Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-18

Cadiz, June j, 1884.
Continued Impruaence Of the Agitators.--ln
view of the transactions OF last week, II was
to have been hoped that the leaders OF the Anti
ColoniZationists-the men who OF all others
ought to be held by the public as justly respon-
sible for the recent disgraceful outrages in our
city-would have paused in their career OF
madness and folly. Even if they chose not to
throw oil upon the raging elements of indig-
nant popular commotion, it was but reasonable
to suppose, that, for the time being atleast they
would have suspended their Incorporate and
exciting publications. But tar otherwise
The tone of the New York Evangelist of
Saturday is highly infammatory, and emf
nenty calculated, in the absence OF military
force, to produce renewed outrage and riot.
We have neither time, nor space, nor desire,
to enumerate the various articles to which we
refer and shall confine ourselves for the present
to q summary notice Of single one. The Rev.
DIR. Cox, not having profitted by experience,
in the twenty eighth number ofhis Sentimental
Journey to Europe, unnecessarily, and may
we not add, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the hrst
columns to the subject which is now so deeply
astating this community. And how does he
do il? BY words of truth and soberness! Not
at ALL but rather in the most offensive form pos
sible. Every reader will recoect the atrocious
libel upon our country, its institutions, and its
q,
speeches last year, when the notorious CARR
son was disgracing the American name in Lon
DON Backed, as he was, by Garrison, clalmlnE
to be an American, it is perhaps no wonder that
O'Connell should have given vent to the calum-
ny which had been put into his mouth by The
agent of the Anti Slavery Society; but il was re-
ceived with deep and universal indignation IN
every part of our country. And now, what
has been the course Of Dr.. Cox? Why, at the
close of a week of evaporation and riot, ne mas
not only under his own name renewed the as
.persion of OConne, but assumed the res
possibility Of endorsing it as true, and thus IN
effect making it his own!
That the reader may not accuse us oil mis-
representing either the learned gentleman's Ian
guage or meaning, we quote the passage:-
81 confess that recent developments instruct
and surprise me. Formerly used to THINK,
when Mr.. O'Connell solemnly denounced us as
a nation of hypocrites, for issuing national
creed which we falsely profess to believe, that II
was all uncharitabie defamation, rant, and poe
try. Now, confess the truth OF The allegation;
and more, Ibelierei is so chronicledi an the Chan
cery of Hearen against as. Nor will il be long
that we can endure the derision OF the Universe
for our braze zen talsehood." o
Comment upon this language is unnecessary,
and we will not stop to make it. TO speak OF
it in the terms Of indignation which II deserves,
would oblige us to use language oil condemna-
ton and severity of rebuke, which we desire
not to indulge.
The friends of the learned author may per-
haps plead, in extenuation, that + I'D written
this passage before the late pop npest.-
But he did not write it in EngiaH rom the
phraseology of the whole orticie |vdent
thatit was very recently written, ana :: espe-
cial reference to the existing con:ror- ~. 1t
ought to have been cancelled, even at ths whole
expense of the paper for the week, ii ;:,deed it
had gone to press before the ia!e disturbances;
and had either author or publisher possessed
the hundreth part of grain of prudence, or
judgment, or discretion, it would have been
cancelled.
IP The above was in type yesterday morn
ing, and withheld for certain reasons. The
Emancipator of this day, however, publishes
the offensive extract from DR.. Cox's letter. We
therefore think it a duty to notice the continued
imprudence of the agitators. We sincerely
hope that the iudicious friends of MIR. Cox will
prevail on him to exercise more prudence.
~ Y. Com.