Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-21

COMPLAINTS ABOUT GLYMoNT. Shall City,
mont as a place of public resort, be suppress
ed 2 The turbulent character of the frequent
excursion parties that visit Glymont, from
Washington city, gives serious turn to the
aforegoiug question, and citizens Of the county
are constantly discussing the propriety of ap-
peaiug to the law to prohibit the landing of
excursionists at GIymont, or else to abate the
public character Of the place as nuisance. The
present proprietor, as far as our knowledge
goes, is the only one who has ever leased the
place, who has manifested desire, and indeed,
spared no pains for the enforcement of law on
his premises, and the bringing Of Offenders; to
justice. His efforts, however, sustained as
they have been by the peace authorities of the
State within this jurisdiction, have proved any
thing but effective. About this time twelve
mouths ago, on the affidavit of the proprietor
and the application of the States Attorney,
Gov. Whyte issued his requisition on the au
thorities of Washington for the surrender of
fourteen parties, who were charged with riot at
Glymont, OF that number, however, only FIVE
were taken and brought for trial here, all of
whom we're convicted. Four of them, for riot,
were fined, and one for assault with intent to
kill, was sent to the penitentiary, 10 Baltimore,
where he now is undergoing sentence for three
years confinement. 1t was that the spirit mani
tested by those in the cause of order, and the
determination displayed by the proprietor of
Glymont, in those cases, would operate bene-
icially. Recent occurrences, however; clearly
demonstrate the futility of such reasoning. A
rigid and proper enforcement of the law at ely.
mont involves great expense to our tax-paylng
community an expense which the people can
not reasonably be expected to tolerate with any
degree of equanimity. This, of itself, should
exercise a controlling influence and be sufficient
inducement to move our State authorities in
the matter and bring about prompt appplica-
ton of the one effective remedy, and that is the
summary abatement of Glymont Pavilion and
drinking saloons as nuisances. Lawlessness and
rowdyism, bloody violations of the peace, loud
mouthed defiance of all accountability to the
State law, gross RIGHTEOUSNESS, iewdness and
immoralities of the foulest kind, voies OF bias
phemous oaths, and open boasts that by reason
OF their numerical strength they can and intend
to act as they please, are the ordinary sayings
aud doing that greet the eyes and ears of one
who happens at Glymont on the occasion of one
of these excursions. We do not mean to say,
nor do we wish to be understood as meaning to
say, that all the excursion parties which come
to Glymont from Washington are of this de-
graded sort, and that none are respectable but
We do mean to say that respectabiiityis the ex-
eeption, and unqualified rowdyism is the rule.
1t frequently happens that life is placed 10 i'm
minent jeopardy, and it is almost certainty
that when one of these crowded visitation of
roughs hold sway at Glymont, no citizen, With
out danger Of abuse, and no lady, without run-
ming the risk Of being iDsulted, can go there to
take passage on tho regular steamers. Port
Tobacco Tm,a.