MIR.
Vorices produced very favorable impression
Oh his audleoce. He reviewed very toreibly
the political! situation, especially that IN the
South.
The last speaker was Mr.. H. Il. Burrows, of
lndi.na. H. was well received, and cOmpli
mcutci those present gu the success OF the
meeting, and exhnted them 10 do their duty
b. votirg Tor the Democratic candidates lie
appealed especial to those VINO wore the blue
10 The ia'c war.
At the close Of Mr. Burrows speech the
meeting adj urncd W tn ihrec cheers tor Illdeu,
Hendricks and 4 form.