Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-10-26
Editors Of Me ia. Free Press.
OFFICE or TmE Va. REruBLIcAN,
Saturday Morning. Oct Olaf NJ

uSy "oInibS, Oct 2lst, ~.
To The EGiors II The Free Frsa.
GISTLEnEN: We have received YOUR NOTE
oil This morning, an answer to ours Of yester-
day, replying To your former, and firsi. note.
iou deny that there was any thing personal
IN your Editorial remarks, aud call upon us
10 point out The personal imputations; pro
ms'ng' u we " can do this, they shall have
speedy explanation" Now, although wo do
not recognize Jour right, under the circum.
stances, 10 make this call, yet We have con-
Il you can. -
We tell you, thea, that we consider YOUR
whole Ipsece1 From beginning TO end. as per.
sonal'y ohensiVe-as teemiag with false. per-
sohal imputations, under cover OF inuendoe,
mol 10 be mistaken. To be more special and ex-
plicit,we viii here show this You Commence
Certain Editors, (meaning us) while cast
ing eehsure, aud endeavoring 10 create unjust
PTeJudices against the Post Master al Sben-
herdstown, because he failed 20 comply with
their otlcious request, and forward them the
list Of letters for "gratuitous" publication.
forgot 10 say any thing about tho EliInre of
their previous efforts To induce him 10 insert
DIS list IN their paper for a compensation -
And IRE arc conriHoed that the n,oiires which
prompt their censures, aud the motives for in
ser''ng advertisements gratuitousIy" are alike
contemplate Thus you charge US, substan-
TALLY. with frst having sougb, 10 induce h;n,
10 give rs the publication OF his list for eem-
PensaiiOn, aud with having failed In our efforts
"a calnmny) and then with ofTiciotsIy reou.St.
ing hun 10 forward us his list to publish
Sraiutou.ly," and casting censure, md en-
hea'orIhs 10 create unjust prrjudices against
hin Tor failing To comply, (alsO an unjust i'm
puiatIon against us,l aud al the same time for
geu'hs To say any thing about the failure Of
our previous efforts (a,eaning that we had
suppressed the fIct-anOther false aud ungen-
ucmanly charge y and winch was aggravated
10y The posiiirs assignment Of ooniempfibLs mo-
tires. All uiese you afterwards followed I'm
by The further repetition, by inuendo. that ne
had used persHasioas aud attempt, al fa,i,ni,L,
h0h, and other means 10 induce him 10 take
The publication "f his list from YOU and give
u W., with the further aggravaiinE derIsra.
ton, that you left all these things 10 be dom.
~ others, (meaning Us,) Nhuse modesiy
spirit. education, habits aud nature, have ne
cuiiariy fitted them Zoe such a task. Which
was again repeating. aud charging over the third
ime, that We had done aid ib,nks. and from
contemplate motives, and adding 10 The whole
~ necessary implication, not only that We
lacked proper mOdesiy, spirit, aud education
49, '''at'N '''iN aNh hsfuIEt bNA were De-
eulisriy fitted by itnperIirencs. q mean spirt
suitable education, anJ want Of co, rect habits
aud honest, honorable natures, Tor the perpe-
lraiion Of such dishonOrable acts-Tather. hat
NC were base by nature, aud base bv pr,e.
tice, &c. and o. all thi, you appended b,
way "f postscript these words:
Certain Editors talk about courtesv -
and 81 tho sans time show themselves. prse.
tically, as ignorant of the word. a. the n CON-
iibnIi disregard % some Of tie Ten Com.
mlndmenl- show Their ignOrnHce OF contempt
fof the Laws 81 Muses." Which no man can
misunderstsnd. And you hsd. IN the tue
bastard style. some weeks before. compared
~ iu chimney s~eep.. SC. You then. on
this after occasion. AZ nov shown, grossiy A.
sailed us in almost every point that eons,,-
lutes the gentleman. We branded YOUR i'm
putat1ns With faischo0d, and hurled then,
back with defiance - told you, in turn. 10 Iook
al roursirsi and goHr origin, and cautionsd
you % beware. You called for explanation,
Ws answered --yau must 6rst erglsin. sati,.
f,cioniy, md wiihdraw your charges You
have sent your second note. promising. n We
would point oirt tie personal imputsiions. ,ou
Sould explain; and We have here done 20. The
foregoing s all We can or will offer. Here
u y"u choose lsl ibs matter rest, ~ p,fsb a to
Gnai issue Add ID i.s meHt as sou please we
VIII promptly meet tho consequence, be tbev
what they may.
VERY respectfully. Sc
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