The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-11-11
'IT Is NOT THE COWL THAr makes rHE
FRIAR."

One cfrho most Oh handed specimens ormoulence
we have seen IN print, may he found in hs last
pipe ,ayers Ad'oc ,te. Here's the fr,t sentence:
''Any person unfortunate 10 take loco paper,
canmo hut observe strain o vulgari;y and n,sfepre,
sentatIon in their articles, not only politics, but i'll
retailing the common occurrences OF life
1t then calls the Ne York Herald "Ioco' paper
condemns those who copy from it-deiends tho great
farger Edwards, {probably he reatiOn) talks a
bout the 'credulity Of readers-poisonng the public
mind etc., and closes with the following sweeper a.
galnst democratic papers
"rhe parent who introduces papers of this deScrp-
ton into the hands his children, with knowledge Of
their character, commits a moral sin which admits of
no excuse.
Reader, did you ever hear of Galvenolh the Spanish
bandit who confessed he had killed $50 mon IN his
time, yet asked for absoluton and beclme monk be-
he said he had always made it poiut never to
kill man on Friday. You have modern GaIveneth,
in every thing but the pLuck-that's wanting For 20
years he has been committing crimes-debauching and
corrupling the public morals, by his examples, yet he
never killed on Friday. On that day he puts on
the 'CuwP and like many another sninted hypocrite
.a-dayS goes abroad preaching morality, when at
the same time his heart is full of lust and corruption.
Tic readers of democratic papers, are doubt o.
bged 10 the old monk Of the Advocate 70: pointing out
the mgarty Of democratic newspapers but still they
beg leave tell him in the words of Holy Writ, '"Take
the jeam ofthIne oyp before thou lookst at the
mote in Thy brothers,
All have say Of the Herald is, that ts editor
isa thorough going Whig-supported Gen. Harrison
through thick aud hiD and is of the principal
organs of ryer's Administration, which is GOOD e.
nough Morgan you know However. corrupt the
Editor ofths Herald may be-however much he minis.
ers to 'credulity of his readers pOisons the public
mind" we 90 not believe he would cut off the bu>snd
ofhls name, would he, ifPost master ola country
village, abstract destroy the papers of Sad office.
T e charge that tho.e wlo int dlc d,uocratc a,ers
into their families, are committing "A moral sin which
ADM o(no excuse, is an insutto the good sense of
every d mocrat What are the democracy not capable
Judging themselves whether they committn
not? but must be dictated to -and that too by Beg
gar on horseback" Pray, Mr.. Monk when did you
come from Romel Was there at jerusalem that
you got the power to Judge other mems "Sinsl" IF
you have actually got ST. Peters Keys, wouldn't be
your calling to see ifhey would fit the vaults
ofhe county Treasury, than to be medding with the
morality oithe Democratic pres, We think it would.
the Advocate and introduced democratic papers into
| your IA ilies. have you committed moral sin. Accor-
ding to ST. Patrick you have and will be forever d.>>>
unless you ask for ''absolrion which can be had by
again subscribing for the Advocate.
On the whole. what pity, that this old man with
foot in his colin, should expose his petty, groverg
mind in insulting The intelligent portion of this commu
nifty becaugo they Withdraw their patronage from him.
what pity that he appeals to the preudces oftha
| informed in order TO retain Nh sIpport.-and what
pity that ne should exhaust himself in throwing fire.
brands at u.s. when his time should 10 spent in repen-
ting OF his past sins. But he forget all these
lorges his past career both public and prvac-forges
even the events of last month, when himself and his
press was engaged night and day and even the Fo-
ly Sabbath, in traducing and sIandeng bis ilIow ci.
zens, and now with pretended that is a
muckery of true religion, comes out with the words
''moraty' truth and 'vrus hanging to his lips. A.
way with such deception such by crcy. such
Judaism.