The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-10-26
TFoR THE HERALD.

tnat 1t would be mere afiectatIon IN me tC
pretend to misunderstood, and scarcely
courteous not TO acknowledge it. Char
aeterized as the article is by the classical
elegance of its style, the purity Of its die.
ton and the propriety of It's language,
shall not hope TO do it in adequate terms.
Nathless. shall try in my own way to
make him sensible that he is understood,
and that with all the pains his modesty
has been at to conceal him by thrusting
him without label into the editorial col
umn, ii has not been entirely successful.
This taking up of an individual on sus-
| picion, and making him defendant in a
case, where the real culprlt is not known
resembles somewhat the conduct of not
over honest Attorney for the Common
wealth, who has made up his mind not
10 lose his fee at any rate, when he choo-
ses 10 think an offence has been commit
tee. And if do moi plead guilty 10 the
charges preferred against me, there is pro-
liability that shall be acquitted by the
"quashing Of the indictment" on account
OF some "informality" or '.tiefect." with
out any reference to The question Of my
gails or innocence. Such things do happen
sometimes in the hands of Attorneys, no
matter how "shrewd aad talented" they
may be-in their own estimation.
prefer however at present to demur
TO the Jurisdiction Of the tribunal. Pri-
vate pique, or personal malice has no bu-
slness in public controversy; and when
il drives 1.leIlow," even Tho he should
be the duly appoiated and commissioned
deputy attorney general for the common
wealth. into making gratuitous charges a.
gainst individuals towards whom il is en-
tertained, the only proper answer is
eontempiuous silence The writer in the
Visitor, has .swent" 10 the pains of ma
king the charges. and If he really feels
anxious about the matter, he may now
"went' to the trouble to prove them.
To those however, if such there be.
who feel aggrieved by the article of "B." T"
or by any other which has appeared in
the Herald during the last three months
OF the late campaign, have very differ
eGt answer to make. And if Mr.. Flick or
Mr.. Friedline-who am proud TO say
are both personal friends-or if any other
gentleman, viii take the trouble to call
upon me will give such an answer as
shall be perfectly satisfactory to him, in
so far as | am concerned. do not feel
myself called upon TO do so by the de-
mand of anonymous impertincnce-
It may be however that the article was
written during the mental alteration con-
sequent upon an attack of The s.fits" into
which he was evidently thrown by the
well timed article of "B." Ii so, shall
be happy 10 make the necessary alIowan-
ces. The author having once been 'sgreat
on 'Fyfs'" himself, will understand ME
whenI say, that | do not care ''bodkin'
about it.
Seriously. II the writer Of the article
alluded to, wishes to draw me into
newspaper controversy. he will be disap-
pointed. have quite as little fancy for
this, as have for a street brawi. have
no ambition to enter the lists with him
as an amateur professor of Billingsgate.
| covet not the laurels Of such contest.
II is not my forte '.Palmam ferai, qui me-
ruit" shall therefore take no notice OF
anything which in future may come from
the same source. The impunity may pos
sibIy encourage other and ruder attacks.
| care not.
As TO The main questions at issue | have
said nothing. nor shall |. ''B" is fully
able to attend TO that, and will doubtless
do so if necessary. | have confined n.y.
self entirely 10 personal matters, and that
only because they were so. And ! DO
not know that should have done even
thus much at present, were it not that it
has become the. fashion OF late, with GER
tain persons, 10 attribute to my pen, eve-
ry article the paternity of which is doubt
ful. ] desire once Tor all, 10 correct the
inisapprehension. 1t does me honor O.
vermuch. OF the authorship of nineteen
twentieths of them, am as ignorant and !
as innocent as a man can be, who knows
only that il is within the circle of some
dozen of his intimate friends; and Of the
other twentieth, the chances are equai,
that, until they appeared in print, never
saw a syllable.
In regard to the sneer against "new-
corners" strangers" &C., am content
to let it pass with single remark. All
men do not gain equally by beng known,
and some shall acquire higher standing |
in moral community in six months re-
sidence. than others in the whole Of
long lifetime. Farther: know an indi- j
vIdual in Ibis county, born and raised in
It, who holds a county office under the |
State government by appointment, and
who, If his claims TO the Office were TO-
morrow submitted to lie passed upon by !
the ~hcnest people Of the county" as the |
writer In the Visitor r., csIis ,ba-, 1