Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-24
sr,n he Kentucky Farmers Libr@y.
MATTHEW LYON
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WILLIAM DUANE.

.,r,me- r rave YOU reasonto expect TO
bear from me again, whenever you did
~. the honor of another attack. You re-
a;nsd siIeat. towards me tor. several
snonths after that correction; i Is SO long
since YOU have broke out again and nave
.b,en: honoring me with the lashes OF your
,,o;soneus and lying pen without nav notice,
.hat hv This time you may perhaps sop.
$3.50 have either became calious, or
Thar am afraid to encounter your 81
r.n,;c hlaryafdism, Sir, neither is the,
case i must have been deaf and bhnd'
az wen as canous, not to notice your
vile atremos TO destroy my character no.
tb;nc bnt a croud of business has occa.
stoned this delay.
The animals called sculks are ex-
tremelv plenty In the barrens OF kentucky,
I have freousntly seen them sitting in the
road before mt, after making a noise to
starr them out Of the path without success.
Not choosing to come within the reach OF
the oaorifcroas liquid, with which they
eantaminate the atmosphere. have reluct-
autly given them the path and rode round !;
), lengiE, some time last summer, having
tan. ;insolsn MT fellow of thai tribe IN de-
file. impossible lodges on both sides.
.saw no oshsr course but to risk the odori.
crrsus charge, aud push through. This |
accordippls did 10 the destruction OF my
-.dversary, without any other injury than
Raging nv horse a little besprinkled, which
was principally washed OFT a.'he next rlvu-
+. .a Z
let. -
.;r., bat the analogy between my situation
chen and now is so very striking, I could
10, Get the thing out of my mind tall | put
it on paper. MI.
You may recolIect your old friend Mat.
thew Lyon, on his departure tor the
western country IN March 1901, wrote
yaIsdictory letter to the fallen John
Adams. The same Matthew or his de-
partnre from the Atlantic States in 1905,
bonnrs the would-bc tyrant William Du-
ane with valedictory letter, which ne
concludes will be sufficient on has part
uatif his return in December next.----
Having made up my mind to publish
th;s letter, yvur good nature SIR, will
presume, excuse my sending it to you
in print, and as would not like to send
YOU letter destitute of amusement, 1t
shall contain short story; although some
parts of it is no more than a dream, o.
sher parts may be said 10 be taken from
7sallJs.
Al wretch, hunted for his crimes from
Asia to Africa, from Africa to Europe,
from Europe to America, landed on the
Atlantic shore of the United States Sc.
ven or eight years ago, incapable of
e..rniap his bread by common honest labo-
rious industry, poor and pennyless, driven
for his petulence from the station which
srs, offered him subsistence in America,
whea ragged vassbond, with down
cast guilty look. like Cam, expecting every
mans hand to be raised against him be
mired with filth, and Stunned as a spectre,
with no other distinguishing property than
that of ability to write with severity to
pive falssbood and lies some semblance of
truth 81 to gioe tr,frh the appearance Of false
hood. The democrats of this country were
taken In by him !; by their countenance and
indulgence he became the conductor of a
press; which had been distinguished for
It's correct course; they enabled him to put
on clean shirt, to 6ll his belly, to look a
ii.tie sleak and hold up his head.
The democratic republicans were IT
that lime in conflict for the reigns of
goserament with party opposed TO their
principles, consisting of few monarchy
men. some tories and aristocrats, together
with large share of such people as are
attached to any government under which
they feel safe and easy.
The last class were made to believe by
theirleaders that democracy was jacob
nical, disorganising demon, who would
deluge the country with anarchy, disorder,
confusion, immortality and ip6delily, and
that republicanism was word which might
neAa alysthlng or nothing. In this contest