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

selves We s.ssss engage len . sosns.t With
e'rry for ~ho may ihiHk proper 10 shsiIy,,gr u.
deesai rrspest Tor Oar,slscs, aAd REGARD foe
the good opinion Of our friends. forbid IL We
cannot engage in a combat, ~bsrr. ,,-r if We
tor'oas, We have al TO lose sod nothing 10 gain
Dut, by he shove ~e ~'sh so, 20 be anserstood
a. insulating n comparison; for ,bi. might be
deemed odorous, IL not odiou,
10 be serious. The Editors ia que ,,ion mus,
exhibit stronger ei.im TO the sh.r.etrr Of
gentlemen, than is furnished by their editorial.
ct last week and the above eorrrspondenes, be-
iorc Ne ean consent to take any further notice OF
them. From the hrst, ve discovered their want
Of the characteristics requisite for ,lre.u, con-
'ro'er'y, aud consequently we have failed 10
hold any With them. IL became our duty, o..
'~o or ihrre Occasions, briefly TO allude 10 them.
10 oonHer'sn triih othcrs, foe uhieh We v.r,
'i"s AguArdcd without rh, NE aud ~iihou, reason.
we have quietly borne With their columns OF
Aouse' irOn seek 10 -erk, believing that /. dis
er'minsi'ns bubble would do u, Justice. tn thi,
~s trust ~r have no, been mistaken. We h.,.
observed the numsrou, crpediea,, to which the,
have re>'rs'i, from time Co time, To gain our NJ.
trniion, snh no other feelings than of mn, .,I
contempt. Their batteries, their u,is,rprr,e,,.
"'ion', t''ir direct f-lsshoods aud foul abuse. de-
voted TO that Object, we're I'll alike di.rrc .rdrd
We could not crafty the wishes of men Who had
shown "snrh a destitiiuiion OF qn.I,tie, which
uNi"ns IT, 'Ic grntlcnisn," either b, tolit,I, m
/ llrlnn tllp m ar l,s -
language e'n?lo,,din making them We eonid
not have done 10, without violating one of our
fundamental moral aud editorial rules. We ~,,.
aware that the shuttieeoeks would som fill IN
u'r ground. u there no bsiIle-,Ioo,, q, Keen,
them up. In this se we're not mi,takrn Tn,
have already found their le~l-,hr Objects Of
P'H with their own friends. and the Object. OF
'e'r" and deri'ion With an intelligent public
hut enough % this point
! o"r rrm"rks IN relation Ia the course Of these
Ed''or''h reference TO the Postmaster at sben-
herd,to~h. the lists Of letters, &c. have bee,
pronounced Zone aud all. utterly 6aise"-the
whole story eaiumny." They say, ..thcv never
sought, directly or iiHLrecf,p to induce the Post
master 1t shepher'lsto~n To give" them ..the in-
'c'hon ct hi' list. for compensation, IKE. Ne.
"''hout resoriinI TO all the evidence in our
possession, (fUr We have neither spae,. nor .in,
'" 10 20 at prrse"',) We will merely sdduce
Po'uon IN support Of our positions. And in th.
hrs' place Ne Will introduce the follow ;n~ mara
graph from the Virginia Republican Of January
last The editors, speaking Of their "di.ay,-
po'"'menta' and ''mortifcations, I" 1sy:
knowing this 10 b. the commencement nj
uhe hseL quarter when the Post Offices vrnersIlv
advertise the Letters on Land, Se ho,s,d IA H..
able TO I'LL up small space from that so,rrr. h,
,n i, ~e we're also disappointed. and had the adj
"''S''' horuheAtlon oi seeing the whiR pap r
pref rred 10 ours"
Could there we'll be any thing more ..eon-
tempnble" than such ''pitifuI eomul.;.,, -"
lucy had the Identification" Of seeing the JIIig
paper preferred 20 Ihcirs! BIcs, u,, xL., !.
""'Hly'Hg e'rsum'tanee! Would ssy but "I,tl,
souls NC repeat, have been found giving utter
snee to such 'fdnf,si complaints" Aud .hr,,.
come their grounds OF ''mortiheation ," Can i,
be- a. we have before asked, that the boGfie. of
Tie paper render 1t unfit as m asl,rrgsiay mr.
d'um' What are the superior claims st TN b,
those ~ho ~ere "dsdPpsinfed, aud had the AL
d'honai modification Of seeing the WhIv nsncr
preferred To thsirs'" Has not the Fr. p,...
large circulation 10 every part Of the county. q,
any O'he' PsPer'' And, were these Editors thus
mor"hed' because they did not receive the li,t,
OF letters for 'grGfilifoi1s publication" Or did
They expect them TO DC inserted elm Their o,nrr
for conpeHsGfion'" or this We leave the rr.d.
or to JudSe-~hile Ne beg leave to ask another
question; do not such ECON plants" look like
attempts st Intimidation" to say the Ican,-
a"d would any editor of "modes,y, sti,It." Ne.
be found quitting them fO,th through his CO.
lumus'"
we pass on to another proof in support If our
positions What docs the follosing letter, bri-
tufeiy il no, elsnde.tiucly addressed to two If
the Po''m''ers Of ti' county, in July last. 20 To
| prove:
Office Of The Va RepubEcGn,
Chsrlestovn, July Z, 1897.
SIR; You must be aware that the opinion
generally preVails--allhoUgh you know II Co
DC without foundation that none other than
friends TO The Administration are allowed 10
noId The Office OF postmaster; and so general
Is the opinion, that the circumstance az The
list or Letters for Shepherdstow & Charles.
town not being published 10 our pspet nav
be cause Tor the suspicion tia: NC have moi
The confidence Of the party We support We
have made tins statement 10 Mr. Reyes and
now ask the same faVorof you that " Q asked
OF him u IL, TO let US have . copy OF the li,t
OF letters simultaneous With the Free Press
" YOU viii comply with this request. thew
shall be published free Of charge. To pub
lish them seeond-habded would defeat the
object We have in view. Please let us hear
from you on the subject.
Very respectfully. SC.
sMoOT l. SMITH.
| JoHS T. CooEus, P. NJ
Sbepherdstown, Va.