Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-02-14
Rebellion in the Camp!

hamits0a county Democracy, is out itli the
following piquant and racy article from Gid
M. Ayyes. in reply to the attack of Medary
upon him. Il is q scorcher, and will produce
fiutteFingof no ordinary magnitude in and
about the Statesman office. The charges Of
corruption are 50 direct and palpable, and &C.
cord SO well with the rumors of the past few
years. that they mnst be met and answered
Abuses wont pass current any longer.
We trust our readers will recollect that this
IL purely Democratic quarrel We merely
Aoid the hGt of the eombatants. But as the
revelations eonceEa the people of the State.
and explain some things that are not generally
known, we shall keep the public duly posted
on this interesting topic. Gid. writes with
sharp pen. Dose No. viii make wry faces
We shall look for dose No with interest
But read The following: State Jour-
A Card ~ the DemOcraty.
To SAMUEL MEDARY: SGr:-On the 29th
ult, addressed Jou the following note. which
was handed you By my friends. H. H. Robin
son. Of the Enquirer, and Mr. Wash, Mclean,
Of Cincinnaii
MR. MRDARY-Sir' In your paper Of this
date yoa have honored me with a notice in
connection with the House of Representatives
in reference to the public printing. You
charged that the resolution offered BY Mr.
Caaad was drawn up by me. This is false I
did not draw up the resolution in question,
nor did know anything of it until in was pre-
seRted TO the House. You are further pleas
ed TO notice me in such light as suppose
sWits your TASTE, in reference to my private
character, position and conduct in the city of
my birth. and while resident al Washington
10 reference to the 6rst yOu knew when you
Penned your article, that the population of
Cincinnati would brand it as false That
vas turned out Of office by AR. Former, from
. cleEkship. 10 true. but at the same time he
rendered me smother position. which for rea-
sons satisfactory to myself / declined. But
such tnrning out produced no such effect as
you desired to impress on the minds Of your
readers True. have been sometimes COM
PEELED 70 borrow money from my friends, and
they have generally had confidence sufficient
in me 10 lend it. and always had 10 returned
sooner or later. believe, however, that the
Democracy Of Ohio win do me the Justice to
say. that have never been q paupsr upon,
and beggaF Of my party; and can further
assert, and defy contradiction, when further
say. that in my money dealings have never
placed mvsek in such condition as compelled
me to sacrifice any Democratic principle, fetter
mein speech, or maEEle any press with which
Ihave been connected, You have seen proper
10 drag my name before the public, in con
nection with your old hobby of public printing.
have not sought any controversy with you,
and whatever agency have had in matters
Of legislation. has been open and above board,
without reference to you, and believe men,
bsrs viii bear me out in the assertion. A pub
location Of this and retraction Of your article is
all desires but if you choose otherwise you
must reeolleet that did not throw the first
brick. GID. M. AYRES.
Columbus. Jan. %. 1882.
I'm POUR article declining the publication of
my note you say:
we are under no obligations to Ayres to
publlnh his note-hs long since by his infA-
NOUS course towards us. forfeited all claims
on as for any consideration whatever
never said you we're under any obligation
10 me. and | can with safety assert that am
not under any to you. When did forfeit all
claim to consideration from you? / presume
can give the time and place. The Tina was
in the year of our Lord ls47, and the place
Washington city, Circumstances did occur
there personally 10 yourself, not produced by
any ection Of mine, but from yourown folly and
madness, which damned you in the estimation
Of the then President and some of his ad tisers
You undertook to bully them, the same as you
now desire TO bully me and members of the
General Assembly. because the Postmaster
General would not take sides with you, in his
administration OF the Department, in your per-
soaal qua1rels. Il is true was consulted as
10 your bullyisms and blackguardisms, but
my advice was on the side Of mercy and in
your favor. You were saved, not from any
personal consideration 10 yourself. but from
supposed aid It was understood you were rem
dsring your sister-in-Iaw, the wife Of your very
worthy deceased brother General Jacob Me-
Diary. Had your heart been known as results
have since proved, you weuld not have re-
manned Postmaster at Columbus.
Your denominations Of me, based upon the
letter Of your pimp. F.O. J. Smith. never
moved me; nor does your recent vulgar arti-
Gle. ! embrace it as golden opportunity 20
strip the lions hide from the leins of an illite-
rate ass, and a prfiigate and corrupt politician
You end your vampirism upon the Demo
cratic. party about 70 be cut of; vou can no
longer connect your private business, the State
printing. with your editorial duty. if the con-
stitutiOn Of the State is faithfully carried out
BY The General Assembly. Hence when pri-
vate citizens. and members of the General As
sembly. desire to see the provisions of that in
strumeat carried out, and the cOrruptions set
on foot by yourself in November last. to sus-
pend its action SO far as this Legislature is
concerned; you visi. the halls Of Legislation
and attempt BY brow-beating, TO terrify men,
beEs, and, assassin-like attack private charac-
ter and reputation in your paper. Il is the
powerless stilletto of an assassin Welded by a
puny hand, so far as am concerned. and you
shall be made cognizant Of the fact
Now, Mr. Medary. will PROFOUND few
questions TO you, and hope you will answer
them.
Ist Did you not receive stock in copper
mining company. in reconsideration for promised
aid. in procuring permit and lease for the
Isle Royal Company. the title in said company
being contested by adverse claimants; and did
you not become hostile to distinguished Sen
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