Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-11-25
For the liorongaiia Mirror

Mn. EDroR:-l am glad to see youI cor
respondent Americas cave in so easily,
and 10 crouch with SO much grace and dig
nifty. He really reminds me Of wounded
lion lying down on bed of thorns; while
but for his moaus, grOans, and roaring, you
would not know that he was pricked. But
| am indeed sorry that he should think !
have any desire to become hi, opponent, in
the sense in which no see ms to understand
it for if he really believes that wish 10
compete with him in "Know Nothingism,"
or that ! am an aspirant before that body,
Or any other, for any office tina, will at all
confc. with his aspirations | can ease him
at once BY assuring him that | have no such
pretensions,-no such desires. Or if he
means that wish to measure arms with him
as to ability to misrcprescnt or sophistieate,
he is sadly mistaken. In this acknowl.
edge his superiority. But il he means that
l wish TO oppose his metropolitan alias
Ned Buntline doctrines, then he is right. II
he wishes to intimate that ain friend to
the constitution Of my country and its insli-
tutions, in opposition 10 his secret oalh-bo1nd
midnight schemes Of moral treason against
them, then he is also right. Or again, il he
means to soy that l advocate the doctrines Of
Washington, Of Jefferson, md all the other
republican fathers Of our beloved country ;
and that he is opposed to them, then again
he is right. But that Ishoull be understood
or desire to become the opponent Of Ameri-
Gus, is as pEepostefous as it is untrue,-for
allow me to say, that | have no more desire
or disposition to oppose or igh, him, either
publicly or privately, in the newspaper or
out Of it, than have to fight the mind in
any other shape. No, no, ! am no Don
Quixo,te. that | should fight the srind, moi
yet engage in battle with srind,milL. He
will have to make me like unto himself, a
real live Know Nothing, before can con
sent to act SO silly. But Americas, in hi:
former eilusion, in a kind Of bragadocia style
intimated that he would Use The truth as {
weapon, in defence Of his Know NOTHING
organization, and it will also be temem
bered that in my reply, | more than in'Ima
ted to him the unftness Of that weapon, il
his hands; and that if he should ever al.
tempt its use in such q cause as that he wa
engaged in, that he might justly be recorde,
US the "hnold" Of his order. And h,
seems 10 have taken the hint, for it is sait
"that a hint to the wise is sufficient" ant
accordingly in his last brief and dying effu
sion, he has been careful, not only not to at
tempt the rso Of this weapon, truth, at all
but not even to threaten US with it. And i
is self.eydent that he hates and abhors til
truth as he doe, the American constitution
as he does the doctrines Of Washington AM
Of Jefferson, as he does true Americansm
for he says that he dislikcs An,erisanisn,, AM
that he also dislikes allpersons who fathe
such American doctrines as those laugh, b!
the immortal Jefferson, and advocated in m.
former communication. Well, have NJ
doubt but tina, he does really dislike all these
Of this he has given us sufficient nantes
tations. Blu. ! can tell the gentleman tina
love them, and that the principles and doc
lrnes Of those immortal sagcs will stand an,
be admired when Know Noihingism will Or
y eXls, 10 DO abhorred, and that while
; am not vain enough TO father those primo
pies, because they were declared before
'ga.; yet am proud to have the priyiless
Of advocating them, and in the fuir and maj
ly adgocacyof those principles, here pledg
my lie and most devoted energies, and tina
have no disposition 10 repent OF it. M
Sir, am not ashamed to advocate tho doc
. .rlnes Of tho thrice immortal Jefferson, ne
ashamed 10 cast my might on the side Of m
country, on the side Of truth and justice, 0
tile side Of the constitution of my countr
and her insti,u,ions,-nor am dismayel
! although in so doing ! should incur the vii
, dictlro ire Of Americas and his co-worlier
in midnight concluve. Nor will they, i
raising the cry against me Of "DemagOgu,
or "oltiGe.seekef,' deter mo from the di
charge OF known duty to my country. b
why should spend time, or pen, ink or n
per, in pursuing further, fallen and vul
pushed foe? have no disposition thus
do, and will therefore leOve him in his gor