True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-11-21
A. STUART.


We had supposed that this gentleman
had exhausted his entire vocabulary in the
use Of approbious epithets applied to US,
but in this we were mistaken. In the
Union of Saturday he finds new phrase
upon which he ''plays upon harp of a
thousand strings" "CHAnLATAN,"a deri-
Walton from the French "SHARLATAN."
How exceedingly learned his honor is be-
coming, Shouldn't wonder if he would
shortly be elevated to professorship in
one Of the low doggeries with which our
city abounds. 1t is reported-we pretend
not to say how true-that he graduated,
and obtained regular diploma in Wells
burgh at the Wise glorifcation last Spring.
1t is fortunate for US that the statements
made by this gentleman are no; believed
by any person in this community. The
SANDER which he has again brought against
the Annual Conference of the NJ. P. Church,
viz: that we were by the Conference "dis-
carded," is only another confirmation of
what all who know him, know to be his
true character.
We had been honored with a member
ship in the Conference ever since its organ
ization,- the last six years we found it
to be impossible to take a%ministerial
charge,-th Conference had indulged us
with an irregular relation for that period,
hoping that we might be.able so to arrange
our matters as to take regular work. At
the last meeting of the Conference, finding
that there was no prospect Of such result,
certificate of our standing was given to
us by the official action of the Conference,
which certificate entities us to the relation
of an unstationed minister of the church.
1t is entirely untrue that we were either
"driven from" or "dscarded" by the Con-
ference. We are satisfied that we have
the concurrence of the entire Conference,
in saying that we could have had any ap-
pointment-not previously supplied--in its
gift. And yet Andy Stuart, the profitable
customer of filthy doggery, has the inso-
lence to re-assert that we were "driven
from" and "discarded" by the Conference.
All he can expect to accomplish by such
false representations, is the creation of a
prejudice against us in some isolated places,
where his character for truth and veracity
is unknown, and where the True Ameri-
can is not sent.
From the time we became q member Of
the American organization, up to the cele-
brated Harlem Convention, we have no
recollection Of exchanging words with
Catholic in this community, on the subject
of politics, and yet Stuart charges US with
approaching o number of Catholic fellow
citizens" and procuring letter recon-
mendng us to the Catholics of neighbor-
ing County, &c. Who were those Catholic
fellow citizens! When did they write
such letter! and to whom was it written!
We remember that in 1852, more than
two years prior to the time stated by Stu
art, letter was written by couple of
gentlemen, and sent to friend in Wells
vile, upon the subject of the nomination
for Congress. What its contents were we
know not, but presume that they were ia
vorable to our interest. But why should
we descend to notice these piti(ul slangs,
they are too small, and the author Of them
has sunk himself too low to be entitled to
farther consideration. lie "invited to join
the Know Nothings, and promised that if
he would do SO, he should 60 back to Con-
gress.' We venture there is not even a
Democrat in the entire community who be-
lieves one word of it, much less member
of the American Order, one Of the cardinal
principles of which is not to invite any
man to unite, with the prom e of political
psefarment. ....