Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-17
4 Hi. 75HS:s Unss &. 5. Washington ESQ


l;' M""asy Las. court day, 81 Nor: halIhn,.
t"".H +"'. Mss''. @rhn:riin ruA Robert i.
- h'"";"', Cd. 1om. cf.:, Cai,aiiatu3 Tor tho
E"n.n 4 !!r'"E:i's. iho following account ui
whr'h We lnfi from .!tr NOrlhsrn Neck News:
;'!"n"' h: =y" n9sned lha discussion, srd cn,n-
m"ntt'' 10y shs lng lhSi hc va. present bectlIin
c"T'*n srtis"'"sa tools he'd bean saying Inst 40
Wa si:Hii !" niauL Washington. 10 had hneu
t"."n": ~ lhn Forty Seventh Regiment and
"ss not hiH.'d ~ r-s. l!u Was not An ol,ice
sr's"i; watn! 40 Uilic" Ana ho !tlci nny nian
t'H.y ;"ai hn ha! ever sAid or written one word
indicating thu: nc wantii an uiiica. Ito had
In'it rIoct"i GIl"Hoi al i!a reg imcnt. but had
ret aspifcd t. tha. position. Hn hal hnen a
IA i'nhor ul ln0 convention which numi'
n"Led Holiday, and. IS member of tho
GCnlGli!too On platform. WAS tho only one who
had tue h0!dnr43 tU favor al increase of ta1 stiun
ihcto WA, snId tho speaker, no roadiEs.mont
which was 10! forclbe. aud the state if sold FOX
each. would no! pay The debt. Hu doaiad that
has Was white m,n's l"gernmnnt, AnI de-
ciared that, for himeet, ho wss perfectly willing
Tor 6 black man 20 be prcsidon. il he were bet
ter fitted for tho position than himself
Mr. Washington then followed, and his mod.
ts! and quiet manner Mt once won for him host
OF friends among thosa who Woro 10 him strang-
cTs; but. ho said, hu did not feel like 4 stranger
| In strange land. lilo had earnestly desired not
! 10 DO candidate; but. when he was informed
ths. Northumberland and Weilmorelsnd coun.
lies mad unaLjln)us!y nominated him, ha fell
II was eAcrcd duty no owed his Staa TO re.
tpoEd t. tho call, and at the peoples bidding he
Stood before his audience. Ho came, no said
| hearing the conservative flag, snd if he fell in
the light he asked that no other reGtiom be sumo
over his grave thsn (pointing to Col. Mayo that
he hsd been 'stsbbrd in tho dark by 3 traitor
from his own party He had known Colonel
NJ en- tIr 90 lnSV bad -,
they dld not remain so it would not DO his tSull
but his record belonged to the public, ard thai
he should not spare lie then contrasted the tick
e.7 OF the t.o parties, and showed that the State
deb. had very little TO do with tho Issues Of the
canvass. End, in dealing with Mahoro and hi.
followers. showed them up in their true coors
and IN ioIciblo and striking language. Turning
upon Colonel Mayo. ho asked What are
got? II sm resdjusttr." replied the Colo.
nc. 'That want do. Ere you s Gemoc rat OF
ere sou II republican? u SIN resdju:ter,"
replied again tho Colonel. You said IL Alex-
andrla, Or are go reported, that sou were q con.
scrvslve.1orub!icsn," said Mr. Washington,
and thu: you had never boen dcrn6crst since
!Le war. are you correctly reporteGF y
anl," s.ld tho Colonel. Then you are 20,
.tju5ier conservative republican," said the
spestor. "Ezactiy So" said the Colonel.
You FAY" continued the speaker, 'that you
mover sought office; but, one year ago, you wrote
s letter, addressed 10 tie readjuster convention
a. Iappahsaaock, declaring yourself rcsd-
jnater and Offering 10 sccept tho nomination for
Congro's, and when Judge Cri:cher beat you
for the nomination you vo.pd for Judge Gar.
Iison and sgsins. Crtcher. and yet you claim 10
20 -osdjuste, and republican. You wore
ESQ elected N the Seventh OF July ticket, ARD
ys: you voted the Nineteenth Of May democratic
wicket. Ii a resdjuater republican Eou ought 10
have voted the independent. ticket or The Gar
Geld ticket. You were the gallant Colonel OF
the Fcriy-GoVeath Regiment. but on tho efc.
ton Gsy JoG deserted in tho face Of the onemy."
The effect OF This snaech csn be better imsgIn NJ
!hsn described and wa rctreln from sn7 com
HcnI. 70 cay tGsL Sir. Wsshineton's effort w.s
:. splendid enc Is but faint praIsn, ara tina: hG
eV5n surpassed tho expectation Of his irsnt is
csTtaiG, aaa When n. the close ot his !asi speech
n: s;pe-!ed 10 The r1opls 10 u.ho!i his hands i'll
Ina iI2ht he YVES m1knS Tor ihem. Ihs ,!aar!7
fefp"3a slack he received :"p&i have haha vcry
| 2:s:;'yiGc g. nin.