Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-31
ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH
VOLUME.

wear 1860 although the & zstte was
nnbished as far back ss 1884, which is
at,ested By the records OF the courts OF
Fairfax, Alexsndria and other contigu'
GUS counter.
The Gazette came to its birth almost
s7nchronous with the formation Of tie
United states, aud Immediately became
q welcome guest in the counting house
he tsropial MANSION and humble house
Of the planter of those days, and its COL
nuus were of;en scanred by The light
from 6replasss 10 leg houses.
EsviDg A,urisbed in three centuries
Eta files are Invaluable, not only for tie
,ccsl aunsls they contain, but for the
carly history Of The country, while Inc
latte, vas struggling for existence amid
rhs i,c:s and frosns of monarchy.
"Osy Books" are popular volumes IN
Eos,;sh literature. The publishers OF
these Interesting collections take eseh
d.y in the year sad describe TRANSACTIONS
of importance, amusing Incidents sno
deaths OF prominent mel which have &C
cu,red on thau. 1t is often suggested
20 the EDITORS of the Gszstse that an en-
tstainiog day book could be publishea
in alexandria with the G'zsite's hIes lof
the basis. Without going back for q
auudred years, ths mortusry record Of
the Gazette during the pas.sdres decades
would iproish suggestions sc I'll Gent tor 8
volame. Bsgi1niug with the h'ss Of
January, synopsis Of the lille OF most
any Alaxspdriau Wac died on tha: day
could rs given, together With such local
history as may cluster ABOUT him together
With the part he plsyed among US. This
could be perpe.uated, as something has
occu,-cd on every calendar day sugges-
tive Of su article. This procedure would
nsces:arily bSics 10 many important, To-
eerestlug aud oftsn amusing rem'n's'
cences of by.gone years to he found only
in the files of the Gazstte.
The Gazette aud Alexandria are as To-
sepsrabls as we're the Siamase twins. 1t
;s tae raise OF our old city, and during
<shurs Intervals when tbs civil war was 10
;prc2r.s., aud incendiarism aud other
:mishsps prevented the Gszstte from be-
aug published, Alexsrdria WAS as Ham,
let minus Hamlet. But there are no hi.
a.usss 10 its volumes. During the Inter
walls referred to notes we're made OF ell
local occurrences, aud when the Gszslts
reappeared it contained memoranda OF
everything Of Importance that occurred
dnclndiug marriages and deaths; hence
she G.z,tte is and has alwsya bseo the
reference book of Alexandra, and lis
files ere often resorted to to settle dis.
pu.es or mat,era OF still more Importance.
The Gszstle, while always abreast OF
che times, has underworld to steer clear
of seosationslsn. and, while Its pub
lishers have ever been firm 10 their own
opinions, political and Otherwise, they
have also been conservative and willing
TO reapee. the sentiments of those who
honestly d:h:r with them. A com.
muni,y is necessarily mads up OF people
of divers ideas, aud ior all to think alike
would be impossible. TIE Gazsttc will
follow the even tenor of its way and con-
tiaue TO be the Welcoms visitor to all,
striving TO cou,inae its mission without
0fsose to any.
The G z,!le iu Its makeup has, for
o5Gions reasons, shown bat little change
6or many years. The best wines bear
aulGne lsbels aud the most efisacous
panacess are wrapped in prints OF trade
marks which sugges. the con6dsuea of
oy.gope days L: is SO with the Gsz,tte.
lis individuality would cease 10 smother
shape or frontispiecs. Many a child has
learned to read by studying the head.
lines on the frs: page and equally as
many more in past years have poIed
over the Virginia Goa. Of arms which
hss for s. least three quarters of g cen.
tary been at the head of the first column.
OF the editorial page aud imbiled love
for his or her state. That silent picture
IN tbs G.z,lte doubtless did as much
toward propsgating the truth of state
so7tr.igui!y at the breakiug out of the
civil war as most of the speeches of that
tine.
Gsuesal Robert f. Lee WAS regular
resd:r of the, Gsz.tte, and 1t was he
wh,, sad hs never was compelled to
look over the paper before handing 1t to
his family. He knew nothing objection
able would sppear in its columns. He,
too, when q child bad studied the pic.
ture of The Goddess of Liberty With bel
foot 90 the neck of the tyrans and al.
though Siren notes we're floating in his
errs aad tenp,iug.inducemsnls were be-
log offered him from north Of the Poto.
msc, when The crisis Of 1861 arrived, hs