Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-24
MANASSAS, Va March %.

MANASSAS, Va March %, 1876.
To the Editor Of the Alerandrm Gu=ette:
SIR Iu yvur paper vi tile 2l,t inst You
published an article from the Manassas Ga.
zette," neadcd, shall mob law rule ia VA.
nassas
am very sure that had you known the ys,
Iacts 10 he Case, You would not have published
40 article that is repete with falsehood sol
docs great iDjus ice to law abiding peaeeabl.
and highly respectable CT izeus CT our town. 4,
| am zoe of tloSe who dl,approvc and ,ie,es
d. w. Writings illegal and tyranncai c,piuc
as Mayor, and his deudcd abet,ors, and a. the
articlr H. question refers to me as vel as Others
ask that you will do NE he justice To give
the following statement ct facts u place III your
columns
u. W. Whiting. Mayor Of this town, with 8
few persons engaged IN, or Interested il, he
!iuunr business, have attempted to establish,
by virtue Of his office as Mayor, crucI drspo
ism over pcaceablr and honorable citizen, Of
this village, solely Tor their laudahe effort, 10
suppress, in some degree, the terrible curse Of
drunkenness 10 our town. few iacs vii!
exlose MIR. Writings illegal, oppressive, aud
desporic couuuct On the 10th Inst, Oh Ln
own complaint, Mr.. Whiting ARE SIZED aud in.
posed fine OF $25 on Mr.. Isaac T. Baldwin
90 the charge of obstructing a street OF III.
town, by erecting u fence across it. Mr. Bad.
win claims that there is no street where he
erected The fence. and that The land upon which
the fence was placed, belongs to him. Mr.
Baldwin aud WhiIlng are on very unireny
terms. Mr.. Baldwin, the ghl before he Was
arrested, sent communication 10 the Common
Council in refer NC to the title OF the anI in
question, 10 which he used very insulting lau.
gusge 10 regard to Mr. Whiting and tie day
Mr.. Baldwin was arrested by Whiting, he,
Whiting, wrote aud published an article IN
his paper den u1clng Baldwin's >tatemcD' as
Lying, SANDER US, and ourmptlbIc. On
the trial of Mr.. Baldwin, 1t Was proved thar
the street where the fence was erected was I'm.
pasSable for ary I'd oil vehicles, and had al.
ways been 50, and was Of 10 essential use to
foot passengers. 1t was also proved that y iw
yards from where the fence was placed the
same street was completely obstructcd uy
large quantity of lumber. which c5stl urtlOn
was we'll koowu to Mayor Whiting When he or.
dered the arrest Of Mr.. BALDWIN, Yet he gave
10 orders to haze il removed, nor did he c1n-
who placed it tn re, where it still remains
These facts very naturally induced the persons
who heard the trial 10 believe that Mr.. hit.
lpg, 10 arreslug and furnishing Mr.. BALDWIN
with fac of $25, Was actua.cd entirely tr0m
persona! aud rsvengctuI feelings, aud DOT FIR
The caursc OF Justice or the public good, aud
the angry looks, Language, and manner OF Mr.
Whiting during the investigations, cp"t fn'i
,L h,,. tl,uff Ia, IL N
proceeding Was Que Of persecution, aud con,'.
Queutly very naturally excited the Contempt ol
all honorable and fair minded persons WHO
heard the evidence 10 the case. The mat
YVES not SO urgeut that 1t might not have berA
deferred until the uext day, yet Nlr. BaIi~Ih
was taken. at vi ght. from the house OF thr Il y.
Charlie, King, Of whose Church Mr.. BALDWIN
is prumlucut mcmber Mr. King, a Tasqu''e
parural, went with MIR. BlidwIn TO the Court
rom and heard the testimony. Mr. h'ng 'sa
gentleman Of fine abilities, snccrc aui goa
Christian, aud MIR. Baldwin is gent emtn'
aud as peaceable cltlz 70 as there Is 10 the
State. When the ,rs Of Mr.. B, lwIn wa over
and the Court had adj 'urDed, Mr. h'nS a"a
others left for their h mes, aud Which, they w1e
some sky or seventy yards trcm the IoU'
hall, Mr. King proposed that thy shoun 90
to Col. TaDsil's and have tcmrtraucr sl'st &C.:
when sjue persons proposed to hold a., a. 10.
diguatiop meeting" when Mayor nAtp|
happened to be passing By aud or Tered The a.,
rest Of Mr. King on the I.Ise cnarge OF ioc'''Os
mob, ADD tued him $lU without taking a'
evidence to prove the charge, winch he sl,''.
wards RENTED, doubtless from shame aoi 'Saa
for his illegal couGuct. Tha. night and Ihe
ncxt day the town was full OF rum II, t's' NJ,
Whiting had threatened aud lotcudel u afI','
auy one tina, dared to dlsapprove OF ms e'D
duct. The next day Mr.. lie rye &. h'uJ1,
lawyer and gcnrlcmao, IN order test "'',.'
er law or desp, tism Was to prevail III I"e' ",'
remarked TO Mr.. Whiting, 10 the puoi'c 7,'y' .s
tina, be, Whiting, had Threatened to aFf's: I"'
one who disapproved Of his conduct last nS'',@'
and be said | disappove OF your sonuue.,
to which Whiting replied, You are low '1 ~.
tcmp,ible puppy, aud issu'd a warrant o. ,. ~,
own irformallou, falsely charging hou"' wan
nc lug riot, and 6ucd him so .;u 80.
From this statement Of facts, you VI"
that the only law breakers and 'nc''er' !"
here Is the whiskey ring, headed ny q" u, "
Thy ami Inefficient Mayor Like the N'Sn'
Sheridan, 10 New Orlcaus, they cou'm'' % .ad
ravcs On the ,uus. sacred rights Of cItz Us aI ,
prefer false charges against them 10 ll,'"'
RoPrRT IASslhL.