Show tre THE BUILDER OF THE tim ALABAMA laird who built the pirate ei craft aft alabama and who has just been ra reelected elected re to the british parliament was so ni much ch annoyed while at the hustings by the question es ti on who built the alabama Af ma that t he promised to answer at the close 1 0 of f his speech any question which might be sent to him accordingly some one sent up this question did mr laird know when the alabama was being constructed that she was intended for the confederate service he did not answer the newspapers the next day pressed the inquiry upon him and taunted him with a want of candor in in dodgin dodging git it but they got no reply frai from i him |