Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-09-24
ALEXANDRIA.
MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER a.

Alexandria, OF the most pleasant
remembrance" of our late visit to the Valley
Of Virginia. and some of the neighborng coun-
ties, Will be, hereafter, to Us, Tic constant and
crafty ing evidence shown on the Fart Of the
people Of that section of the State, without
exception, and with 4 heartincss and good will,
yhich we shall ever cherish, Of respect for, at
1achment to, aad the kndesL feelings towards,
ALEXANDRIA. Our brethren and fellow coun,
trymen, bone Of our bone and flesh OF our flesh
have deeply sympathiZed with the condition Of
the citizens Of this place during the four years
Of the war, and since; and have fully apprecia-
ted the course and conduct Of these, situated as
re were, throughout the trying sccucs Of the
)ast. Trey earnestly desire the resumption CT
business relations with Alexandria; they are in
favor of all measures tending towards resto-
2atOn of trade and commerce mere; and
they all wish to see The old town, once again,
the market town of the neighboriug country,
as it was in former years. No resident Al
exandria1 could feel more incre,t than they
ielt, and still feel, in the defeat Of The late at
tempt to destroy the future prosperity Of Al
exandria, by the designed Grill Invasion Of IT.
giDia, and the torcbe ''abductiOn' Of part Of
IFS territory, on what has been called the cap
cure Of Alexandria, and its ''retroceSsion' to
The District of Columbia This, they justly re
garded, not only as the ruin Of our beloved city,
out as an additional outrage and indignity,
santonly proposed, for the Old Commonwealth
- a VIRGINIA town they are deeply Interested
a our future prosperity; as NlrglnlanS. they
a4e united to us, as with ''hooks Of Steel ''-as
citizens Of the same glorious old State they
.7ant Alexandria to be their frontier town
their shipping pCrt,-their place oi gathering;
FOR business purposes. They knew and saw
;aal the success Of The project would hav" de-
siroycd Alexandria and injured their rwn olln-
ties; aud they as heartily rcjo;c Il AZ The failure
Of the destructive scheme, as il they had lived
Ii our midst, and been among>} hose who would
nave seen their dearest and ioG>!cct hopes de-
stroyed. and their native place once aguu redl
2cd to the condition Of dccayed outlying
suburb We only wish that any ct our citizens
Who We're momentarily, or through Tad advice,
o. erroneous rep! osentatons, or the pressure OF
temporary taxes, induced to give countcnaocc
% scheme, which would but have required
ttc0 ycGJs TO bring them to sorrow and lepcn-
canoe, could hear their Friends 10 the Valley and
Piedmont country, in Virginia, talk Of A!exau-
Gria; and they would never again, Tor the sake
OF themselves and their children, give counte-
nance to such project 1t is with VIRGINIA
that all our interests social, conmcrca moral
and political, are connected. 1t is to our NIE-
GINA interests alone, that We look, hereafter,
Tor successful IS upon our dearest ana best
iriends-1he people of Nirginia-that we can
alone rely for material prosperiiy-it is ouIy
as part and parcel of the glorious and thrice
honortd State Of Virginia, that nc can hope
TO be hereafter respected and pro- porous.