Alexandra, August 90, 1916.
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Alexandria, August 20, 1916.


MEssRs. EDITORS The opponents Of Re-
PROCESSION held meeting last evening in front
Of Scarce's Virginia House, in the county Of
Alexandria, just beyond the corporation line.


Jesse 7. Ramsay, esq, the first speaker. re-
marked, that our condition at present was good,
we were happy people, not oppressed by
onerous or unjust laws, and he therefore hoped
that no change in our political condition would
be effected.


Heiwas followed by J. Gipson Peach in a
neat and handsome address, set, however, in
the same old tune taxes, taxes, taxes.


No disposition being shown on the part Of
the .anties to continue the subject, Edgar
Snowden, esq, at the repeated call Of the
friends Of the measure, took the stand, and ex-
horted every opponent to look at The issue in
volved before voting. He was surprised, he
said, to find such young men as Mr.. Peach,
taking SO strange ground against the mea-
sure, and with regard to his old friend, he
could but say, in the language Of the dying
Cesar, SET tn, Jesse"


Messrs. VIM. d. Mutt, and Wm. d. Massey
and Thomas w. Ashby, being called for seve-
rally, addressed the audience in favor of the
measure, and at the close an old gentleman
who came TO put out the lights being called on
for speech, closed the discussion BY saving,
Gentlemen, il is my earnest hope that Retro
cession may not prevail l..