Richmond palladium., 1849-10-10
THE PALLADIUM.
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WEDNESDAY,. OCTOBER 3. Isio.
CINCINNATI CORRESPONDENCE
CINCINNATI. Saturday Evening.(
Sentenbcr 29ih. 1910.

september ZJtn, lofJ-\
Gcnticmcn:-On reading the editorial
in your las, issue, headed Liquor Drink
ing in Cincinnat,' confess felt some
what rejoiced. as well as astonislled. Re-
joiccd, that there was prospect, to use
vulgar saying, the association connected
with which | dcspisc. of having a little
something at stake 10 make the game
more interesting for the hour that am in
the habit Of devoting TO your columns Of
Il Saturday evening. Astonished that any
of my humble and unpretending produc-
tons, should have called forth the ire oi
some valiant locoioco OF the dark robcd'
order in the columns Of the Jeiicrsonian,
and that the editor should have thought il
Of sufficient consequence to direct espc-
cIal attention thereto. Not having seen
The Jefiersonian for the last four years, en-
ccpting, perhaps, one number while on a
visit to your city year and hal.aoo the
trouble was how to get hold Of it. Think
ing. possibly you mi ght have had the good
ness to send me the copy in question, ]
returned to the Post Office, and on cnqui-
ring for trnnstcnf papers. was handed the
half sheet containing the latiniiied produc-
ton of "A Native" sure enough Nv
first impression. after reading il carefully
several times over. was that if You expect
ed me To 'hoc my own row. you would
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pay for the erubbng. The potatoes were
too small 10 bc worth thc picking. and I
would pass il by unnoticed. But seeing
that am here gravc,y accused OF having
lost all claim 10 the little Of a gentleman,
and a man Of sense" of "deliberate wan
ionness." of..a studied attack on his (mv)
neighbour without provoco,ion. and ma
ny other false, un'eeling and unprovoll ed
charges. bv what ougM 10 be high author
itv. il | am not mistaken in its origin. J
have concluded briefly as possible to no.
ticc some of the gross Pervcrsions and
unbl,!shing fa!sehoods that ! find here
In doing which, ! shall not attempt TO 90
svstcnaticallv back wards. as he under
takes to do, but shall 90 just as it suits me.
and endcavor TO show who it is that has
lost all claim to the ..,iila of gentleman
and man Of sense" &c And also who
ii is that is most likely, by the force Of
habit. to make such 'a,tacks on his
ncighbors.' or pronounce the 'Judg-
ments." which he says is "a more grievi-
Gus crime than drunkenness
The out Of place. sanc'imonious bear
ing Of parts Of this article. together with
its commencing in the bible and elding
in latin and many other strong prognos-
teal iuvors. establishes concluslvely to my
mind is paternity.
" hen The professed minister Of the
Gospel, under whatever color or disguise
condescends TO enter the political arena
and assists in manufacturing political
capital. by cndeavoring TO arouse the
prcjudiccs Of our foreign population a
gainSi a particular party. he ceases to
merit the Difference and peculiar courte-
>y by common consent awarded to his
station; and should not complain fire
minded Of his own short comings. none
the less plainly. because caught out side
Of the protecting shield of the pulpit.
1t was not that certain facts had been
stated by newspaper. in regard to the
great majority Of the dram sellers in Gin
cinnati being foreigners. and that a GER
tain Spondent of another newspaper.
had INDUCED in playful fit of pleasant
ry. IN guessing al the proportion of them
that were Of the same religious faith with
Father Mathew. that he might be hoped
10 have double chance to influence them
10 better deeds. when he arrived amongst
them; il was not these things that gave the
trouble: but il was that by the merest ac-
cideni. both OF these newspapers were
WING newspapers. The covering was
too thin 10 conceal the defortnitv that lies
within the veil
There is one correction that wish TO
make here. | do not know whether the
omission was the fault of your type setter.
or my own. having written that letter very
hurriedly but the words: Il had like to have
said'-shouId have preceded the words
without hope in the sentence relative to
the sudden death by cholera of SO many
inebriates. Imake this correction for the
benefi, OF my friends. To their ears such
sentiment. must indeed, have sounded
grating from my pen. should have
thought ii would have suited "a Nati:e''
best. however. as it stood. for it was bu,
in character with the wholesale consign-
ment Of all manner Of protestant Heret-
ics'' to hopeless perdi,on. so often heard
sThe words Il like to have said are in COW
Just II. says will. of course. hsy.