Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-21
E,,iegery Ct Falls Chi1rCE.

~ Ike cGtt9r Of the 41GecGndrtd Gazette
FALLS CHURCH. Va, jar. IS. lS79.-Ihe
Gaza,te Ct the Ii h contains an article headed
"Thit7e:g at Falls Church. Hhich Has eVl
d.ptiy ether taken from Or isrrishsS by the
anttcr Ct ~ ast;cs which appeared in the
ETaricg S.sr {! Washington. D. G., lGh iOst,,
oyo. lie n:m DC pune CT "Ros" That letter
was ~ cyi::n, :H,:t ca Tie part CT the writer
to sllapc H. sDa.crial for sensational article:
All, 10 d. s., lie gathered up L liz: OF petty Of
fa4sl5 tia. hare Appealed st various tunes
Cu .icg !hc past several months ia the Gaz:lte,
AID which, takca s:ngiy a: The iiue ct the &C.
curgcnc2 oCea.tG 60 pas;icu'ar sensation. Such
articles &c Dot calculated to recommend the
location 10 parties desir2e 10 locate with Us,
ard are simply the reSu', CT Q lack of discretion
O. :u;a!ts VI spleen. The article Of "Ras"
caused r4ucl Comment among our acquaintaIces
il " as;ioetou, a1d mu.h regret among cur
eva people, wao rle luborGg for the sdyauco-
moat a;a prosperity Of the tow; arc, at the
suggestion and request Of some ct CUT psoDlc,
| wfcte and h;rded to tho cditor Of the Star or
tho 18Th i,.t the fol!cwing cymnunoi!ion,
which, presume. lie decines to insert as he
las Issued :hrec copies Of bis paper sioca wiki
cut lis arp2Grirc. Ills does net surprise me,
>iGco experience has proven nat while tho Star
Is Always ready 20 publish Gcrogatory articles
{ persons and thiogs sla;h Of the Potomac. it
is, dom viking to o6mi. tn, possibility OF
crras 90 the pr: OF it, ;;Fcrmarts, or luiG!5h
opportunity for tho relutaticn 81 their state,
mcuta you are requested to publish this With
he !0nc lhat ii lbs" a resideG! o. our
usi.hboyhco;i AID reader OF the newspaper
ci northeastern Fireitia, he m'y possibly OBJ
tain an idea G! the opini0n bel! By some OF odF
pcc:le CT his articla acd tho spirit When
prompted 1t:
"IO the cditor 0jMe Washington Star.
Fails CHCRCH, Va, Jan. Is, 1879.
The Evening Star Of Wa.hingtou. D. g.,
81 tie 1871 inst. contains an article purporiiag
70 c3rne tfon Falls Church. wkioh contains
such severe AID unmeri,cd ref ,ctionS upon the
!oeu. AID such derogatory ilu:nto rs 10 the
Gcsirabii;ty VI the vicioity a. place 81 res
don.,, es 10 cal! ior e brief notice at tie hands
Gf some one convrrslnt with the c!Icunata.c:s
detailed therein.
WHO Res is an C0s aware, but II &c IS
resident CT TIC town Gao conceive 0! 10 5000
&c son Hhy IL shcui deal ia such wholesale
claiemaHion, uBlass be desires ~ dctracs from
ia !c..i.a;iJD, with view 10 seine Tetcenarg
! ea;l - way ii speculation; a1i ihs: mar
ssorit wi,h to Cctraci from tlc character Ut a
.Ji.ca with 7i:w OF thereby Sa;og enabled to
elr.l tiGssli 81 The expense Ct his n9ishbora
IS sucl coG.cm ctitla idao siGGid 60: want
20 ja oh!"2:! 20 cltcFtainI ii tt co.. Of lay ocish
bcgs.
"'i.9a' aces Gu If his wag 10 gather up q
list 81 SGjs p;csG dioas c97cllog space Of
several months III time, ald 40 area 81 msuy
niles Il oeuatry, With view to saddle tie
pa;ira ulasS uoca The poor little town eli Fails
| Church, mhcr, 10 Truth aad :tc', but three Gu;
of ;aa entire list of cifenses enumerated O,cur'
I'd .ritl2 Tic limits Ct the tcso, the cthefs
! cccu!ira all Of tacn, outside OF the tcTn end
SOFA OF !hcm miles away
I'VE lay 90 caiIo TO cotiEC tI2mpiIG1 Ifein
Gc-.e1aliaD: knew Of 10 locality that cir
your coiumss are Gsly flied with ac,jun!s OF
dcp5cdatlo0s 10 your own midst, aud until thu;
happp day, wien The li)n and the lamb sh.
lie dowo together, shall arrive, l presume W.
snail BE- djsappciated il expecting per!tcs tacr-
,.lify. But We 1o desire justice, aud, wien
| Ros' tr apy other scrbheT desires to relieve
h:mirl! tom periodical attack Ct 'Caca:the=
zerib2Gti' we ask EiM il he en- say u9tii?F ia
ou: ia7o:, to Il LEAST not 90 cut OF his way &c
hri u obstacles to cur udvarcemaCt.
"WIih &c dctIGc TO screen myself bthlGd tho
| auooym o. mem dc plume, permit NC to Sub
| scrihc 1ny.2'!. }. T.. DEPUTRoN."