Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-15
Glcnnan-Lamb Trouble.

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Glcnnan-Lamb Trouble.
On last Saturday Mayor Lamb. Of Nor
folk had haadbills distributed IN Norfolk
dcnouncing Mr.. NJ. Glennan. of the lilqia-
'"", for an article that had appeared in his
paper. The card OF Mayor Lamb was also
published in several papers. Mr. Glennan.
in sunday issue of the I'irgininH replied
to Lambs card in five column article
Some time last month the IUginiaA. of
which Mr.. Michael Glcnnan is owner and
editor. published II synopsis of Il speech de-
livcrcd i'll Suffolk county by Mayor William
Lamb, of Norfolk. This report represented
Mayor Lamb as having been very extreme
i'll dcnoIncing the treatment ofthc colorctl
people before the war by their owners rs
well a. very severe OH the present Bourbon
FundcrS. who were characterized in most
uncompimcntary terms. This clicitcd the
following publication from Mayor l.umb. in
handhil form
NORFOLK, Va. Scptcmbcr9. .. lSS2.-On
my return home have been shown COM
munication 10 the Norfolk Iiginian, dated
Surry Courthouse. August % 1882. and sign
ed H., which appeared during my absence
As my silence may give license to some vile
creatures 10 dc;lmc one who has never in
icntiouaily wronged any human being nor
hurt The feelings u! amy man except in self
defence. deem ii my duty 10 pronounce
the author OF that communication II wilful
and infamous liar. it being from beginning to
end series of ialSchoodS. manufactured by
Il corrupt imagination. and | pronounce
Michael Glcnnan, the owner of the Ijrgin-
i'm. IL base migrate and contemplate scoun-
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against one who has treated him from his
youth up with nothing but disntcrestcd
friendship; and here give notice. in the
fear Of God, and with II clear conscience.
that the man who in the home of my fathers
and OH my atvchcath attempts to rob me
of freedom Of speech by defamation of char
actcr or otherwise s. ball be treated by nc if
he goes too far precisely It's would treat Il
mad dog that attacks me
WILLIAM LAME.
Mr. Glcnnan. in his rcjoindcr in the Nor
folk IirURitW on Sunday last. sketches the
career of both himself and Lamb, and ar
CUES III length that the ingrutitudc is on the
part of Lamb and not himself. in the course
of which he says:
Now what has been his career?
distinguished member Of Congress from
this state, Il casSmatc of William Lamb III
William and Mary. has informed Us that
the lamcntcd Judge scarburyh. who ut the
time was Il professor al the college pub.
licly reprimanded him for violating honor
during his preparation for IN examination.
This was Il fitting prelude TO his life
As already shown, his ingratitudc to us
VINO. rs Il boy and youth. gave to him II de-
Nolion H. strong and aS great ;,S that be-
longing to brothers. and who never was
from his SIDE during danger saving him. us
he Iirmly believes. from death also shows
the baSencss of the man.
His ingratitudc to the men of Norfolk
the brave men whom he more than any
other man influenced to leave their work
shops, their clcrkShips, and their other en-
ploymcnts III ordcrto take up arms in defence
OF the Conicdcracy-isalsos shown i'm the fact
that when these men returned from the war
pennies. 10 find their wives and little ones
suffering for the necessities of life and while
they yet wore the ''tattcrcd gray" William
Lamb, i'll opulencc and with employment to
give out cNtcndad ii to negroes ut the time,
too, when the just-frccd slaves were demon
slratlng their lnSOlence to returned rebels. :
His course in this matter at the time so
outraged the feelings of the returned soldiers
that III the mayoralty election that shortly
afterwards occurred his father was defeated
y stretch OF time occurs. The man,
through losses in his business ventures
winch none dcplorcd more than wo did. was
deprived OF his wealth. But he vet had in
iluencc and friends, and became president
OF the First National Bank of this city.
/" William Lamb. as the president of that bank,
! knew lis bankrupt condition: yet he allowed
p the reception of deposits we'll knowing that
inc bank must break, and on the very day
' OF us ialiure permitted the money Of contid-
ING friends TO be received Yet this man
: processes TO have conscience. From the
failure OF the bank many sad results follow
: ed. We have heard Of good honest English
e settlers in Virginia. who, trusting the ren,l-
c tatlon William Lamb had in England de-
II posted their all in the keeping of his bank.
o anu who, hearing Of their loss. despuired
5 and died. away from the home of their child
hood. Ill strange land: ana we know of
others who, endorsing for this man or loan
ing him their notes. lost all the possessions
they had in the world They are to-day
e facing life boldly and reSolutcly, hoping to
c retrieve their losses-los>cs directly due "a
a acts of William Lamb.
. As the chief magistrate of the CITY, n place
to which he was elected under false colors
he has proved 4 tyrant. hated and detested
He began his official career seeking revenge
f III a way cunning and despicable on two
: trusted police others, Mcssrs. Movie and
: Pettis, who had opposed his election.
, By advocating it as a party measure hese
cured the adoption Of as infamous Il charter
as ever cursed Il people and that could only
have emanated from q mind that combined
in its structure the qualities ola Caligula and
: Nero.
And now to recent matter
. In last Sundays Irginidn the letter of al
esteemed, honored, and influential citizen O.
Surry county, giving an account of the dis
cussion, at SuTy Courthouse, between vii.
liam Lamb and negro orator named Laws
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