Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-02-19
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OBSERVING in the Alexandra
Gazette of the lst instant, your highly
erudlte, and most polished essay, I'M
Ter the head of /" Advertisements" and
profoundly smitten with the gigantic
proves of your more than huissdnf
quill, 1 cannot forbear to beg to6e per-
mitted to present myself to YOUTH tbs
humble shape of the most entire homage
and consideration I! and whilst Iavow
an utter incapacity 10 withhold my
sympathies, and to suppress my indig.
nation, at the vandal-liks snormities,
which have been practised, by those
never to be forgiven fellows yclep'd the,
= trustees of the Hyge;a Academy"
IN presuming to travel ont OF the
plain path of charity and forbearancc,
and una poee Diminishing you, (ior in
you, ii is not difficult, to recognise the
sag Mr.. Z. L. II } f. ON their employ.
meat. and that too, on the unheard of,
d ungracious charge Of total iacapa-
ty, and total ia6delity-I say whilst
make bold to approach you, withall
ue humility and adoration' may De
most graciously pardonsd, for daring
to lit, one little corner OF the veil, ana
5 ewing to a wonder-stricken, and adj
mlrlng community, one or TWO very tri'
vial errors, which have, q am sure,
from the most natural, and OF course,
the most yenial of motiyes) crept into
the lines OF your truly sP'ehdid ha-
yer lsement with a just appreciation
otyour extraordinary character, COM
nut myself to your clemehcy, "i'hou'
one fear OF being denied, that lndui'
gence and complaeency, Tor which you
sand so pre-eminently distingulshed-
| shall most carefully sit, the little,
orientai-llke nsisfakcs, OF your peice,
IRON the great seit-eyident truths,
which flash upon the view, and almost
astonlsh the understanding, and this
done, shall, with all confidence IN the
issue) turn you, and your Advertise
mept," over to that station In society,
to which, youare SO Gmincntly entitled.
tits rue, that "a part OF the trustees
only,' were present at the time, you
received your quietus, but sas the laws
of tho Academy, had regulated the
number requisite to form O quorum for
business, and as nearly thrice that NUM-
Der were present = as your rejection
was decided on nemfne esn!radirente,
fpnf pyceptInp ire pnutle m n. WhO hat
very properly consented to become the
vehicle OF your petition and to whom
you have so gratefully given the lie y
as the trustees OF the ACADEMY were
SO considerable III NUMBER, ana SO ds-
tached IN res,dence' as 10 reauer II
next to Impossible, to convene them
10 man; and as IT would nave been
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