Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-17
Rev, Wesley smith, Again.

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Rev. Wesley Smith, Again.
After the lapse of about month, during
which time he has taken unto himselfa bet
ter hall, this paragon Of modesty and ethics,
has renewed his malicious assaults upoa US.
We are pleased to observe in his article
of last week, less ucrimony and gratutous
assertions. and greater respect to com.
mon decency; and we hope, before we
are done with him, to divest him of many
Of his Objectionable characteristics, and
make him a passibIy good citizen. In
this good work we expect to receive the
cordial CO operation of the fair one whom
Providence has appointed to preside over
and guide his hayward spirit, and judg-
ing from the experience of the past few
weeks, we believe we shall not be disap-
pointed. 1t is true, that in a public dis
course at West Milford, while speaking of
the case ofBishops Andrews aud Hardin,
he said love was humbug. but we hope
that under the sanctifying influence Of
matrimony, he may be convinced of the
fallacy of that opinion; and this hope is
strengthened by the fact that he has been
guilty Of the same conduct for which he
SO scverel y censured those gentlemen
that of marrying slaveholding ladies,
though it is possible that the marriage
was the res ult of affection for the lady's
Negro IS, rather than love for herself
For aught we know, she might have pos
sessed an attractive amiability in his
eyes. since foreigners are proverbial for
the want Of that Predjudice against the
African race, which is a characteristic of
native b orn Americans, and he possesses
strong abolition afinities. But that our
readers may themselves judge ofthe cha
racter of this last production, we lay it
before them.
For the Democrat.
MR. ED1roR.-Owing to the irregulari-
ty of the mails, did not get to see Mr.
Cooper's attempted reply to my articles
until recently. He howIs most piteously
am afraid his readers will conclude there
is great difference between his language
and his feelings. He tells his readers
that my articles carry their own antidote
along with them. II that be so, then he
has worked himself up into a tempest Of
excitement for no cause, and expended
considerable ammunition to kill a dead
thing. If my articles killed themselves,
why did he labor so hard to kill them over
again
His attempt to raise a personal quarrel
with Wesley Smith, is mere ruse-a
barrel thrown out to the whale until the
ship would get out Of sight He will fail
in this however. will not allow Ism to
raise a false issue. 1t is not Wesley
Smith as. Mr. Cooper but it is the NJ. E.
Church Us. Mr.. Cooper. and am only pro-
scouting attorney in behalf of the church
It, is Mr. Cooper that is on trial at pre-
sent, and after we have disposed Of his
case, if he wishes it, we will then take up
the case of Wesley Smith, and try him ;
and, if he does wrong, we will punish
him accordingly. If all he says about
Wesley Smith were true, would like to
know in what way that would relieve him
from the charge of publishing unrounded
ISLANDERS against the NJ E. Church, unless
he believes that two bad men would make
one good one. His defence is one Of the
weakest things l ever SAW and yet IL is
as good as he could make under The cir.
cumstances. 1nded, there is not a par
ticle of argument in it, unless vul gar
epithets can be called argument He
hnds it impossible to defend his
conduct. and he has not magnanimi-
" enough to acknowledge the iniu-
Iry he attempted through his paper, 10
infict on the Methodist Church.. He has
not in ured US in the smallest degree, l
admit but that is not our fault, as he
lent his gun to our avowed adversaries,
allowing them TO load it with any kind Of
ammunition they might choose, and as often
as they chose, and he fred it off for tn EN-.
And now the innocent creature tells us
he is the friend of the church, and he
meant no harm by publishing these un-
founded calumnies. What an evidence
Of friendship Mr.. Cooper has given u.s.
I suppose it was in regard to such friends
that John Randolph used to remark
IL can manage my enemies, but save me
from my friends
Mr.. Cooper has committed blunder,
and TaIleyrand used to say blunder was
worse than crime. His first error con-
sisted in his attempt to draw off the pub
lie from the true issue by his abuse of
Wesley Smith. can assure him he can
get no personal quarrel in that quarter
His second error consisted in pronounciug
upon the merits of nv performances be.
fore the job was completed. have been
scoring in my preceding structures. next
week L shall commence hewing-and
will knock of every chip and splinter
and the week after will paint and var
nish it. SO as to make finished lob of it
that no sensible man can find fault with.