Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-12-05
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To the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
Thank you for the favour you did me in
printing my communication in relation to
the democrat outrage committe in this viii
age on the 18th of last month. But you did
not answer the question that l aske you,
you printed my communication and called
it Mr. Troth grievance.
Well my dear sir it is an grievance to
have mob of peopel shining around your
house that they will hang you on sour ap-
pei tree Althou the mob may be made up
of the moste respectfully peopel in the dis
trict of mount vernon But som kind friend
me letter to wich be or she Gid not put
name am in the dark as to who my cor.
RESPONDENT is and will be oblige to ask you
the favour of repling throu your paper to
this unknown party This party he or she
or who ever or whatever it he or she
may be commences by assuring me
that there Is no danger of my
hang for witch feal much relefe. If he or
she then says that the peopel of Va are
brave we'll no boldly douhght that But mr.
Editor do brave men or woman write letters
that they are ashamed or fraid to put
there names to, do brave men and woman
insult peopel that thay have seen CT do not
know because of a communication in your
paper sighen by the writer name describing
whot the writer believed to an outrage an
insult or a threat against his life. That this
insult and threat was made because the
writer of the artical was republican there
can be no douhght. Iasked you as Editor OF
the leding organ of the democrat party of
| and oft ba ototo What tho yyhta renuh
licaus of Va might expect as you had been
assuring the colord people that they should
he protected in all there rights. What was
the nsesety of this assurance did or does
the democrat party intend to make an rade
on the republicans of Va
Well now let Us see what this brave brave
writer had to say 10 me he or she called at
tention to the fact this song that was sung
was an ode ware song sung by men with
guns in there hands but mr. Davises name
was used by the soldiers and that these fine
Jentelman and ladys used my name instead
| of mr. Davis but then remarked that mi
Davis was brave man and that makes all
the dferance Yes mr. Davis was brave
man aud to much Of Gentleman to write
an insulting letter to man and not put
his name to it This thing that wrote to me
assured mo that there was no danger that
all would be we'll Aud then said that if ]
thought my neck was in danger l Should
cirtanly go were could live in peace an
comfort amoung my Dune peopel'' How
long must man live in Virginia Defor he
can elaine to be q citzan and be intitel to
all the rights of a native born Virginia
| was borned in the united States nealey
20 years 20 and have lived in virginia q
years 1 have thought that / was living
amoung my Dune peopel if have no writes
in virginia ! haven't eny rights enywere
might go north there the peopel are more
sivelzed and understand and respect one
another political rites better than they dc
in virginia Where peopel are not orderd
off because of there being democrats or re
pubiicaus Where the Missippie plan has
not been adopted in poletict of shooting OF
haning peopel because of there political OPP
phones But propose to stay right hear
and fight for my rights if nessary l do moi
propose to insult peopel 10y writing insult
ing letters with no name alach.
Bravery does not consist in such thing:
brave peopel do not insult peopel and thel
hide behinde som petticoats
This insulting letter was in the hand writ
ing of woman no douhght she was usec
by som man to disgise his work
J B TRoTH
Accotink dec 1854.