Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-17

Sblch nf. tl1SAD2o2 lou said Was broad
aatu,h 10 cm5racj ali tiomtcriss Ia Tho State,
he cearac:er!z Il il cs 40 Insult, aud said be
would rather be dog AID bag tho moon than
obey tho uaaIdato Of j. I. Lowell, Of unpleasant
memory, or ct j. B. Bigger. who his tC.'e)
party had kicked Gu. Of bis clerkship 10 the
Legislature Ha then paid bis attention to
some Of tho gentlemen who used to b, read
juitets. but who. he said, Wero now uorkiug
against them. Mr.. Barbour he did not con-
slider a reaijuser, and as to Herry Allen, We
would have to Wait q thousand years for him to
settle the State debt according to the xigeuoies
OF the occasion; Biker z. Lee had the stability
OF a Nlaroh wind or 40 April shower. and Mr..
Motstt wss dessrter from the cause, and was
about as good readjustcr as memb:r OF &c.
y during the var vas good soldier; that he
always bad something tho matter with him be-
fora light, and that whenever a battle was
lmmlnc1t Mr. Moffett would wrap 60 cid blue
spotted handkerchief sr!uud his neck and say
no vas sick and GOULD not 20 10. This was the
Way nc Handled rccalcltraat ree6j ls,ers. lie
theo spoke Of his canvassiuC the State. and said
he bad been Gciug through General Echos'
lthe bead CT the demo ticket county ring
log bell TOR him, but that TO would never
meet him, and concluded this part of bis re-
marks by repeating tho ssmo tale no told 10
Altxstd sbou. tho uadcrS at Stsuuton Wait
ing 90 the negroes while at table. HI then
warned his hctr!rS not to vote tho regular
democratic ticket. and l,t tho party, who he
said Tero 10 tho minority. get all the offices
which were 10 the Ritt cf Virginia. and accused
the !uDder drm:c;aio members of tho last
elect a REPUBLICAN (Go0eTGl Wickham) 10
\ ho ;t,SS ,oIc nh oh
positively denied by MIR. Musbbach and another
member o! tho Legislature who was present.
lie accused tho tunders. headed by Mr.. Beverly
and others of political cowardcs, and said they
had hid behind Bishop White and tho smocks
Ct women, but for all that they cjud not hide
tho rawhtsd and bloody bones Of fondersn.
He then went back 10 discussion Of tho State
debt AID 10 speaking OF tho strength of his
party said that he had heard that oorrespon.
dent in the Altxandra Gszattc, (which paper
he termed respectable iuudcr orgap), writing
from FairfsX county, had said that there
were o0l9 three stralghtout reaciust.
era in the couOty, and wanted to kcow of
his audionOa it it was tlu3. lilo was answered
by three voices which wero supposed to DO tho
original tlio. In speaking OF the Cincinnati
convention he said The reason tho Virginia dcl-
ogates were admitted was because there was 90
oHo there to oppose them, aud that tu. two or
threo of them voted for Hancock after they
were admitted. but that now they wore beseigs
log tho nominees, and the national committee,
and begging them to c)me here and give them
power they did not possess 10 tho State. He
slid DO wanted to make suffrage Free aud that
il the tuuders w2re successful on the 81 of
November next, that on the next day, from
every railroad office a1d bank window 10 the
Safe, fusdsr banners woul1 be hung out re-
joiciog that readiustment had como uodcr and
that fdnderlsm had tliumphed. He claimed
that already LOCO voters were beiag bcldcz,d
10 Rockingham couuty oy fuuder5 who refused
them work, &c., and concluded hil speech by
saying General Mshone stood by Virginia dur
log The war and that directly aftcrward. Hugh
McCollcch oame hero At the head OF gang Of
harlias t, prey o. Whlt w,s l:fI Of tha old
Stale.
Col. Cameron speech vac good oac. from
bis standpoint and wns definitely better than
the ono be delivered here on tho night Of the
It'll. bat it asvored too much Of demigogc,
harancue fer the average ,Virgoia audience.
and though no stouty defended bis position it
was evident it was up hill business with him,
and orc,. whom gentleman 10 bis hearing said
VT is q pity Cameron is % that side. he is too
good a fellow to ba associated with suoh
crowd his couatauanol clearly betrayed that
no felt tho thrust.
Most OF tho seventeen aud AL sif reaciuscr
club CT Alexandra Werc present aad msdo o
big noise nnd Interrupted MI. Mushbaoh in the
e'r'g part OF his speech, which seemed to BIO
the main otj:ct Of their attendance, but as in
cach AID every instatc, thcy wcro 'equelohed"
By Mr.. Nj. : replies. they snon concluded to lot
him alone.
Tho meeting yesterday was largely attended,
and 1t vas sold that for week or moro, tho re.
adiusltr5 had ridden the county" to get their
iull strength out, but even then they wcro 10
the minority by large sj)rity, and the best
informed gentlemen from tho different parts Of
tho county predict that on election day they
will show 10 strength whatever, but that the
Straight democratic ticket will receive almost
the entire vote.
During the delivery Of Mr. Mlshbach speech
no WAS inteErogated as to some OF bis conclusions
regarding tho State debt, b7a Young man from
Alexandra, who though very socitious as to
the welfare Of the State-particulariy her
hnaro,s-seons to grow daily loss concerned 10
regard 10 personal ambition or exertiou. Mr.
Nj. replied that iuasmuca as the intcr1opator
knew but little concerning tho State dobt or
aDythiag elso ho would adopt the recommends
too Of hlr. Camornn and not listen 10 apy
iur'har Interruption from tho party in question.
Es tho September term Of the court, tho
democrats will have barbecue and meeting at
Fairfax Court House. when Major j. w.
Daniel AID Mr.. James Barbour will speak.
Catholic demonstrations we're msdo 10 ys1ious
parts Ct Ireland yesterday 10 connection with
tho 18th of AUGUST (Lady dsy) celebrations
ct Du1ganuou the demonstration was attended
With serious riotiDg The police, who had been
severely stoned. fired on tho procession, aud one
man was killed and twenty persons wounded.
The was also iiotiDg in other parts of The coun-
Try, aud several policemen were Injured.
NJ MISTER MAYNARD will arrive 10 this conn.
try during the present week, and Judge Key
will soon retire from political life.
E' Gov, Shepherd. of Washington, has been
Very i'll 10 Mexico.