The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-02-24
AL EXAN .s2IA HERALD.
MoNDAr MORNING. FsBRuARr %.
FOR THE ALEXANDRIA, herald.

I'd" SO nucn eSCNeu the PUBIC teeliI
tor some days past (; nor should hayc
done i. now, had not discovered in In.
several communica ions upon that sub
Ject disposition TO AVOID d discussio
OF The real causes OF complaint, by TAX
ing up those ot minor import or endeN
yorIng go wake the real uEe q subie,
OF ridiculc-be i'eving, as l do, the Z,
are real causes of complaint against ,.,,.
Sommoh Conncii, and that the peopi
shouId DC acquainted with hem Wi
eusayor to point them out-Ain doing
rhLsy hewerer. trust shall he pardon
ed Tor taking the liberty touchinp
q Little Gn some OF the con- nanicatiops
already before the public rne write
over Il C signature Of fGpod o DER
makes most solemn and emerge Ic AID
peal to his felio. crIsens upon tie
subject OF gambling aCd plints on, IN
very ferclble language the mischieis OF
this pernicious vice, and il he had no
G:oncluded by saying, - II is fol endea
Y~VorinS TO prevent scenes of this sort,
tha council are denounced and radica.
change 10 be made III the police OF the
town." l should have been dis Doscd to
give him great credit for his perform
ance--but the ondeavor of Good Ord.i
10 lead the minds OF tho citizens from
tie real causes Of complaint will ~
answer; 1t is not the gambling law that
complained of, not thetnsnrer in whlc
tie mayor has discharged his duty-nu.
ii is the unwarrantable InaitentIon 10 the
public interests in the expenditu,.
Is r,,,hl;r o.
the public feeling--and the Subscriber
ia the Gazette is equally Unfortunate in
allributing the dissatisfaction so strong.
ly expressed by the people to the con
duct of the mayor nor can he by turn
ing the subject into ridicule, even wiz
the assistance of his preacher and HI
sermon, prevent the people from sen
ously considering the charges made
gainst the Members IF Council.
Mr. will Little Johnny be more for
tunae in endeavcring TO mislead tn,
judgment, by an stiemPt to lead tse
enquiries of the people upon the sub
jecr.of retrenchment in their expenc
es, as stated by Hard Times, TO one oil
less interest to the community OF
the conduct oflhe mayor upon the sub
ject Of the gambling law, or that of the
famous leader of Black Legs, Robin
Hool and his companions of the gaming
table. No--.he writer Of this, as well
as large majority of the community,
are disposed to give the mayor credit
for his conduct in relation to that sub
ject--it is the council they complain OF,
of their uhjus tlliable expenditures of
Johnny IN his attempt at wit ard ridi-
cale says Is is it nothing 10 si1e yoSr
mayor aud SUPERINTENDENT Of hoLce q
year nor cute so much as the diScoHat
clerk or runner in fhe bSnks ger ;" yet
he viii find il is some thing the people
will not forget that the same Offices
have been as well filed, and by men,
who have discharged their duty as cor
Fectly as the present officers have for
the public money, by increaSing the sa.
laries of the public officers unnecessa-
riiy, and Of the shameful abuses in
building the market house, and which
has caused the strong expressions of
the pubic opinlo6---anSf although Little
one hall The sum bu. l think Little
johnny should have gone little Ia,
Their, stated that the clerk has receiv.
cd for his services the last year as
much, or more, than any discount clerk
20 auy bank In town and that so days
would be more than sufficient t. do ali
the work the clerk has TO do in the year,
and 10 work only In bank hours WheD
The discount clerk In bank has to
wo.ka Whole year. But am really al
loss to know why little Johnny should
attempt to turn this subject into ridi
cule {; it is certainly one of great i.!te-
ceSt TO the Gommu"lIy--But had his
signature bcra another namc, which
suspect il ought to have done, I should
caan have been abe 20 account for 1t, l."
bis attachment, to high salaries, pariicu-
h 'agly that OF the mayor. a. :. Is well
& noaD ne has for years pas! been using
- utmost influence to get /! 20 100
pillars when nc has In the most con.
. scend.ng manner imaginable agreed
. serve his !eiiO9 citizens as mayo.
Tor the pllry salary OF one thousand
Goiiars--No, no, bu. from most patri'
O,ic ao.iycs Of being servlceable to
ihem; and. really sir, when l ref1scl
on ihis l do think as he says, or rather
rusans, that 1t would be nothing 10 give
your mayor not quite so much as the
president Of bank and yodr superin
tendent. not quito SD much as discount