The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-02-10
Cir rorektg Gazette,
CITY OF LANCAsTER:


Saturday Evening. Eeby. 5, 1888
OLDs-Tae Lilgga,-Demagognes Hour
ish for a time, but sooner or later the people
fnd them out and they sink into the gH!io'
infamy. Our readers are aware that PRIOR
to the late Presidential election, it was de-
MED that the Congressional committee III
their report, excneratcd Mr.. COrwin. Even
since the present meeting of Congress, Dr.
Odds has reiterated the statement. Now
hear what Mr.. Howard, 4 prominent men,
Der from Texas and a Democrat, snys;--
"Tbe committee in this Corwin case re-
sisted all efforts unjuslly to cry down the
character Of a gentleman, because he hap
pened 10 be assailed in high party times,
and. sir, we should be unworthy OF seats
here, il we had pursued any other COURSE
We all know that charges Of this sort are
easy to be believed by a community, and
especially when that community is embark
ed in a political contest of no ordinary inter-
est. But it is precisely for the reason OF
the tendency of the public ear to unjust re-
ports, that it is the duty of q committee of
this House, when it passes opinions upon
NHt Nllul vi OiO W ~ PNp''S
country, to pass upon it as men of honor do
ing Justice to the facts.
For, sir, there is this much, at least, to be
said in relation to inquiries of this nature,
that, when the character ofone of your pub
lie men is not safe in a committee Of Con-
gress, and in the hands OF his political oppo-
nents, when he cannot have a fair hearing
and u fair trial, the public places Of this
.-s- 81 $500. -. l.. ,a,nlk for hui non
tlemen who are entitled to the confidence oil
the country. No man of character and in
telligence will subject himself to such an
ordeal.
1.-THE committee find in their report thai
there was no testimony proving or tendingt f
prove that he knew the claim was supported
by fraud, by perjury, or by false documents
and an free to say that the whole amour
of the testimony shows conclusiVely that hi
did not know or believe that the claim wat
fraudulent. 1t is due to him to say that, IL
my opinion, no did not know that it was
fraud"
But this is not oil. Col. Medill, knowing
DR.. Odds to be a "misernble and dishones
politician" and unworthy Of belief, repeated
the charges and denied the correctness o
the telegraphic despatch, and deserves thu
same measure Of contempt. II. indeed, |
turns out to be true that the charges ngains
DR.. Gardiner are correct; that he has lai
in n false claim for damages, and supporte
that claim by perjury; it is equally true tina
the men who have assaulted Mr.. Corwin lc
an improper connection with that claim, al
far worse than DR.. Gardiner. He robbie
the Mexican Government of a sum of moi
ey; they attempted to steal from u distil
guished public man his reputation, of f
more value to him than all the gold Of Cal
fornia, and for the base libeIlers, worse tina
base for repeating charges proved falls
there can be but one punishment-the VI
measured contempt Of uli honest men, and
brand o finfamy upon their brows.
SIMPLE DIvIsIoN.--We heard u story Il
other night on the subject of division tn
we thought some at tho time, and new
having seen II in print, we are tempted
give our readers the benefit of it.
A southern planter named r., pretty We
" uulu IN WI hVWg VINO OIlV tWOh
years ago u poor boy on the coast of Mar
land. One Of he strongest aud most mar
ed traits Of his character was an inordina
love of money. This however,i lis characte
istie of the peoplein them diggins,' whe
they practice skinning strangers duril
brisk seasons and skining themselves duril
dull seasons. In course Of time p. was
age, and thought it about time to get mt
IL IIoo.t D.. . n;.IH..;n utlI..n q.
in the course of events was introduced to
daughter Of Judge b.
Dang fine gall said the speculntor to
friends who were gaining him an entran
among the elite.
Very
'Iow much might Judge d. be WORTH
why, about $40, 000,' was the reply.
How many children has Judge BIZ
"Only three
three into 10 goes three times md
third over mentally cyphercd p. II,
was u chance--a glorious one, and he i
proved it too. He made love to the beat
ful and unsophisticated girl with all the
r%iations, Strange Ito say-for ho was as
couth a looking cub as ever went uulicker
his suit prospered and they were married
The honeymoon passed off as all otl
Homogeneous do, and they were happy. I
bride was lively aud chatty, and often mt
~allusion to her brothers and sisters. st
tied at a number Of names he thought sho
not be in the catalogue OF relations, Q
evening at tea he said:
My dear | thought there were only 3
your
$50 there are by my Ma, but PAS Fl
wife had eight more
Eleven in ten no times and nary one
Ver!' said the astonished p. who iumI
up and kicked over the chair and groaI
in perfect agony. pm sold! Pm sold n
land u sight cheaper than an old bcll-w
ther sheep at that!
HIsToRIcAL ACCOUNT OF HYMIS.-I
men was a beautiful youth Of Athens, "
for the love of IA young virgin, disguised h
self, and assisted ut the Ellusiniun ri
and at this time, he, together with his
loved and divers other young ladies' of
city, was surprised and carried of by
rates, who surprising him to he what he
peared, lodged him with his mistress.
the dead OF night, when the robbers wer
asleep, he cut their throHts. Thence n
ing hasty way back to Athens, he bargu
with the parents that he would rcstoI
them their daughter and all her compani
If they would consent to her mari