Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-02-20
Charlton County, East"
Feb. l4lh, 1851.


Mn. EDIroR:-This part Of our com.
munity has been thrown into spasms
caused by perusing certain article
which was published in the Drums.
wicker" ofla:t week, over the signature
of"Jusrice," it being intended as a du
plicatc answer to Fair Play" which
appeared in your paper week or two
since.
Justice" it seems, is very much dis
tressed with the views laid down by
Fair Play" and appears not to be salts
fed with the home ,hrusts Of his part
ner, Removal" which came so near
being the ruin of his antagonist, plum.
ges his gittering sabre into the still
bleeding and ghas,ly wounds inflicted
on the parsonage of "Fair Plays" hop.
ing to have the honor of being the little
David" who slew the great "Guliah."
We are satisfied that "Removal,' with
his milk and ,uater rotort did not want
10 efectualiy exterminale Fair Play"
for making mention that it would not
be far play to remove the seat of jus.
tice from KeytsvilIe to Brunswick; but
Justice" in his wrath drops down upon
his partner and says, stand aside friend
and let me do him up 5ioWn.
We irembIc to record the result
we are unnerved-unarmed, and hardly
possess The strength and courage neces
sary TO write, such is The deep anguish
Of our heart-our nervous system is
awfully shocked, and our pen for the
first time refuses to obey our will
Alas! poor Fair Play" has been 80
seversIy Iy hogged and harpooned by
Justice" that life is now nearly extinct.
In his almos, dying agones he still ap.
peals in behalf of his most inveterate
enemies. and exclailns: 20! Jnsticel! O!
Removal! repent Of yonr past misdeeds
or soon it will be too late" "Why hast
thou afflicted me lhus?" We shudder
TO know The sequel! Our only desire
is to see our friend Fair Play" convaI.
escent. then we will know that this
treacherouS Justice" cannot lead US
aslray by smooth words or fair prom.
ises. The planets in the. c.regions above,
will sooner change their courses rather
than have the wishes Of Justice" and
| his partner, corried out.
That porlIy, jolly, good humored imam
at the wheel" Of the "Brunswicker," in
an Editorial tries to saddle this shape.
less skeleton Of Justice" upon this part
Of The county; o! pink of modesry why
doest thou so' We have no evolves
in sleeps clothing" here; ,hs, charge,
and the language used by the writer
will not hang together, do not "lantaI-
ize" US that way. We do not doubt
but that the author Of Justice" (afler
an absence of many days,) passed
through the "Eas, end" Of this county,
and at The same time, had his cranium
GRAINED with his answer TO Fair Play
or how else did i, come from this part
of the county? | 1t would seem unnaru.
raj for ii 10 have left in any other
shape. We believe none Of our cill-
zens would be guilty of such an act: all
here respect Fair Play" too highly TO
be the author of such an imposition.
We have learned that reports arc
being circulated in the western part
of our county, that ICE are in faUor of
removing The County Seal from where
il is, to Brunswick, we deny the charge,
not one half of bakers dozen can be
found here who will assist TO apply the
knife to destroy The life of our county,
we are satisfied with the prescn, county
seat. nor will we consent to be pruned
off to Crafty those who wish to give
us oway, or trade us TO another county.
We spurn the ideall
BUFFALO LICK.