The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-16
TO the Editor Of tho Alexandria Ga
setfe.

SIR-Your correspondent, the odd Indian,
and his patchwork essay replete as it is with
clumsy efforts at humor would have passed un.
noticed; but for some illusions in his second
paragraph. He affects to take umbrage at a
fictitious advertisement printed in paper of
the last week. The satireof advertisement
is levelled at the practice of enape,1cism IN gen
eral without any allusion whatever to persons,
No name, place, specific fact or other subject
is mentioned which could incidentally desig.
nate an individual. The fretfulness of your
correspondent therefore, and the privilege he
assumes, unless affected as cloak forprevious
malice) are altogether gratuitous.
If he be an emperic, land we are bound to
believe that he is, upon his own authority he
has fitted the fools-cap upon his own head. 1t
is certain however, that he is not medical
emperic or he would have displayed more &C
quaintance with the technical phraseology of
the profession than he has done. But there are
quacks in other professions as well as in medi.
cine, quack attorneys, quack authors, quack
wags and quack paragraph grinders. When
he follows his own advice and favors the public
with his address, we shall be better able to de-
eide with which of the above classes to enroll
him. The old Indian has indeed s.f,,om diff.
dence, or some other cause neglected to gsue the
public his address. He has however impaired
to it the knowledge of several strong lines
his character, which compensate in some de
gree for the omission. That the writer of the
communication signed an old Indian is black
guard, is obvious from the ribaldry & obscen-
ity OF his essay, and from the disgusting per-
sonalities with which it Is filled. That he is a
fool or wishes to be deemed one is apparent
from the unnecessary degree ofirritation which
he affects to display in it, and that he is knave
and knows it himself, may be fairly inferred
from his having undertaken to write it at all.
One ofthe authors ofthe spectator labors to
prove that there is no wit in breaking windows,
or throwing handkerchief behind the fire
would it not be well for your correspondent to
consider whether there be really any merit in
Harlequin gambols; and whether ribaldry and
wit are identically the same. With this sug
gestion take my leave of the old Indian, in his
fictitious character, as have no pc chant for
the Indian mode ofattack, where one party on
ly is behind the bushes. 4 y
IN CoUNCILAApr;ls, 1892. |
Ordered, Thatthe tax of d. due by Sarah |
Talbot, be reunited.
The Council resumed the consideration of |
The Bill entitled Gan act vesting in the Board !
of Health certain powers, deemed necessary in
the discharge oftheir duty" which was read
second time and amended and on motion, was
read third time and passed.
Ordered, That that part of the communica-
ion from the Board of Health, which relates to
he sunken ground, be referred to the Com
mittee appointed to examine the second ward.
The bill entitled, An act to repeal a part of
he twentieth section of the act entitled, An act
'educing into one and amending the several
lets respecting Gaugers, Measurers of wood,
&c. was read second and third time and pass
ed.
The Bill making appropriations fer the ser.