Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-22
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The MOSby StaIWart Club.

| ga my way to my westward home, aitsl
| having witnessed the iuaugu!atoo Of Gcn. Gar.
field, stopped at tho hous, of friend 10 Eau
quior county, Va. Oao evening l vas Invited
to attend q meeting cf tho Mts5y StaIwa.t
Club. which | cheorfaily ucccr!od. Ga c1lcr-
ing tho door found the room auifuily iIlu
minated. aGd shove the Speakers s.aud was
embszoned: "Fo. Governor, Jpo, s. Messy
| For Lieutenant. Goviraor, i. l.. Lewis"
| After being vouohed for. and haviag taken
the pledge OF sccrosy, WIS conducted to TIC
Speakers stand aud was seated. Having iio,
| ished the usus! routine eff business, resolutions
were offered aud adopted indorsiUg the course
| Of Gen. Malone in the u. s. Senate, aud coz
maudDc tho official conduct Of Col. Mosby at
| Hong korg. At the conclusion Of which, fIr.
j. Z. Ssalook ARCS, and said:
Mr.. President nnd Gentlemen Of tho Mosbg
Stalwsrt Club: thapk you for tho distinguish
| cd compliment you bsvo paid NE, 10 sppoin;ing
nc to address this highly honorable hody, ocm
| posed as it IL Of representatives Of the great
! national republican party. | regard it as 90
| light and trivial undertaking to discnss with
credit TO ones self the questions Chi fly apita-
| ting tho minds Of the people at preseot. Ev,r
si1co ths close of the war. tito settlement OF tic
90 apparent solution | think its settlement
as proposed 10 tho Rddleberscr bill, nearer
Just. and fair, than eny offered up to this time.
| This bill reduces the debt With interest COM
pounded aDd reoonpoundcdl from $33 .0G0 900
| TO about S2l ,0O0000 Tho rroapocs for paying
| the deb. is brighter at present than ever Tho
President 10 his managerial raocm ncnds III, CO
ucation of tho masses by tho general govern
ment, thus roevilug the States Of the school
tax. lclnoot resume my seat, withou. ms king
some illusions to the natural advantages OF the
State Of Virginia. Her facilities GRO inferior to
none on the globe, but superior to any on this
continent. Fer example. the Shenandoah is
capsule Of turning 100000 Of spiudIcs aud hor
fertile valleys will furnish food fer the operas
tiVes thereby employed; on tho suuny slopes of
the Blue Ridge, wool can bo grown by tho mill
lion pounds the domestic manufacture of which
would DO oca:dcd as the dawn Of new era in
our ludusuisl history. Within tho walls fthis
building to night are gentlemen from Ohio
who propose to buy 1000 acres of our uplands
for the purpts' of grazing tho Augora goat, q
new AID Profitable enterprise in the history of
this couory. Let Us be of good cheer let US
remember It Wss under republican admins
tratlon tho Atlantic cable was constructed, and
DOW the 'natIons Of the earth CAP sit down 10 sc.
VIZ ooa'Si9" WIN eauu Otuels Ouuel d SiIullar
rule, the Pacific railroad was built reducing
the distarc, from New York to San Francisco
to eight days travel Mr.. President: This
great political organization known as the repub
loan party has but one word for its motto.
That word is progress With its back to tho
dead past, and With its facs to tho future, il
will overcome any obstacle that may be thrown
byiuposlng factions across its pathway; it will
surnount any resistance intended to impede its
rapid march to glorious achievements. With
truth tor our creed and God for our guide the
republican cause may succeed. Thanking you
for your polite attention, resume my SCAT
Rounds of applause.
1t was unanimously agreed that thu pro-
ceedlngs of this meeting be sent TO The A'exan.
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