Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-11-30
For the STANDARD.

Mn EDIToR I'll am an old man, and in
The course of my life have seen all kinds
Of people, with tempers aad dispositions
asdifferent as the leaves upon the trees
Of forest in autumn. The study of hu.
man nature is of itself science, and
those who profess 10 be proficient in the
science, are in my opinion but novices.
Take, for instance, SANDER. Volumes
might be written on this one single trait
Of human nature: Of the evil which it
brings, Of the misery which it occasions,
Of tho hatred of one toward another: and
in fact murder and suicide often follows in
its train. II may with propriety be called
The twin brother of Jealousy, the compan.
ion Of Envy, and The bosom friend ol
Malice.
Situated as I am IN a small but som g.
what thriving town in tho county Of
B., | have every advantage of study
ing out this monster aud of seeing him in
his full form and plainly depicted in the
cOuntenance Of both young and old; 10
use the words Of the Poet on the slander
er-
ellis heat 10 gall--his tongue is fire.
His soul too base for generous ire;
His sword too Keen for noble use
His shield and bucker are--abuss."
The tongue is member, which some
people indulge to great degree, which in
the end leads its owner into trouble
Tho slanderer is a man who possesses
no correct principle. He sets himself up
as pattern which those who do not fol.
low, are condemned in his opinion as
base, degenerate, proAgate. Bnt III these
same SO II important persons would for a
moment look into their own hearts, they
would find certain blemishes which need.
ed UbIiterating before they undertook to
condemn others who are their superors
in every thing that makes The honorable
man. The peace OF society is disturbed
by the GIanderer. The character of the
man, be he high or low, who utters the
base and u"cowardly insinuations by
which he undertakes TO destroy the char.
acter and happiness Of another, will hard.
ly bear the test Of scrutiny.
1t is high time that such low minded
Williams should be called upon 10 answer
Tor the libels which they have uttered:
The Slanderer is stunned by every one
that Professes 10 be an open hearted and
honorable person. The sIanderer is a
serpent, whOse venOmOus tooth poisons
The community. The slanderer ia an
evil to which the world is subject. He
is an Oxcresence which nothing but right,
judgment and honest integrity can move.
He is a lOathinR disease Preyng upon The
and which nothing but con-
IciOus recutude can obliterate.
The slanderer is base, low. minded,
lnfeeling wretch, who is regardless of the
welfare and happiness Of his fellow be.
ngs. lie seeks TO dlsbarsge others, to.
Yards whom he lOoks with Jealous eve,
nd would not hesitate to tell an untruth,
D effect his malignant purpose. He stabs
ou cOvertly in the dark, and you are not |
ware Ofthe poison ill lie venom assaiIs |
our system. There are certain slander.
re In my parts who are probably little
ware Ofthe strict eye lhal is kept upon
hem, both In their words and actions,
I'D the day will yet come when they will
10 the time that such latitude was given
their tongues.
say then beware Of slanderels. They
9 The pest Of sOclety, and when one
eS the world is we'll red Of a nuisance. I
void them as you would plague pesti. (
nee and famine: Scandal dies like an
tho on the shore, where the tongue is
idled BY truth and honor. Scandal is a
'traysr Ofsecrsts, and as q celebrated
ritter remarks, "the betrayer Of secrets
moral renegade, too foul for the at
osphere Of honor;--he is the Judas Of .
endship, and the assassin Of character. B