Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-14
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WooDvHLE, KArr Co, VA, JAY r.
Yesterday beirg County Court day, o largo
bunter tf The people Of Rappshanuock met at
The Court House. most of them draan together
by Tho calls published by The denec. slio party
for ncclirg 10 s,ltos d,ltgat,s to The Rich.
Gond Convention. Theirs had also been po,ic,
that The poterans ottho couoty,the Oh soldierr,
would ncst for tic purpose Of ourolIiog them.
s;l7cs prcpt ratcrS TO their org ,niz,ion fer tho
lu1po's Ct attending tho memorial ty,tc's. g to
,, held at Cu!pepcr G. ii On tho olst i, tbe
Solciers' Gem tery at that place Tbep, toe,
tho rcaci listers had been called together TO sc,
ltc: their oWn party Delegates 10 their owe GIN.
vaution, 81 that til ra was hrga and general
turatu OF tho good p!cpie CT the county. drswa
together by ;atsJ dit root calls. Tho cid soldier,
oil whom 80 county in ,h, State to its s;z, and
population can raj larger or m,ro deserving
clns OF CT! 4 .us thsn this old mouatain border
et oJua,y. after orisn ziog, ty calIiop Col.
L. t. Missile, OF the cid T. h, to the chair. ard
hsTiaG flashed the purpcs, OF is cslI, set of
resolutions wsre passed. c)ldemniag ia tho
most csrot S! ard oer,bil largusg, the lsto at.
tempt upoo tho lilo OF The Presd ,rt, the Dur.
pose Il he essassil sod tho wchedn, ss and
MESSAGES OF the whois affair. and OLE siup with
ioerRs Ct warm sympathy With the family Of
thu Pfesidsnf, and hcpit & his life MY be scar.
ed to them End 10 tho o1uotiy. Thts, tesolu
tlon5 were pesssd WITH cheerful and warm sun.
port ny the laga aod Interested nunbus If
tho old s2ltlels pTts.rt, sod as 90 earnest snd
epl ierce Of the teellrr of the whole OF our nan.
ii, sll! &c at ohco forwarded TO The White
House. Aud h. r, it msy BIZ we'll to say that
brave aid esrust as were tho stIli4rs of ihe
tl. county. $ vas sttt Cd by the bravery nm
nAoy Ii lid Of battle. AID warm ADD ley.l a.
was toe tym2athY Tor thin and their cause
from every home, We havs to meet the first
p.rson or hear the frs. VOC, taat ia not s.rur
10 III Spoken d5nunoia'ion E .icst thu sttemut
upoo the lie of tho Fr.s;dent. its purpose, ills
ptrpttraicr ard tho whole stfir. [. is with
lles.tr, We thus 1io With tho oera feeling
OF the ~hol, iuatry onr owo. aud Wills. there
arc those who yet wage an unholy war on the
South AID liz people, yet it coavic ion can
reach thcm ooIvicion should DOT DOW longer
be delayed TO teach them how wrongly they
have iuise1, sui tho ieelisg aud spirit Of the
hour ought TO Do to them lesson thu moral of
which may mako thsm wiser if not more ton.
est In their appreciation OF the l,ya!iy OF our
po3p'e.
After tho dsmocsala had selected their dale.
gates 10 the August convection the business of
the meeting was rapidly gona through with in
order to give the friends OF Malone and RAD.
justnont the use Of the court room 10 co their
political WORK. We bRvo horotofors told tho
titz t!e ths! lh5 party is q very small one in
Rappshsnnock, and if there ara thoae who
thought ua wrong then, we know now for truth
we were right, for on Monday out of the ve1y
large crowd present there were but a fez-not
as many &S bakers dCzan-thlt VI could count
who took part IN organizing or participated in
the Malone meeting, snd ii there were more Wa
neither saw nor hesrd from them and they were
re sously silent. ! he fact il, several democrats
gu. Of ihH ;umbrr who romlined in the roc m to
ase and hasr, alter II full count Of faces and
names, announced the number of readi usters 10
bs tour-so few test for tho purpose Of formal
organization OF the meeting some necessary
change and interchange of places among tue
{ III GERS had to be made in ORDER TO hsye moyer
OF resolutions on the oor of tina house.
very good address from j ohm s, Buckner
esq. wss The feature Of the occasion. lhis pen.
Il! MN is one OF the most senaibe and interest.
ed lockers on OF the political fsld and presents
hls fesly good ideas in sVigorous aad forciole
manner, and yet Wo EsW 20 evidence that hi,
speech, good though it was, I'd the effsct of .d
ding to the numbers of his Ia:ty. The fact ia, |
there IL no entEusia.m hera In tho ranks of the
few stjuster5, and if they number more than
We believe them. !hti: members arc silent az the
Rrave-unRnown TO others as readjastsrs do not |
participate IN Tie meetings nor make themselves |
known. ! am aware it Is claimed their nnrtv 10 |
strong By some OF their enthusiasts here, but if |
10, j! Is one of those strange political anomalies
hat must await development hereafter.
Rappshsnnock county will give as lares I, |
democratic siority q, ever aud il all the coun.
les in the State do as we'll, coalition will meet Al
fat n Hnv,I L.,
lid at the hsnds Of democratic senators. Tho
campaign has not opsned here yet, bot when it |
Ices it will have GO ur certain sound shout il.
An irish gentleman. with !hs! pc, u lar mel
piculty Of statement char c!srislic of lila ,sen