Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-20
puRLIsuEp DAILY AND TRLWEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN-
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JHAE 20, 1877.
The Washington Republican ofihis morning

says:
AT the recent sitting Of the Circuit Court OF
Fairfax county, Judge Blow, Of the Norfolk
district, presidiog, the grand jury were lnslruo
ted to lay aside all sectional feelings and ant
mositics 10 their deliberations, and TO perform
their duties with impartial minds. This was
step in the right direction, meet as To OCCASION
meritorious 10 the Judge, ami SOrely ncedea IN
the administration OF the criminal law IN the
county. But it might be carried further with
xood effect. 1t would be we'll if the petit ur
0rs were TO have like advice, being adnlonlshcd
also that in civil cases juries who give unjust
vcrdicts 10 favor Of VirginiaDs, though never
50 base, as against strangers, though never
moro worthy, brand themselves with perldy
aud destroy their character as citizens. 1t
might be extended also, with advantage in H.
dividual cases by hiulug that 20 matter how
time worn their custom of practclng champerly
in the bringing Of suits, tits only timc-dlsgraced
and that it is unprotessioual, uncbristian and
grossly uumany to employ the vile as plmps
in the practice to drum up business or rope in
business az is done in the immoral occupa-
lions.
When such articles AZ the above appear in
newspapers printed within five or six miles OF
the county ia which the condition Of affairs is
so misrepresentcd, it is no longer wonderful
that newspapers published at distance contain
erroneous accounts OF meu aud things In the
South, and that the people of The North and
West, who derive all the information they pos.
sess about the South from the newspapers they
read, should be led to believe that their fellow
couutrymcn of that unfortunate section are q
set of lawlcss semi barbarians Ii what The
Republican says were true the odium that
should properly attach to Fairfax county would
be due to, and unquestionably ought to direct
its shafts upon, the radical party Of the county,
for that party is the governing party In the
county, and elected its candidate 10 the lIegs-
laturc at the last election. There are more
Northern men 10 Fairfax county than in any
other county 10 the State; they arc scattered all
over it, and form large portion Of It's lopula.
lion. They are all industrious and thrifty, and,
as general thing are fair minded, intelligent
men and excellent citizens, and, as Just stated,
exert so much influence upon the county that
their candidate for the last House of Delegates
was elected over popular democrat to the
manor born. 10 assert then that the Jurors Of
county 10 tho control Of Northern mer with
republican ideasEare sorcly 10 need Of insruc-
tions regarding the administration Of criminal
law, and should be warned against partial YER
diets and that Che citizens Of that county should
be cautioned against cbampcrty, is to cast re-
Fiction upon Northern men aud morals which,
10 the particular case referred to- is as unde-
served as it was uuinteoded, for it was doubt.
less the purpose of the writer of the article al.
luded to to bring rcproach upon the native and
conservative citizens of the county. 1fustce
were not impartialy Administered in Fairfax
county ''thc reason why would soon be found
out by some of tho many wide awake repub-
licans Of that county who are ever on the look.
out for such morsels, and the country would not
have to rely for Information respecting it upon
the editorial remarks OF the Washington Re.
publican.