The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-09-17
FOR THE COLUMBIA pEMocRAR.

FOR THE COLUMBIA DEMocRAR.
When on the former occasion set forth some of
the means by which the upper part of this county
had been imposed upon by the inhabitants of Dam
vile and vicinity, did not suppose there was an
individual so lost to truth to hazard his Teputa
ton by contradcting them, and venture to say
that there canno he found an honest man, who is
acquainted with the circumstances, who would call
in question single sentence of that communication.
But Mr.. Best, taking it for granted that no person
other than MrWebb,or one influenced by him could
or would make such statements, and with the sup
position that Mr.. Webb was the perpetrator of that
horrid act, Mr. Best is pleased to call 1.-THE breaks
forth with all his low backguardism upon the head
of Mr.. Webb, and showers forth torrent of false
hood, slander, detracton, and abuse upon the mead
of the innocentand states falsehoods, daIing,and
SO glarng, no individual, other than himself,
would dare 20 make.
Now, having known Mr.Best during his editorial
career, ask him how he dares to say that he has
pursued an honest course, when the emenaions from
his own press stamp every such assertion base
falsehood!
Then he goes OH 10 call the division ticket the
regular democratic ticket, when he knows that it is
false, and further states that Richard Fruit is not
pledged to sustain division, Why, ask, does Mr..
Best make such on assertion as that! Does ne
know that there are men of veracity who il called
upon, are ready to testify that Richard Fruit has
expressed his entire satisfaction as to the expedency
OF division,
] should not have noticed the low slang of so poor
an apology for man, Mr.. Best has shown him
self, had not wished to show to the public that
Mr.. Webb never had any hand in framing that
communication, and further, that Numa is not even
patron of Mr.. Webb's, other than his making
known through his paper the facts contained in the
article which Mr.. Best thinks SO tire essorabIe
Then Mr. Best thinks that il is q sander upon
the intelligence ofthe county to say that he has
thought for the people. Now know, and so does
Mr. Best that for fifteen years, he has labored hard
to dictate to the inhabitants Of this county, and
knowing that many in this county who are homes
and industrious men, and warmly attached to the
true principles of democracy. nevertheless una
bic to read and write, and consequently such per-
sons do look up 10 Of supposed intelligence for
advice in political matters, and upon this data,
found the remark, that the Montgomery family had
ruled this county; and who will dare to deny that
Gen. Montgomery took his annual round to tell the
| inhabitants fot whom TO vote, And how many AGED
men do we hear to this day, telling how, when one
neighbor would ask another who were the candi-
dates for the different offices, the answer would be,
do not know, Gen. Montgomery has not yet been
up, but we are l0okin5 for him soon, uad he will
tell us who ere the Candidates.
anu DcsL uUHc lIill
honor. in styling him dictator of this county. One
thing say that many an honest mind has been led
into error by listening to his hypocritica preten-
sions of friendship.
have nothing TO ask at his hands, and neither
court his smiles nor fear his frown5 have watched
his course with an impartial eye and knowing that
every tub must stand upon its own bottom, tell
Mr. Best, in the face of all the intelligence of Co.
lumbia county that more dastardy and con.empti-
bic object does not claim the rank Of man, and to
provebat the honest and candid OF all parties hold
you IN contempt they will show the ealsity of your
assertions by the ballot box and the diminution in
the circulation OF your paper, and as TO theepithet
of"ay up the creek" which you use so often, there
is no object, with pair of legs, and wearing hat,
in this county to whom the epthet could apply with
more correctness than to VALENTINE BEST,
the man who has been trying to nsinuate himself
into the confidence of the people of this county, in
order to obtain office, and made so many political
somersets that the little intellect he once possessed,
has either been expended in boring at Harrisburg
for the division and against the removal, has been
turned upside down, and its powers have passed
ofdownward and now we behold walking skele-
ton in a second infancy, and the object which has
thus made itself contemplate, and SO disgracefu
in the eyes the public. is eally TO be pitied as
much as the maniac, who should pluck out his own
eyes and madiy assert that the sun was plucked
from the irmanent because he could not see itthough
it might at that instant appear to those around him.
in her full meridian glory.
NUMA.
Benjamin Melvin,lal of Charleston, Va.
has bequeahed $1,000, as the commence
menl of fund for the education of poor
children, in Jefferson county, in that
State.
The New York and Eric Railroad has
becomealiable to forfeiture and sale by the
State for noncompliance with the charter.
The House OF Representative. Of New
York. however, by large majority, has
passed bill to postpone the sale ill May
next. This will afford ,he next Legislature
time and opportunity TO consider the ex-
pedercy of granting farther relief TO the
company.