Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-28
For the Telegraph.
Letter from Judge Ledlie.

IL i bDllOhy
Of the ed inst, written in an eccentric and
ambiguous tone, has had, | am glad to per-
ceive, The desired effect. You request, in
the conclusion Of your Reply thereto, thar
"in future the Judge will conAne himself
strictly 10 the questions under discussion;
make his statements clear and explicit. in
stead Of using insnualions; and cohdense
as much as possible" To this, Sir, have
no objections to make; for bu, few men eau
desire conciseness and perspicuily more
than do. ,.,.
Having large farm, and stock to urend
TO, wilhou. much help, have bu. little time
10 devote 10 wiring; and that, nine cases in
ten, after my family and guests retire TO rest.
Your article of November Cd, continuing
the offensive and Objectionable language
which forms the groundwork Of our conro.
versy, is 100 lengthy. and contains 100 many
gross charges TO be replied to, as ,chole,
and 10 do justice 10 the subject, and the par
ties concerned. Therefore, in view 10 u fair
understanding, Ipropose TO notice, In detail,
some of the offensive passages which ap-
pear in that article, commencing, and taking
them in The order in which they presen,
themselves. In that article, you say that
"Dr. Olds spoke the greater part of the af.
iernoon, in his usual manner. We did moi,
hear him. We felt no desire 10 hear him.
We have no relish for blusphemy, vulgarily,
and abusive epilhels; and knowing the Doc.
tors reputation as blackguard, we remained
al home. Those who heard him inform us
that for faIsehood, 6lasphemy, and filthy
abuse. the speech was without a parallel"
These words, if not "bold and sweeping dec
lara'ions,' do, certainly, in my opinion,
contain some grave and serious charges, and
if true, they certainly can be proven with.
out the aid of 'leading Democratic papers,
'Whig documents or 'Free Soil evidence
II Dr. Olds was guilty of "blasphemy," i.
certainly affects that portion of the Demo.
cratic parry that listened 10, and gave him
countenance when he was addressing them.
If he was guilty Of "b7asphemy," am
equally as guilty as he is, in defending him;
and if he was guilty Of "blasphemy," we
all should be held up 10 the public gaze. III
d.. Ods was guilty Of "blasphemy," as |
said before, ! am equally as guilty as he can
be, in defending him; and those persons who
have known me since The days Of my boy
hood should know 1.-THE Stouls, The Hig.
leys, The Ralhburns, the Miles, the Slrongs,
and their descendants; in fine, all those
friends with whom ! and my family have
so often parlaken of the boun,ies Of Provi.
dence, should know it, Myself and family
were the invited guests, on that day, of Mr..
RalsIon and family-a family, sir, who have
no superiors in point Of moral worth in your
county; and if countenance "blasphemy"
and defend o person guilty Of such, they
should know it, 100, that they nigh, hereaf:
Ter SPurn such from their hospilable board.
There were professors Of religion" pres.
en,. as you admit, and il the Doctor was
guilty of "blasphemy," they too are equally
guilty, and 10 some extent more so, if they
manifested peculiar satisfaction and de.
IighI," as your "inGormanl" says they did.
"Those who heard him inform US that for |
falsehood, blasphemy, and filthy abuse, the
speech was without parallel"
Sir, hold you TO the proof of This; and
neither 'leading Democratic papers, 'Whig
Documents or 'Free Soil evidence will be
admitted in justification Of this charge: nei.
'her will your oon staiemen. be admitted in
extenualion. want the testimony of your
'informan,s.' Nothing else will do; and if
they are living, you can certainly obtain
them. lfthey will not "auend Cour," with.
out. send subpoena for them; and il they
refuse TO attend under subpoena, issue an
attachment, and have Them brough. into
court forthwith. ] want 10 see the "docu.
men's,1 IN order 10 arrange the "cos,.bill,"
and TO know whether il is a imam of straw"
that ! am contending with or not. am in.
clined 10 think, however, that you wish TO
abuse your" "inlormanI" by representing him
as imam of straw" or perchance il may
spring from "disordercd Imagination"
CAUSED, no doubt, by the disastrous results {
OF The Cd day of November last, and "Don :
Qoixote;lke" you can buh your "uLusiye G
cPiiheIs" al him "wilh impuni,y." 1, NAV i
be true thai the poor fellows phix may be d
SO elongated al the disastrous result Just re. r
irrred TO, that yon do not know your old i
crony when you meet him; bur just give him C
string OF buckeye.nuls, stuff his pockets &
full OF Whig circulars, give him bundle d
Of Ex-Governor Lucas's Iowa letters under r,
one arm, bundle Of Greely's picture books o
under the olher, and place coon skin cap '
on his head, and will warrant and Defend ii
thai he will be the same old coon again. a
This is not dealing in ipnuendo. |, is a
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