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lows: seth Originating ordinances and, Prsss.
ing them through the council though f1rhsps moi
voting" Is this not your language? You deny
it, and repeat it again, "Oh shame. where il
thy blushi You affect to distrust the word ol
others, now can you believe your own? It ii
hard for an individual TO be reduced TO the mis-
lerable dilemma in which, If he believes his OWE
words, he Is guilty Of conscious faisehood.
Sir, it is not malice that prompts me thus to
EXPOSE you, but It is the natural feeling Of self
defence that urges to vindicste myself ONE sfo1
ali, from your :meadacity and vindietisenesss >
IN, defending yourself against some charge Of
the Mayor about sdog scrspe," youagain con-
meet my name, and breathe . concious lie from
your unhallowed lips. What do you mean when
lyou say--"Thus, according to you and your at-
torney. because did not know within forty-eight
hours" &c., 'therefore was ignorant, and
caused the town. great deal Of cost" Do you
refer 10 me, when you use the term "your attor-
|ney." If SO, pointto the word that ever utter
ls6 about this matter. knew nothing of it, and
cared less. The idea of "dog scrape" never
entered my mind, until was unfortunately forced
into scrape with you. his true then thought
that was ina "dog scrape." ..s =.
Again you say you have "some curiosity to
know how much il will cost the city 10 pay for
the prosecutions get up by you and your learned
city attorney against certain gamblers" When
you penned this sentence, you knew perfectly
well that you were writing down an unmittigated
falsehood, to prejudice me, and deceive the pub
lie. In that same article you speak of Mr.. Cor
don, and call him my Attorney" Therefore you
intended 10 convey the impression-and succeed
ed loo by the use Of such language Is would point
to me-that prosecuted the celebrated gambling
cases, and mulcted the city in cost. Now, ORA
per, what will community say when they are in
formed that Mr.. Gordon was the city attorney at
that time and prosecuted the cases, whilst was
employed in the defence, and claim portion Of
the credit Of having overturned the prosecution
1t will not do for you to come out with your
whining hypocrisy and say this was not in,en.
tional, or you didn't allude TO me. If you were
ignorant of facts, you should not speak Of them
at all, until you are informed. If it be precon.
ceived malice against me, or an irresistible pro-
clivity 10 arrant falsehood and defamation on
yonr part, let it be known, that your friends (if
any you have may gather around and work .
reformation, before you have lost the last vestge
Of a ruined reputation. b 1 s-...
4NoWt Eli, III COHCishiOns dssuIo you tnIS -
written not for the purpose Of accepting your in
vitatiOn to engage in the lists of blsekgusrdism
with you, but for the nobler design of recalling
if possible, your dethroned reason. II wanted
a scribbling competitor, should first seek for
one possessing more regard for truth and verac.
ity. lfI should fail to find one Of this character,
chance might present one little superior to q
man,
"Who, with great pains, exerting al his sense,
Can scarcely range his shillings, pounds & pence"
cannot hope that you will cease to argue, for
experience teaches me that you are perfect az
emplifcation Of that character, "who vanquish-
ed, can argue STILL" &. a.. =
"Doubly, like echo, sound Is your delight,
And the last word is your eternal right"
The signature you will understand, and as this
il intended for your special benefit, the world
need not enquire about me. "Ex."