Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-03-03

and took hold Of the goose quill. This gem
tleman was afflicted with an impediment of
speech; and there are many in our midst
who recollect we'll his pronunciation OF the
| 'Hor-hor-hor-nei.'
The Censor was quite respectable look
| ing sheet-much more so than it's political
rival the Eagle. Whatever may have been
the comparative qualifications off the two men
! as Editors, we are forced to the conclusion
that LYFoRD was better printer than Del
TRICK. The Censor was bitter oppo-
nent of JEFFERSoN's administration. The
number before US contains an elaborate lead
er, entitled, ''Men and measures or The
Wonderful LADDER that assists some men
in climbing to power in which the Apos-
tic of Democracy is handled without gloves.
But we promised 10 give specimen of
Editorial warfare in days of yore. Before
doing so, however, we must premise, that
in May, 1909. the Censor changedits name
to The Republican Farmer, owing as the
Editor states TO the change Of Administra-
ton. From the boasted virtue and Wis
dom of the Chief Magistrate he presumes
that the ccnsoriouS name and Office of his
paper will expire in May, as we find from
the prospectus of the Farmer in the paper of
April previous. The Editor was evidently a
modest man, for he promises, that his rea-
ders will be sometimes gratifed with original
paragraphs and perspicuous essays on gen.
eral topics of morality, literature and poll
ties"
From tie following paragraph in the Ed
gle, it will be seen that our friend of the
Censor, did not stand very high in the es
timation of Mr.. DIETRICH. LYFoRD must
have been spry little fellow:
In the Farmer ofyesterday Cock Robin
complains that his papers do not reach
Rockingham as usual.-He insinuates that
the failure must either be owing to the car
rer of the mail or to the postmaster at that
place.-These gentlemen stand so high in
the estimation of those who know them,
that Lyford can do them no iniury-indeed
the man is so welded to falsehood that it is
almost impossible for him TO speak the truth.
We have good reason for believing the as
sertion groundless, which is-that about two
months since he had only ONE patron in
Rockingham
1t will be perceived, however, from the
following formal article which we take from
the Censor, that LYFoRD knew how to de-
fcnd himself. They say hard things Of each
other; but we suppose both were very good
fellows:
The Editor of th,s paper cannot descend
to notice every illiterate scribber in the
Eagle, and must beg leave to refer the late
writer's in that paper to their GrdmmnrS.-
He cannot however omit short comment
on singular objection, of one of Mr.. Del
tricks correspondents 10 he Political Cen
sor;-that its columns are generally occu-
pied with selections from other publications.
True it is, that the paragraphs of this paper
are not always original But would you
have an editor, good Mr.. Deitrick, compose
the newS he relates would you wish him to
faJricaie such documents as General VIII
kinson's accounts" ''the. Connecticut adj
dress" or "Mr. Bayard's Speechs" Or
would you desire him, honest Mister Deit-
rick, to omit such matter, and follow your
good example in publishing such correct,
true and elegant communications, as appear
ed IN your last weeks paper? Would you
Sish him, instead of inserting the conync-
ing logic aud pungent wit of "Field Mar
shall Coleman and others to assert, on
your great authority that "Robert G. Har-
per is a parson," that Hamilton originated
The whiskey instruction" and "John Adj
ans advocated an established religion" be-
cause he said his prayers at home Par
don me, great Mister Deitrick cannot
possibly initiate you in any thing EDITORIAL
and must continue to enrich my columns
with all the important matter can gather
and you, undoubtedly, will pursue your an
cient habit of publishing as much scurrility
and (alsehood as Yourself and obliging cor
respondents can collect. EDITOR.
We find itimpossible to conclude our ac-
count in this paper. Resolving many in
tere,ting extracts for another number, we
cannot lorbear to re-publish in this the fol-
lowing toasts, drank at Northampton on the
4th of July, 1908, by select party of Fed
eral Republicans:
President JcGerson.-Let him remember
there is tribunal, where sophistry and ny
pocrsy do not conceal and where popular
favor does not protect.
The President Of the United States. Re-
cover arms to the right about face you
are dismissed
John Q. Adams. Whatsoever king shall
reign, I'll be the Vicar of Bray SIR
Timothy Pickering. The soldier and states
man, neither trucking nor trimming, but of
uniform habits, sound politics, honest views,
and correct understanding,
May Mr.. Madison be buttoned up in Mr..
Jeferson's red plush breaches whether they
fit him or not
Ne;- The Free Press publishes thirty-two
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