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male with few Of our citizens. Under some
Preieu he induced Capt. TaBeyhill 70 accompany
him 10 Massillon on last Monday evening, where
they lodged in the same room. About O'Clock
IN the morning he left in the Sleubenyie Stage.
taking with him the captains purse, sword. cloak
aud other properly. lie is an arrant iederalist,
opposed TO the war aud whilst here denounced
the President, the government, the country and
the war, aud lauded MEXICO about in The same
slruinwilh Corwn, ,Schenck, the Ohio Repository
and tories generally. Il is always a safe rule TO
look outlOr those who espouse the csuseOf iheen-
emy IN times Of war.-Siark County Demoerai." "
"The above carries lalsehood on the face Of it,
for which our young renegade brother Carney is
becoming proysrbia. Il appears from the above
that this DIR. Bradley came here; became aequain.
ted with Capt. Taneyhill and his Loco friends,
the court house clique-lhai he denounced the
war and lauded Mexico, and after that Taneyhil
accompanied him 10 Massion and slept in the
same room with him. When this same Identical
Capt. Taneyhill has threatened 10 egg a minister
Of The Gospel who dared to denounce war. Is
this probablel Report says that Taneyhill and
Bradley were hale fellows well met, aud were out
unusually late. Our advice TO our young rene
gade brother Carney is, that he would labor with
his Loco brother Taneyhill to join the Sons Of
Temperance. IL he succeeds in that, we will
predict that he will not be robbed twice in two
months, as he says he has been-nor be troubled
with such federal Locos as DR.. Bradley.
"As TO our young renegade brother calling US
tory lei that 60 for what it is worth. What we
have said about the war, truth jusIihes-and such
democrats as Calhoun, Benton, Brownson, etc.,
fully confrm-and several Loco editors have ac-
knowledged TO be correct.-OhiO Repository"
This is the charge made by the editor of the O.
hio Repository. Capt. Taneyhill Immediately
called at The office of the Repository, aud, after
having demanded the author Of the article, struck
Mr.. SaxIon over the head with his cane, causing
greul cash from which the blood flowed pro-
fusely. Mr.. Saxton caught the cane and wrench
ed il from his hands, when his son, lad Of ff.
teen, came to his assistance, and threw Taneyhill
down. Three bullies who had accompanied Ia.
neyhill then made an attack on the boy, which
was resisted by the other hands employed in the
office, and the bules were all finally elected
Capt. Taneyhill seized u slonce, and was in the
act Of throwing it al Saxton, when B. F. Letter,
a Justice Of the Peace, approached, and was de-
sired by Saxlon TO command the peace. He re.
piled that "hs had nothing to do With the peaee!"
The interference Of other persons put a stop 10
further acts Of violence. Taneyhl and his mi.
Mons threatened the destruction Of the office, and
the chirairOus captain dehed the whole town OF
Canton to take him! He finally surrendered up.
on the condition that he should have his trial be.
fore Locofoco Justice Of the Peace, (the one,
we presume, who countenanced his acts Of vic.
ence,) and was bound over in the sum Of one
hundred dollars. The next morning the captain
"pulled up stakes" and "moved his bools" TO 9th
er quarters. This is the first instance, withir
our knowledge, where criminal had the prv
lege Of selecting the magistrate before whom he
should be committed.
But to return. What is contained inthe above
article at which the captain should lake umbragel
We do not approve Of the tenor of the article
but, if we are to judge from the following com.
ments of The MassOn Telegraph, we should
Judge that Mr.. Taneyhl has but little to CON-
plain Of The Telegraph says:
"Does Mr.. Saxlon tell the truth in relation to
Mr.. TsneyhilIl He tells part of the truth bu,
not all. The Democrat foriear perhapso of woun.
ding the feelings Of its particular friend withheld
parl Of the truth. So far as relates TO the coming
to Massillon together will do very we'll until they
get within about mile Of the town, where the
gentlemen had occasion 10 stop at a certain house
well known, perhaps 10 the members Of that
clique who encourage and sustain the Captain in
his outrages and villainies, where this United
States officer wase 1t appears further, instead
of being out late, he Uas not in al all, until morn
ing. This DR.. Bradley, instead of awaiting al
the Hotel in this place, where the captain expec-
ted 10 fnd him, with his purse and sword 10 whom
perhaps they were given for safe keeping, while
the captain enjoyed himself drove The horse and
buggy TO Canton and tOOkstage from there 10 SteG.
benuille, leaving the captain alone in his glory
As TO threatening minister as stated by MIR. Sax.
ton, respectable men are willing 10 testify to-"
With The matters between Capt. Taneyhl and
DR.. Bradley, or the object Of their vsi, TO Mas
son, we have nothing TO do; but if Mr.. Taney'
HILL or The Executive whose mnion he seems to
be, thus undertake to resIain the freedom of the
press, or silence The voice of the American peo'
pie, with reference 10 The Mexican war, they will
find that they have undertaken an extensive job
The American people consider the acts of those
in authority public property; TO be spoken of as
they see proper, and any attempt to abrdge this
right will only call down public indignation on
the heads Of those who engage in 1t. We have
on several occasions, felt i. our duty to speak o.
the course of the Administration in reference tc
the Mexican war, and shall continue to do SC
whenever circumstances require us to speak,
This is right which no good citizen is willing tc
give up, and the bullying of Capt. TaneyhI
or the shameful refusal of B. F. Letter to en-
force the laws that he had solemnly sworn to faith
fully execute, will only kindle a flame of indig