The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-11-04
"PUrA BEGGAR on HORSEBACK AND
HE'LL RIDE TO THE D."


This is an old saying, but not the less true when ap-
piled TO the Advocate editor lie is out again in his
own paper with Communication behind which
he sneaks to charge us with having 'empoyers," who
govern and auomatons in carrying on this
paper. Destitute ofmora courage and independence,
he has not the manness to make the charges openly &
above board but like all towards fathers them on to
correspondent thereby dsgracng the dignity of the
press, and practicng Fraud upon his readers This
is and has been his for long series of years,
and though we have exposed him frequently, he clngs
on to has the lastshi the only way 10 make peo-
pie believe what he says Poor. and pitabe as such
course is, it is in character with him who follows it.
Without stopping to defend the assertions we made
short time since, and to which the sneaking coward
has alusion, we can only attend at this time 10 his
untnanly charge that figure merely as puppets to
our employers" Ifby "employers he means the hun
dreds who lOrmery'tOok his paper, but who take
ours in preference, then plead guilty. and proud
to have them as our employers and hope shall new
er be guilty Of betrayng them, Of 1sitng their
fdence, as he has dOns. lfby Employers" he means
that we are governed by any me.man set of men
in the conducting ofa paper, it is false in every parcu
lar as every one who knows testify. When
we started in the world, it was our own hook gov-
erned by none, and beholding to none. Independent
and fearless, governed by clique, and bound to 10
maSter, was our motto, and will eve. be- NJ man or
set Of men, have anything to do with this press, nor
have hoy attempted have since came to us by
lawful purchase. When it comes to this that we cam
not get along without being led by the nose moved and
directed by spirits behind the scene, then we are done
rnndncfin1 n fraaa and noo
needs no such advocates. So much then for that
But how stands the cass with you, who have charged
us with having '0mpIoycrsl" is all clean at homel
Have you not been guilty ofihe very offence you charge
us With We say you have Lot US take retrospective
view ofyour past life. You once lived in Philadelphia
city. You left it between two days, for something we
will not tell now you had another name then, you star
tel West,an after disturbing many henoosts at length
came into New Philadelphia, poor, and ragged, with
bundle on your back-a beggar. Some citizens of this
place took compassion YOU they bought you press
ink and paper, and fed and clothed you They pushed
you forward, and helped you through every difficulty,
'EmploysrsP were there any employers in all this1
Time passed on. You got up in the world-you got
horseback, but no sooner were you mounted than you
turned upon your friends and instead of being grateful
(Which even brues are) betrayed, and slandersd and
abused them snce yougot horseback has heen your
boast that deception, reachey and trickery were the
only things to get along WITH and you have carried it
out Look at your press for the last years. it's course
is marked with every species ofmora and political de-
pravy that the mind ofrlan could devise. Its tenden-
cy has been to corrupt the understanding debauch the
public morals, keep the people ignorant, and to array
man against man, in the work Of defamation, SANDER
Il vituperation. And the citizens Of this county rue To
this time the effects ofyour prostuted press. We med
die not with your private life and the effect of your ex-
amples, although there is matter in it which if made
public, might shock every virtuous man. and lead him
TO wonder how you have escaped the universal con.
tempt Of mankind. But we forbear.
Talk to us indeed, about being the "debased" and
'corrupt' tools of "Emptoyrsl' It comes with
good gracel You are noble censoH Andits pity
You deaths door! Buryour racei is rum the
saying the head of this article has been verified; Sa-
tan has got your body, but we doubt if he gets your
soul. 1t is too smals 1t will eude his grasp and nger
this earth II any wishes 10 catch ii and get
look at iis puny nsgncsncs all he has to do to set
mouse trap balted witha cent You can 60 now till
another time. ss