Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1853-12-31
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tst,r Of the controversy Of lS4l. Ithercfore feel
somewhat qualified 70 offer a few structures upon
the past and present difficulties. As the basis
II these structures, I take your last eouitSous
aad learned production. inserted in the ''Shield
and Banner Of the S0th November, under the
tgite appellat;cn Of North and Allen" Mr..
Brewer is left cut this time, to be cajoled,
suppose. into IL, ranks by some fusionist-s
second Cataline,-and As il Is rumored that you
lately bought over an AdrOit performer. (s yoke
devil must be trusted) but still il would be pru-
dent in you TO spring on Jour watch-towcr and
look out, for q Cicero may be nearer at hand
thsn you imagine. II may be commendatory
to place a mark upon the gentleman for the sake
Of distinction; and as urbanity is distinguish
ing char icteristic Of the "Shield," | will just
gace tn calendar by giving the initials J. W. D.
You are, sir, very unfortunate in the selection
OF your friends-in my humble opinion you haye
reached 'tho bottom of the bag" To be sure,
there is an apparent passage, but alas the day,
il is closed at the end Cheer up, the law max
i'm is in your fayor--if man has an Office 10
himself and his heirs, he may make an assignee,
and a fortiori,-he may appoint deputy
uccess to trade!! ] have been favored bya
respectable plurality of the influential democrats
of Mansfield. and in selfish point of view have
no right 10 complain; nor would !, ii it was not
for clear and certain perception that private
advantage is unquestionably the bane of public
regard. On this first principle rests that recti-
tude of conduct eminently bcftting the man Of
spirit, intellect, and energy, in discharging un-
prejudiced, the duties of public representative.
Holding therefore this doctrine a truism, ! an
restrained from action, in awarding that express
sion Of gratitude seemingly due to those gentle
men that aided me. This being case of casu-
istry, solution will dissipate every doubt, when
tell the public in short but explicit language.
that reciprocity of benefits was the reservoir
that all mutual friendship flowed from.
These facts, so well known by you, sir, might
have saved the trouble of writing them, if it was
not that something is due to the public Never
did the political affairs of Tamany Hall exhibit
n stronger bird-lime tenacity to the Fox and
Sheridan doctrine, "that all things is fair in pol
itics." than was shown on this occasion; think
see the lab0ur You have in commanding risi-
bifty-itis hard to refrain from laughter when
the scene is reflected upon, yet the number Of
scenes is not limited, as it depends upon the
economy of the play. An act, to be proper.
ought to consist of three scenes. never to exceed
seven. But the cream of the Joke is, that YOU
passed the last number without notice, and never
found yourself lightheaded until you invented
andreached the eleventh act--hold back Garick!
And if it had not been for the Providence letter
giving the lie direct to all the scraps from tho
rum-heads of that city, you might by this time
have been in place stored with woods, groves.
rivers, and other delightful scenes, in word.
You mi ght have been living in clover in the
''Elysian Fields.' But. one thing you can do,
as you have done all along. continue the scraps
from the rum-suckers, and be sure to hold on to
the idea that suppresses the Providence circu-
| lar.
The above will serve rs preparatory step 70
the subject matter in hand, namely, the exam
innton of your late communication.
| Heat is said to be sensible, when it is evolved
and perceptible, bothIthese phenainena in quint-
essence are displayed in n very clear light in
vour replies to your opponents. But one thing
is certain when men begin to call names, ar
gumentation is pretty well laid aside; but still
more, if falsehoodis enlisted, drilled end equipped
for the ranks of debate am sorry to find in
human nature a smnuderng Of rancor fornear.y
twelve years. and the present OCCASION bursting
forth with all the malignitv of the chief OF the
apostate angels against DR.. Allen, who has
avoided everv thing like collision with you fer the
sixth mart of lifetime. Why. I ask, is he
draro ID into IL, arena? Isdiscontinuing Is nows-
paper a sufficient reason? We think not That
paper was re-taken as an act of kindness to q
friend, willing to throw his influence into the
eouipoised scales, and prevent, if he could an
other assassination, to parlcy Judas like thrust
of the dagger a second time. as you executed
with pNricidal leer at the M0nrocville conven-
ton. While the convention was in session. your
detaming sheet. in an unusual season, made its
appearance in the convention room, and in its
columns canting communication. rs destitute
of truth as Arnold, who violated his allegiance
and betrayed his country; but YOU succeeded to
defeat the candidate who was the choice of the
people. The credit that is got by allie only lasts
till the truth comes out, but in this case truth
could not appear for want of time and therefore
villainy was Triumphant. Language utterly fails
to describe a being so s'base and frantic, none
hut yourself can be your parallel"
have my mindseye on the contemplate mortal
in the far west, once the simeon of this country,
soul of mud, so little that one thousand such
would find room to dance in the eye of q cam
brio needle. Whoever is the Pope's servant
must bear up his tail, and from a long practice
in this honorable employment you have reached
the acme of perfection
As there is no fear Of separation in death, it
is to be lamented that such lonely pair has
been doomed to it life. Such congeniel spirits
in union, with commission from the junto,
might have carried the cross to distant lands,
and been instrumental in evangelizing the
world.
O. for Swift to describe, and a Hogarth to
paint such political worthless. We must be con-
tent however with your own and LIS. pardigmat-
ic, "by way of examples of christian excellence!"
warning you to take care in your perambulations
to keep your back steadily on the east, for fear
a latent spark of conscience might be enkindled,
and make the sight of the Judas-tree too strong
q temptation, and cause it the second time to be
useful.
DR.. Allen was in the West attending TO his
business when the present meetings of just CEN
sure were first held, and after his return home,
he attended for the first time the meeting at
Rome, where W. II. Shupe, Esqr., was in atten-
dance, and from information received from q
number of Democrats who was there, he said
, nor done nothing to your injury.
In your malevOlent onset that gentleman is
represented as forwarding seventeen papers for
discontinuance Again, sir, with your wanted
impertinance you manufacture out of whole
cloth, an unblushing violation of veracity, when
the fact, well known to you, is that he never
. discontinued any but his own his friends exer-
cising their own undisturbed pleasure in the
matter.
taly it is no disparagement to be 'Janus"
faced, for the cube with six, and the octahedron
of eight, or with Dryden. ''if the earth was met
amorphosed into man." he would utterly fail
5 to keep in countenance this fabricated story
Again, you ring at the top of your voice, in all
: the commotion of insolent pride, that this con-
stitutes the ''breaking down principle" would
= not tend sir he a ,,o,-o or word