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

grandfather before him owned and traded in
human flesh and blood, sought to arouse the
lowest passions and prejudices of the ne
grocs by telling them how the Bourbons had
treated them, how the ''toothless babe had
Deen plucked from lis mothers breast, and
how those whom God had Joined together
had been torn asunder. and how thousands
OIL prayers from countless altars had ascend
| cd like burnt sacrifices TO Heaven, asking
God TO shield them from their oppressors. .
we say our. correspondent related these
facts OF Lambs speech. and that in COM
mcntmg upon the rcoindcr Of Laws. he cx-
pressed his opinion OF William Lamb by
stating that Laws, IAN unettcrcd negro,
raised slave. never attended school :; dav
in his life, preached better morals and more
charity to the white race than did this PALE
FACE CHRISTIAN RENEGApE:i and vet this
William Lamq, this chivalrollS man. whose
reputation as ducllist is in keeping with hi,
general reputatOn-ths man who. when
challenged, lodges along underline wharves-
retircs tohis Wcli-lightcd house. is in con,
ference with certain officials of the city, and
while his antagonists house il surrounded
by police to prevent him from getting to
the lield-a scheme which taiicd-William
Lambs house is surrounded in like manner
TO prevent INN from getting there-a scheme
that sHccceds. We say, this William Lamb,
who holds in such high regard his reputa-
ton, and who blusteringly threatens ':in the
lear OF God, and with clear conscience, that
the man who III the home of my fathers and
on my native heath, attempts to rob me of
freedom of speech by defamation of charac-
ter" to treat as "a mad dog" contents him.
self with the brand of being Il 'pALEFACE
al,
the author is wilful and Infamous liar
This is the way this man. who acknowledges
the code rs honorable, pockets what he
admits in effect to be Il wiliul and deliberate
insult.
Mr.. Glennan then continues (using the
personal pronoun), showing how, as u pub
lie journalist he had been even cautious not
to wantonly wound or injure the record
and character Of any man. and concludes
thus:
have given what consider IL partial
sketch of his career and which his coward
ly attack warrcntcd. Nothing but his base
attempt to degrade me in public estimation
could have forced me 10 this stcp-a course
rcpuSnant TO my fecings-and this is my
apology to the public.
In his circular card he has made his threat
with al evident purpose OF hulldozing not
only the freedom of opinion, but the free
dom of the press. | tell him now, tyrant
and dcmagaguc that he is, that no threat
from him can intimidatc or silence me: that
shall never hesitate to criticsc his acts, de-
nouncing them whenever deem them de-
serving denunciation and that, in The face
of his cowardly threat. shall consider my
self justified in being prepared to meet him,
defending myself by the rights that God
and the law give me.
GARD FROM DIR. NJ. q. HOLT OF suRRY COUNTY
The following appeared in Wednesdays In
gin"H:
WAKEFIELD. Va. September H. 1882
see in to-days Irginian Il card published BY
Colonel Lamb in regard t" the speech made by
him ut Surry Court House on the 22d of August
am the author al the communication of which
he complains, and am alone responsible for it,
would not knowingly do any man Injustice,
not even one who (if reports be truc) has sunk
5" low i'll public estimation is the Mayor of Nor
folk.
II was infamous enough to make such speerh
rs disgraccd the hustings on that OCCASION hut
still mcancr to deny the paternity of ones own
rickcty offspring.
rcitcrac that tho facts rs stated in that commu-
nication are all true. and have not one word to
retrart
! do not pretend tn have quoted the language of
Colonel Lamb rrbaiim. but if necessary can sub
santiatc the facts by any number of respectable
men. The wounded pigeon is known by its ilut-
tcrng: ii is the trHh and not the lie that gives
the offence. Colonel Lamb could easily have as
ccrtaincd the author by inquirng at the office Of
the lrgnidH.
II he feels aGgrcvcd it is MS BUSINESS to seek
redress. do not propose to handy cpithets with
the gentleman, nor indulge in the lgar billings
gate which seems So cnngcnal to his tatcs
VI. q. HoLT. Wakefield, Va