American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-21

precisely the same as between me and them.
They are assailants, SO are you, and ON the
other side. The assailant must keep under
cover all but one, known only by his position
as editor. i must come out IN Pr0Pria persona.
/ have called on none of your correspondents
for names l know none Of them, wish to
know none. have called on none to say if they
are, have been, hope to be, or expect to be,
ofhce-holders. was not after names, but prin-
ciples and facts. / was after the same game
you were in hot pursuit of in July 9th, as you
stated in these words: "Our only concern
however is to reveal the truth, suffer who may"
In conclusion, word to Commentator. He
has " despatched" me in short order. He set a
trap. 1t will catch nobody but himself. He
asks triumphantly if / am an offce-holder.
Did he think that would frighten me /? Well,
now put my foot right on the spring, and an
swer, if | am an ofice-holder would that be trea-
son? if 80, make the most of it. And granting
am an Office holder, am / a slave?
What new doctrine is this ? Are office-holders
necessarily dependent serfs? What becomes,
then, of that noble defence of the corps which
graced your paper short time ago? Accord
ing to this doctrine, the use of the word de-
pendents was appropriate and proper Then
the appeal was, Rise, Romans rise, and rush
upon the foe." Now, forsooth, it is only ne
cessary to know that l am an offce-holder,
and straightway ! become hireling and sti-
pendiary, ready to white wash and support any
| Administration. can only say were / to
attempt to white-wash Commentator, ct omne
! id genus, it would require large supply Of the
raw material. But have not a right, as an
American citizen in the service of the Govern
ment, to express my appreciation OF disappro-
baton of men or measures? AS soon as take
in my hands the glittering coin, do pass into
corps of crouching stipendiaries, who can
only command for hire? Is this the doctrine
In the name of the offce-holders / hurl back
the base imputation. grant that Office holders
should not improperly interfere with public
matters-should not prostitute their Office to
effect base purposes. But they have the right
to censure or approve measures or men. 1t
will be time enough to question their motives
when they depart from the truth. Away, say /,
with this degrading charge against all office
holders: q charge which takes it for granted
that as soon as man takes office in Washington
he is no longer capable of telling the truth.
would not serve the angel Gabriel on any such
terms. But this is the man, this Commentator,
who, with your consent, tells the country that
even some forty clergymen of the Methodist
church are bought up, and basely charges the
most corrupt motives.
And now permit me to say that never, for
one moment, supposed, with all the natural
avidity of man to believe evil, that the attacks
which have been made could do much harm:
''Then let the pebbles on the hungry beach
FLIP the stars"
1t is proper for me to add that not line has
been written with the knowledge or authority
in any shape of any man in power. ask not
for leave to exercise in proper manner right;
and not all the gold in all the governments, free
or despotic, could buy this right one personal
right, 'jot or title" T.