Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-08-30
"VAN-OM[A, :"
reformation

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"VAN-OM[A,"
Under the above head the editor Of the
Polk paperin this town, in his last num-
Der, says substantially, that we want 10
back ont from personal recrimiuaton. He
says we Jegan 1t. We say this is unquali-
fedly false, and he knew twhen he pen
ed the article.
We were attacked in the Crisis when
I'under the control Of Morrison & Baker, in
three several numbers of their papef--to
all of which we lent a deaf ear When
the Crisis starred oIt for the wan:tof sup
port, we even never noticed the fact. in
short, we let that filthy sheet gounnotced
until after its resuscitation, when it at
tackled the resolutions Of the ''Clay Club"
Of this place, of which we then had the
honor of being President. Forbearance
ceased to be longer virtue. We replied
to the attack on the resolutions of the Club
in the manner we 'thoughtapproprote.- -
Since then, one TRADE Of abuse has follow
ed another from that common sewer Of
filth and pollution until its last number,
which seems more reckless than any other,
We knew full well that the editor of that
ahominable print is anxious to figure large
ly in this communicable pedantic -four
ishes, and his Latin and French quota.
lions, all shew that his object is to be con-
sidered the great man Of "Democracy" in
these parts, We have no obectiOnto his
shining either by the light he reflects him
self, Ur that which he borroWs from kim
drcd spirits; but when he sets himself up
as universal sIanderer ofprivate and pub
lie character, and that too of the best
in the Republic, we will strip his covering
off and and show him up in his naturaI
dC0Jmity. He says we '.GceI sore" under
his application, &c. Now if we are sore
we don'tISnow it; consequently canuot be
the worse of his ridicute. But he says,
"Hhat pussed is only the Jeginaing G'theI
ead," Spirit Of Polk preserve us!-Such
a BEGINNING! what will be the end! lie
now charges that other hands have been
called into aid in our editorial department.
Don't this smell like tacit acknowledge
ment that he has felt the lash! He seems
disposed tohOd us responsible for the ar
ticles in the "NIai-Boy'--our friend Me-
Kce, it seems, is too low gume for him
We have nothing to do with the "NIill-
Boy" one way or.the other; but we think
Mr. Mckee, in every sense ofthc word, an
equal to the Crisis man. That is, if the
good old rule "that every man should be
Judged by his 0wn acts" is to prevail, and
that is our standard 10y which we measure,
and are willing to he measured. He says
he gives US each a "Cate BiaRche," to say
what we please about him, SIC, We will
not run into the French Dictionary to tell
him what he may do with us; but we must
suy that we are as little disturbed with his
silly Tvings about us, as We would be with
the foul yupors that would ascend from the
cell fthe basr5t cunvietrin the Ohio Peni-
Tertiary, and there is onY ono consdcra-
ton that would possibly induce US to no.
tico him, and that s his postionos editor
of the Polk whistle of this county, which
gives him kind of fictitious importance
which under other circumstances could
not attach to him. But az to his threat Of
the "begmning ofhe end" we say
clay on Mucduif;
And damnd be him that first cries, hold,
enough"
AS to.the charge that we have aid in our
editorial department, by an ollusion, as
ungentemanly as it is untounded, that
'Uomen are not good repositories Qfsecrets,
we have to say, that he wishes by mu-
endo to OlIege that any woman has Told
him that there was ''new hands to the tel
lows'---or that there is any "committee'
has any control of our columns, we say
that he sin error, and he may locate the
error in his own head or heart as fancy CT
interest may dictate.