Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-15
IIOMMU NIC.ATED.

aware, Mr. editor that heretofore have been
an uncompromisng opponent OF the toreStall-
ing market law, until read a communication
10 the Gazette, a few days ago, sigued Alex
apdrlan, exposing the autacity, moDstroslty,
and bare-taced rillaiuy of these market eeche>,
called hucksters For several long days have
patiently and carefully searched sacred and
profane history, ancient and modern, foreign
and domestic records have read the market
monopoly Of King James the l. the great and
powerful monopoly Of the East India Company,
but all combined become lnslg nhcantIy >mal 10
com pariSoD to the trials, prvatous aut suffer
ings Of The said "AlexaBdrlan' while 10 pur
suit of cherries aud 'backberrles can
not better describe the outrage Q which Alex
audrlau' was subjected than to give, verbatim
ct iteratim, his uwu expressive language. 10
which | will add: Let those who have tears
to shed, prepare to shed them now. 1t seems
Mr. "AleXandriau' went TO the market aud
saw sight that angels well hi ght weep 10 be-
hold. He says: Il have seen 10 the last TWO
or three weeks country Wagons drive up to the
market with tubs Of cherries egg, aud other
articles, and all bought up by huck>tcr- before
they were uuIoadcd.' Jerusalem what mon
opoIy; What au outrage Oh Tree trade and
''citzru's rights = Aud what added insult 10
injury, these bold, daring, impudent, wicked
aud inhulDan hUcksters bought them all up be-
| fore they We're uuloadei !. Common decency
should have induced them to have waited long
enough for the owner to unload, and artlstlcal
~ spread the contents OF these tubs over
| the side walk, so that Mathematician could
have Toasted his eyes on the voluptuous OK
| hearts and other articles" even if he was
debarred the privilege OF ouylug. Again, these
| cherries, &c, were In tubs just thbk Of
it, dear reader; iu tubs :" Whether wash
tubs, meal tubs, butter tubs, Or tobacco tuos,
which the said grasping huckser bought be
fore they were uoloaded, y unfortunately for the
| present ADD coming generations Mathematician
| failed to inform us, but the fact is clearly
proven that said cherries and other articles
| were 10 tubs, which makes the crime not only
heinous but without parallel in the history Ut
hucksters aud trucks,ers and will cause every
man, woman and child to cry aloud and spare
not 10 putting down thi. ring Of job5ers aud
sharpers' But the tubs OF cherries was
only drop 10 the bucket OF lutamr daily
practiced by this ring Of huckstcrs. Alex
adrian informs Us that frou the wagon that
was thought up before unoaded, he Went on
an expedition Of discovery; 10 other words in
search Of 'bIackberries. " quote his own Ian
guage to describe how aud where he found
them: Il went into the market and found Il
huckster with tray piled up with berries, and
while was buying, he had occasion to open
| the closet under his bench, and | AIN sure |
saw three hundred quarts slowed away J.!
| This will remind the reader OF the story Of the
| boy who was sure he saw III one stack three
hundred black cats - but closer inveStiea
ton revealed only our old black cat and
another But, 10 this black berry case, the
quantity is sure and positive. lust take a
realizing sense Of the magnitude Of the monop-
oily and exclusive jurisdiction over the black
berry trade. Three hundred quarts, ADD
tray piled up besides 1t Is said 4. L.
Stewart, at the beginning Of the late war,
bought up all the cotton cloth within his reach,
yard, aud made sl0,oO0,O0O in the operation .
But, how insignificant was $1,000, 900 in the
New fork market 10 comparison TO 800 quarts !
Of blackberries 10 the Alexandria market |
slowed away under bench BY ring Of
lobbers, sharpers' and INSCRIPTIONS hucksterS
Yes, by all means let US have the torestalllng
market law re-enacted at once. Let US put a
bride in the mouths of these land sharks who
60 about like Il roaring lion seeking whom they
may devour; buying up tubs OF cherries
''brtore they were unloaded and with malice
| aforethought, expose TO the gaze and horror OF
simon-pure "Aexaulriau' three hundred
quars Of bIackbcrrle> COMMON SENSE.
COMMUNICATED.
CORPORATION OFPlCERS.-Let our Council
be not in two great hurry to throw off its an
nual crop Of officers. and let it be careful to give
US true, faithful aud honest officials for the |
-, u; IL l.n
Argus are directing their hundred eyes towards
the conduct of the Council. That invisible
principle. Of irresistible power known as public
sentiment is moving in this. as in other matters
connected with our local affairs, and is rapidly |
gathering its force to unrtlg our municipal iu-
situations Of that mingled vanity and cupidity
which has ever strlven aud yet strives to bend |
all the operations Of the city Councli to the |
narrow behests of selfish few. The people
demand beraity in the conduct OF their Coun
cilmanic affairs and are watching to find out
who Of their agents are most active and obstl-
nate in keeping the machinery of the Councils
acts running in the old beaten track OF personal
designs. Economy and reform must be the
guide of the City Council 1t must reform the
police laws, eeonomizc the gas works, and re-
arrange the fire department and dlvest 1t OF the
secret control Of two or three oneldea-men. In
these three subjects Of Councilmanic legislation
the sum of four thousand three hundred dollars
can be saved, and the city will be benefited by
the Encouragement. The people demand CON-
mon sense and common prudence III the man
agement Of the business Of Council; and they |
recognize this duty as the basis of the implied
covenant which those enter into who seek aud |
accept an agency at their hands to carry out
their delegated rights. This is the true spirit
and intent of all popular elections; and the ma
jor portion of an elective opinion will not long
brook an agent, however much an Interested
clique may seek TO manufacture public opinion
in his favor, who will not make this cardinal
object the chosen chart of his province, The
people, fortunately hereft by the grossly re-
enacted corruption of the conduct of their
leaders, of the old cry of party fealty, are DOW
Oh the look out, and are waschful to know who
of the agents whom they elected, represent or
misrepresept them. They are ually Just 10