Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-15
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10

The Alexandria Press copies 10 juxtapos'ti,oen
an article from the Gazette aod this paper credit.
ing it to US as of August 6. Such an article dld
not appear 10 this paper OF that date; but we
did COPY it afterward from some journal. The
mistake on our part was in the printer setting
i, 10 the wrong type. Those articles which We
iodorse and copy are usually put 10 smaller type
on the editorial page. We believe this is custo-
mary in ali journals. Cumberland AHeganaan.
10 this connection the remarkable conduct OF
our youthful city contemporary compeIs US to OBJ
serve that, while normal adolescence is attrac
tive, when it becomes pert aud evioces ma
iicousness it is just The reverse, and to inform
the editor Of that amateur journal that since
be does not possess sufficient common unuer-
standing 10 be able TO distinguish the difference
between 40 inverted figure and an upright g.,
orto know that such papable meudaclty as
that Of which be has been guilty must neces-
sarly be detected and that speedily; DOR the
ordinary honesty to correct mistake when 1t
is discovered, or the discreet courtesy to con-
TESS willul attempt at Injurious rlsrepresen.
tation when that attempt has been exposed,
that such ideas as govern him may, and doubt.
Ie5s do, meet the approval OF his felow.cltlzens
Of the State Of Maine, who endorse MIR. Blaine,
but are uneongenial, not only ca this, but on
every soil where honesty and discretion are
awarded their true value, and courteous beha-
vior characterIzes the intercourse OF the people.
The Gazette published an article on the 7th
inst, which the Cumberland Aleganian copied
in its issue of The Oh. without any credit,
and on the 18th the Alexandria Press. as its
leading editorial. printed the two articles in
half measure, and side by side, and stated that
we had copied ours from the Alleganian OF the
9th instant. Now We frequently see our artl,
cles copied without any credit, but so far from
obectiog We are glad 1t is so, for it is evidence
of their worth, but We protest against being &C.
cused 10 our own community Of robbing our.
selves; and capuot help saying that the would be
candidate Of the workingman's party for the
Legislature will never BIO elected as long az be
continues to render himself ridiculous by at
tempting TO make people believe that man
will put himself to the unnecessary trouble
of stealing his own property, aud be no
more successful 10 bis efforts than to pay com.
piment when he would do an injury, and re,
veal righteousness that has had 90 provocation
and which it would have been better for him
to have kept concealed. lie has mistaken his
calling. lie has entered upon an avocation for
which he is totally unified and the sooner be
leaves it, returns to Maine, or goes West
aud grows up with that country. the bet
ter it will be for him. We have devot.
ed much more space to this affair than it
deserves but the attempt to iniure US was so
palpable, and exhibited such wauton malevo.
lence, and there are so many people who be-
love everything they sec in any newspaper, and
arc anxious to believe the worst that can be
said of ang one they koow, that, as much against
our inclination as contrary to our custom, VIC
have been forced to write about it Just what we
think.