The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02
a Cnnrp.ar-A Shamefnl Po,ition.

The Editor of the Eagle. in his paper of
Thursday last. has placed himself in a
position from which he cannot extricale
himself without the loss Of honor and con-
istency. When an editor attacks all in.
lividual for certain offence and heaps
lpon him offensive epithets, it is hardly
to speak we'll Of another gull
y Of the same offence, neither more nor
less. The Editor Of the Perry County
Democrat, pursuing different course
from the one indicated, spoke Of Judge
Kennon in the same terms asof Mr. Cass.
In reply to his article the Eagle says
The editor af the Union has right to rebuke
all Bank protesting Democrats ms much as he
chouses, and we 90 with him hand in hand. But
when il takes a new tack and assai such man
as Judge Kennon, who ia known 20 be high
minded, honorable man, able aud talented, we
SHOULD like To see il done in gentemanly language
II is true that the Judge Is II as progressive on
the currency question as some OF us are, yet he
is as much opposed To Banks and Bank swiRdiRg
as the editor of the Union tie is in no wise con.
nected with Banking institutions in any manner
whatever, and although he doubted the e1Dedteny
o engraiting the hardmoRey clause in the constl
tuition, had il come to final vote Judge Kennons
vote would have been rec irded in its favor. Al
though 1t is not our purpose TO defend him IN his
opinions as to his crpedieney views, yet we can
not sir quietly by and see lriend so grossly
misrepresented without an effort to set him right
before the public"
So much for Judge Kennon, who IN
this currency fight has gone farther and
talked louder than Mr.. Case. He has
even gone SO far as to give the following
as the only reply needed to long speech
Of The delegate from Fairfield. the pureSt
and most talented of all Democrats in
the Eagles estmalion-"Seest thou a
man wise in his own conceit; there is
more hope of fool than Of him" Yet
the Eagle has a defence for the Judge.
Now what is Mr. Cases otfenccl He
has been leading Locofoco in Hooking
as Judge Kennon has in Belmont. Both
were selected by their respective constt'
uents as delegates Of the Constitutional
Convention. Both are Locofocos Of long
standing. Each one has committed the
same offence refused to adopt party
dogmas in the new Constitution aud re
fused to have hard money clause al
one Of its features. The following i
only moderate paragraph in compari
son with some others that the Eagle ha
published concerning Mr.. Case
although Mr.. Case labured to create the u
pressun that the democracy OF bis district woul
sanction his course aud took especial pains 10 dS
nounce us for exposing his troasOn To people
and the great principles Of political equality; tn
above Causllc rebuke, coming as il does from hi
own immediate constituents sustains the po .
tons we took, while ii places him in posllio
unsnviabls ia the extrome And that, too, vii
ever be the tate oi such political hucksors who's,
devious ways ioreshadow tie profound nam,
that sooner or later will close their political career
Let him take warning in time, by the fate of ia
das and Arnold, the ono for 6e.raying his master
the other his country. whose names aud deeds o
darkness live upon perpetual record MS monu
nlens Of ininmy y,-a mark for the unerring hngt
Of scorn through all future time"
> The last few sentences look much lik
! what the Statesman said few years sine
: of DR. Oldsj but that is neither here NJ
there. The reader will naturally inqulI
the reasons which controlled the Edit
of the Eagle in thus attacking Mr.. Ca
aud thus defending Judge Kennon, f
the identical offence, aud will be vel
& opt 10 impute impure motives TO him, u
. less these reasons are strong and convl
u cling, We can give them few words
Judge Kennon is a relative of Il
o Editor Of the Eagle