Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-31
Ti,e Disturbance ia Fredericksburg

\ correspondent Of the Richmond Dispatch
wiring from Fredericksburg. gives the follow
ipg account Of the dislurbatcI in that place at
rcli'ic.l m.cing on Tuesday night n tclc,
graphic reptr: Of wti,h appeared in tho Ca
zettc Of Wednesday:
During the progress OF Mr.. Powell speech
there was somo confusion, and Mr.. Wallace
arose and appealed to the audicnca to give Mr.
Powell hearing. Mr.. Powell! exclaimed that
the treatment he Was rccciviog from tho audi
cree was in atc)rd with tho conduct of flinders
wherever he had been 10 the district. John
fayloc, one ct tho rdltcrs Ct the Stmi. Weekly
Eccogdcr. stepped in front of the plstiJrm and
| addressing PaT;ll. eaid: How vas it 1T Az
Grnws ? Powell raised his arm aud shaking
! i Iiorcr q. Tayoe. replied: I hayo this TO
say 10 sou, sir; at AndreWs's you deliberately
led 10 NJ, and you aro coward. rayloe
drew his ps ol auG evciled i; TT Powell, hut it
@s5 struck down by Campbell Barton add
harmes,ly discharged into too h,cr Pogel
drca his pistol s., aud atsr;oGl to get over tho
platform t. gAt at bis agsalaut. but IVES caught
by UII!o:r iLdfiogton aDd Other! and dis
ar:rcd, The G.cG:tG; c15fG:ioa existed Tor
8 iew momcat:; tho ctoTi vanished cus Of
doors aad so3lc under benches. ijoth parties
were arrested, aad alter short intcrrup.i0n,
2ua arHcalj from Mr. Wallace, Hoe. T.. u.
l:ga11cD, GGd ST. George L. Nli2augh, order
Was cDmpi' t,IY ytstir3G, The crowd rCturncd
ind I!r. p0wc' resumed tho Stosd. c5mpIeted
his speech. anu lie uiCl!:Is Proceeded to It's
c'Gsc. just 5 Il not:i9g iiaG; happened.
'iir. ias'o"'s Interruption referred iG The
sccn's 81 ARRIVES III E|g'uriay !2Si, whcro lie
raa@jnsorG did not gigc Judge Go,liich; = hear
iog IL behalf Of rs hloCuilcch bill. At Ar
d:rws'a hI:. Powell had demanded 10 know Of
BIZ i'ayIo0 who wag responsible Tor the utter.
aacca Of III" itecJr}cr, which, iiai published
him IS ihu uriah llcrp O! this section. Mr..
Tayigc had not sees hc a:icc, bu: :s0wnG bis
responsibility I y the paper. mir. Po9elI told
him r IuEst aroIOgiz3 or fight. and hlr. Iayloc
replied that on his return homo he would cor
sult his parncr, Mr.. &. w. Mander, and give
him {! d finite auSwNr IN writing, 10 be LEI; at
tic ;,toro cI O'Hannon & Roach. When Mr..
Powell arrived ycs'c;laY l,a found 10 letter ut
the Appointed rlac,. ard no rttracion in tho
newspaper. He sent Is TREAD To TayIoo moro
ihan urcc to ttlc tho Giif,rcncc, but lid not
have "n interview with hin until the intcrrup-
ton Gl his speech BY the latter to night. I'm
der tho ,npic sion that Mr. Tsyl0s had not
compiled with his promise. Mr.. Powell al.
dressed hirt N til" language ahosa quoted. 1t
appears thai Mr. hlandcr Waa tbs author Of tho
obiecIlonnblc paragraph, and Mr.. Tayloc states
that he could not apologize for an offence which
he bad not given. Mr.. Ma1dcr was not fully
aware OF the state Of feeling between Messrs.
Powell end Ioyoc. and ns he had intended no
personal atItont. had not given the matter tho
serious consideration which, as it turned out, it
mcrted. After the meeting had closed the
parties were brought before Mayor Dogsett,
and a reconciliation was affected by an agree
ment that tho next issue CT tho Recorder
should contain c,rd rctractGg tho offensive
language and discsiming personal offence, npd
Withdrawal by Mr.. Powell Of the lang uago
used by him.
OLD PROBABILITIES GONE WRoNu.-Much
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