Plymouth banner., 1853-04-07
For the Banner.

Ma. EDIToR:-The last weeks Banner
contained a communica tion signed .Ly-
curgus.' which the author, | suppose.
intended as reply TO mine published
some three weeks ago. The author had
time enough and seems TO have labored
incessantly; and the whole affair, Q can
call it nothing but an AFFAIR." rather in
dicates that he has spent many sleepless
nights in maturing l.. and finally put
forth but little else than a lot Of balder-
DASH
have no inclination 10 write simply
for The sake of writing, had | the leisure
time to bestow in that way; but when
/ publicity is given to creeds, having in
my humble estimation. an unwholesome
tendency, or imposition attempted 20 be
practiced upon the community in which
| live, duty. if nothing else. should sug-
gest the remedy. assumed tenable pu-
sitions relative TO Mrs. Barnett's address,
and by fair arguments sustained their
correctness, in the estimation OF a great
number of the thinking portion Of this
community, "Lycurgus' decision of pub
lie opinion 10 the contrary notwi,hstan
ding; and if a fair and honest investigd-
tion of the broad and unguarded declara.
iions Of his Orutrir subjects her. or even
him to '.the load of obloquy" of which he
speaks-proving their inca opacity 10 stand
the test of public scrutiny. the fault is
not mine; nor is the public indeb bted to
her or the gallantc and voluntary apollo
gist. single tear OF sympat thy. Until
those positions are met, can see moth
ing to write or talk about. AS the phre-
nologist remarked when he was hood
winked and presented with the head of an
idiot for examina tioa:--''th there is not sub
stance enough for me to operate upon;"
and so it is with the labored effort Of
Lycurgus.
By the way. in allusion to "grammat
ical blundcrs,' he seeks pair of stills
high enough to enable him TO explain to
the unsophisticated minds of his gentle
readers, how supererogation and the ego
tism Of an author may detract from the
Illustrative force of historical nara
tive. In order to get them high enough.
il will require the pole that knocked the
persimmons, if what Lycurgus lacks in
the upper story is to be supplied by a
pair of stills at the lower one. pray
you. however. Lycurgus. don't get on
those stiis-for if you should aecideutly
fall off into the ditch OIL the Sabbath, |
know of no authority by which you could
find relief on that day, without resorting
to the privilege extended by the good
book IN such emergencies.
Lycurgus says his principa object was
to rebut the general tenor of my article.
/ Well, if ne had just omitted the nc, he
would have more appropriately expressed
his true position-similar to- that of the
sheep at the gate post, as he won SINH
lar victory, i. c. sore head. Rather
rough laurels around thy brOI, master
Lycurgus(?)
But in speaking of criticising my gram
matical 6lunders, he says | have no time
and less taste for such things. Less than
no taste! He must be i'm worse predic-
sment than the monkey was when he
smeled the bottle Of haftshorn. o, Ly-
curgus read your Bible, and you will not
only learn how TO get out Of the ditch on
Sunday but if you will carefully peruse
the | lth, 18th and l4th chapters of Paul.
lst Epistle to the Corinthians, you ma y
also learn from the higher law as TO fe'
male public speakers; and nti. you Sc,
aside the doctrines taught in the Bible
and introduce some argument confuting
the positions before assumed, please ex.
cuse the ink. paper and the time of
Yours. &c. SOLON.
Enigma of IS. B. G. not yet solved
Will some one send along the answer