Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-01-29
For the Times.
"Skinning a Skunk"

but soon discovered in stripping him of his
stolen plumage, that the signature was pla-
giarism, and instead of ''Fair Play" it was
that blink eyed monster" "Fou Play' in dis
guise; this we will prove to the reader be-
fore we have done with him. That Plagia-
rist, says, he judges of an article by the
authors name. "Fair Play" never entertain
ed such grovelling contemplate notions, he
pins hS faith TO no mans Sleere, but possess
ing noble, Independent, expanded and lib
eral mind, measures the IN .rit of an article
by its facts and arguments, its sound pre-
misses and logical conclusions. We know
that there are some, and that too, not far off,
who have no minds or opinions oftheir own,
who only think speak and act as their mas
tiers dictate; such is the character of our au-
thor, but not the real Fair Play" "Fair
Play" never violates the 9th commandment;
never interpo!ates quotation to deceive the
public-but always obeys the sacred injunc-
ton, "dO to others as you would have them
do unto you.''
This Plagiarist says: "On reading 'Agri-
cola' the first inquiry that suggested itself
was, who is "Agricola, becomes astonish-
ed at the impudence of The rustic Farmer
for appearing in print, and turning up his
aristocratic probosis (Which is none of the
Shortest in disgust, exclaims "Eh!" moth
ing good can come out of Nazareth" We
know, it has been said 'there is much in q
name" but he ought to have known also,
that "great men sometimes say little MingS'
and rou!d be great men, generally say foolish
things.
No doubt but the name of that British
slanderer of American manners would con-
stitute an ample passport TO his favor; when
most men know, he said nothing worthy OF
an author, and even to excite a smile, except
his description of the curled tail pig in the
streets of Louisville.
He has not attempted to answer our ar
ticle on the subject of Plank Roads, but en-.
ters into long TRADE of personal scurrility
giving as his author ".Naddm, Rumor," who
everybody knows is a common slanderer
entitled tono credit, and repeating after him
renders him obnoxious 10 the same charge
and makes him particeps criminis.
The writer no doubt feels himself safely
entrenched behind masked battery, from
which he can with impunity assal his enc.
my in the open field; but he had better
crouch lo,rer; the white OF his eye is seen
and one more charge, and "lihle NOR
grape" may tear away his mask, demolisl
his battery and make him sue for quarters
But see the beautiful logic with which thi
highly accomplished author attempts to dis
parage the article of "Agricola, "-he frs
charges that he (Agricola) is ''unintereSted'
and therefore ''n,Odesty should have induce,
him to withhold his pen," and immediatel,
stewards says he is 'deeply interested" AM
therefore but little credence should be givel
to his article" This is not only "specia
pleading" demurrer and replication, bu
nonSensical. Our stars! are Bacon, Lock
and Whatcly from home? If he had know
as much latC as the verriest tyro who ha
looked into the first pages of Blackstone, h
would never have introduced ''Agricola" 4
acitaegS and attempted to disparage his ties
| timony by charging interested motives. W
t know of no rule in law that calls in questo
! the right of an adrocate, Gin which charac
, ter "Agricola" stands to the public from
patient and impartial hearing; but there ar
rules in the Justnian code that would nc
only disparage this writers testimony, bu
f absolutely exclude him from hearing: frs
: want of credibility. He is guilty of violat
ing the 9th commandment, in many place
= but particularly when he gratuitously charge
t US with being opposed to the road in its in
$ cipiency, and in making an important inter
e polation in an extract from our artcle;-an
{. secondly, he is forever debarrcd from heal
S ing, because his testimony is not of his ''pe,
Sonal knopleege" but shear say" and th'
too, from public scandalizers, such 9
Madame Run'or, Common Report and n
$ Informant. He also charges US with chang
y ofopnion. Without acknowledging this, {
arrogating to ourselves any great wisdom
o we may answerit in the words of distir
d guished man, ''wise men sometimes chanG
o their opinions fools never." Now we see Il
: use in being serious or bothering our brains
: in huntingup Blackstone and Locke, Uncl
Tobey and Capt. Jack Downing to enable Il
S to reply to that nondescript article; for Gel
t tainly it does not merit the name of "a reply
: to "Agricola," but may be aptly illustrate
n by an old play that used to be in vogue whe
we were boy, which we will relate. o
S tho ocson,hlip1 of the Marty a cn,inlc in IN