Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-19
The Close of the Malone Cour.,

Ano SAose VI the hI"hohe Conventlo,
As stated 10 the Gsz.tte yesterdey evo.;
as soon as the nomination Of General Wi,r,s 4
as the readjuster candidate for Congress f.s-
this district was scared. tho casirna2 ] ".
Walker, of Madison. appointed Mtsus rb'
P. McCabe, Of LoudouO, and N. ". CS,iJ,.
Of Madison, 10 introduce tho uomutc +, ~
convention.
The committee retired and 10 & sbor, MI,
returned with Gen. Wilkins, who was rrcs SrNi
With great applause. ''u
Gen. Williams. after thsnkioe the csnv,,
ton for the honor conferred upor him wv.
right into the discussion Of tho State deb, n" vs
the Same arguments that tho people ct this c;'S
| have already listened to five times, from M
| hone, Riddleberger, Massey, Cameron "a
Meade. For instarc,: Ho was opposca -
repudlatlou, but was 10 favor of readjusIup rO
| debt so that tho bondholdcrs would be rto,;,+I
| to share equally tho Consequences of the w.,
| (which they wero as much responsible c,7
any other class OF citz ms with tho farmer md
| tho Shareholder, whose property was ssr,,
away 10 tho struggle he was opposed 10 III,
payment OF tho war interest Ga the debt ha
cause tho Northern bondholdcrs had assist.
IN the destruction of the property Ct the STATE
BY sending an army into it for the EXPRESS mr.
pose OF laying waste, by fire and sword its Orc,
happy homes. He believed that if iIauc =;
wero IN Virginia he would be readiuster anil
for that reason he and his party were goiupr,
vote for him, aud assist 10 eec.,ug hiu, toa l.:
casliog the vote Of Virginia for him ia TIA
electoral college. lilo said there had beer r,
democratic party 10 Virginia sine; tho w,r sg5
iftherc was not presidential election this I'm
there would be 20 trouble 10 gaioing the victory;
tho fight must DC made, and tho read listers d,
not intend TO allow the funders to hsht uul,r
the coat tails of Gen. Hancock. lie clls;l br
predicting success in this district, tho tundrr.
stronghold.
II. r. Farr. tho defeated candidate, was Tie,
called for. lilo came forward and pledged his
support to Gen. Williams, but said that be Ii
not propose to tha1k the convention for his d.
feat. lie wanted TO see tho old State prosper
Gus again. and. CT course, the SUCCESS OF read
iustcrlsm was tho Only thing necessary to trics
about the happy result. lie wanted to see la
migration. but said the speaker, "Can | cxncc
strangers to como into State whore they are
deprived OF the privileges of free schools AL
the freedom OF Speech" lie believed that Tie
rcadluster purity was ooDtro arouod which WIS
to fevolve new order Of thiogs; tho rcadustcr,
were told that they must cot bring State polite,
into national. but ho had uot forgotten last fall.
whou congressman were brought to Fiirfay ir
the purpose Of consuming time to prevent Tia.
from speaking to his people, aud sn Alexaodia
banker told him that he was 10 favor of sirJcs
government; that be. tho banker. wou,d make
the United States responsible for the STATE
debt, and il the people OF Virginia did not ray
it then he would have soldiers brought Gcsa
here 10 enforce the collection Of tho taxs Ina
bankers name was called for hut tho SPEAKER
would not give it publicly. lie closed by urging
all present to work for the SUCCESS OF tho ul
road ulster ticket.
The convention then adjourned sino dc