The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-03-13
For or&sDtmoerdt.
Mdssrs Editors.

Messrs Editors.
Il ie seldom that
participate in Tho warm PolucO4 feelings
Of the day, and il is q great effort to pen
few liaes for the public eye, and my
uncouth snd'uncisssical manner Ofex-
preston places me without dispute as a
novice at tho BUSINESS; but the base
course Of James Patrick. in his last pa
per, in a communication signed "A whig
ofDOver Township has urged me to
this task.
/ have eve, had 9 more favorable
opinion Of James Patrick, than the most
Of my Democratic bre,heru, but must
now sny, that James Patrick as Editor,
deserves the odium ofboth parties.
At the last Wing convention, a re-.
quest was expressed that the proceed
ings ofthat convention, be>published in
the Ohio Democrat. II was evidently
intended as a trap for our Democratic
editors, growing ou, Of Patrick's love of
sordid lucfs. He we'll knew, that some
of his former Wing subscribers in Dos
YER Township, now patronized the. Ohio
Democrat, and why didFthey pa,ronize
III Did they expect that their good
feelings to that paper would induce Tho
Editors to hoist The Wbig flag, or pro-
claim ,wbig doctrines, through it's coll
nmns2 No /! no intelligent, or even
common sense wbig in this Township.
expected such favoIs, when they be-
came subscribers. The Wing subseri-
bers knew that the columns would
be accessible 10 them,in any matter, that
was abstracted from general politics, &
would promote tho local interests Of
the Town and Township, and they ask
cd nothing more.
James Patrick's nippsHss bunger.will
show itself 10 that production. Why
does he not come out in his editorial
columns, and not skulk behind his nom-
insl correspondents for 'proteclionl Is
no so vulnerable that he must get be-
bind his file leaders, TO escape the shotf
ls Patrick 90 debaeed even in his oUn
estimation, that he cannot and dare not
appear in proprio persona before the pub
lic.
If James Patli ick holds ou. the idea 10
his Wing friends in Dover Township,
that they should discontinue the Ohio
Democrat, end subscribe for the Advo-
cate, 10 feed his mercenary views, he
should recollect that his loe can he
pinched in turn; for believe there are
some hundreds ofthe Democrats Of this
County, who are subscribers to his pa
per, and they may tnrn the tables upon
him.
Thames Patrick had any claims 10
homes. principles, he would not go base
ly attempt to d'safiec. our own towns
men against the Ohio Democrat. But
bic purse governs his honesty, for he
has said "he cared only for the nippeG-
ces," & had certain editor lived in the
day Of Judas. he would have done up
the job for l5 pieces of liver, half price)
and Judas wOald have been thrown out
Of the market, and h,s halter reserved
for the Editors neck. provided his life
Of crime had not rendered him too cal-
lous 10 See the enormity of tho act as
Judas viewed il.
He is not satisfied with straining
from the Treasury, or indirectly from
the people, 80, or 100 per cent, for
county printing, more than any other
editor in the State. charges;but he is anx
ious TO poison the minds of,he wings Of
Dover Township agalnsl the Dover pa
per, merely TO serve his own ends.
MORE ANON.