Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-23
Letter 10 oil. MOSby. No. y


My Dear CoioneI-As | lntima,ed IN e, :.
will take at least two letters from county
low like mys": to do Justice to your irl,ni,,b.
erstlc OF the 9Th. Il bore you, to- b,.utin. -
your rare pro ,uction are my sole excusn. Ho,h
llg can be finer than The quotations with vnir.
like rich gems. you Inlay its polished sgrI.ca
Allow me- to recs TO you some Of the mos. nY.
qulslte In speaking OF the Retormers, tn" gres.
Democratic party of the country, Composed e
vt least half OF your countrymen, you write =.
follows: THE character Of such bogus uretcrG.
ers lwhy bogus pretenders? 1nsatiate Arena
could not one sutf ?J is we'll described u rrn
lang uAge of Junlus a. res milling he terlnng II.
chastity of prude who, while she pro.ccn..
one lover Tor rape, invites the lewd embrace. Of
another" Your quotation Colonel is ur.
dcubtedly strong, out applied. as you nave no
piled it, to so large body OF Inc American u.I.
pie, possessed of So much culture, so mach 70
hnemcnt, of so much mental srd moral worth
it Is unqu":tionsbly nasty Pray excuse the
word but you leave me no choice. 4 CERTAIN
gentleman must re fought with ire, you Know
And now my dear sir, pardon 70 my affection,
ate interest in you the tender Inquiry wnethr-
you have not injured your nstur4l purity, w.
true inwardne>s' (loquotc your II end Be@taerI
by ceasiug ~ bre.the the air OF Virglais br
going to Washington 20 live and inhatlng i,
tainted atmosp hare?
This reminds me If another Of your quotations
You speak OF the Dem Gratis whom NJ. Tide
will find it necessary 10 place in Il good many o.
the OH es which Republicans nave pr ,vct
them.e YES unfit to hold,ns fierce AS fam,c an:
hungry as the grave" This, 100, is very dan
ing, ~ was 10 be expected from nj OK gue.rl,
chief Bu', dear Colonel, nav At these Demo
Gratis one advantage over you? At 'c.;t they
have ut slre4dy gone 10 Ws=hi gt"a. Un..
stand me, though, u: herebr dcnouE ing ..y
man who says tEat you are ":s fierce IS f"m'ae
W ashn.ton to give Mr. Have, the bench ..
your advice-1ohen lie gets there It's We ua-
dcrstOod how i.u II Ge.e.a. u, ant has profile.
By your cUunscis since you took him W.! ."7 y u.
wing Advice seems to be your strong poja,
But of all your quotations commend ne :,
tits one. at those who now assal! M r...y
in Inc language Of Edmund Burke when cnars
co with deserving his constituents in opposing
the American WAT. i did not hey your H.
structions. No; l con!orncd to tha in$lru ,t!yu-
of truth and nature, and mn!ntal.:"d You, Laser
esls against your opinions. sui lndc"d = lu,D
to your opinions but such oplni lis u yoU nNu
| must have FIVE five yr.gs hence w.> ~. H.
look IT, tn, fl sh o. the day. | have ab.o u.
IS nothing - Say t, this You have comp ely
silenced me h, re- Fer the lie oI mo / c.4lo;
fancy you as-Burkc Indeed, Co.onc., so.
must excuse me- | did my best, but my lnl,g.
nat!on, ov"rladca, utt"rly brok" down t.a,
way madness lies. Dor. d. IL again, | ing. II.
you Take a1y shape bat THIS
You give me Infinite p.in too, when yoa -.Y.
II know very We'll tue meas III" II drnaLGt,Iot
which the TX preston u! these sentiment: wii.
receive from The ,."opl" IN whose cau-e | shrl
my b,ood ald Sc ii I'd tn: urins Of my ,''r
| IN Colonel, this is t." sad Now trut" 80.
| That nerve wIerc agony is born - MOI .a.
| Who'll" Of your blood! Nj your entire pr.",".
| How lunG IS mans prime. Aayhow, your way
| More than tour years, ism il? our doctor -,
! it is around here, but ne says sou rode ~.
a-2uerili. ing that ther" Is 40 telling how I'm.
did g. with you. | saw y, Il y few months n;'
and it didn't occur t. ne that you i.aI lu>. ny
blood that would hu.t youn n" u Sncnk o.
nor that y II hsd sa.r'lced your enur' prime:
you seemed so very pry. Then J h"aT q.
| you al over the county; first IN " tr.". .oa,
then IS & ,in. to Prince WiIiam and nna".
datcy afterwards turning up III Wrsnia1 ,"n.
Surely there's some blood LIFT Al a il,t" Dst @.
| prime
Are you not mistaken also when you spaaE Of
| 1.-The measure o. denuncislIon you iii receive
| from the Sou harm people for the a. preston a..
| your sentiments" l had always been OF "pr
| ion that you have been treated by that pcop.@
| with very great deal Of polite dccorum-l h".
almost sad Of polite indifference Eu: tbs Is
not the case with ali OF your Northern ir."'l-
| for here comes harrisburg, Penn paper "1I
SAYS that YOU did nothing during the whole WAT
| but murdtr-lyes that's the word but murder
tea.ustcrs and run II with their wagons sur" =
this is very uGkiud. aud you Masking s. may
tr'aLG- among the SNkeesi Lopi uO yv' ""!t
editor, Colonel. He doesn't live Tar .,"us
your old stamping ground, you know, or from
your present quarters BY the way, what made
| YOU h nd you letter from War; mt n and ~.
Washington? just on visit to your 81 ! lrt"ais
and comrades suppose They must MI b" very
glad 20 see you in Virginia when you Z it r.
You can tc than such lie SAINT things ah,g;
Grant and Zach Chandler, bess Shepherd sHd ne
res Of them But en!reat you 40. t. 20: TOO
fond OF Washington "r putting 'IDatei4 i'r
'Haycs" | sbnIl have to address va u your
own :orcibc lar gusgr: But suppose Il den Is
elected, what are you going to 90 tncn?'
And now, ~ desr Co!oncl, time, rp aad
NUT bid you ND atfectonste, yea tesriHI, fare.
wcil-you your confdng correspondent AMI
the other man arhen you ind linn Writ" Agea
to your nysLcrou. !,IcI.u and givc HIM p."~ty
more Quolstlons but no-Burkc. 80 more OF
| that Hal, Nh thou lowest me- or him either, r
then he viii be sure to disappear altogether,
Don't forget to cite ali the thcr au.h r. i'T |
have told you that | AM only y RrSI C'>
z. S.-For Gods sake do t toTg.. - send me
the pictu"c-of the three vi you--,he on" axe!
the Lon,!on taIlors. Ili be Al the expense 81
the frame.