Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-28
TUESDAY,, JUNE IS. 1903.
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The Col. UMBIAN.

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u Paper whose contents and principles
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crest Of the community, OF wandering from
lie established standard Of truth
In the natural course Of asfairs, it will
sometimes be necessary, from want OF po-
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should be supplied With moral dlsquisiuons,
practically nsef,h and interesting, and lnSlric-
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