Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-25
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peare3 in your paper Of the DIST lost, which
referred to various topics CT public i1.cr,s 9, !,
Virginia, among others TO the pu5i;c .choo.
and to q communication signed up" g,irl
the Gszatte gave its readers i.T days sg9---
Nov ne quote entirely from memory With 70.
gsrd 10 this letter Ct up" hut as far asw,
recolecs i, no letter arncsriCc 10 ytur ,anr-
or ic auy o,her printed south Of tie Poonsc
for many long day, has & strtogcr clain ue3D
the attention and the sympathy OF the Sou,i
err people aud their representatives 10 Coz.
gross or elsewhere. Your correspondent "P"
vas before the war an officer il the mar; Ir.
beiieyeI of tho United States. lie was al:o
Vreinian. ReIigGu:ly 50 instructed from h.
inflncy, believing with al! Lis soul that lii mi,
mary allegiance was due to his na.!7e STAT.
when that State legally and soiemnIy N.th!!cs
from the U0ioo, this officer shaclonius with
heroic self saclIGc, all hope Of prefsrmcct. tof
Virginia had no caVy, offered bis sword, al Be
had, to the deltnoe oi the Commonwealth
The Commonwealth accepted il, along viii
the sword tf Ela6y aE0;hr gallant sen )
situated. Tho war eadipg disistrousy yll.
correspondent. tells you tia. hu had LETT mol
es: property 10 Washington IRON wiiaa he
hoped 20 clolbc aud feed All educate his lgl.
Virginia girls ADD boys. But then he goes IN
to say tha. he vas robbed CT Ibis little properly
by The partisan dccisicn9 eli a federal jlise.
apd by the graSp!nS avaIic, ot WASHINGTON
lawyer. TIL; Is tu, 8 ,5!19 told t5,J. Y,
have heard il b,9Tc, aG1 "ttue twas pity .ai
pity twas uu,." But with regard to the d.,
matter OF personal character upon which y.u:
correspondent irom Rappahan1ock comm u.c1.
| aud he adYcrtCd 10 pcISoaal sacrifices wiki III
guar confederation aud Hlh touching ratitGl,.
| We are forced TO believe that there is 4 s,Il51.
mistake. lie Whites that lis Representative ~
| Congress canu0t be made to remember Ii.
pane long enough 10 have bis political dIs.b.
ties removed Ii viii Tx tho strongest crr-
dcucc to make u bsligve that General lIuniog.
hiusaF soldier who s:rvgi win credit, ecu !
thus refuse to aid a corlraGe IL distress
So much for tho statem, ut Of your c:rr.'
pendent from R9rpaha1rccs. Speaking # "
and Of the pubic schools your c)rrCSp0atca
| 3D." is pleased t. !cnaIE: The .cl0oI 4
this place has ca is r.!!s over fly schc!lr-
and among them are 50 called +. /. VS. ra!>gt
&c luxury like your c3rrcs noudea. p. whGl.
fac gcntIrmap, and who, we're II not f.: It.,
schools, would be fJrc2d 10 raise their cGiGraG
| ia ignorance" We do rot remember that !37
| long time VIC h2gG ever r23: aJythln,t TIA.
grated upon Us more ha!sh!y than this. !i@fr
is poor Virginia ccntcnl2n. Cot ''l!12 lcl
| tiemau' By any r)9aCs, who writes sou letter
upon various sat i!c!s, add 8mOrg Others T."
pubic schools, Ter which ne IS heavily tx j.
| lie tells you that they Gre tlVcry little s-!I!c'
to him as the nearest school is so f.r of he cannO
ssnd h!s children. This Gud Gothiug NOR. T.
| has modest, terdcr gil children, perhaps whom
| he is unwilling TO trust unprotected ca cUg.
country Iolds. AGG fer this be il aDiniadv5r.c
| upon az { ii1e gentleman a1d All 'F.F. v IT,
| s!sog may % we'll cEouah Tor people whJ dg
outside OF Virginia. |: may amusc thcm gu
doesn't hurt u. Ba; &c may be EcTtoiHc. to
say that i: d,gsu't nit the people o! this Coo
| munHcatii, aud viii be- c)!dIy received by tnose
who dwell! within is limits The Flr4iD'2
people can Dc7tr be Induced 10 forget the grc2'
| deeds ia her history, whicl have BEEN ac2)mG'
lishcd By the innCmerabc tlrcng OF those VII
have been called i, L, E.'s,-ot whom Wash.
ington IVES CDiy cac--those who have made tn
name of the Statc famous end respected ca
other seas aud On ether shores, even 10 tho
where alien peoples supplc.tc strange gods IL
| unknown tongues. Nor arc tho simpler virtue
scglaoed by tics. much. maligrcd +. i. vs..
Who OK this generation cau forget the eL5Hpf
set to the people CT this LEGALITY W The ga!ia1!
! Terrett? Alter near thrae sc0ro years Passed
| 10 modes. comfort IN lie scEr:co 81 the UDNci
! States he icund himself suddenly begga;gt
by the war end di2d with the p!o4 ha1d!cs almost
literally il his hands, ncv2r more shining mccI
| beT Of the j. t. VS. than ThcD, stricken at -:
pIoB By the fierce rays Of the sun, lie va
| borne unconscious into tic house which bis 0wa
l,j Il t,., md, ut H. s,..t, Iron
Yes this scrt Of pcO9le are the first families II
| Firgilia-thc first 10 c0ur&cc, Lhc t!Es. 10 e.
DURANGO 10 prosperity, the Grs. IN cracl5u4
courtesy and hospitality; IL adversely, tic h;st
| 10 earacst Cu6eG7ur. OF ia uEc1mp!a;Llcc SUI
fcring in peace. the ti's. cruamecis 6! ths
Commonwealth il war, the frs: 70 shed then
blood 10 its d.iccce |: takes somc!biae n:y'n
TO make State THAI Inateri2! prosperity. ih:
something more is beautifully described 10 CT
tain famous lines By Sir Vim. jones, which al2
doubtless entirely familiar TO yGar accomplish
correspondent, so VIC will oct wcary lin y
the repetition. After rc-resdiDg them ,hr
singular iniclicity OF h!s structures upon - c'.h
f. L. VS.. particularly white be resides IL
Virginia, will possibly occur to him,
With perfect diIitcncc nc take ls uQJu CuS
selves to rciaark that this battle Scared CJm.
mon8calh will u0i yet have 10 undergo ~
grave calamity with which your cJrespnn!tG.
threatcus it--that the lady immipraD: from
Minnesota viii have to leave us ii our pa3''@
school system j. abolished. We max" 50 BOZ
az to say that t!:!s system ".ll nct - doat
away With, even though in sccp;pg II u9 TIC
State is making az great m effort and 3; cFe''
a sacrifice as whel-ior principle. aud kOOHu;
Whist she was dcing-,he barred her b'cas! |!
the dogs Of war. But in return NC Do trg from
your correspondent ID, and from ,hy:c Q; b.
ilk,a little consideration for such aian as, IS!
deotIy, is pour Other correspondent "P. me
Virginia people could teach thei. children n!
better lesson, when this scli sacrificing gentle
maD and al! such as he, pass along their streets
(who arc only saved by their AIgC-SaIlln
pride from staoding On The cornerp, hat 10
hand, and rsisiog that sad old cry, therepro'cA
Of snccntRomc, date o5oum BcIisar!o. J thi'
to stand uncovered, With reverent gsza, 81 thc',,
wayiaFers pass sorn plodd!og the weary foai
tha. lies between them and tho grave beneath
the sod OF the S!1tc they gave their o., to
protect. H.