Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-03-16

as much for the county as honestly could.
suppose Jimmy means that by curiailing his
fees, am crippling his energies, and destroy.
ing his usefulness. How is it Jimmy! Yes
| think currailed your fees to the tune Of more
than $4,000 In one lem 10 VIII: Printing a
statement of the receipts and expenditures ol
the county for lS4l, for which you would, &C.
cording 10 your former charges, have received
about $4,000, but must now put up with no.
thing, on account of refusing TO hand in proposals
True, obtained the Commissioners names 10
the advertisements, in order to bring down your
enormous charges, and Mr.. Schoch in accor-
dance with the Commissioners advertisement
handed in the only proposals that were received
in accordance with the advertisement, and con.
sequenlly must receive his pay for printing the
said statement, while poor honest Jimmy can
not receive one far,hing for the statement print
ed in his Smut machine, unless the Commits
sioners see fit TO pay him out of their own
pockets. | therefore, hereby caution the said
Commissioners 10 beware of attaching their
names to an order 10 pay Jimmy Tor the above
named item, for those two who are unwise
enough TO give Jimmy Check for that work,
will be compelled to refund so much back to
the county. Depend upon it gentlemen, your
advertisement is preserved, and will rise up in
| judgment against you, should you be 50 short
sighted as 10 pay Jimmy any thing for printing
said statement. The above named reduction
together with dispensation of knowledge, re-
specting his past unlawful charges and grab
game principles, the silly tool calls crippling
the party and the press. Why Jimmy you
never aided or advanced the Democracy of our
county one inch. Your sheet has always been
miserable concern, and scarcely ever out un-
Ill the news became stale, and until the con-
tents were disseminated verbally, or through
some other agency; therefore, cutting down
your fees, and endeavorng 10 make an honest
man of you, cannot effect the democracy of our
county-but on the contrary, will in my opinion,
together with your new prayer to kind Heaven,
contained in The Smut machine of the 18th
February,) to be defended from a swarm of hun
CRY office hunters, cause you 10 abscond from
Stroudsburg, in which case we will endeavour
10 ret more able, honest, and industrious Ed
itor TO fill the station so wofully disgraced by
honest Jimmy and his undersirappefs. The
foregoing will show 10 every candid and well
meaning Tax payer, that your last mentioned
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Jimmy then charges me with pouncilg upon
him with all the ferocious vindictveness of
wounded animal. This charge is untrue, Jim
my. l am not wounded, but presume you are,
and applying the word animal, you must be
wounded monkey. Judging from your phiz, and
antic capers, am of the opinion that you were
sorely wounded at the county meeting, and your
vindictive pouncing and uneasy manner since
then, proves my calculation correct You COM
menced The paper warfare upon me, in false
hood, rancour, and mean contemplate style,
and consider it my duty in truth and purity of
principle, TO refute your foul and nefarous
charges.
The fellow then says, tive do not intend
going into detailed reply TO the article which
appears over The signature of John Merwne"
Why not Jimmy! The reason is quite plain, for
if you did, it would place facts before the eyes
Of your subscribers, which you wish kept from
The public eye as much as possible.
Jimmy then says, if some portions Of my pro-
duction do not plainly show tha, the school
master was abroad when penned ii, then he is
mistaken. | have TOO much business on hand
10 devote much of my time TO wiring, conse
quently pen my communications in of hand
style, though plain enough trust TO be under
stood by the hard handed and firm fsied tax
payers of our County. Jimmy is possessed of
great advantages over ME respecting time and
aid, having nothing else TO do but write aided
by some half dozen other scientific and literary
members Of his clan, in and about Stroudsburg,
composed of Ex-Judges, Doctors, would be
lawyers and understrappers, together with a
large portion borrowed from Pocono township,
while | stand alone in my own defence, but
have truth on my side, which is mighty and
must prevail. Jimmy next makes bold denial
of ever boaslng Of being the bearer of the
Monroe county Democracy. | have it from
some OF your old cronies and acquaintance in
and about Wilkesbarre, and men in whom
| place all confidence. Reflect second time
Jimmy before you deny charges that are easily
substaniiated by respectable witnesses.
The ignorant dolt again reiterates his asser-
tions respecting the letter read before the coun-
ty meeting giving scale of prices paid to
printers in Northampton county, and says at
tempted 10 make the people believe that the
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