Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-19
NiJOR Daniel IN ALEXANDRIA.

r"h"i ttHtt -iCCOHtJttiticu lCttH Music tH I'M
Mustastic Admirers Tile Distinguished On
dtor Listened to ~ an Immense ConcomSc
Of Ieopte-Speech Of Judge OFrT0N-
Great Enthusiasm. &c . dc
Mal1 John w. Daniel, the gu AIT s:sudati
bearer oil th5 regninr democratic party 10 Nlr~
Rinia, arrived 10 ibis city from Wartenou,
yesterday at 1880 o'o!cck. lie was met at lho
dspot ~ committee eff c,iz,ns, IN j escorted
quietly TO tho residsIca Of S. Chapnsn n ,alr.
ESD where be remained unli las: night ct haf
past seven cook when large delegation Of
c'tZ Ds, headed ~ the Alexardri. Musical
Ass,cisiiao. proceeded to Mr. Neale's resi-
deuce, and u1hi,ching he horses attached to the
carriage intended for Majer D.oiel, amid
Toe plsudit5 Of tbs people aud q megsiisen.
display Of fireworks, dew him through the
streets IT tie city by hanl 10 Arncry Hail,
where the speaking Was sunounc.d 10 take
| place. The large hail was packed to overfloH
Ing by oGe OF The most brilliant audiences ever
assembled, 90 any cccas0n 10 Alexandria. All
tho sporoaches to tho ball wers crowded.
| ftere Las hardy ever b.eu such an Ou'uGutlbs
| oil The people at political meeiog. Ga men
! who rarely leave their homes 81 Eight
Wtro there; all classes OF ciizcns, dem
ocrs's. reaoascrs nDd r.p1blicius Weru 10 at
tendance. aud taic ladies' graccd the soano by
their presence. When Msjor Daniel entered
| tho bal tho Enthusiasm was grand to behold.
As soon as he made his appearance tho i'm
neGs! audience arose and sept up shous that
made tho Wolkiu ling. Tho hapdkerch,els eli
| the ladies were waved ard tho deateuinr sp,
| psuse was oonioued till tho Major reached the
platform, and order was called for by tho ten
p0rsry chairman.
| Afior music by the Musical Association, Col.
IL. w. NED called the meotIDg to Ord,r. lie
| spoke of the rare pleasure OF having 50 dis.
tIogulshed an orator as Major Daniel present,
| and moved that Major W. w. Herbert, casir.
man OF the Conservative Committee, be re-
quasttd 10 preside. Tie motion was adopted
| ADD Major Herbert c,na forward amid sraat
applause. Upon taking tho chair he ssid My
| elow clt'Z!ns. tsks great pies sure in intro
duclng 10 this assemtlage tho gaIlsut soldier.
| the distinguished statesman. tho brisnt era.
| tor. tho nex! Governor Of VirQinia-MsiJr
| John w. Daniel. of LVDchburg. GApplauae. !
The appearance Of Ms i>r Dlniol WAS tho zig.
nal ior another tu.burst Of loud AID cln!i1aed
applause. AS soon as quiet was rostCrot, the
orator OF The evening, who has not y0t cele-
Grated hla tortloth birthday. aud whose ci.ssis
| Gal lace aud noble bearlDg is calculated to WIN
| iaVcr with tIuU and generous people, 10 Ct ST,
splendid Voics conm .nced bis speech. Ila gavo
| tho people OF Alexandria, whom b. regarded as
friends. his best respects, most c0rdisi gvcotiog,
| and heartfelt thanks Tor the magnlEc mt reoep
lion which had been aocarded him, al tho Lnm,
bio representative CT the democracy Of Vir-
g'rla. which hnd for liz oil .os the $, inter
ss Of tho Old Commonwealth. "a dear 70 the
| hearts OF her people to day es Shn vas 10 the
days Of her pIido and glory. The conservative
demt cratic party had, 10 thair wisdom, psssed
more worthy and gifted sous by and iakcu up as
candidate for lho Chi, + utice ot the ola Sta.e,
private from the ranks. ILL., wuu i rather
bat tho responsibility had baeu place iu otirt
hands. but the stand nd having b .ca pl.cli ia
fl5 charge, be iuleBded to oIrry il % to ri.
unDhaot victoiy. lilo cain, to TIL tho people
OF Alexandria that the Conservative democratic
ticket was received aith eothusiotm all over tho
S!s!e. aud Ibst IL Was sure ia b. urUwncd With
success IL Nov m5er, while hlshoueism would
be buried cut OF sight for ever. never again 10
shoE lis hesd as on oigin q; .luo. or TO mir he
rahca sad prosperity IT The s3as @! Virginia.
lie csmo to esk the tu'Ttfgi ct every rlap. 20
matt r, what miph. te hia uolor or precious a,n
=
cver3Whcra hat be WIS t!emocta. from Tic
crowo OF his head TO The colo OF his loot dem.
ocr. ell the way thrnush-a dcla' cat o! The
Jscks0olgp stripe Altar ha hsa been u2rni
uatod aud had taken the stun, lie :nct uu!.
Cameron, The oosl:tIpa csad!dato for Q.vJruoy.
and asked him whether no wss democrat or 6
repualcsu. and he SAW pelo luS OIHc OYER
that genllcmap's c9untcnauco lie, Col. C.,
hcsl.eted for & while, but at last cane 70 he
front ard stated that 10 vas IA read ulster. lie
asked Col, Cameron farther IT he lpIrnded, ii
elected, 70 support the naliopsl democratic
p,ry, and The read usier candidate sat 10 his
IKE sphiox lie called upou hin % sposk
or die. but ho did not tp COX, s"d split ike
death was III, portion in November. On
| another occasion Col. Cameron said he vas
| Deither democrat or republican, sad he,
Msior d., picked up scrap book OF Cal C.'s
| Itteranoes. and read to him where be mad 10
he beGioniog OF tho canpaign stated Ia the re.
pubIc,ns that be was repUb ieeu, sad TO the
democrats that he vas democrat. it COL
Cameron conti5uad to retrograds ty November
he would be nothiog. and little of that. Wheu
| o map comes before the public for position. and
ID not wiling 10 take the psoIla into bis emf
depc! he c.upot expeca tho o)u6deucs nf thsso
| whose votes he desires. and uJless Eirgiaia
fSiSes mOTe uuuultS lDho Sue uSeQ 10 that luuU
vii not bo the next Chief Magistrate OF tho
S:Gle. The people have been told, sid the
speaker. that the democratic parry is uaetl, to
deal with ;he iUanoes Of The State spd Garry 90
! tho governuen; that the parly had diverted
tho school fund. &c. IT tbeso statements we're
true every patllot would feel that the timc Ii I'd
| come when the question Of Iho oieaozitiou Of
q new parry should be considered. Nat ouu Of
these charges were true, and he would show i!
bv tho history Of the debt. Ia 1850 sc, 900,
coo WAS the Indebtedness of the State, eveyy
dollar Of which was dollar 10 gold. un1ed 10
construct the vast public works. from which
the peopla to day wore deriving great tenoi s.
10 1851 Virginia embarked 10 revolutions; her
Drop,riy was destroyed. her brave sous were
Left Sleeping tho uodisturbed slsep of the brave
and tho true 90 tho blood stained battle fields,
aud one third of her territory had been wres;ed
from her aud erected Toto new S,a,e. 10
1871 tho funding bill. cisiog new bond 90 the
debt Of par c'nt.. and runniug fer 40 years,
was enacted. lie thought that this vas under
taking little moro than the State could ac>