Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-12
The Discussion :.s NrenfHvl'Ic.

Inc DISCUSSION az ksECHtaLific'
a correspondent CT the Richmond Dispatch,
eii:ipg from Bfertsyil!e, says:
By agreement Mr. N!Eshb.ch, 0t Aiczaedul,
opened tho DISCUSSION ia speech o. nan 90
hour duration. Senator Joh0 Paul. oil htck
ipghan, replied, speaking 81 hour aut halt;
and Nr. Mushbach Glazed with speech OF che
hour Mir. Mushbaoh opened his case calmly,
clearly aud logically, With0u. rant lie pre-
scented his points with precision; asked noiIiog
but The sober judgment Of the people upon Tie
issue. But EJ time expired h3iora lie h:u
fully developed Tie features ard explained the
provisions Of tic McCuough Bill. Scaat1r
Paul, who is indeed 90 effective ard dangerous
stump speaker, followed in a speech IL which
ho waited to know wh2r2 Lis young friend ;rou
Alexandria was when he WAS io!lowloE t,iz
| Lee through inc pines Ct :'riccc William GC7
| Ing the war. lie, the speaker. had bHco bsIo'e
mapy ,uJlo audience, anl lis judgment
never failed him on boxing ct the u9!u!acd
faces of the people ia detcrmciTg where thei!
hearts we're. lie felt that the pulses CT thoc DC
lore him beat Overwhelmingly 10 unison with The
rcoplo of the Valley and the great Southwest.
| lie felt sEro that he had, and he waited TO
carry back 10 Rock CHAM, the endorsement By
tho sturdy farmers OF this county OF his v,eSS.
He asssiIcd the record cf Mu1hhach 10 the last
House OF Delegates. oUd charged him with IT,
consistency. lie told Mr.. hlu:hbaci That lie
did not know the plain country people like lie
did,.aud i: he had ho worli have Stayed at
hcnse. lie pitched into the lawyers and mCr
chants aud court house iiugs. aod charged
them with being in league with the brokers
and fuudcrs; and said that the farmer paid tic
taxes which he had to dig Gu! Of the ground.
Indeed 50 eltquant did be grow ever the lis
and sutitrirgs OF the poor farmers that every
ono thought be belonged to that unfortunate
ADD happy class. lie rall3d "ssiist the iu!
putty OF the funding bill aId the prcsan: meas
urc. lie said that the iu0deva wcro Gecci7;ng
the people, ADD exhibited iIw fig
urts 10 sho" that tcpudiia!tji'a M,s ioevI
table u1icr the rriscHt bill. lis whole
speech was highly amu:ios aud enter
timing, and lis anecdotes wsra eLi,ycd
and Ecsrly appIauded by Us al. This is &
fair sample CT the speech. 1t was an a!rclt
appeal to The passions and 5rjad!ccS OF the
people; but it was 80 unfortunate speech
when exposed 10 las r,oIrdsr OF the clear
headed and practical youog statesman Of
Alexandria. Mr. Mushbach riliaed. llo
said that be wss prcso1t 10 Prices William by
invitation, ard he was net there 10 Eight the Tar
over aeaD. Ii there vas Guv disgrace attaching
to him for not being engaged in 1.-THE gentleman
would have to hold higher poEtr responsible,
IS he was only ten years old at the c3lnmcac2-
mcnt of tho war. IIo diacIaiuntd btiug either
good lawyer or eloquent speaker, Is atttibut-
cd to him By the Distinguished geuiiemeo from
Rockingham. In quiet but sntiaicy ct!5c
tive raaDaer, he took W ore By enc tic ohsEgcs
made agaiUs! the bill, the Legislature, AID tho
ncope, aud manifested the inconsistencies OF
. Paul with such pow5r that iho people ia7ig
! yelled with laughter. AIr. Mu,hbach never
once WINGED under the caliro and Witi!cijms CT
Pau; bu. hardly had Mushbaca c5UEarosd
his rtjoioGcr btfJrb his opponent was en- his
feet, cxpaibi1g bis icc1nslstcHoie5 and r;s3iato'
mcuia. lie Interrupted Mushbach ov;r o GCz,n
times, tut On every occasion facts and tEc
quiet, wilheriug slrcfsn Of lis ycuag oaporopt
completely Gisarncd Paul, end The oultursts { /
o)mmerdation that greeted Nlushb.ch on every
occasion annibilalcd his opponent. Mn:hbach
thea reviewed the Legislative history ii his o.
poncnt, end exposed bis iaoo25istcrc;2si IN every
, possible phase The GtX!eri!y with which he
handled Paul was Wn,thy the hcst c!ior!s CT
; such Eca es Tucker, DAGic AID DiHy!as. lie
called attention 10 every vatc CT Mr.. Paul;
held hiu up 10 The pCGpl1 as 81 ircjasi;
tent legislator, and, in parting, tuT.Cd ID Laat
/, gentleman, md in & clear B0norcus tone, re-
minded him how fatal j. was 10 be Inconsistent
how dangerous it wss ID ml:statc. but, above
| al, how dniA i! wEs TO have s. record Of tho=o
incors istences and n!sstatam0nts. lie III cn tu7R-
cd his attention TO tho bill, and explained ils
provisions with q cicsrlcss !ha. could 20. b. OK
, colled. When hs concluded there VIZ! orc sron
taEeOus expression Ct perfect Apr rotation, which
exhibited how the people stood. Mono hu: !hcso
VIII o heard MushbaHh can appreciate TIE power
| OK his speech, In II bret communication C9:'C
} do him justice
} Four resolutions woro thea Cil,,rei, Tho si:h-
stance Of which is thst tho Mccullough bill
should DO final that ~o regard eng rtterlpt t.
reopen the question OF tho State Gcot 80 highly
detrimental 10 the interests q tho i.ta!o, and
that we endorse tho coursc Cl oar senators nnd
delegates in pressing for c settlement OF tic debt
and in their action thcrcUpol Il ter scino dis
cussion the resolutions were put by the Chair,
ard tho vote was enthusiastically unanimous,
only five voLing against them. Il Conservative
thea yelled TO S0as!or IGUt 10 carry tho
news TO Buckingham. Tho latte: gentleman
lost his self. possession, and dared - ci|iie
the green; TO which we s2Tced. Tho Forcib.es
INSIDE q rush for the door, sud as tho poop!e pass.
cd out called out, "hoGdjUst0rs, fto.o his right"
Tho Conservatives quietly i;Gi TO tho left and
stood there; come, however, had iei: the grounds,
bat out CT a crowd OF between two and thrcH
hundred notwithstanding thu oaTacst oaIro=Iies
of Paul and others. they could only mu:tnr
| tTcnty-.%0, eighteen O; wG0m |1rc i.sci2a,a
and four RosGjuster5.
In conclusion, wculd Stale thst res4insicr.
conceded that Mushbach wsa ''nillch 90 Ini:ci"
for Paul. Prince William has spoken.
Tic late Russian isaSsacre,
ST. lETERSEURG Ar!i! l2.--l!o kciii coz
respondent CT the st. Petersburg J1uFaal gives
the following ac15ubl Ct TIC outbreak aElo0g
the political prisoners last meath, which WAS
hrtlly mentioned hy telegraph at The !imc -
The persons under aIr;st ia the kcli prison
resolved sono time ago 10 tuiGeI ualtr the
walls ard escape. Tho scheme was betrayed
by orc tf the conspirstora. Tic authorities
aljRld the prisoners 10 couiioue the cZcaVa
tiop. When the ra1el ,saa completed and the
prisoners had catered it o3c after tic Cticr,
Intending 20 oomc Up through tho opening be-
yond tho prison PRECINCTS, soldiers previously
| .,n.LcE nt La ,inL la,