Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-01-21
For THE INDICATOR.
AN ISSUE AND THE PROOF.
"Require the Physician first to heal hivnself.o

Require the Physician first to heal h,naselfo
DR.. KURTz.
Or, The Doctor dosed acith his own physic.
In my second card it was infatuated that the
yeracions Editof Of the Messenger had said, 1st--
That the card of Olapod had been handed in a.
bout len minutes before it went to type, and he
thereby created the impression that he would
ny, and End, That the author leaned to the
Episcopal Church The Editor in his next sue
ceedlng paper, after expressing great fear of COM
promlttlng his self respect and sacrificing the
appreciation OF his citizens, stoops to give
an emphatic denial to the truth of each,u and
says, "who but the aforesaid FJusticen could
have stopped to ansinuataons so mean" In my
last card reiterated the same charges, not upon
my own word, for was advised that it would
not pass current where there is "meanness that
scars, and pride that ticks the dust,D but said
that, if any one desired to know tie truth, tho
names OF sdveral gentlemen would be furnished
whose testimony would make manifest the char
ges' The editor, however, counting, as it were,
his own lnfamv, with show of innocence and ii.
| rade OF coarse and vulgar epithet that only
serves to give grace to his degradation, boldly
says, IN his last paper: Gas to Justice's' II
several gentlemen of the best character who
are willing to subsantiate his charges if such
men there are, we must only say then are no bet
ter than Justice himself (whom, by the way, hs
has labored to beslime with the whole contents
OF his galD and have as little regarl for truth
when their fat Offices are in danger. Let thea
come out with their base misrepresentation, O.
yer their own true names and not sneak into a
corner withihe infamous Justice and give the III
to him for promhlgation. He has enough of sins
OF his own to bear, and has already become suffi-
GENTLY odious in the community without having
to answer for the additional crimes Of his com
peers in vice
"LOOK UPON THAT PICTURE-THEN UP
ON THIS"
t. w. CowNE, Esq 1T being generally known
that you have several times publicly spoken of
conversation held with the Editor of the Mes
senger in reference TO the 0lapod card, will Won
do justice to all by giving brief and impartial
statement thereof, together with YOUR Under
standing of it, for publication.
oJUsTICEn
STANTON, January is, 1850.
DEAR SIR
Your note of this date is before me, in " hieh
you request me to state what conversation held
with the Editor of the Messenger, in regard to the
publication Of DR.. Olapods first card, and what in-
terence drew from the said conversation touch
ing the publication of said card In the course of
the conversation alluded to, I questioned the
propriety OF the Editors having admitted into
the columns Of his paper the aforesaid card. He,
the Editor, together with other remarks, said Of
the card that it was handed to him about ten
minutes before i was put in type, from which,
together with his manner, inferred that had
the card been offered sooner, it would not have
been published. l said to him that some per-
sons regarded itas an attack upon the Episcopal
Church, and asked him at the same time if Dr.
Olapod belonged to ony Church, he replied, he
is not member of any Church, but ann under
the impression that he leans to the Episcopal,
and from that fact he argued that said card should
not be considered an attack upon said Church,
nor should the members thereof take exceptions
have given the purport, and to my mind,
the legitimate substance OF the con7ersation.
have distinct recollection of it, having had oc-
casion to repeat it, publicly, several times, and
am convinced that the Editor believed at the
time understood it as have given il
Respectfully,
T.W. COWNE, IT,