True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-03-15
For the True American.
The Union and the New Order.

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as circumstances would permit, but his
eyes were so darkened by the results of
that "eventful day." that he can see moth
ing good in the organization that kindly
gave him leave to stay at home, and at
tend to his "interests" at his own expense.
1t was all very we'll, and. doubtless very
pleasant for him to leave our business to
take care of itself, and come back to see to
his 'interests' at our expense, so we must
needs reward him for his faithfulness and
disinterestedness. rs his ''interests' were
of more Importance than ours, we conclu-
ded to let him have all his time to devote
to them. But, evidently, he had not an
ticpated this turn of affairs, and it seems
that it was as unpleasant to him as it was
unexpected-and hence his peculiar SEN
sitiveness. By trying to carry water on
both shoulders and some on his head, he
spilled it all and wet himself badly, and
he has been dying in his damp sheet"
ever since. And the avidity with which
he seizes every thing calculated to villify
and SANDER us, and the great zest with
which he serves up the precious morsels
to his readers, proves quite plainly that
his sores are very deep, and need frequent
and careful dressing. And seeing how
often he uses his favorite salve, We are led
to suppose that it must exert, at least, a
very soothing influence on his sores; and
we have no doubt that it will prove about
as eficacious as any of the nostrumS and
cure-alls that he puffs in his paper. Con-
sidering the peculiar symptoms of bis case,
and the severe atliction that befel hun,
we are willing that he should continue to
put it on thick and strong, and we seri,
ously hope that he may receive great ben
eft from its application, and be speedily
restored.
In his paper, of Feb. 28th, he publish.
ed an extract (the strength, we suppose,
from letter from Bloomfield, and we re
fer to it for the purpose of setting him anC
his correspondent right, in regard to oul
Order in this township. For the benef
of both, We can inform him that one San
was out here u few weeks ago, to get thing.
in train for the spring election and il
one respect, weactedupon the Union man:
advice, for pe "put 'em right through ;
We have lost no votes here yet, neither
are we likely to, and for the truth of this
statement, about the first Monday o.
April, we will produce very convincing
kind of proof. If the Squire, who writes
from Bloomfield, could have seen Sam, h'
would have known better; but as he coult
J not, he has no reliable statistics, and il
therefore, quite Know Nothing. Las
October, when the Squire discovered how
smoothly the compound lever worked, HI
suddenly became very anxious to get &C
quainted with Sam, and in his efforts tt
find some mutual friend to give him thu
desired introduction, he overheated him
self, took a backset, and has been quite
sore ever since. The Fable of the noun
tain in labor, can give you but faint ides
of the pain and travail that the Squire hai
endured for four months past; and 10 he
was not even delivered of mouse but ht
brought forth a poor little misshapeG
thing, which the Union granny remodelet
and furnished it with head. The Squire
says that we have become " tired lyins
tand swearing;" but as we do nothing O
the kind, we are not as tired as he suppo
ses, and consequently we are yet able tt
walk out about once a week-not to an ole
deserted cabin nor coal bank, but to {
warm, well lighted room, where we coun
sci together, and have "freedom Of speech
to as great extent as reasonable men cal
desire. He says that "when men have tt
bind themselves by terrifying oath, tt
deny the truth, it is tough times" and i
any men are thus bound, we think SO too
but we know of none unless it be thu
Union man and the Squire. However
we think it is'very doubtful whether dam,
nature ever wasted any of the precious
truth on such worthless raw material, bu
if she did, dark and terrifying indeed
must have been the oath that they, lonJ
, since, must have taken, bindi ng themselve
not only to deny the truth, but to emplo,
its substitute on all possible OCCASIONS
, In the same paper, he quotes a paragraph
: which states that one feature of our Orde
has been changed so as to admit Protest
: ant citizens of foreign birth, and seems t
think that he has found something YER
= healing, and pronounces it "a shallow de
: vice to get votes" Well, we are dispose
;, to admit that one who has tried as man
!, vote catching expedients as he has, mus
e be pretty good judge of such devices
J. but with the remembrance of his sigma