Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-06-24

Mossrs. Edi,ors,-I wish to notice, through
the columns fyour valuable paper, communi-
cation over the signature Of Jones, Smith &
Coz Published In the Democratic Republican,
of this place, upon the subject of the order Of
Knsw Nothings. suppose it will be charged
upon me by the author Of this specimen Of 'gal-
lows itcrature.' and his conductors, that be-
long to the order, from tho fact Of the appear
aRce Of this article. BE that at it may, ! care
not what conclusion they may come to; all | have
to say upon that point is that belong to no such
order, and never expect to. From what can
learn by tho expression of public opinion as to
tho authorship Of this magnificent production,
all or nearly I'LL coincide. But for fear that there
are some who arc tignoramusses' upon this part
ofthc sutject,f will give few of his scar marks
which cannot fail to give general satisfaction as
to his identity. My object in proceeding thus is
conclusiyey 10 show that this fellow ever since
lie has been amongst US has enjoyed the uncny-
able notorioty Of Gaping the climax in telling
the most unreasonable yarns Of any individual
III this community, and consequently is not cnti-
tied to the belief Of any individual in his gross
misrepresentation and lasehoods in the present
case. do not design to follow in the wake Of
filth and putrid corruption OF this defeated petty
political dcuagoguc, throughout his dirty TRADE
Of abuse OF those whom he has attempted (but
in yain) TO brand with nlamy but merely to nc.
quaint the citizens Of this place who hc is, so that
a proper appreciation Of tho source, the filthy
source FROM whence it emanated, may be made.
! would have supposed that it would have sulliced
him TO have been branded us calumniator Of
character in public assembly, as one who stab
their fellow men in the dark;' but such appears
not to be the fact. How admirably tho style and
diction Of this would-be know something is a.
al IN Tn,. a. aF ul,r nd
which ! understand hc some timo since attempt
ed to gil in this community! What pattern Of
oratory is here displayed for our youth to adopt
This very truthful and truth.loylng demagoguc,
in the second paragraph his baldefdash, in re-
fcrring 10 the individual said to have visited Nor
gantown to organize tband OF carboadri,' as
scrts glazing ialschood when he says that he
had not learned his name, but that hc was con-
nectcd with an abolition paper in Wheeling. He
knew tho name and position Of the person heal.
ludcs to in Wheeling as well as he did that Of
certain one horse' petty political demagoguo,
(one aiier his own hearty who from the same city
visited this place few days after, to warn tho
starvation fool democrats and his brother dema-
gogucs that the Know Nothings were instituted
and intended to break down tho Democratic par
t., and thereby PROSTATE all their golden dreams
Of political prcferment which alone ever induced
nineteen. twentictls Of them to make Morgan
town their residence. but thank the good stars,
this .ialIow' of 'gallows literature together
with his no less cnviable coadjutor from Wheel
ing, have long since found out that tho star of
their political prcfcrmcnt in this county has
hopclessly disappeared, and that thoy will BIO
forced finally to leave in disgust, one to tho dark
shades Of Nebraska and Kansas, where would
advise him to bury himself in some deep wild,
that he may feed alone upon his own depraved
and corrupt naturc--and the other to turn to be
uu honest man and cease to mlsreprescnt his bet
tiers for tho sake Of pitiul situation in the post
Office at Wheeling. u..3.
Whether there is an order Of know Nothings'
organized in this place, md whether il is compo-
sed Of respectable persons, or scut.throats,'
thieves and liars l do not pretend to say
hut Of which fact would suppose they knew
something. | have never heard Of any having
their throats cut, or any thieving having been
,pcrpctratcd by them but if this writer Gun be
relied on for the least suspicion Of truth, he has
cut more throats, or caused the death OF more
human beings, THAT is II you call negroes hu.
mani ,l,an all the murdercrs in Western Virginia.
For instance, those eleven poor negroes that hc
,despa,ched in Kentucky without judge or jury,
or benefit Of Clergy! Just think Of it!-wasnt
that AWFUL Wonder il he did 1t with the jaw
bonc'of an ass ....a.
In conclusion would say that the impotence
of this political bawlcr accords very well with
his character; that his assertions are not worthy
of the Ioas. crcdcncc, and therefore cannot pos
tibly injure any body-that what he has said is
tho result OF political disappointment who came
alnongs, us, no doubt, for political advancement,
and who long since has not only grossly msrc.
presented tho people Of this County ut home,
hut abroud. But his race is ran-his timc is
vast-he must hunt some new sphere where he
"a no, 80 we'll known and would further advise
him that when no gots to Nebraska not to pcrpe-
tru,e 80 many ridiculous yarns, Tor a lle is like
murder, It Will OUT sooner or later. Whatever
YOU do, Try and keep truth on your side, which
no doubt will DO very difficult for you to do
,or whatever is bred in tho bone will 10 sure to
evnc on, Of The lesh." SIMON sliGGs.