Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-19
Alexandria Gazette and Virginia Advertiser

irg colors, SUI as tho speaker Vac unfolding
ilis rtc:rd Of tho 60 ,hlion candidate tor LEU
tenant Governor. declaring thst be, Lewis.
voted 10 the u. S. Senate for tho suspension CT
Tho Wi; OF ilaGcaS o3rnls, the tjrco bill, assess
ug tic damages against the people OF the
South for tvary oursge committed 10 that stc'
ilau. Ead tho aaisry grab bill, be was interrupt
cd, tmlj great excitement, ~ Al:. John AM
bier Smith. cX SGGator L,Wis's 500 iG law, uho
declared shat his relation neYsr cast the votes
attributed to hin.
Mr. Smiih-Nlaj,r DAtisl. hucw you SRI
Gentleman. ant, therefore, thke the liberty ct
iasesfupliug yJu. For fifty five hours | voted
IN Congress. upon Senator I,4is's advice,
against the force bill. That hil uever came up
| 10 the Senate. cid. consequently, Senator Lew
| 10 could not vote TOR il.
Mi Daniel ssid BIO had listened With Pleas
| urs 10 the gentlemsn. Ii he was 10 error in re.
| gard to Senator lewis be woull racant every
w2rl OF tina. error 10 every speech he made 10
| the future, aad the nan who would not mske
| ooIrsotion when hu had b :en guilty OF 40
iGiustice, was cot gentleman. His authority
for lis staten anis regarding Senator LsRis was
the demcotatio committee. He asked Mr.
| Smith it Senator Lewis did no. Voto for the
salsIy ersb bill
Iateps, exOitemsst prevailed, ADD Me Smith
said
Major Dauel. don't ssk III qaosinna if your
audiences csn't treat tae wi;h respect"
Major Dsni, ~ will not ask the gentleman
qaesiloDs i! hn oanuol b. ir, attd by my iii nds
with reIp2cs."
| Order b., isg reato1ed Mr. Snih said that If
the democrats 1T u not vo:ed Tor the s,ary grab
| Tho hill ,pnt,lI h,u
| Ms n Dluitl-'Dldu't Seoattr Lewis vota
fer tho It'll assessing tho damages sgacss tho
people oil tie South for ou,ragUs Committed in
that section against tho protect Of tho moro
libersl republicans ?"
| MIR. Smth-"Ilo did not.
Mfjot Daniel c)Dllnung. said Lis authority
for his statements wGs TIC Conservative Dsmo.
crsf, OF watch Mr.. Kelly of Richmotd " as tho
| editor. Ills TREND. TO tho c)ntrsry o0twith
aIanClop, Senator lI'Ts did vote for tho tolos
bill, aud he. Msi r d., would meet MIR. Smith
snSwbtrj aid at any tlne-:o discuss the re-.
c>rd OF Lewis lie would then havo the docu.
ments with hiu. After diclssiug tho oharac.
'ers of the men tho Mahoncites had made
odgfs Ct tho courts OF the State. aud
naying compliment to Judge Charles
+ s uart fer tho noble marnsr IN which
&c had resisted ,ha temptstobs held
Gut to him by the reaciusters, refusing to msko
| shy pledges for tho s"ke OF otica tho speaker
closed with grand flight Of eIoquenca. which
brought forth round after round CT applause
"Yon will ilud." said NJ oT Daniel that in
| November Col. Cameron will act, unlike tho sun,
never tn rise again" For nearly throe hours
oil Major Daniel htll. by hi, magnetic elo.
| quence, thh large audience ppel bound, which
WIS only broken by tho frequent sponlapeeu,
outburst OF applause. Tho enthusiasm OF times
swen! everything before il lgo tornado.
When Major Daniel wns about to taSa his
seat he was presented BIZ DIR. John q BeckhAm,
| on behalf OF some ladies Of Alexandria county
| (tho Misses Graham o! Ar ACTON districi) in U
neat speech, with handsome loral shield 10 ade
| Ut hoico roses
| Mai. Daniel. IN accepting the beautiful tribute
returfoi his thanka TO tho ladies presenting j! in
o short speech that o1celled in elouuence il such
o thing wore possible. his fret effort. Ho de.
| ciared that by to- morrow mornings express he
| would send The floral emblem TO tho ono person
in Virginia whom he acknowledged to be better
| democrst than himself and who that person was
he would leave tho young msn who had sweet
| hearts and The loval husbands present 10 judge
| Judge Charles T. o Ferrall. Of Harrison burg,
was then introduced. He made o speech, which
while vvidlv eloquent, was full Of damaging
facts to tho Malone read ulster republican party
Notwithstanding the lassness Of tho hour. when
he attempted TO stop tho su1ience insisted upon
his going on. Judge O'Ferrall IS q favorite in
Ale!andrie, End his reception amounted 10 su
! ovation
| At the close OF thn meeting, ono of the largest
and most Interesting ever held in the city, Mai,
| Daniel escorted by n large procession, and said
asno%er OF ire work WAS driven 10 tie residence
| OF Mr. ,. Chapman NesG where ha remained
until this morning, when ha left tho ctr IT, 1lpeL
| An engagement st Stafford Court House.