Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-20
Political Meeting st Winchester.

gave frequent txpriss!0ca 10 their Delighted
feelings.
Mr.. John S. Barbour, tho Democratic caudl-
date for Congress 10 this district was the FIRST
speaker, and The impression lie made vas most
favorable. He spoke calmly ALI dspas'
siountcIy, ucL gave the people plainly ard
without any atttmpt ct rhetorical t1utlsh
bis views upon tho great and vital
issues of the day, eliciting from them
frequent manifestations OF applause. His noble
bearing, his unaffected manner. and the entire
absence Of anything like dcmagogusD struck
responsive cord 10 the hearts OF bis hearers
which made them feel that there candidate was
ore Of whom thoy cou'd be Justly proud,
ona WHO, On the flor OF Congress,
would make them faithful and
efficient representative nrd be an honor
to his district and Sta!e--a Statesman Of the
oldcn time, ever true to tho interests OF his pco.
pie and OF bis country. Mr.. Is. spoke for over
an hour, ard was most attenlvey lIsscued to
throughout, aud at the conclusion Of h!s rc>
marks three hearty cheers were GlVon tor John
:. Barbour, tho ut x. representative 10 Congress
from this district.
Governor Hamilton, of Maryland. was the
next speaker, and for lb)ut two hours did he
array Of facts and figues to prove tho unWortbi,
ness Of the republican party TO DO trusted with
tho lurthIr o0nduc! OF this governm ent and the
Necessity for a change OF administration. Tie
deeply deplured the breach ia the democratic
party In this State, but insisted that the debt
question had no place iu tho present canvass,
which was national one. and that IL was the
duty OF the party to unto upon tho regular
ticket aud thus secure the electoral vote of Viz
GINA for Hancock and English. Governor II.
Was fl qleutY Interrupted by applause and at
the clCas of his remarks was heartily oheefed.
The speech vas ono OF great ability.
Nix oamo Governor G,bulon 3. Vance, the
gifted sJn OF North Car1liua, a9d one Of the
most remal kuhle speakers OF this day. For two
hour., never have the people Of the Valley
silce The days of Clay Webster aud their illus
trous compa!riot listened to a more powerful.
eloquent and convincing speech. Governor
Vauoe is noted for his great power Of aueolotc,
bu. on this occasion, one iraught With tuuh
vital consequences. he, to a great extent. dis
carded those brilliant ooruscstion5 which 80
cyo,to ard amuso an audience. anu holding up
tho monster OF ralicalism 10 thu gszs 81 the
people, dissected its every party so completely
that tho horiid thing seemed to writho 10 his
grasp. and blind indeed must have been the
miad OF any in tho bearing OF biz voica that was
nol c)nVrc,d OF the ouorullY OF tho iu'qIiy Of
that party. The pictures no drow OF radical
misrula 10 tho States and general government
from the introduction Of tho carpet Dagger 10
the South to tho great steal Of prcsid,u,y,
aud the culminatlug villaiUy 10 the theft Of the
csrh.oHs ii tho poor neg'oes by means OF the
Freedman bank were bold and true to the lott
ter. and 80 plainly vera they presented hat the
most obluso could bu! DO struck with their earn
estness. lie spoke oeingly of the disturbed
state Of affairs in our State and deprecated the
split in tho party. but secuted the idea that the
rate OF percentage upon our debt had anything
wha!ever to d. With tho tl:c.ion OF Hancock or
Barbour or with tho struggle now going on for
o perpetulty OF Tree government and copstitu
tionsl liberty, and ho spoke 10 no measured
terms of those who at this crisis would do ought
to hinder the onward march Of the great demo-
cratic army to victory. Wo would not attempt
even nm outline Ct the great fort of tho orator.
which 10 have boen fully appreo iated must have
b.cu heard, but can only say that it was
speech W, rhy Of tho man and the cluse, and
had most telling it.c:, many dccariog that
though fslletng heretofore they would no
l)rgtr be found on tho outside Of the democratic
iold a. tho conclusion OF the Governor 8
speech be vas loudly and fuqlentIy uheered,
and wss presented with numerous beautiful
btq1ets by tho ladies 10 the audieuce. That
50. eoh will not soop DO forgotten 10 Winchester
When Governor Vance concluded. tho meet.
| ing was adjourned till 7:30 O'Clock at night,
when it again assembled in even larger numbers
| than during the day. and
DR.. Mctiett took tho stand aud delivered an
| able and convincing argument 10 favor Of tho
election of democratic Pfesdept, showing the
great benefits that would accrue to ell classes in
| this oountrY by repeal OF tho high tariff, and
other measures created by tho radical party,
whereby the rich and tho monopolists we're pro
| tocled at the expense of the poor laborers. lie
| took strong grounds against the repeal of the
| oapitatIou tx and gavs most convincing
reasons why that ttX should remain. He
| exposed the htmsy preteXts of the Mshoni.es for
| leaving tho democratic party, and appealed
| strongly for reunion for tho saka Of The great
| cause in which all. especially the people of the
South. arc so interested. Now that the oer of tho
| democratic committee for u coalition ticket had
been refused by the Mahonites, he believed that
rexdlusters all over tho State Would abandon the
third electoral ticket and rally again around the
| old banner Of the regular democratic party The
Doctor WIS st times truly eloquent and pathetic,
and his speech mus! have COMO homo 10 the
breasts Of those of his 'erring brethren" present
| Tho speaker was frequently apylauded.
Next and last camo Hon. L. d. Elis, Q! Lou.
isians. one of the most finished orators it has
been our pleasure to hear fer many day. His
beautiful and classical language exalted IDEAS
and untqualed diclion at once attracted and
| held srell b. rad the attention Of his audience
| From tho opening Of his remarks until thor
| clCs5 tlht stiffness prevailed that indicates 80
plainly how absorbed are the thoughts of the
| listener bound up in those of the speaker and il
| was only when some extra outburst of elouuence
elected Al ifrapressib!e encore that pin could
| not have been heard to drop in that large as.
seinhlsga. Tho woes and suhefings Of Iouisi-
ana were painted wildly, the elclpa from tho
| thra!dom was o1ultanty shown and the white
| winged angel of peace as it lowered over The
| once distressed Country appeared almost as a
| reality. Mr.. Kills took up the debt question,
| aud showed how absurd i, WAS at this Time to
| try to inject il into the great national slue and
pointed out how utterly at fault were those who
| would by dividing the party give the vote of the
State TO Garfield. he showed that Virginia
would have been uhreptessnted 1t Cincinnati
had it not been for the regular democratic or.
ganization and the May convention, and psr.
tcularly asked Why the resdjusters had not call.