Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-22
Letter from the eOuTIir,.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gaze

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
RAwLEY SPRINGS, ROCKINGHAM Co., Va,
July ~. lS7l.-IaSt year in my travels this
way. | WAS Obliged to stop in llarrisonburg.
That Snjnurn though but for Il night, was So
memorable as to require special mention in my
correspondence, in which the hotels Of that
burg were spoken Of in not very compliment
tary terms. These remarks called forth the ire
Of the odd Commonwealth Of Harrisonburg,
or some writer for that paper. III an article ST.
singular in its style and so original in its use OF
terms as to lead to the hope that for the credit
OF Virginia Journalism It WAS peculiar on that
occasion. This whine of injured innocence was.
however, 4 sign that there was something wrong
fer have always noticed that 10 one cries so
loud about defamation and misrepresentation
aS he whose conscience is prickcd by being re-
minded Of his 'chnquencle%. am pleased to
say that at thu urgent invitation OF the new
proprietor of the Amcric:il Hotel in Harrison
burg. dincd there, and that after inspecting
the entire establishment, | found it neat clean.
aud comfortable. with good table, nice beds.
and tidy roous. list tn" reverse Of what it Was
4 year ago.
The stage leave: !larriSonburr for hawcy,
shortly after the arrival Of thr cars giving
time for dinner. The road has been reconstruct
cd in part :ir! for considerable distance bulk
over - new route. less hilly and more direct, 50
that now the rlll" Is quite Il comfortable Onc--a
two hours Journey arriving here IN time for
supper. ii.
"CARpEr- BAGcERs. Mr. Greeley rises to
explain. He has been lSsailcd BY his Radical
cotemporaricS, North and South, and accused
of having >tigmatizcd all the Northern men 1T
the South Il ''thicvns carpet bagger<. He
protests against any such Interpretation Of his
language lie rises TO rcafiirm his statement
that there are ,thieying carpct.baggerS who
have brought discrcdit on the Radical party BY
their shameless thicvine. and ob>trrlcted the
cauSc of rcconStructOn but this does not apply
to all Northern men residing ut the South
We make this extract from Mr.. &. : cxplana-
ton. But there arc carpet baggcrs who arc
knavcs and hypocrltcS-whO, making loud pro-
LESSONS Of zeal for Republican ascendancy and
negro enfranchscmcnt and elevation. are main
IS intent on filling their own pockets from the
spoil OF an Impoverished, unthrifty people
And this kind Of carpet baggcrs have been
prominent and powerful in the Legislation and
administration Of several Southern States, as
their bloatrd public expenditure. taxation, ant!
Indebtedness abundantly ,leplor.bly. attest
Such is the naked truth, exaggerated, very
naturally, by partisan hostility and bitterness.
but bad enough when reduced to it, real di
mansions
DESTRUCTIVE FIEE.-Tbc "ranary. stables.
etc, vi William BiScoe, esd, near the head OF
Clement bay, We're destroyed by fire on Mon
day night last, together with straw rick. Il lot
of farming implements and about 10 bushels
of wheat. The fire was first discovered about
half:past | | clock, and resisted all efforts to
stay its progress. until the entire buildings
were consumed Two Of Mr.. B's horses. that
were in an adjacent field to the burnt buildings
were found on Tuesday morning with their
tails closely shavcn This is circumstance to
show that the burning was the work of an
incen6iary. and reward has been offered By
Mr.. B. for the discovery and arrest Of the
evil docr Mr.. B's loss is estimated at $1,000,
upon which, We learn, there was al insurance
of sGO0-N -Mary's W Beacon