Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-11-28
AMONG YANKEES, IRISH AND
DUTCH, WHAT SHALL A
3UCAAHOE Dor

controversy gong between DIR. irwin OF
Woodstock and Lr. Holt Of Mt jackson. In
the reply of the last named gentleman, I'm
the 5sn No. CT your paper,) discovered such !
strong Inclination on the part Of the writer,
to detaMe my moral character, and to make
me appear odlous as well as little in the public
estimation, that Immediately resolv on re-
ply. In complying with that resolution have
the full appreciation Of my own conscience;
and better stiii, The example If the DR.. him
SELF as apologies for appearing in yindication OF
my character. have no personal revenge to
CRAFTY: nor do | seek reprlsal fer the injury
sought to be done nle. Al aim to accomplish,
are 10 reclify some mistakes. and remove those
ungenerous, ana might say unjustfiable sus
p!cions with which he geniienlan's calnmuni-
cation eXpressedly, ironically, and implicitly,
abounds.
In ne first place ehject to the inappropri-
ale prefix If tie term hev to my name: es-
pecially when II IS only the honor Ct the hand
Al the commencement Of newspaper pubhca-
ton; which denyances lie in the sequel as ca-
pabie Of Tractlclng deception. The fact is,
10 not think that me terra appositely and IN
qlalihediy belongs to sncn creatures as he and
myself nor does he as his good opinion Of me
afterwards expressed clearly shows. SIS The
learned Doctor in s3ber earnest" or is he pan
dering to the Popular prejudice, which he
knows exists, (aot against calonel in this in
stance) but against thin IS hallowed and divine?
What would he LII. think, and say, should
correspond with BY letter. directing tito
tie rev. Deoeptious DR.. Holt! Fer my par,
l repadiate Us occurrence altogether in such
Controversies: il looks ard sounds little too
much Ike the phrase $ honest rogue"
Again: The Dr begins his twelfth cara
graFn with lengthy quotation frcn my certl-
fcate, Chat luminous ial.) and seeks to dis
parage Tie authority upon which DR.. Irwin
called IL, by showing, Or rather, trying to show,
that If IL were COED, should fan him, as he
would show by e certificate (another tail not
quite So ianllnous) from Mr.. Jno. j. Allen,
Esq. After charging me with adopting decep-
tlous means TO accomplish what the gentleman
squlntingy calls Labor of love;'' and dis
troylng ali the supposed additional weight which
Ar..Aiien's request would throw into authori-
tvs side Of the scales in DR.. Twins favor; he
freaks cut III strain more flashing than sub
lime, and tells In one round ungrammatccl pc
riod the whole secret Now fellow citizens
here II Is, l0oh a 1t agian. 81 am not respon-
slbIe" says he tcr The deception which Jen-
nlngs placticed upon LIZ. Irwin in order to get
hin n, oy Meas" Agreed. But huld
hlm responsible tor having charged me, before
the puoilc, w!th acting deceptiCusly, and that
witt.vat evioence VIII now attend to Mr..
Aliens cefi.ncate 50 as TO give it all the force
aad Dearing 1t can nave upon that Fart Of the
DIS reply 70 which 1t Partcularly refers. Mr.
Alien LegIns, by saying = | must here BEG leave
~ correct Mr.. Jennings when he stated that
wnea left, told Sc, 'and again when he
told LII. irwin it was at my request Slc."-l
az idc.s," says ne as 1t reg lrds myself, /
Sc -S1''' ieIIow cl,-zens, II appears in mat
tsis u Oil. o eisy facts ger UG b,t SIDES. The
1aceo as II iesaIoo alSSey ale tLese. | will not |
lfetend IL say TIA. Ill. Alien spoke by request
Vi ~ auinorlty, or whether he adopted that We I
~ ...ueiiiI.e LIai.ner OF EXPRESSION to have Dr. !
i.@.n called IN, az Mr.. Jos ii. Samue's request,
as a>t-ed IA lis oc!tii.cale EGt his Inuch VIII
say mat NJ. Jn0. ). Allen, When about to
ie~.e, t@id -slr. Nuulaw to cali in DI. Irwin,
sLto4u Ae LII. HHln) PASS beiore lie Oar. Al I
leA/ IetuIIed. his 5 aled III The certificate.
AAs aow stale. This always Will safe
u .re0veI, IL not charge MT. Alien with hav-
lag s-a,ed anything IN lis certificate that he
d-i A.. pei-ese Was correct at the lime he wrote
II.
Fellow Citizens, my situation is truly an
unfortunate one the Dr.. not only accuses
he u Pracuclng deception; but he goes farther;
he ventures 81 assign the cause. In one IF his ,
Stfong COMPARISONS, he makes me fill the office
OF 'WouiI be friena" seeking popularity UNI
der the odiouS garo u pretended trlendsnlp.-i
" mai does the III. ineanE Is ne in COED ear
nest! Or am making an unWarganiable dis I
position Of his sIniles! Really the most /
charitable construction can put upon them, is, ,
that the Or. supposed 1t was So. He is Doc !
tn: ain litlle schoolmas,er; if lie viii suf- /
lei Iae u act the doctor little while, will /
prescribe a dose thai, it taken, will efIectually
remove mat dls;elnper with which the world. /
II general, and The Dr. too seem to be so much /
aiii.csed. little OF il is good a large dose is
letter. ID as you would be done BY" Now
let he, Wn,ie a.ii acting the Doctor, persuade
nm 10 taAe an ordinary dose CT from len 10 fit-
ueen grams, assuring him at the same time, |
that, saoald ne stand IN need of it hereafter,
disc Of one hundred grams will not hurt, 1t is /
like his Calonel, perfectly harmless and an
irritating.
Take it Dr., and henceforih seek not to in
jure o4e who never wished to injule you.
Once more: the DIR. goes little farther, .
ana if 1 understand him, he charges me with !
being (too) minute in certifying in favor Of DR..
Irwin, ana emitting those detamatory expires I
sions Of Or. Irwin II his absence. But il ap- |
pears from the commencement of his me- t par
agraph, that had told him al about it, when
he came. 30 tina. Every officious" as was
. about that tme,' d.u not venture to inter- |
feTe IN iavcr ct the one against the csher.-
Notwithstanding all the COMMUNICATIONS made
to the Dr.; ant Or. Twins acknowledgement
Of their truth 50 far as am concerned YET he |
still says Gu some one point. g We hear nothing
from irwin or his protege jennings" In this
paragraph the Dr.. is too had FIX me. don't
know Ihe meaning Of his pgotege. will just
pass 1t over without note or comment, hoping
thar it means something good; inasrnuch as he
has said SO many good things about me, both
before and after its occurrence.
Final; the Dr., as if determined to use me
up, and turn ne into scne creature Of very
different sex. concludes lis category in refer
ence 10 me, hy surprising that the 9 female
nurse must have told DR.. Irwin that bile WIS
discharged. We'll, who is heg. What is