The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-06-24
VINDEX AND SCRUTATOR.

MIR. EpIroR:-l noted your remark in
your last paper regretiing that "Nindexn
and myself have not had proper regard
for propriety and decorum. 1t is my no.
ton that he'd the last article by Vindcx
not appeared, you never would have made
the complaint, and am entirely willing
to bear the share Of the robuke that YOU
intended for me, or that shall be awarded
to me by your readers. ! will hereafter
be guarded in my remarks, but must be
HHIe scrcrc.
Nndex's communication of last week
is characteristic of the man who wrote it,.
lmpudencc--violence--outragc--sh show
their hateful fronts in every sentence; a.,
decency Is sacrificed to the impulses of IA
perverted intellect and "A groyclling soul.
and ctoud Of sheer ignorance seems to
have buried up every vcstige of that low
tact, which he had occasionally evinccd
IN his former articles Where is the "dig-
nlty' and "calmness" with which ear
Play' gave him crcdll2 Where! are the
signs of that bile Temperance which
enables men 10 govern every passion?
lie says lie detected and exposed Gone
ma" as the author of falschood. Who
else will say 500 Is the assertion Of IA
man who will publish such an Infamous
article as his last, to be taken as fact N o.
will be the response of every reader.
Putting himself upon his dignity o. he
boosted he would not notice s'Onoma."
lie has been compelled to shrek ont.
lie says sneak behind the rampant !
caused him to erect. lie built it for linn
SELF and has himself, sneaked behind 1t.
Cobwcb battlcmenl The lightest arrow
! may draw from my culver shall pierce
il, and wound the coward.
Now to his inuendos. lie has in an
ungcn,lemanly and outrageous manner,
pointct! out an individual as ''0noma,"
and attempted to cast odium upon
him. Vain attempt. lie stands superior
to the attacks of the slanderer. "Gnoma"
treads his native soil, and though SYM
deX'' with his cloud eff abuse has woun-
ded the feelings of a gentleman and stran-
ger, he has mistaken his man; but let
him know that 1 hno'O him, and cannot be
mistaken. "rhy speech'' &c. ST. Mat.
xxvI, 70; 81. MARK XIV, 20. "Onoma"
is neither imported nor has he 1corn his
pelcome out and resolved to cnigrole.
only notice, Mr.. Editor, Vindex's viz
ulent and disgusting communication to
correct the erroneous impression it has
produced in regard to whom ! am He
proposes to furnish some additional arli-
cles when time permits. stand ready
to pounce upon him whenever he shows
himself shall welcome him with zest-
! shall fight him with his own weapons
! shall NEE, him on his own ground
shall clnave away the cloud OF sophistry
with which the grogite> has endeavored to
surround himself shall pursue him
whthcrsoever he g0cth-he shall find no
rest for the sole OF bis foot.
He says he would like to meet such a
gentleman as "Scrutatoi" was. lie nev.
er met him when he was here. He was
not fit to meet hiln. He erected his film
sy ''rnmparts" and sneakod behind them
OH every occasion.
In respect to honor, justice sc. will
remark that il is nonsense for All Anory-
nous writer to pirate in any such style.
II thought for moment that did not
stand higher III the community than "Vin-
deX" as gentleman aud an honest man,
! too would think of cmigrating.
As "VindcA" has shcwn himself to be
zap, at figures" | will in conclusion pro-
pose this question to him. ''lf inloxlcat-
ing drink will In three years reduce
man from Methods, preacher to tip