The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-11-03
Junior Editor of the Democrat,
In Chancsry,


The Junior Editor of this paper was assailed in
brutal manner in the Buzzard Advocate of October Z.
We defended oursef IN the Democrat of the Goth ult
and presented the foul sdndeler and mscreant of the
Buzzard in his true Colors before the public. Among
other matters we published two cut Of four verses
ofpoetry, written by Kirk Patrick number of years
since, for licentious purposes andpu in possession Of
female He slandered US because we were foreign.
er. We repelIed this charge, by informing this moral
Hysna that he was foreigner himself, and left Ire
land under suspicious crcusan ces and that he should
be the last to abuse any individual for being born
in foreign land. He also talked about "hp clouts,"
them for home consumption, as there is high tax
or tariff laid on all imported articles ofthis kind There
fore you will at see the great necessity using
economy in saving your skins for the benefit Of the
young ones yet in embryo.
He also accused ofabusing old settlers. This charge
we hurled back and say again that it is base asshood
We are not disposed to abuse njure any man in his
business or character but the Buzzard has been In the
habit NWo are informed ever since he printedin the
County, of dragging individuals ofthe Democratic party
before the public; and abusing hem for the purpose
ofeivng vent to hardened wicked and corrupt heart.
He,has kept the people of this town and county in
continual state ofexcement broils and quarrellng for
the last 20 years. and can never make repur lion for
the calamity sin and wckedness he has brought upon
them. Slander defamation. and destruction of his fell
low man, seems to have been his ruling passion,
In the last weeks Buzzard, he makes no reply to
OUT article epelling ns foul slanders but comes out
and in a cowardly and bluckguard mannor one Of
them he says Furnished US with an item from his
stock of private slander in the shape two verses
which he has been gosspping about for nearly 90
years." In the first place we soemny declare that the
individual alluded TO-, had no hand n furnishing any
part of the article, of the appended, neither
did he see them until they appeared in print In or,
der to put the public right about the matter, we have
made inquiry Of several persons here who know the
whole history of tho poetry and from them We got
these facts. ~
Fourteen or fifteen years since Kirk Patrick wrote
verses Of love poetry placed them in the hands Of
female. One Daniel ArtT then citizen of this place.
and Kirk Patrick got into private quarrel and politi
cal wranglng, and kept up for some time, Ahsr
found out that the poetry was in The hands of this le
male anG somehow obtained il through ner ,sister,
who first received it from Kirkpatrick 1t was getaway
from him and carried round town and read by num-
ber of females ard became the subject ofndgnant COM
ment by the citizens. Through the aid of an Attorney
Arter got possession Of the poetry agan and gave
verbatim copies Of it TO different persons who read and
and sang it about the town and county. Shortly after
this Arer removed from this place. and placed il in the
hands Of the then editor Of the Mllersburg Gazette
for publication But It was not then published &C.
cording oorder, and the original poetryin Kirk Pat
rick's own hand writing can nolO-b produced. II was
afterwards published 10. the Millenburg Cosmopole
some threO or four years SINCE and from which we co
pied The two verses which appeared in the DemOcra,
few weeks since. %
The above arc The facts and orr motive in publsha
ing them is TO protect the innocent persons whom he
has violenty slandered and abused. He has undeHa-
ken to make people believe that individuals in this
town got up the poetry to inure him, ,sand that re new
er wrote il, Now VIC can produce the original, apd
if necessary shall publish eniie, together with de-
tailed statement Of all the parties concerned. Il
We Eorbear for the present, but noe 'OOs unto this
vile lying slandering wretch, II he continues in his
course OfhbuSlng and SlandeiUg men who have nOlh-
ing to do with bic polluted character In language