The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-07-28
The wounded bird Fluttsts---The
Athans AIessehRer.

Afew weeks since we published an article
in which we stated that several whlg prints
had spoken of the people IN manner that
to US, did not seem very respectful. We
no names although the Athens
Messenger was one Of thepapers which we
had in our minds eye when we penned the
article. That,paper, having read the Marietta
Intelligencer and Meigs County Telegraph
lectures for non performance of duty and for
advocating the adoption Of the New Consti-
tuition, and receiving severe rebuke from
the latter for its arrogance, pounces upon us
with forty editorial power, commencing a
a three-quarter column article. with epithets,
interspersing il with distortions Of fects and
ending it with falsehoods.
In the same number Of the Messenger that
contains the structures upon Van Horn, Of
the Telegraph for exercising his right in yo-
ting for the New Constitution, we find the
following article which we copy entire, that
our readers may see how near types can ex-
press a sneer, and leave room TO back out by
denying the intention. We wish the public
TO distinctly understand that we mentioned
no name, nor was there anything in the arti-
Gle, at which the Messenger has become ram
pant, that could even lead one to infer that
we alluded to that paper. Yet, we are told
that our insinuationsare t'dastardly mean" /"
and false-a sufficient evidence TO us that the
shoe fit, however much the Messenger may
talk Of intentions:
Coon TINE COMING, BoYs.-New Constitu-
tion adopted--lots of officers to elect "by the
people,"--fine time for political aspirants, and
good time coming for the printers, if thcl
get pay for their tickets Let us see what
will form the list this Fall. Here II is;
Five members Supreme Court,
Three members Board Of Public Works,
One Governor and one 1t, Governor,
One Secretary and one Auditor Of State,
One Atty General and Treasurer OF State,
One Senator and one Representative,
One Clerk and one Sheriff,
One Treasurer and one Coroner, i;
One Commissioner and one Prosecutor,
Making in all 2
and say nothing about the officers of tn
"Conciliatory Court" and ether Courts here
after created together with all the variou
military officers sto be elected by the people.
Just multiply these by 88, the number 0
counties in the State-oh, "there's goot
time coming, boys"
When the Messenger can satisfy us tina
the expressions "by the people" and "to b
elected by the people" were necessary to tel
how many officers are to be elected this fall
and that they were written in the prope
spirit, we shall acquit it of endeavoring t
make sport of the mode Of electing Officer
under the New Constitution.
We have not the room nor the desire to e,
tend much further reply to the Messenger
long Furioso article, but will make one e,
i tract from it, which is as follows:
e The base insinuation of the Inquirer, TIL
e whig editors are now or have been question
ing the right of 'sthe People to select the
officers" is made up without the shadow
= foundation in truth. This the editor mu
:. swallow as best he cantor the fact is not
0 rious that not single whig journal in Il
r State has ever questioned the policy of Il
exercise of this doctrine. The whig Pre-
universally has been in its fayor-not a sill
gle exception can be named.
No whig Journal has ever questioned Il
{ right of the people to elect officers, to o.
knowledge-at least none have come near
6 it than the Messenger. But when that pap
u says that whig journals have universally be-
u in favor of so electing them, we tell the ed
tors they are mistaken. Not long since sor
II whig journal proposed to get up no-par
;, ticket for the supreme bench.
The Scioto Gazette, in an article upon t
subject, which was copied and endorsed
the Tribune and Clipper of this place, hol
= the following language:
y "We agree that the creation of Judges oug
to have been kept out of the arena Of par
lie politics, if possible;-and therefore, 1Oe pr
al roscd long ago, to take the poucr of sclcctii
s them from both the Legislature and Poop
but we know that it is impossible, wi
n the habits and feelings Of the citizens Of Obi
to make choice of them, under the new co
s. stitution, in any other than party sense
" And if, as we presume they will, each p
:. litical party in the State, bring out their be
a. men for high Judicial stations, it will
BY quite as safe for the people to make choice
them as politicians, as in any other light.
BY Therefore, the sweeping assertion of t
Messenger that no whig paper has ever que
ct toned the policy of electing officers by I
Id people, but that they have amireraally be
ire in favor of SO electing them, the editors m
"swallow as best they can" The except
has been named.
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