Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1847-1861, 1851-09-23

eetloneering purposes; the fact that after the polls
were awhoritaireiy declared closed and the bag in
which the votes were deposited had been folded
over for the purpose of scaIing which was not
done only because the managers neglected to pro-
vide themselves with waters, ONION ticket"
was admitted and in consequence Of this one Of
the managers refusd to sign the returns land very
properly rcfusedD &cu DC But refrained
from doing 50 simply because I thought it ipdeli-
cate for n third party TO thrust himself between
any two gentlemen engaged in n controversy con-
corning matters Of fact SOLELY Iamthercfore sur
prsel TO find myself placed in the very position
was thus stunning, and placed there by one who
ought TO have understood the matter better.
As to my coming up "behnd mask must
plead in justification, custom modestyandths Doc
tors example, The Doctor commenced this rery
correspondence with you over the signature, and
behind the mask" OF an NJ, trre there are the
initials of his name. bat an NJ" stands for good
many other things besides M McLT3s"-tor in.
stance" Mixed Multitude Majority Manuactu
rcr" March Mancuvcrins" Marvellous Manage
mcut" Marlboro uersard Dig sisyet one
ohcr striking example not connected with polite.
but almost as Tointcd as "M MAcIIAa" ITSELF
which ] shall leave for his ingenuity to discover
l nm greatly deceived If your readers have not
seen him ercn more cGtcinaiip n'osSrd thaa this
For my own part have no desire TO stc my 1,au,r
IN print yet when get 10 he closely pressed "a
M NJ" was, I may Il don't promisc) ,olloU lis
example again and in that way cast myself uron
the s.mmpathies Of the people regard all that he
says about mask" rs mere banter and have no
idca Of nnmasking because see no good which it
is likely to effect. When writer has mere conf
dcnce in his tdirnt for conducting personal con.
troyrrsy than in his ability TO discuss "princip,cs
and measures" it is quite important that he should
knom vAo his opponent IS but ifmeasu-cs mot n,c,)
is the game he seeks. what matters it rho his an
tagoniSt may hei have two much respect for the
Doctor Ito say nothing of mmseLt) to engage in any
controversy with him, bccatIse mn atisfcd from
his great desire 10 tnow his orponcrt, rs we'll as
from the general character of lis articles that it
must be pcrsonalonc, and there are many wcshty
reasons which would under such circumstances
prompt me to yield him an ras7 ririorm rather
than engage in n mere 'rcr Of worhs lie mny
therefore if it snits his tancH fire away shall ad
here 10 my resolution TO say nothing more Pen
dc geus sarent etrc vieux" yet aH should know the
respect GHc to them. As the Doctor charges that
gou have mn assistant" perhaps lie may bring
one into the field for the purpose Of holding yours
at bay while he dcmolishes You through the col.
umns of The "Pafriot Or Standard" if so b" will
come w'maskcl Il, doubt, and make the effort to
, u'onGSk your humble correspondent whose only
sin in this mattcris hc hg crime Of vcnuring to
:9eak while gentlemen Of G"alith' were conycr,
sing and speaking upon The sarc subjects which
had cnLsScd the nnd,idrd attention of s>mc area!
mf". 1t ~'< presumption perhaps but nothing
more. Let the Doctors assistant conc however,
ana try the edge Q: his "kccn Damascus blade"
which II. doubt he has zen "whctti 8 by the mid.
night lamp md morning star for long time: Ny
motto is "Coort.aton, but-n| Submission !" and
though Stat magnt nonibucs n''ra' (cXcusc
little smattcring Of LatiG, the force IT example
agAin,) he shall receive hearty welcome. ty the
way, what are the duties Of Dn,1ors assi-tar:'r
Arc tley any thing like those Of an assistant sur
gconr' if so prcsrlm" he will come 4" ~ ncd and
equipped as the law directs" YOU know how mt il
said to be! but in this case suppose he will mere
Is hoH tic patient while tn" Doctor amputatcs
limb or two they anticipate victory and 'twoud
be cruel 10 disarro'nt them The Doctor denies
that bc il "fbc fodrr" Of h. rartv still he i the