The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-11-01
TREATMENT TO PRINTERS.

misfortune makes strange hed.fellows.
TREATMENT TO PRINTERS.
from the National {niciiigencer.
we have lately had the most urgent
occasion to address to some of our sub.
scribers by letter, a request that they
would have the goodness to transmit to us
the money due for their subscriptions.
We subjoin samples of the answers we
have got: The following came to hand
yesterday. s-,.S S. c. SEM. 81.
MEssRs. GALES & sEAroN
have often seriously doubted wheth-
er any good was likely to be produced
by telling man, plainly To- his face, of
his faults or errors. Your favor of the
LIST inst: has, in some degree, removed
my doubts on this very deep and in,nor-
fant subject. l have, for some Two years
past, very seriously thought of sending
10 you my dues for the National Inte Ii.
gencer l knew the importance to you
OF these httte matters, and though / had
Tie best inclination in the world, not TO
keep you out OF them, confound me. if I
could ever bring myself to think of the
subject on or near mail day. You have
at last told me ofmy neglect, and though
unaccusiomed to duns, III be hanged if
can be angry with you. As peace of
iering, please accept tile enclosed twenty
dollar bill and the only favor ask of YOU
IN return is, that when it runs or, you
Will not again indulge me so long in my
laches.
very respectfully,you our obedient ABB"
There is pleasure in having TO deal
with man of honor, in whom the moral
sense predominates over false pride.
The following letter is from gentle
man whose sense of dignity is nicer than
his notions OF justice, and who has flown
into pet because we have venured To
remind him, that we were SO much in
want OF our dues, as to be under the disa-
greeable necessity of asking for them:
s. Georgia, Sent s5.
| MEssRs. EDITORS;
have received your dunn,ng epishe,
and send yon herewith twenty dollars,
which suppose will pay my subscrip-
lion up to this oay-and | request you
will Immediately discontinue my sub.
scrIption to your paper.
Yours, with due respect, B. c."
Now, the writer of the last of these let
tiers will never see these remarks, be-
cause o. course he does not mean to
read newspaper he is so anxious TO get
clear OF But, we take advantage of the
opportunity to moralize little, for the
benefit OF all others in similar circum>
stances and in like humor. Let us see
what right this gentleman has 10 be am
CRY with US. lie contracted with us to
pay so per annum in advance, for the
privilege OF receiving our papers, and ac
tually paid the first year in advance.
showing that he knew what he ough, to
do, and what OF course he was expected to
do. He snow stricken from our books,
thinking, no doubt, that he has done us
iu!i justice by paying his debt, and taken
his satisfaction for our dun by sharp
answer. Let US see, however, how the
account stands between US:
B c. De6tor TO Gales e Seatou. yiz
lSl9.May Ito advance for year Sc 90
10 interes, on do toOct.
1922, say l 26'
1870. May Ito advance for 1 year 6 90
To interest ON do toOct.
1892, q on
1921, May Ito advance for year 6 90
To interest on do toOct.
1922, O 50
1922. May !. To subscription from
this date 10 Oct. Is, Q rs
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