Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-11-16

You further ask, what can re expect
from one, who Through the medium Of. 4
legion of falsehoods linked perhaps with a
single trnth,, would wilfully assert the
superiority Of Prince William over Fau-
uuier? - This. sir, is Just another one OF
your dodges Who has asserted any such
superiority? Certainly not any of the
poor people o: Upper Prince William they
have simply written dctensively, drawing
no conparscrs. inviting none. They have
ONLY attemi,tei "a prove that their soil IS
not "a desert area. or n barren waste, "
that their p>opie are not ;hriftlcss, nor beg
gars, and nat their lands ale not overlooked
by ''the sphinx OF poverty" whatever sort OF
thing that may be-
'They love their .rG. hccalls. il is their own,
And Scorn To give augh; other reason why
Let me say, rarcnthctictIly, my friend,
that Fauquer might iiud Il i%r more practi.
calstateslician than yourself. What could
be more Idiculousiv unreliable than your
method OF comparison pairing crops,
which have been made, ard measured with
crops not yet gathered, and which have not
been measured have given yon accounts
of accomplished facts.-you offer me prophe.
cies not yet fulfilled! ] have furnished
YOU with actual meaSllrements-yO have
profered guessWork!
| threw down my highest trump Bill. If
Fauquer can show higher. Ic: her do 50.
shall be glad to have drawn the information
and to have stimulated her ambition But,
l do not assert superiority over Fauquier in
any respect / do not even affirm, hat
your gucss-work may be an cxaggcl alton OF
the truth.
The names Of the gentlemen Of Fauqulei,
which you have mentioned, are, with Us,
synonyms for intelligence, integrity, thrift
and honesty, and arc as familiar to our ears
as the notes Of our morning warblcrs. we
have no quarrel with these gentlemen.
They have not attacked us, but Buffalo Bill
has dono so, and our quarrel is with him
alone. Don't screen yonrself, then: Bill,
like tricky dodgcr, behind thes gentlemen,
some Of whom you have heretofore made
public target for your pointless shafts OF in-
tended ridicule.
1t is impossible for Prince William to for
get, Bill what you, probably. did not know,
that FauGuier vas born Of her, century
and quarter ago, 1t is impossible for
Prince William 10 be envious Of her fair
daughter. She is proud Of her beauty and
of her wealth, her glory, and her prospect
ity. She is proud Of her Scots and OF her
Brookes, and she claims all her sons OF cml- |
nence, as children Of her own loins. And. |
Bill if you will quit your abuse Of her, pei
haps, she will condesccnd to claim even
you.
And. why stand you up a. defender o. thc war |
rcliton bar? 1t may be- Bill that vou were think |
ing o. another sort OF bar-fatcs or Foley ) per |
haps. But who has attacked the bar oi the court |
OF Harrcnton: 1t needs 70 defence, Sir. Does |
not its fIunton OF national fame. whose earlier
reputation was won even at the cannon S mouth, |
does not he cducaticnaly, and socially, belong |
to Prince William as wei! As to you? And did |
rot the gallant Payne lead our own Prince VIII |
lia,n boys 10 Il banquet, where in his words OF
scarcely cquacd cloqucncc, the grapes were IRON |
and the vintage blood y.
Once more Bill. why your unnecessary person |
aity IL regard 10 tho press OF Prince William?
This was unmanly IN you Bill. But the gross |
, ,yacccration OF the comparison whilst robbnS |
vour shaft of its point, exposed lis rcnown The |
electric light 10 the talow candle is it? Well |
here a-c few electric lights in ncwspapcrdom my |
friend and you are not ono OF them; but 1t has |
mauy ta!low candles. and Bill. tho s!nell Of tho |
laliuw is about y0u.
| would have replied To you earlier except for |
my undivided interest in the election. But | !
have written 10 you already, all that intend to |
write: and this is nay last letter TO you. Ny |
partiny advice * TO let your candle 20 out, and
ne sooner. the better for yourself, and Tor the re-
,prclahi!ity 0i journalism In behalf Of tho |
poor people OF Upper Prince William"
"uAYMAEKET"
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