Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-12-30
Mr.. Snowden:
December 20

WyiTi. Won be so obliging to insert the
w fyll5wing twice or lhrice in your
Gazette, in reply TO the notification of the
honorable Nexander Henderson, Esquire.
II is not common with me to mime or talk
of such sell known characters, except when
al tUSs for conversatica and his name ac-
riden,aily introduced by others with Spe-
eies Oi eucOmium his conduct ana works.
That gentleman IS too ue,! known 10 suf-
fer ia 0h1Ias ter, even had the charges have
been made by me which he slieges-and
am not disposed 10 adopt the th,el-taker's
rule, with Sir Joseph Banks, TO judge Of
people by their looks.
The fact IS, I naie no such assertion or
assertions as he alleges, and whether the
CHARGES are e his own inventions or trom
j4cP,ysliUn OF BIS partner j. for themselves 10
deSiis.
rs lore intimacy with Mr. Charles Ty-
lsr was SRo,yn 20 ;ne fof ike list tme from
the ~. .ico;icn in queS;ion their bate init
macy seems 70 be well understood Il rough
the slSp, alI he cause OF compiling them
loqg;Ger, as 1--we Understood from many
of or citiz-iS, ~ aninaGye rsiopS and ap-,
prei,sns;eu7, Regarding ti,eir coinec,ion,
vhei' Fl correctly Gr incorrectly formed, is
fd2nHeb, a he + less, &c are-cr6g looking
you,s Gin 8 LON Mas fayorably Impressed
until yeSterday,) had repeated, SPOKEN
jccoseiy toiIim, came TO the frankly SaGk,
where | sal at the hie, exceeding S.teet!e
AMI uhwell, wrappetGp in my cloas, ACT
tina; aoohe r0un my neck. mpasslT the
baak, As ia 4 intended, Hound myseif tGss
m !ch exaaustGd 10 'each my own house, al
lc than one hundred yards distsnee. with
out an excr,icn which Threaded 70 attempt.
h,d recovered a little when Dir. EitZ-
hugh came in, ana sooke 10 him as usual,
observing VAS uawt.i. lie comG'enced
a catalogue Of assertions (as inventions o.
inine), 10 the elect as reiterated In the pub
iieat:on Of Che hon. MIR. Henderson. Al tie
arst, Absolutely thought the STRIPPING vas
- fun, or a species OF raiieIy, a liberty /
h frequently taken with him for shaving,
Mics from bank TO bank, and once in par
HieularI was pleased with the ingenGoUsness
,sS6f his mply, tn effect, that he vas not
Sspiessed himself at the business, and that he
wouid gladly resign il for some otter Eo';e
of living and iroiu his language and
nerIwa satisselths ne was drsirous ioget
engaged in other pursuiis.--1ith these inn
pressiuns 1 urged him to 90 ON, observing
,rie brokers' business was then common,
aud th /. something would probably Oder
more L, Us taste and inclination at an early
dale.
After assuring Mr. Fitzhugh calmly, that
: bad not the most distant knowledge IN
the things he alleged, advised him 10 en-
ouire through the town, and be would, or
might hear all that had heard on the sub
iect-.iat | did not choose to enter the
hs,s NJ, find aa,t prove one way or the other.
lie issi>ted that | had spoken disrespect-
fully 81 his partner and ihst he was de-
ternitsJ Is defend his charae.er-to which
replied, ! bad 10 objection. aud that It
night be barthen beyond his power to
supr0rt.
lie got still more clamorous. got ~
trom my seat To push him oct 81 the bank,
when ne informed me he YVES engaged IN
exchanging money, and hobblsstbacS 10
resume my seat when be becagte more a.
luSive than al fist exceeding Az that have
4. any date experienced IN tue course OF
] my liie--n hectoring tone, that my age
protected me from punishment-uith the
most opprobrious epithetS, concluding ths,
!was an Infamous Old scognirel, audi took
the liberty to break bis head. | cannot
vpneh for the exact wurlS ia every parti-
cuiar.-I am certain as 10 the substance
being fairly ani correctly represented.
JOHN THOMAS RICKETTS,.
DseenssrSo