Washington telegraph., 1849-11-07
From the Camden Herald.
Rev. A. M. Scott vs.. Prof. Slack.

From the Camden Herald.
Rev. A. M. Scott vs.. Prof. Slack.
"Responde stulto jurta stultitiam suam, ne sib'
sapiens esse uidiatur Prov XVI s.
1t will be perceived that Mr.. Slack
pleads guilty" to the charge OF falsely
declaring that his was the "only High
School in Arkansas" aud, as to the other
char9e is, .that he represented all
other schools as little, inefficient, and
worthless" re-alfirm what before said,
and can prove the truth OF my assertion
by at least one hundred a0itnesses-ihe
validity of whose testimony Prof. Slack,
with all his accustomed temerlty. Will not
attempt to impeach. l have convefsed
with scores of the cilZeGs OF OuachI,a
and Union counties on that subject, a'id
have hear but one sentiment expressed
viz: that MI Slack made wauton aud
ungentienanly attack OIL all 'lhef schools
in the State-and that he represented
Arkansas a> Il country blessed with pccu-
larry great natural advantages. but, beng.
as he affirmed. destitute OF hi sh schools.
and other literary advantages, it Was lit
tie else than laud of pistols aud bowie
knives, and its inhabItants not much better
than semi sasages.
Now, [ am citizen Of Arkansas l
have been bold to affirm it III distant lands
especially when heard The character
OF my adopted State traduced. l love
Arkansas. | am bound 20 her by tender
ties. The wife of my youth, aud three
beloved babes are resting Ill silence be-
meath her solI. And, at all times. AM
under all circumstances, when any man
Ill my presence, asperses the character OF
Arkansas, aud throws his darts ot calumuy
aud SANDER at her, will hurl them back
with proud Indignation.
Professor Slack Is truly aroused. His
dander is up to the boiling point. An
angry volcano has burst forth III his bosom
-ani its lava, burning hot, aud ieGd as
the tOul source Ot It's euIallatlon, he has
been pleased 10 pour upon me!
had brought several charges against
HIM: one was, that he made false asser-
ton concerning other "hISh schools.
10 this, he pleads guilty Another was,
that ne represented all other schools as
.'iittie, inefficient, and worthless" Tnis
he denies. l appeal TO the hundreds that
statement. A third charge was, that the
managers of the Washington School were
gully of hunlbugyefy, III holding out false
inducements to obtain students; that they
had published the names Of some dis
tlnguished teachers d, being connected
with that institution, who were engaged
lseWhere, aud whose services, they Knew
they could not obtain. 10 this charge,
Mr. Slack has put III no plea. Mr.. Iur
rentine has acknowledged it. Then, OUT
ct the three charges, two are acknowledg-
ed, aud, as to he third, stand pledged
to prove it beyond contradiction, when
the learned Professor shall ask me TO
do so.
Mr.. Slack has entered into defence OF
his shool-he has used no argument to
prove his positions, or to dl>prove mine.
He has filled nearly two columns with
abuse of me, and with caricatures of my
person. He could have expressed the
same in very few words. His whole
communication simply dlscloses the fact
that he is mad-very inad-nlad beyond
endurance. For the sake of propriety,
and the reputation Of his school, do hope
he will stuck off, and learn TO speak the
ords of "truth and soberness."
What the undue length of my nose has
10 do with MIR. Slack school, am at
loss to conjecture, Why, am sure that
my nose is not so long, after all. | could
give CaSe--I mean that | could refer
10 a gentleman not far away from this
locality. compared with whose prohoscis,
mine is mere circumstance.
Mr. Slack has kindly become my BIZ
ographer. He has actually published my
history, with my portrait, and inlefarded
his narrative with song aud anecdoie.
The picture does very well; with the eX-
ceptioii nave already laken-that Is, the
eu5t OF my nose. but the gentleman
has sadly missed the nSufe Ill shelchinS
my various pursuits lii ilIe. lie first seats
me on the editorial tripod. True, il kins.
have devoted several years vi my lie 10
the duties OF an editor. lie then says
that 1 Went through the country traci'ihS
singing grammar ruies. thorough taught
in ihlrty days! THIS is untrue III TWO re-
spects: lst, never taught grammar by
Slug1Hg, lii my lite, but by familiar lee
lures; aEd, 2dly, never proposed 10 teach
grammar thoroughty IN thl,ty days or IN
twice thirty days. MIR. Slack Inillnate>
thai once joined the Episcopal church,
or the EplscopaliaIis, (as some ter'n H.
member>.) Ihls is untrue. | never
Joined the Episcopal Church. My hfst
wife was member oil That church, out
never was. La fact, l never joined any
church hut the Methodist ChHch-hfet,
When only l6 years.ot age, the w. T..
Church, and, ailer IA years. the Metho-
dist f. Church. Ot which l am now
member and mInlster--aud there never