Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-03-29
CONGRATULATIONS.
Reply allie "Cedoy" I'd "Lajoyette."

tual arena, | stand with my eject to the
foe j" From the wise counsel of Solomon,
from whom Lafayette" is fond of quoting,
| am instructed how to act in such case as
has presented itself. ! shall proceed ac-
cordng 10 direction.
regret that my antagonist is not Cheva-
lier Bayard, or | should have found more
politeness and courtesy in his self-assumed
reply. Hailing from "Rappahannock," he
undertakes the gratuitous task of rasping
me in Il style peculiar to his own school,
and his own exalted idea Of doing things
up brown"
Bat before lie proceeds, he very gracious
ly invoices permission" Now, do grant
him "permission." TO say nothing about
personal qualification, it will be so edfying
to your readers generally to hear very fire.
quentIy from this mental giant of Kappa
hammock. If lie is not giant, he may be
the uppO~ite-and like, for instance-Bebe
Of Lorraine, he knows Il few things-and but
few.
In manner quite qpizzing in it's turn, he
says: you doubtless remember, dear Ce-
dar, what Solomon says about man who is
| wise in his own conceit." Certainly: and
man as my opponent-who is ''wise (only)
in his own conceit." His arrogating the
name Of Lafayette, is Il very striking con-
tirmation OF his own oonceit." Why blur
the name Of tina. immortal patriot, when
other more appropriate names would an
swer the purpose? Ills own conceit" will
answer
Really there's no telling
How much great men set little ones swelling"
In short, his whole article, for the most
part made up OF questions and quota
tiona, is sei-ey:dent Of his own conceit -
His own ideas are given, rs he has we'll
sa!d-in "a lew words"
In very captious and ill-natured man
ner, he remarks You seem to be fond of
quoting from the Bible. Do you not recol-
lect that il says, Judge not, that we be not
judged 2" "Doubtless," LAFAYETTE" and |
also ''recolleet that it says: First cast out
the beam out Of thine own eye; and then
shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote
| cat ol thy brothers. eye" Yes, Mr.. LA
fayette." and your dear Cedar" doubtless
remembers very wise remark by Solomon
which he might use in this connection, he
thinks, with applicability TO the case
Wonder what he means by my "Seenling
to BE- fond Of quoting from the Bible" Has
he the moral hardihood to sueer at this bles-
sed book, or would he insinuate that the
"Cedar" "SccntS" to be what he is not p
Per!.ap. the .jofmer. but if the latter, let ne
say only %cem to be Just what aL-reul
~ Il rock . | abhor dissimulation
After unkindly representing his dear
Cedar" as being too pedGntic," "dogmati-
cal, and even "uncharitable," he crowns
his noble verdict with Judge not" He
wnuil like to do all the indging himself.
Nith Il pertnacity peculiar to the cause
he attempts to advocate, he denounces me
as being "1ogmatical;" but who more 80 than
himself? Hear this champion of "Seces-
sion - II will address," sc. "Prove that"
&c. You know you cannot do it, sir !"
And then he breaks forth: "Let me tell
you &c. Yes, do Lafayette" do tell"
us something.
81 misquoting from "Cnion Papers" No.
III, he represents me as declaring" what
oniy said | had "hGard.' The sentence
which he has mutilated reads thus: I'VE
have further heard it stated, that those who
are loudcst in th2ir calls for Secession, are
men Of ambitious purposes and unholy mo-
Jiyes.' "Latayctte,' doubtless for purposes
Of his own umits-"We have further heard
ii Stated," and says: YOU are uncharita-
bic enough to deciarx," &c. Now | de
rlared" no such thing
trick OF old Nick" When Satan quoted
Scripture against the Saviour, he omitted
such portions as might tend to defeat his in-
j p [ Ct
fayette" this once: but let him be careful
how he tries this trick again.
"rhis above ALTO thine own self be true
And il nit$t follow. as the night the day,
Th"u can,t not then hr false To any man"
- 4 rciuinder to his quotations from
Madison, | will give one from Gen. Wash
ing!"n: III is of infinite moment that We
should property estimate the immense value
Of Cur national Union; that We should cher
Isl! a cordial. habitual, and immoyable ut
t:chment to 1t: that we should watch for its
preservation with jealous anxiety; dscoun-
tcnanclng whatever may suggest suspicion
that it can IN any event he abandoned; and
Indi Gnantly trown upon the first dawning
Of every attempt to ALLEVIATE any portion of
our country from the rest or to enteeble the
sacred lies which now link together the va
riou> parts" leave this paragraph to tell
It's own story, and lake the liberty to eau
tnn "l.a#ycu'e" how he
"Narrows his miu;!,
And To party gives up SHAT meant FOR man.
kind"
Drawing his great effort to 4 close, La
tayet'c" again spreads himself aud pro-
pnunls The pu2zler--" Aud now sir, is it not
clear p lla ia Clear indeed; yes, clear
MS Il cloudy day.
CEDAR OF THE SOUTH.
Violet Dale, March -, 1851.
There is no question in my own mind,
that the Secession Of Virginia, aud its con-