Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-21
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| 10 tie ct}iior Of the Alexandria Guz,tis
DEAR SIR: 10 your r,port ofthe meeting ot
| ihoMcCullooh bill oppone ats on Friday evening
Oct. l7;h, you do mo Injustice, it infercntisJJy
appearing that vas distusbor of that meet.
Ing rather than peaceful cirizen, occupying O
near seat. among quiet people, lending an ut-
| tcntlFc ear TO the discussion of mcsi interest
lug and Important issue Of the day; that Tex
c todly rrsentcd per: onality directed to Mr.
John Hunter. and that having made an asser.
lion | ctiIdisbly reiE1cted it.
W;S GOT in the din distance, nor identi
tiei With that element" which was pleased
to exhibit l!s keen appreciation of refinement,
educa'lcn. morality, truth and argument, by
treating with c,ntumey, stranger and guest
requested to dISous3 the McCuooh til, and
VINO had magt aalmously invited Capt. L. l..
Smith to divide the time with him.
Although Was offended and Indignant at
tho diseourieous and Insulting treatment of Mr..
Geo. =. Rouad. Although | Wss hurt to heir
Caps. L. L.. Smith, my fcl OF townsmap, and
tho BALI gus: Of Mr. Rouud begin his re-
marks, intending ITO lear the false face from
Nlr. Round' and to show Aeyandrian, what
manner OF mau ho is. TO charge him With
appearing uolnVitcd 10 Alexandria and disturb.
log the harmony 10 which bis fellow citizars
d@clt (snd L suspect Of depyivirg the Captain
OF tho thousand majority of which he boasts. J
charging bis host With having selfish desires.
Although sorry 70 hear Tie sectional preiudioss
OF our people appealed to 10 our meeting. and
to hear good. honest citizens held publicly and
personally responihla for conscieptiousiv on.
posing the McCulcch bill and its aspiring ad-
vooates, and, although disappointed 10 hearing
The melIs OF that bill argued, but ignored: i
was not uotil Capt. Smith had returned to that
!lne OF argument. which wss dead ard should
have been tuled ayears ago, that I, With bis
consent. Interrupted him. | felt 10 honor
bound to Go,r!ci bis statements regarding the
manner ct Mr.. r. q appearance tefcrs the All
eSaodtla public. To relieve Mr.. r. from III,
unpleasant necessity Of a personal explanation,
a3d to relieve the minds of bis hearers from
any and al Sufair and errot eoas i'm pres;ions and
rreJaalces regarding hin, whom |. With others,
naa Invited TO address all who desired to hear
arguments upon the McCullooh bill.
When l s!luded to the disturbing element,
L he'd wished to bo understood az ho ding the
supporters of that bill responsible for its pre,-
euco and action and not Capt. Smith, p,rsop-
ally; and when he, in forcibo language" dis
claimed all connection with or oonniyauo, at
lis presence aad behavior; it became me 10
accept his 81 atemenis-fori is he not "en hopora
bic mao"
And desire it understood tlat l did not
apologize 10: the interruption, nor for auy re-
marks. Dor do |, nor will I. Ths facts are AZ
have stated them, and arc disgrace to Alex
sndrlars. and have been thus criticised 90 our
streets by the more intelligent aod i expected
ctissrs.
heoWiog sou. sense OF fairness will dic!,te
the Insertion of this correction,
remain respectfully,
-, FRANCIS NJ. HUNTER
Wss End, Alexandris, Va, Ocl. 81.