Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-10
Colonel NOsjy.

" hcu 9ou "clc 50 h!uu as 70 publish NV j.
article l. did not anticipate that | would ocS;.
so soon appear 10 your columns. st;oyn ~,'
do simple act Of justice BY giving Col, Nas,>-
credit fer originating the generous and c1I:,I:'
ened policy adopted ty the present adw;a;s,-s
tlon, and which in its iruition pr0la;.as,n,,
the resurrection and redemption Of the %en,i
and IN doing that simple act OF Justice han -,
ambition to become target for the v;;h,,...
sarcasm Of your distinguished corresDco5o,.
from Catbarpin. But since by my ru5Iirp';,~.
| have drawn down upon my subject the .,a,..
TIC structures OF the sage Of Catharpin. and yj..
the INSTITUTIONS and malicious r.u.2,E.
writer in the New York Tribune, who ,g..
himself at Richmond. and signs him, i ~.
publican, l. may be excused i0r rosau:tD., f.,
attacks uninteutlonally provoked The -.
tells Us mat there are many sad aal ki;t,.
things IN HE, aud lie might have !,!ci IL,
the saddcSt and tittcrest of all Is the cyr.r.
ence OF plain man who, prcsumiag 10 oynfa..
his commonplace ideas in the public ryi?i.
tails luto The clutches OF two such learned ,.-.
respondents. | do not writ: for fame aot
much better w0uI II have suited nv si,,,,.,
taste had the circulation aud rcru,ll o, -.
humble communication been fmit1i to ~.
sphere OF ordlnary men, than for +; +, h.;.
penetrated, as /; seems t. have djrP, r.i;..
the classic cavern CT these literary cj,n,. ..
is my pleasure, however, to state ,h.: ii,s.,-..
of Catharpin, while he has cu.ic,! tae r.,,...
flowers ai rhetoric anl mistaken f. la...u
metaphors OF speech, has, lr.tyr. q.
tended to do % violence to truth, .GI W..
this remark will discard htm from ,rr..
notice.
Aud passing TO the writer wlJ ,,.n. ..a,,.
'RepubIican" 10 the New or.> t'ri6nn,. ,..-.
is nothing 10 his article, aud | au sur, nr..
less in his authorship, to call Tor r,>rccnG'
tcntiOn; and except Tor the last OF thr aliI.,..
question having appeared III hr r1nuia- ..
that great daily, the irItuLn, A.. I..
thereby gained force and chayar.vr ;Ti... .
did nor deserve, and which ~ auGh2c cta.! o..
have given, It should b. lrn1t't W!'n ....
contempt The Damas nt rrominnuj m-a. a..
al! ages, have Inspired ebYy aaI hatred %
minds CT political cormOrants. apd loGn; O.
hat the author Of the unFrOvokrt atiat,
which aude Is some irrc5rons b a,r.r-.7 90.
private character and virtu; aho ~. ra.a
Justly anA pointcly saubbei rs g. n ....
aud who seeks by this odi5us matho3 g9r.
his grievance aud gain ti} che,p u,i.....
among thar scurvy tribe Of carpgt h..r...e ..
ufest the State capital Of Virginia.
| am republican, BIT; am o., -. "a
who never held or asked t. hrd :: i.s.rr.. ;..
ton: and as 4 Eirgi0:an, hy tirl. gui ~-.....
| ton, ! do not Iur02UiI3 a"i | Il, aa. .i...
| that it is Necessary iur luHm ~ cd. :. '..
republican in tha South II sUcrcui"r a. '..-
traits Of charNrto? aal doYD:.mun. VIII. ID.
tingulsh hlu a. i 9onl!cman. hni i CIV d..
lniinite pleasure l. here record .a' !..i -.,.
I.,,.o 4 ,,.,l
und accord with such crr"tH!rs =, t., r...'.
can whom tho stern justice .. criticize" f. g..
csso obliges Inc to say lie! MI" sNrH 'a..."...
that you would think tU!h "e'rH i'st.
The charge OF tins Vr!ro'oH' Wtt"i i...'
Mosby made himself lamGG2 i0'taE 3D. .'
for cal tuning Struggling fod2rHi s""n".- e..
muruGring thcih III various way =
not DclohS 10 Noichc! L'"s'y ]"'@'"'..' ....
| lived Tor tour years ~ lEe Nc'E "''.a II. Us ..
eratlon5, and Know whereof '!r''. ''.."..
one OCCASION during tHo ehtiio ln..".. o.. 81. ...
! tlsan warfare, reaching through H. -f.,
several years, OH TINS iNF"lhi a'N!'' -..
whose daring achievements Torn, .Nca"h..
Gus chapter in the history at modern ~.H,. o..
gallaatry. and Tho, ii merit tiad :1"aI l.. e..
reward would have been co;nih".."". T.. '
"a he WAS tho head, rr"iN& AMI 'f"i'. "t i"'''.
airy arm Of the Confederate serve, '-...
tho extreme law oil rcthis'!oA, ana I'.- W.
only alter several OF bis oW;l hHcH ".i h-..' .,.
turod and shot while prisoner; q VA.
Tho assertion OF this yeTGIL1H5 "i!.". '"-'
has been impossible for u feGetH. '.'.oIrE ;" .
en- appointment II Co!onoi Noshy ""3" g.. ..
tact Is SO foreign to tho tTUlH th.! It '""-. 80"
been made from the pure d@.igA! 81 ~. '''.'
| and tho charm 0l fictitious narTAIiTr. g..
~ no msn III distinguished services r";.i'TaI.
South, t0lone! MOsDy. WhH!i Inc WA AM
ol, was the nrSt 10 slap from Inc r'hh' ''
lion ana extend MS nahu III I!'o"'s"'r .