Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-15


mediately as having belonged to his regiment
before the war.
Yesterdays cash admissions to the Ccuten
NAL Exposition are estimated as follows: Main
exhibition, rs 976; live stock, I, 100,
\ great c9mmolion was created IN Stanton,
Va, last Tuesday, by the falling OF one of the
heavy weights OF the town clock.
Conservative Barbecue at Lewims-
Vile.
GCorrespondence of the Alexandria Gszette ]
FAIRFAX Z. H., Sept. l4.-Sedom has it
been my privilege to attend political meeting
atteudcd with such pleasant and successful as
S ociations as that held by the Tilden aud Hen
bricks Club Of Townsville, in this county, yes.
terday. Ii the success, the completeness aud
entire satisfaction given and enjoyed by all arc
TO be regarded as augury OF the future, then
we may hope for success III November. A pole
one hundred aud twenty five feet high, bearing
flag and STEAMER, Was put III position the day
before A stand was erected on the aWu 10
frupt of the school house under beautiful
shade, seats prepared for the ladies and every
arrangement completed by II O'Clock, when
speaking began. The first speech made Was
by Capt. james w. Foster, of Lccsburg, au
able and exhaustive argument, pOrtraylng the
populations, cprruptious aud vices OF the pres.
cnt administration, endorsed as it was by the
Cincinnati platform, winch Was accepted by
Hayes as bis chart should he DC elected, while
Tlldcn, the mUdcrn returmer, Was presen,ed as
worth the confidence and support of all dcslr-
ing good gover0ment aud return to peace,
good feeling aud prosperity throughout the en-
tire Uoion.
He was followed by our popular county map,
Gen. w. II. i. Lee, III one OF DIS most happy
efforts, eloquent, persuasive and convincing.
Then followed dinner, and such dlnocr, or
better never Was served upoa such an occasion.
A iue beef barbacued, roasted whole, placed
90 truck, drawn by over dozen voters twice
around the grounds amid shouts and peals
of music was placed at the head of
table that had been previously loaded with
all that the most dainty appetite could de-
sire or crave, and all cooked 10 the best
manner and served n hotel order. This part
of the entertainment received compliments
without Limitation, and full justice was doue it
better, best. A number OF ladies graccd aud
After diuuer Gen. Carriogton, 0! Prince
Georges county, Maryland, was introduced
and made an able, eloquent, as we'll as anus
ing speech. He was frequently applauded as
be touched the tender places 10 the republican
administration, and alluded to B"iknap, Bah
cock, and other off .ias. The position which
General Darlington has occupied 10 the po
liticaI history Of the country. rendered his ap-
pearance upon this occasion as an advocate Tor
reform 10 he government Que OF very great ln
tercst. He was, durlog TIN: entire admi :!str:-
ton of President Lueolu, United States Attor-
ney for the Dlstrc Of Columbia, aud has been
uutil now Identified with the republican, party
10 explaining the grounds OF bis ac!ion 10 ideu-
tifying himself with the movement for reform
Gen. Carriugton said that as ever, be was now
true to the national cause. When the Wing
party was naional be had supported that party
When the republican party was natioua he
supported it. But now that the republican
party was grown sectional, corrupt and lncom
peteut, aud the democratic was national, cou-
sislency as WI. as patriotism required him to
support the democracy. He sad before the
war be took the position that Virginia should
not allow the North TO force her. nor the Spu,h
to pursuade her from the Union. That 10
Mexico he had served with Scott, Taylor and
Lee, but by the cruel hand oil civil war he had
been separated FROM the last, but now was hap
py to stand 90 the same platform with one of
his sors in resistance to illegal uSurpation, OPP
preston aud tyrauoy of the powers that be-
10 enforcing this view of the subject he said
that to employ the military and naval powers
of the government to hold seccediDg States in
allegiance 10 the Union was question 10 re.
gard to which good men might differ, but 10
yla bof RI ho ha H., in all
glance to party was question about which
good men could not differ He denounced the
recent order of Attorney General Taft, and said
il was contrary to the spirit of both English |
aud American law. H traced the suffering and |
poverty that Expresses all sections of the coun
ry to the abuses and Observation-Disclosures of the |
government. He declared that n his opinion !
he best friends of the colored race we're to be
ound in the democratic ranks, ADD that the in
lueoces established and encouraged by the
present policy of the republicans were dissent
rating unnatural dsSeotiOnS and anlmoSiticS
,etween neighbors and friends Gen. Caring.
on closed with 40 eloquent apOs,rnphe to the
Jnion, aud declared that his creed was always
0 strike at the hydra head Of diSuuion, wheth.
r it might display itself Nolth, South, E, st
r West.
He was followed by bis SOP, Campbell Car
iugtou, 10 an eloquent appeal to the COG
ervative voters to activity, vigeuce, aud es
ecialIy certainty to vote.
He was succeeded by Mr.. j. NJ. Kirour, of
Ioudouu. You koow he spoke we'll, therefore
need not tell you he DID, left before / 9
and regretted to part from so mucn
f real enjoyment. lu word it was the grand,
st success 10 all its arrangements ever Wit
essed at political meeting. I wished you
ad been there. x. III