Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-23

tr temperature, GEAR Ut party ciueuy "CatH1''
and, possibly light showers
PUBLIC SPEAKING.-A very large crowd as.
,ccmb!ed in the market square, last night, 1t
having been understood that Mayor johnson
aud others would speak. 10 the asSembIaee
we're great many negroes. At about $50
il clock Dr. Johnson took the stand-a hsh
beech mprorised for the cccaslol-and spoke
iur yearly tho hours, taking as tie text OF MS
remarks Mr.. kemper's card III reply 10 his
ii uhrsou'S) "ineSsage' to the City Council.
lie attempted to show that Mr.. kemper's feet,
ard figures were erroneous, and dweit, Al
length, upon the definition OF words aud the
Arrangement o! figures to sustain ha assertions.
The gsi OF Ills argument was that because 1t
cost three or tour dollars to prosecute crlml-
nal 10 accordance with the rl1in provisions oil
iaw, he was jlS;ltiaaie ~ rcS1rting to Illegal
measures aud Il consequent violation ni his
oath Of office ID save the corporation Or State
such amUuGt. aud that therefore he used the
lash, when he has 20 shadow of law to justly
such punish nenl. tie vas very mnch esSvio.
lert thua usual, aud though he INDUCED in
some slu!S at the City Cou0ciI, the Curporail1n
aud Commouwcai,i.' Attorneys, AID The dele
gates to The legislature, aud gave The Hew
charter sevrra! vigorous hauutS, IS dcprivlns
| the poor tnun Of his rights and aunulilug the
| maxim of "Vox ropuIi vox del, yet upon the
whole the speech disappointed, both sides, aud
the Mayor, Oclog on the defensive, failed 10
make the IMPRESSION or elicit the app alse he
| is wont TO d..
At The conclusion Of DR.. Us remarks, anI
in response to calls, Charles h. Stuart, esq,
Corporation Attorney, tock the stand, and rc
piled briefly but crtrely satisfactorily to the
| I,, 10r .tnhr III
showed that 10 mapy instances the Mayer had
clearly sod hierant!y violated the law ami his
oath ct cHi,e Mr. S. was loudly appouicj
When he had concluded.
MIR. George a. Mushbach was loudly called
for, and taking the staod delivered one OF TIA"
dearest, most pointed, dlspassonate, and cou
yincing arguments that has been heard IL; Il
public meeting in this city lur long tune. 'ie
took the reply O! Mr. Kcupcr to Mayor John
sous "lucss3ge" aud proved Its entire correct
ness quoting from the Code, the corporation
laws, aud the last Legislative enactmcns to
| sub,lAntialc every assertion he made. Ike coz
t,uuousIy showed that the laws had been mcst
yilu!Ey violated, aud that the violations Sad
b;eu Committed knowingly and With 40 ctiroa'-
.rv liza. Was lru!y astonishing. hut that the
ou,rayes e,mmtted had been upon the lSur
rant or those who were unable 10 prosecute the
| offender, and said that 10 any other place the
| man VITO would have sn dared 10 violate law
an,. outrage pubic seDllmert would have been
dcpcscd aud im prisuocd nus ago. MIR. NJ. Wa
most attcn,vcly li-,eueI IL, though the hour
was late, aud hr rrsoried t. n"ue OF the meth
DDS used by public speakers to "epI'ven' his
audiegcp, tui his array vi facts, 20 Closely put,
we're as attractive - convlncoG.
Whcn Mr. Mushbach conc:uded s msa nam
ed Mcttcr, who said he came irum Mary!aud,
and had led u company from that State 10 the
| Couitderatn army, took the stand, ADD 10 a
stcDtoriaD voice commenced to lecture the at
torneys and the CVuocll Tor Their arrangement
Of Mayor Jnhnsou, bur, unfortunately, struck
off upon Louisiana affairs, aud was proceeding
to viu,ilca.e the Raiica outrages 10 that State,
when he was literally booted off the stand aud
the fights tXtnguIshed.
Mr.. Latham urged that this champion 81
rad,casm Should be heard, but be was non est
Mr.. l. then requested the assenbage to meet
to niyh, when lie promised that NJ ayor John
sous l,turl should be thoroughly ventilated:
Seals, ucgro, got en- the stand, and tor few
minutes made some lun for the boys by hi:
, tutfonnery.
Col. Nj. y. Bail next spoke, apologetieally de-
cniug the nomination for Corporation Attor
new on the radical ticket and praisiug Nr
Stuart for the faithful discharge OF the dutle!
, of that position.
AZ - o clock the meeting adjourned.
IuppoyeMESr.-Mr Robert Porner la
r 6ui she the parking of the sidewalk IN front
8 his nrop,r.y 90 ncrth Washington street, sn'
t it BOW presents beautiful and fresh appear