Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-23
POLITICAL.
MAuONE's MANIFESTO.


MAuoNE's MANIFESTO.
Gen. mahore il anticipation of the address
of the pat.onil democratic committee re,ogn!z'
ing tho regular ticket 10 this State, has Issued
an address 10 bis adhereuts 10 which be s'ys
AFTER nero tbsa three months active and
earoest canvass for the readi1ster electoral
ticket, placed 10 the field July 7, 1880, By you.
your committee takes pleasure in Informing
you chat the prospects Of its triumphant and
overwhelming election ore more hatterlng than
ever before. We have not based this statement
upon mere hurrah reports or oorjec!ural esl.
mstes. It's the result Of tc,urate detailed re-
por;s from every county 10 this State, and 1t is
cot great exsggeration to state that our scru.
thy has extended even to every voting preclbos
10 the Common =esllt. The national demo.
cratic committee has at last given forma! rec'g'
niiou 10 the fdn1er fsclioo, and sought to bo5
ter 40 its falling Fortunes with 40 address. This
| ia no surpr!s, to any rse6juster 10 Virginia.
| TIE readjus.crs Of this State have anticipated
i. fo1 months and wondered Ehy vas delayed.
| It's eff:cs has bseu discounted months 10 ad.
vance. Indeed The under committee hava
been recognized by tho national committee in
every wsy from the outset of tho campaign. Ii
tho lurdsrs derive comfort from this reeOgol-
tiou. obtained after such delays and such earn
co. beseecarg, they sro We.c)mo. Ii the7 de-
rive snY nea strength We will be greatly ns-
torished. for their WGo!n canvas, Gas been
prosecuted on the plea CT their Regularity,
and ous supporters arc Daca who care nougat
| lcr The pame Of regulars, and claim no proud
er tito than rsadjustcr. We era not prepared
to support candidates of faction which, II ls
wins and obtains tho federal patronage OF Ibis
State, will fill every federal Office with fu1ders,
whose ilhuanc, and salaries Wi BIZ used to do
feat Us 10 the next campaign. We are not pre-.
pared to support nine funder candidates Ter
| Congress, who will next year lend their tnlc
aad tslcats to Q fuuder campaign. a5 vas donc
BY tho fu1der Congressman Of this S;ato las.
year. We arc Dot prepared to have deIcsa-
| ton ia Congress who, when another Gill is pre-.
senled there oonfelring Jurisdiction upon federal
courts as to suits against Virginia for her Gebt.
shall lako it up and btcomo its advocates and
champions in tho interest oflundsriim. We
will never c,uset hat Virginia shall again be
represented by Uci!ed States Senators who will
let the outside world believe that resdj ustcrs
src dishcnts'. s. long. fellow. clt'z.bs. ss
these things aro tho result Ct iundsr represen-
Ia ion ID rational offars, tho plea thst therc is
Nd o)nnec ion between readjustmen! aud federal
nj lrics, 80 earnestly mads by lunuera, fiads no
Judgment 10 tho brain OF booest rasdj 1stsra.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
Tho meeting at Ssrepta Hall las. night WAS
one of tho largest as it was ono of the most intel.
ligent and enthusiastic that has been hold here
during tho canvAss, and tho speeches were
among the best that have beea delivered. NJ.
Menefee, the district elector, and an orlG IA! 70
adju.ter, though making no pretsnsions to ora
tory, sooke for an hour with ease and grace sn1
ELECTED the frequent applause of his hearers by
the mastery manner in which he handled els
subject and tho eloquent appeals he mado in bo-
half of the regular democratic ticket for the sake
by Judge o. Ferrall, who spoke for upwards of
an hour and made one of the happiest efforts that
hiss yet been heard here. Being an original ra.
| edjuster and knowing of whom and what he
spAke. the way be made the wool fly from tho
backs OF the leaders Of tho Malone faction, or
so-called readjusters, was caution to all such,
and will not soon be forgotten. The suiie1ce
was perfectly carried away by the Judges
threats, and the frequent bursts of eloquence in
| which be INDUCED snd were 10th to permit him
TO stop. The speeches were productive OF great
good. A fser the meeting the speakers were SER
| enaded at the residence Of Mr.. s. G. hes!e,
where besides remarks made by Judge y Fer,
rail- and Mr.. Menefee. Mr.. Barbour, who had
Il
| that was listened to with marked attention and
| freQu emily spplauded. He gave hlsviews upon
various questions at issue, and wound up by an
urgent appeal for Hancock and English and a
apondent on account of the recent vote in Ind-
ara. predicting that all would bs we'll on ele5'
| ton day and that success would crown the en-
beavers of the demo ccacy on the "a Tuesday IN
| November Mr.. Nesle introduced tho speakers
il some felicitous remarks.
| The Fredericksburg Star 10 commenting upon
| Mr.. Mushbsoh's speech 10 that city last Satur-
day says: mot Alexandra slone, but Vlrgicia
may we'll bs proud oil Geo. A. Mu5bbasb, who
asds tigh 10 the rs1k5 Of her sbie nud truo
defenders. AID the rightfu! txpooect8 OF dem,
cfatic principles. lu tho nems ct thu 'uottr-
ri6ed' democracy Of FredeGeksbu.g, We c.n.
graduate hin upon lis maeni6o: u: ef,rt htr,.
Hon. james Barbour bsa returned homo fran
q tour through southwest Virginia AID brings
cheering news from thst seo:i0u. He says the
tide CT public s,nlimert las .urned 10 favor of
the May electoral ticket.
!. is SAID that Sl76, 900 was raised 10 he city
Of Boston s'one for the republican campaign
fund for Indapa. The city CT Washington con.
tributed more to the democratic c,mpalsn fuod
| t;r lnolsGa thao toe tlY OF Dailmore,
Mr.. James q. 3 lin. i1derstd spt, has with
drawn from the congressional oontest in the Fad
district, leaving Massrs. Goode, democrat; Lacy,
readi1s'er. sod D z,ndo,f. republican il the
| d.ld.
The republican national committee hsyo
Issued an address denouuoog tho publication
Of the Gu6sld Chinese letter." declaring the
srno 10 DO bold snd unscrupnlous forgery.
THO Cllprpsr Times says: "Col. John s.
Barbour made fac impression upon his audi.
eccs i, bis speech ct this place, Monday
The total registration for three days in New
York city has been 1S7 1868.
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