Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-10-26

your last paper, sustain. our positions. Aud
a, tor ~hst you are pleased TO call ..,,,rsc,, ;,
inPu'ations," We do Withdraw them, so Ear n.
The following may coaduce Tn thai end.
Although Il y evident, from both your
noses, that you wish To evsde the explanation
Nc ask Of you, by insisting that ",,n,il w,
sha" nave sofiJsetoriiy explained. Oa our part,
and riiAdrs'en those charges and personal i'm
pu'stions, you can make no expIana,iou.
whatever, = yet We arc determined you shall
not, b, this coniemptible preiext, escape with
IMMUNITY.
That our remarks were "ofen,ire" 10 you.
may DC true; bat that they are ''pers0paal." in
ire general acceptstion of the term, wc stilI
deny. Here are the whole OF the remark.
which you consider 81 personally I'll. nsi,e-
We feel quite sure that it has been reserved
Tor yo~ wisdom and ssgaciiy alone TO disco
YER that "the whole piece, from beginning In
rnd' II teeming with false. personal imputs
uons." We empBeticslIy ''sny that your as
sertion Is sustained by the following:
Certain editors, While casting e-nsnrr and
e"ds.'o'ing 10 rrcste u,.lust ptria,liee. against
the t.oss- Master al Shcphcrd,iosn. ber.us. he
is'i-d TO sompiy With their Ollie Gus ,,aur., .nl
'"~srh to them tee List of letters for '.gruI,y-
I.ns qualification" forge, To 80, sny thing .bou,
'"e JHDr OF their previous ctfotts To- induce tl,,.
po-t-m.sicr ~ that place to ins..tt M. I,,i II,
Hi,Ir lapcr. fer a eoapeaSdiisHs We ar. con.
'"seu 'hs' TIE motives ~hish prompt their crn-
s"rrs, and the motives for ins..rtit,,, al, .,,;s
ncn'> -yrafihfohSig," sre alike conference.-the,
u Tue inio' NATION 81 Ih-ir rva,irts" be the al
o'9'e'' ,hsy can accomplish their purpr.e ~ iih-
nut pntting the Pos'ma.tcrs To au, rxtr. ,,ohi,I.
We might eAirud our remarks, and ask ann.
s'g"'heai'i qnr rIons la relation L. this n,,t,r-
h"t 49, have matters of more itn.,o,t.,,.. An
clam "a. 49,, Il,
y. has already heen discontinued a. tia. al,ttis
'ng medium 81 ti,c lat at letter, NJ one ut the.
pos'-oihe-s IN this eount,-a list CONSTITUTING n
iSad one-hG. 81 the patronage at tie count, &c
csNrh from THIS source-.,.i INV tlie,c effort .
,o deprive us Of ihc other half We might al
ui's pslrr has not As free . circulation IN a, -
" part 81 the eounty, As any ctrr-if 4, could
Ia thAt the p'i'ics OF the paper render q unfit
~ an advertising medium-ai.d n lat are the Et,-
Pe'I0r slams set up b, those v ho seek TO do
Pr''r US OF this one poor, little, Govcrumeut
crun'h, Ne. Nc. Rat, these arr oue.tin,x 4,
| Witch ~e ask 40 rcpiy. We care ,oI . f., about
The ma'ter. 80 tar A. Ourselves arr eone.r,,,.i,
our ",9eet being nothing thai. to SHOW al,
WAT yisiiee II ~ attempted ~ certain hlf9e .oI.
10 eAsue pr'Judiees against an cIi,ient attentive
A"d polite Posi-mas,er. tie is not cen.ured be.
cause lac hzs not done his duiN but b,..ausr b,.
would not do more than his duty For all 49,
care, the LETS of letters as, be a,!,erti..J in
hsmsciaikR. We should seorn even 10 IL q. Ma.
nouee OF The direction postm.>It re- may give to
lhetr advertisemcnts-niuCh less Ia be found nut
u"g tor,h through our columns piaiuI con plsint.
about 81. We arc thankful for ail IAynrs la thu.
advertising wsy, bot Ne can never descend IN
the pAilry cApodIcnts u which others resort Ia
hnd our way 90 such patronage. Nor Cen ue
conseht tn insert embellishments 'syrAtuitously
although all OF them 'tJr ia. iniorn,atio,, ol
our readers. IL there were no other eon,idcr.-
lions To forbid II, liAbility,-as ia tl,,. nstti,
lar case To which We refer, 10 the imput.,ion oi
base motives, would pre,ent IL. Neither will We
use peTsHdsfoHs, make attempts at Iifi1U,L. f,sH.
nor employ any other means OF like dignity IA
induce sny Que TO prescribe others and To bc stoU
the'r patronage upon ua. We leave all these
things To be done 10y those ~hoSe modesty, spirit.
edueation, hsbitA, aud nature have pScuii,rls
htted them for the task"
"Certain editors talk about "courtesy, " and At
the, same time show themselves practically Il,
'gnoranl OF the word, a. their continual disre-
gard Of some OF the Ten Commandments show
their 'E"otsuee or contempt of the Laws OF
MOses."
The above contains the whole Of our re-
marks, IN reply TO which you make your per-
sonal attack upon uS-and the whole pieceu
which you say Is "teeming with false, per-
sonai imputalions, from beginning 10 endn-
aud The same which VIC promised 10 explain.
you could point out IN u any thing peTsonai
Tins you have attempted to do,-and have
even gone farther than we required you 10 20.
lou have not only, rs you suppose, pointed
them out, but you have gratuitousIy taken up-
on yourself the task of cx planning them. To
thi, We do not object; for you have Z" safis.
JaetoriIy cT2iained' them for us, rs we'll as for
yourselves.
IL there could have been any doubt. her,to.
J"re, a. to the truth Of what you attempt 10
make Us say in your explanation. there can
be but very little doubt OF the truth Of the
character you have given yourselves, since the
publication Of your last paper, and since your
iasl letter These productions show. beyond
a doubt, that you arc (" eO,lisMpliLle" that
you will "Wppress facts, for - eoaieE,ptibL,
moiires"-thai you do "Iaek pvoper noaIssfs.
Ti'h, and education snd eoTrsci L.s5is aud ,,,.
i''re"-ihat you are peculiarly fitted, Jg ion
PeTfihencs, mean YiTii suitable edueaiion. aud
rant u correct habits, Sc. JoT The perpeira.ioa
~ diSioHorGbie acis"-that your disregard o,
some 81 The Ten COEuH4adnsHis sh0sc gour igno-
rance or contempt # Ihs Laies Of .No,ss"-and
that honest =" CHIMNEY HrteeyB" are as respect
able as yourselves.
Now, you have an explanation" con our
paIt'-snd We therefore again call upon YOU
Tor yours. We have certainly fully explain
ed all of that which you are pleased TO term
personal inPuiailons," or insinuations, or
lnueBdoes. u Ihore Is any thing dishonorable
~ our ORIGIN" we now challcucC "a no
longer TO keep Il ga sccrti''- n you know tina,
We are destitute Of certain other Qualities
which belong TO the gentleman" We challenge
you 10 name them. Produce all YOU know
concerning Va, from the day Of our birth. no
| TO the present moment Withhold nothing
From truth you have nothing TO fear. If YOU
decline doing this, aud still refuse TO give
iis ihe explanation we ask IN reference TO the
base personal illusions concerning w in your
last paper. we shall take occasion To hold YOU
up before the public as soonndrols, Who sre
brave enough 10 ssssil private character by
the cowsrdiy mode of iHusnd0. ~ hen YOU are
without facts and without courage 10 sustain
you.
Editors If the Free Press.
OTTTfT ~ TuE "a RVPfHftr.,