Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-31

large crowd to hear him. Observation-Disclosures
tho ac'amunrY Of t;;c weather, tho hall vas
filled, OYar two birds q! t;csu rt*ant baiuS
negroes. Il numtct oil Washington oiiiaa hold
tr4 also attended The ii3ctin!
Beoro tn, 'ncolirs !s.a called tn order, harti
blu cnn'a!riag Iho following |ajtcG from the
calctcd chhirnsD {! tho a'r.iahtoG; republican
executive Committee Il t;,n Sia:r, were ,lis!rk
ntcd to the cro;f!:
HARDlS0NEURG. Va. Oat. %. 1851.
Gw. .itmc ID. truly, Esq Chairman Et-
publican State Ec'cMirc Gnmm'iicc, Ictcrs-
bHrg. Va:
Dear Sit: Acuatei by the fra conviction
that tho Bourbon party ia sill h.n. OF making
tho raoo ISSUE predominant in Ills canvas, 1
declare my opposition 10 them, aH;i hereby tel
der my tumble Gciv;ocs 10 the gFta! liberal
caus, through you. The RonrhocS in ISL
stand where they did IL lSGl.
You kaow have always bicu Grant re-
publican. and now follow hiin With our states
men from the Who'll, country. it had been my
wish to remain quiet but find 10 DO SO will DO 70
aid Daniel in his white Lino Policy" against
the Judgment Of good republicans ia SID cut Of
tho State. [ therefore earnestly urge cvcrs yc-
publican friend of mioo to support the whole
Cameron, Lewis and Blair ticket.
Yours truly, }. W. Cochran.
Mr.. y. a. Windsor presided. and introduced
as tho first speaker Ma l.. A, Richardson, q
rlnGjusttr State canvaSS2r.
MsiJr Richardson spCko for sblut three
quartcrg Of 90 hour. lilo declared The: The
time had como for roectiou 10 Virginia, and
tho people CT tho old State were not goiag to be
scared GU. OF all scusc OF propricty By the cly
OF "Nlahonc." Gen Malone had fought o
huulrcd bat,lts fer Virginia. MD re. cue for
her enemies. Ihs people were :oll by !undcr
Speakers SID Tho fupdcr press that tic read
iustcrs wanted social tquaii!y, III xc6 schools.
81. The c2lored people did LOT want social
equality 5nd mly:d schools; Gil they desired
Woro Oolorcd teachers for CJl4red children. AID
the nights tic existing lava guaranteed them.
The cJIosed people hid always, oven Id tho dsya
OF slavery, remained faithful 10 their masters
Tney Voro faithful 10 The war Of 1872 aud Ia
tho war Of 1851. When 10 1851 tho Trumpet
called The men CT virginia to tho field Of battle,
the c)l0red servants remained quietly st homo
aud worked the err, isa tho pigs, aid PIC
teotcd lbs wives and daus hers OF th1r mas
tiers. Yes. they had always Proved faithful 10
thar allegiance 10 thtir ahcc;i0na. and vas il
strarg that they wtro found now united with
tho reaGlustcr pa!t3, which had fpr is grand
object the pehco aud prosperity OF inc old STATE.
cOnsuumal0u erdeG!iy wished for tY every
tue virginia.. 10 matter what might b. thu
c0lor Of Ills skiD. iio was 20t talking 10 lORcr
thn elevated mUral BtaiuI u lis r*au, tu: he
vas talking like jackson when nc pfasped
Gen. lay ior s OLD servant by lie hand Gni d. :
c!.red that he r>o1aG & d IL hin Il! thG CD
mGntB Of tue Elalho0d. because Of Lii (iCvl-
lon 10 his master. Tho rtaG iustor party, lbs
speaker SAID, was not paliY u! mISglScuGiiur-
lists. AID llttio Investigation m0uii reveal that
those who were The l1udcs: ia l!.cii cyudgl1na-
olOD OF tho party on that gcoia :Tg;o .Ii;msa!?is
"miscageuated. Tic rcrlainloscs his spoccl.
was devoted 10 ii!o public dcbf, tio addition OF
tho cari:a.i0D tax as r. prerequisite 10 sui!rr,
tho free schools. &c.
At the conclusion Of Mi ;! I:;;c;;;ri. on'.i
speech he waa presented By C:!. E. ". Aahhy.
ION bchsll OF tic ladies' ri al, xap,lria ;.ad tho
l.! rceGiusierF," with { il>r.l basket.
hlr. j. hmG!cf Smith, who :9%a :.txi i;tri
duo3d, said he did not cana 20 Tie ,acoting
with tho lIoullon CT sa,iDg r ward. Iio tatAn
to Alex aniria hnaAEan h. Ic!irgsI Il 10 hU tho
duty OF every Er9ihian to l!r@r :;J. Cnnyr2n,
tho psi,Ilt. RId acTt GGT,rnur o. tho Stale.
When he, ilc speaker. Appeared ieterG az x
=
tho pun ysr, as he coGGcisaii il - H. his 6uly,
OF correcting on olrCBnnuS 6iAia!acnt :iiada by
Mslor Daniel. Tho ocT1iciCn had hlc;, fl
ccptcl and MsiGr Daniel had promised n1: 20
rcreat the ntacmrnt again; HAT . rou,irEian
YVES then pro&rri WHO heard Mpi.g Daniel aty
that 10 would address latter 10 .hu PEOPLE
Withdrawing tho charge TINT ex-senator l;gEis
had voted fer the force bill. TIC speaker PIC
dlctoi a victory los Lhu r&aIl:atn tariy IN M
velnhrr. end said 4 majority ~ he Hi, pet
pic ct Eireiu!a pauli support H4,nSrna. iasia
and B;sir, while tho culor&I prGr!n. w!i3 had
protected tho wiy, bnj daughters ii hc C5I.-
iodc.a.c soldiers during h0 sar. ,sHrA ,n:,rt!
to unn for thai !ekGt.
Col. Cameron. thu man who hsl R;!,aaod
tho crowd. followed Mr.. Smith. lie said no
hid addressed tho people OF Alexandra olcc
before. Ii was 90 Saturday night, On tho or
ucr Ct sreot named after scmo onc Of lila
src@s!or5. lie Was RIcettd st Tbs! t;mc ly tho
Spartan band OF III Tca&j1s!trS. How there
came 10 bo l.! !caail:!cr'. he c;nsd rnt say,
as & traction WAS unknown in tao ballot box 10
his tc.i0u OF tho c0Un!,y. lo Was also greeted
on that Saturday nigh; hy sh-u. Erteca hua-
dred, who ho soon discovered w0.o no. in sym
patby with hin or tho Cause ho rclrtSente9.
lie vas glad 20 know that such WAS not the
caao DOW, ard that ho would rot hav to sp.ak
to hearts 10 which no would souoh nc rcsoon
svo chords. lie WAS glad 10 Gad TIA: tho reports
that the peopio Of Alexandra had no sympathy
with tho great cnuse OF r1edj 1stment, Wcra rot
true. Ii such reports Terc true, they would
shoW that state OF marel il.hcslth existed
hero that called Tor a Epo>dy remedy. lie did
oct como to talk fox sn7 party or any raee, but
be csmo 10 tho interest of The great eausc-n
csuso which vitality C)roeincd all mcn-of II
adjustment. lie did net caro- what q man had
been in the past. Ills tkn might bo as black
as the acc Of spades or his lood as rcd IS tho
sco Of hearts; if Ito Wes wiling to put bis
shoulder to tho wheel, aod help along tic great
osusc Of Virginia, that man was his friend, and
he would clasp him by the hand. lie did noi
come to abuse any man. although, in his sb- |
seIcc, he had been held up 10 1cprosch, and
things had been said about him which DO had
declared to BIO untrue. Ho would ,oavo abuse
to the msn who represented al the respse:s
bily of the cid Commonwealth. The reaG- |
iuS!er5 Were not looking f5r grounds Of c,m-
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