Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-08-11

llsd he pubn.hed tho shotl article
which no honorable man would have re
fused, | SHOULD have said nothlng ubeul
the other; but when have TO call on
political opponent to do me justice
deem it proper 10 give the whole mat
ter TO the public; and here il is:
For The Democrat.
Mr.. LITTELL- As you have refused 10
publish my article in reply TO your at
tack on me in your last paper, will you
inform your readers that am not The
author OF the article in the Free Press,
signed "a Democrat OF which you
complain Neither had any ageacy in
, il, directly nor indirectly,
JOSEPH CABLE.
Carroiton, Aug s, l843
Although Lilrell had it in his power to
correct any error, if any were contain
ed in the following; yeti did not expect
that he had magnanlmity enough 10
publish ii. flo seems determined to lie
and SANDER, and then stick to It, or, at
least, give false impressions to his rea
ders, knowing them to to such, and re-
fuse any correction. For, he had my
statement, 10 person, several days be-
fore his charge appeared, corroboraIed,
as am told, by Mr. Pearce, thai | was
not the author OF the offensive article,
Had Lrtei given publicity to lEe above,
brief disavowaI, | would not have asked
you 10 publish the following. But here
it is, aud lei his 0gn baseness father the
consequences.
For the '|Democrst."
Mr.. LITTELL i observe in your pa
per Of the Sd inst, an unjusil6abIe and
uncaied for attack upon me, by dark
4nsiuualons in an editorial ar,IcIe back
ing up a Blue "DEMoCRAT'--a CORES,
pondent, whom you know to be "a re-
creant IN principle and scouDdrel in
practice" Butitls you, sir, with whom
| have to do, and not with aSSdSSlaS who
slab in the dark. Correspondents that
write over a fictitious signature, ne
YER notice; but hold the editor RESPONSE
bIe for all such ebuliitions. Atld az
you have assumed the responsibility Of
dragging mo before the public, you must
father the consequences.
When you admitted into your columns
those articles in reference 10 me, you
could not have forgotten that had STA
ted TO you, hat had no knowledge
whatever-not the most dtStaat idea rUhO
waS the author Of the article IN IKE Free
Press, signed, "a DEMOCRAT" Of which
you complain; and upon the appearance
OF which, you set up pretext to abuse
'De-thsl too, while | am taking no parI
in politics You, sir, pirate about "mO
Tdliiy" with the tongue, while you have
insinuations containing base "itG" in
your heart. intended to iniurs one who
has "nevsr laid straw in your way
rot ever offered any disrespect TO you
10 tesT1Fai D mores! II you expect
to build GD the characters Of your office.
cooing "adDer"a heterogeneous con
gIomeret0d tsoNSy-by abusing demo-
Gratis, you mistake the people OF Carroll
and the district Or do you expect 10
aid the prospects 'of The "lickol" by
dragging ne and others before your
readers? IL so, you have not known the
man
now to you, once for all, that |
haUe no knowledge DhdtereT, as to who
wrote The srtice 10 the Free Press, of
which YOU complain. One thing is Ger
tain, had no agency IN it, neither di |
reclIy nor indirectly. This much is due
to The author, be he whom he may --HS
| have no desire TO strip the laurel FROM
the brow Of another. When | write, it
appears over my proper name. This
has ever been my course and ever shall
be.
congratulate you, sir, on you con-
version to The Democratic cause, since
you fought so maafaiiy- thrO' the me.
dium of the paper bearing your name
against the democratic party in Penn
syIvania, when Gov, Wolf was defeated;
and when tho democrats of Unionlown
and vicinity, felt it incumbent to get up
a paper, and get Mr.. Spjker, 50 true
democrat" to edit it. trust you are
now a true convert, and that you will
sustain "priaciples not men" Que'e--
we're "lhe people FOOLS" lheR or wore
hey "fooled?"
In conclusion, whom you find an arti-
lie signed as this is, charge ii upon me,
and not until then. have nothing TO
conceal, either in relation to myself or
others | take the principles Of our
government, based upon the Laws Of
Nature, as illustrated by the immortal
Jefferson, for my guide in politics; aud
10 who contravenes them, has no claim
lpon my vote --pother shall he receive
I, il know il.
JOSEPH CABLE.
CurrOlllon, Aug. 5, lS43.