Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-19

of water commebccs to speak Fellow clti-
zaos, desire to give some leasuDs why stand
here. mol withstapding the All Xandria Gazette
has denounced me as q scaaWag He then
called attention to 40 article that appeared 10
this paper some weeks ago, 10 Which his ex-
planatoO of bis atement made at radical
meeting 10 this city, that Virginia bonds, be-
fore the war, brought only gu auj 81 cents was
pronounced as disengenuous attempt 10 de-
ceiye the people, and 10 which it was clearly
shown that up to the war they brought from
lO5 to 10, and said that article was deliberate
plan Of abuse and dcnuociation, practIccd by
all such Sheets to drive them from the truth,
but that would not deter him from expressing
his sentiments and stand up for the truth and
right, for he did DOT come from race to Dc
mt down By auy such means he repeated
that Virginia had great difficulty, before the
war, 10 paying the interest on Its public debt,
| and that the statement made that the bonds OF
Virginia brought lO5 to ITO, up TO the war
was not true, and because he showed that the
| State had decreased 10 wealth, aud population,
and its every interest retarded, under demo-
cratic rule, be had been charged With 'IISen-
righteousness, and denounced as scaaWaE, the
| meanest of all creatures, but, however, he Was
in good company, for just as soon as nco,
who had fought for the South, and proved them
selves the best friends Of the SJuh 10 every
way, broke lopse from the old democratic party
and dared to proclaim il, they were subj cred
to abuse and vile sauder by just such papers as
this one. He heu read an extract, IN which
| Gen. Longstreet was accused OF selling his
principie Tor money, which, he said was not
from the Alexandria Gazette, but FROM paper
of the same spirit and lusinuated that such
| l. 10 l,1 bU , b1r al Il N :
ronage from such irhucnc.s When Mr. Mi er
got throug with this TRADE Of abuse, he become
more rarloual, and l4lk"d becoming u mau and
a gentleman. Que thing be said during his
f,w of wrath attracted our a!tcntlou, 1t WAS
this: IF he had DOT said something chat
touched the quick they would not have WINGED,
lie, the gaucd jade wlnce, his wi;hcrs Were
unwrung" Now upon this ground, We must
Judge that he is terribly cut, Tor II his wtherS
are uuwrung, we really would uot like TO come
across man who is suffering from that terrible
afiic!ion-"wlung- WlthGrS. The remainder
OF bis speech was coolly aud calmly DELIVERED,
aud was repetition OF what he has said III this
city at other radical meetings.
And lastly, Col. VI. D. Ball why be is al.
WAYS the last speaker We do not knnw-slokc.
He had little personal matter too. When he
attempted to speak at the last radical meeting
held at that poiut he was sick and the boys
"holcred" at him, and he was sorry for get
ting mad and sayr naughty words, and he
was not going to do so any more. He had beeu
in the dark up to the time he voted Tor
Greeley, aud it seems TO b. the opinion OF ane
of his party, at least tn he is in the dark yet.
1t was Dearly mid-rigt before this mectlrg,
which was controlled exclusively by White men
tot one colored man being even on the stand, adj
iourned