Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-30
Temperance Bush Meeting. &c.

MANASSAS. Va. August 2s.--Thc tenn
pcrancc bush meeting at the Junction passed
oil very successfully OH Thursday and drew
il good Attendance from the surrounding
country.
Ex-Governor VIM. Smith, of Warrenton,
presided, and after prayer by Rev. Dr. Pol
lard opened the meeting with IN able aI
dress rrplctc with the observations of over
, thrrc-quartcrs of Il century. He criticised
Very severely The course Of Senator Riddle
berger and others who defeated the general
local option law last winter by refusing to
suspend the rules and allow fair vote to
he taken OH lis passage. The Governor has
taken pains To collect some valuable statis-
tics on the liquor question, which he uses
with great effect. At the close of his open-
I'M: address he introduced Rev. d. G. c.
Butts Il talented young minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, lrcm
MlddicScX county, who spoke with great
elect ior an hour and quarter. At the
! close OF his speech Il motion was adopted
appointing committee Of twelve to report
plan al permanent county organization for
the Local Option Alliance. with orders to
. l.
lowing committee was nominated bv the
audience and elected: Westwood Hutcbiu-
( son, VIM. y. Bryant. VIM :. Clark, George
! {. kuund, J. s. Carter, 4. H. Compton. d.
v Weir, Cornelius Loose, +. l.. Hornbaker.
| Rev. +. NJ. TODD, Rev. +. H. Vaughn Col
Robert Tancll and C. \. SNOWFALL.
After the appointment of the Committee
on organization, the mass meeting adjourn
cd :or dinner. The ladies had an abundance
OF good things provided and all ate and
were filled. Some time was then spent in
Soclality, and games Of various kinds, took
up the attention Of the young About four
clock the audience again gathered at the
sound of the music and the report fthc
committee was received They recommend
| cd the following as al Executive Committee
! to control the affairs Of the Alliance. For
Gainesville district, Wcstwood Hutchinson
and Rnht. Tyler Mansus, \. II. Compton
ana I. y. SNOWFALL /; Brentsvillc, Hon. VIM
y. Bryant Coles John Rennoc Dumfries
| Geo. NJ. Ratclltfe. The Occouuan Refrom
! Club was requested TO name one member
from Occoquan. The committee likewise
reported that they had balotcd for coun.
~ chairman and had reelected Mr.. G.. A
SNOWFALL. They recommended that the Elk.
eClltivc Committee take the necessary stems
to secure special local-option law for
FRINGE William from the next Legislature
and that another mass meeting to be hell
during the coming year nj the call of Tho
executive committee. at which every temperance
church or other organization approving the object
OF the alliance he requested to send one dclcrat,
for every - members. to form the business meet
ing "i the alliance. They likewise recommends,
that the friends of temperance be urgently re-
In'2'rd I" organize in every community SOM
klnu III temperance society according to thc
preferences. On motion of Col Tans;U rho n,os
meeting unanimously endorsed the recommends
tiohs OF the committee, after which Gov. Smitl
introduced Rev. John Pollard. ir.. D. D. nastor n
the Lcigh-Strcct Baptist Church of Richmond Va
VINO spoke Tor IN hour and half on the right AM
duty OF our people TO protect themselves from tn
; evils of intemperancc by law. Dr. Pollard is Nv
Nicc.Prcsident of the Alliance for Richmond c;ty
and Is an able and attractive orator. He is M
tive of King and Queen county.
inc exercises were lntcrSperSed by songs from
choir. entitled The Euglc Call, God Speed tn
Eight, Vote it Out" Sc. Sc
On Friday ey.Ciov. Smith Rev DR. poll,rd a.,
iIeN. MI buttS with some citizens of Manassas
inspected the battlefield. Gov Smith had mn
visited the field since July 21 1851 After som
diihcuity, owing to the changes that have TAX,
place IN the twenty-oic years past, he found tn
exact spot where he stood with the 10th Va Regj
ment and the scattering troops picked IN hy bir
and led into the fight ON that memorable daJ
Here is the spot, the rery spot - he cxcluimc
with boyiSh eagcrncss as he stamped Oh the prouu
pointed out to him by Mr.. Henry To assure him
self of its reality and recalled incident after Incl
dent Of the terrific carnage. The Governor in
sisted upon walking from the Lewis House wher
he slept the night before the battle going over al
the ground over which lie had gone, aud enter
tanning his hearers with details of that histori
night. The party having fought good fightrfcl
back in good order on Manassas junction, an
dlned with an cxUnon officer, Mr.. George {
Round, who was volunteer Quartermaster an
Commi|sary for the day
Last night Rev. Mr.. Butts delivered his sid
splitting lecture on Snakes" for the benefit q
the proposed stone fence a round the Conf,derat
Cemetery. The lecture was well patronized b
all classes of our people r =
To strengthen and build up the system,
trial will convince you that Browns Iro