Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-10-19

Blair. We quote, by way OF specimen, as tot
lows:
II remember reading an incident in the has
torv Of llr. Writ, cue OF the tlrSt lawyers Q
NaryIand It was like this: Y hen . yop''s
man he became addicted 10 the use o. aFueh'
sprits. One day he was so overcome fnat NJ
fell in street OF Baltimore. A young iaoy,
hi, l)etrothed, passing along that way, sa"
his situation, and to prevent otnef PaSsefs "
from recognizing him, snd TO preserve MS pranl
from injury from the rays OF the sun 5ureT
over his face her handkerchief, marked with
her name It is said OF iVirt that on recovery
be found that handkerchief 50 Marked and
from that moment he reformed. II by act or
word Of mine, I could hope to work such a
reformation upon Major General trancls I.
Blair, Of the i. s. army, would undertakelt.
1A voice from the crowd jim you bit him
first pop 49,.
General Iane--I said 90 reading that
snoe2h, that | was forced to the conclusion that
the noiDts IN it were furnished by his brother,
Judge MONTGOMERY Blair, of VA ~hlngton city;
but that the filling was the emanatlon OF the
fumes of remarkably poor WhIskey', ,.,.,,
"A voice from the crowd Lager beer dldn I
do that did it ? -.
General Lane-W While in that condition, and
in such language, he referred to my pol'ucaiiy
waning fortunes That was extremely unklno,
and especially when we all know, and MS TRENDS
admit that politically he is as dead as drled
herring -putrfed and petriicd politically
The ser atorial election was the cause OF me
denomination of the border counties OF Mis-
sour! I have been led to the CONCLUSION that
a senatorial election, Limly seen IN the dlstance
was the cause or one OF the causes, or that
most remarkable speech. He parted wide as
the ocean, from his old friends and political
companioIns; he is obliged to go into the camp
Of the enemy for support, and ls now engaged
IN andeayoring to construct political party:
COMPOSED Of few, very lew Cnlon men,
svupathizers with traitors, and vile Copper
heads. He may succeed, but # he does Jim
Lane is no prophet That assault was made
upon his friend, without notice, IN his absence,
at point where i was not believed shou1q
have the opportunity OF answering ana
declare it a most coWardEy assault
A voice from the crowd-General Lane give
him h--ll
General I4ane-I am as bad as QuantrelI
says General Frank 7. BLAIR. WHAT points
of resemblance are there between Quantre!
and myself? This paper says Quantrell and
were r acouaintances. The acquaintance that
have had with Quantrell was, that was
lawyer and he was a horse thief What points
d resemblance are there, I ask He hates
unco conditional Union men: / love them.
hate rebels and take their property he pro
tects rebels and preserves their property
What points of resemblance, then, are these?
How is it on the other SIDE? Quantul
wants to kill all radical unconditional Union
men. Tn that most remarkable speech OF Ma
for General Francis ?. Blair, Of the United
States army, does he not want to hang all rad
ical, unconditional Union men And the only
difference between the two IS, that Quantre IS
not particular as to how he kills, while BLAIR
wants to hang us. Major General Francis Z.