The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-10-30
COMMUNICATION.

New Cumberland Monday October 26Ih.
A. d. 1870. ~
Messrs. Hill d Kitchener,
This morning while
engaged in my room Immediately adjoining the
store, was called BY my eldest son (who fire..
quently attends the store in my absence. step
ed in and was No little surprised to see Mr.
Croft's son presenting TO me Newspaper held
| in pair dl Backsmiths tOngs and at arms
length: well did not lay hold upon the paper
forthwith for suspected ZONE trick but upon
walking round so that 4 could see the title of
said paper discovered that it was the 1asear-
a,oas AdoOedte, which TO any Democrat would
he explanation enough for handling said paper
with longs, as that sheet you know 10 gsnsr.
ally we'll heated with what used to be called
! Lies, but now a. we'll understood by 0gleing,
and indeed have thought sometimes KIRK pats
rick could out Ogle Charley himself
Curiosity howeIer prompted mo to look into
said paper and upoa the first page discovered
an article signed Matthew Croft in which Mr..
Daniel Stoody and myself are sorely complain
ed Of in reference to certain Articles published
! in whatthe writer is pleased TO term the Dover
i Vanocrat" well you know il is no use to sickle
with these wings about names for they are ad-
mirable for manufacturing names, suppose he,
she, or they, (for have no Idea thai Croft
wrote the ArliclO) have reference to the Ohio
Democrat. As for Mr.. Stoody think i will
be found that he is abuudanty able 10 defend
himself, and that with his own 'head aud
tpen." .
l shall content myself therefore with a very
brief notice of said article, Ho far as il soncerns
my article published in tho Democrat of the &c
inst you recollect that make the following ex-
plunaton viz. SIN making these remarks do
not wish TO injure the feelings of any morally
honest Whig," you may therefore imagine
what my surprise must have been to see Mr..
MatthewCroft come out over his own signature
and thereby tacitly admit that he was not Moral
| ly honest. But upon further examination and
reflection find that Mr.. Croft left this place on
the nm eteenth for Pittsburgh and did not return
| until the evening Of the twenty y>fourth of Octo
ber and the article purportiDg TO have been wri!
ten by him and which bears his signature is DAT
ed October 23d A. D. 1910. So it seems that
while Mr.. Croft was at Pittsburgh he wrote a
communication for The Advocate and it publish
ed it nearly two days before he returned;
But this is not all the evidence contained in that
article which goes to pI owe that Mr. Croft new
er wrote it, he is made to say ("by his commit
tee sand as it respects Mr.. Lappins turning
knoT any tbno oc hi, evor s t,,ro;nS hnt onc"
40 "~noa, M T,s,L III. ianr,',n. nJ ~" AZ 'nes W.,
kncw .nv ,bin1 or hs onsr ,"T' 1Iu h,, Nv o"o no.
bero Mr. EroG's comrn;,,aa n.La" S;,o W. s.r o 10,
;nnUonao, ,bst h. do." I,oo,n ' &c ,nm nun 10y w
oncs rom III" ,,h;o. soS S"" ,h.. ~ ny "'ns ,;,"
Srben hs %H ,v,s oaoS,d.," c. c. ,ha as;onnS uil9
constable in ,h;s ,ownsin >, w. as,, I ,h Is VI
guage for give the words, he does not saw he
had understood since coming this country that
Ihad once turned but uses the term know; well
now let US see what Mr.. Croft knows about this
matter, for have taken the pains 10 refer TO
the record of the township and find that the A.
lection referred to was held On the 5th day of
April A. D. 1e3O.-And Mr.. Croft did not come
TO this Neghborhood until the Winter or Spring
following according to the last dates that can
come at and think have this matter undispu.
| tably correct Mr. Croft et tba, lime theo wa,
either in England or Steubenyille at the time that
he knows that turned from The wh;os-noyy
| l will here take the Hberty TO advise Mr., Croft
| to keep his committee botter informed az TO mat
ters where he allows them 10 use his name. for
The principle part of the charges in that article
are basely false, and stand ready IN prove it.
| Mr.. Croft insinuates that the wings of New
Cumberland "are too steadfast to become the
petty and political tools Of designing party
Poor Matty Won are muob to he initial ,vb.,
sir you no, a .ipetty and political ,ooi of de-.
signing party" and yet. allow one of the most
disgracefnl political parties eaI tn 10 use your
name az they would a RacoOn or Possum for
effect; mean only the racoon part of them for
of such judge your committee to be con- posed
shame where is thy blush"
But sir thew use Won further thew use vou ,o
bolster up one of tie mo,t infamous FaIseboods
that ever enana;ed from anv nar,v II mean tbs
charge of a STANDING Army. Won ar. renrssen,. o
ed as saving that ''in RESPECT 10 hi, imv2 loya,v
to Mr. Van Buren, he n can never be com1Ian n
ed of &C.. even dowr IN hi1 ivan Rnren'sH \
standing army project. he GD has alsn foIlo,,e3
his master IN Geny,up it &c., Vans own Mes.
| sage and PoiLs.tts Renort as evidence, nn.ius,
them TO the contrary no.wi,hs,anJing." Nov
sir we shall sec how far Vans MESSAGE and Po.
| inse,ts report are contrary, 70 Mr.. Van Bnren's
letter denying the Base slander of n stand;ng
army, in bis letter he says 1--WE have been com.
PEELED to see, not, should think without shame
and modification on the par, Of every ingenious
mind, whatever may be his political preferences.