The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-10-17

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being pra'ieed IN our mils,,. and in our
high places. Bat permit Iue 10 quots his |
own languagc.and here ii i@. liza strasg. !,
er-were TO hear such loa, coarse pl,eyasios
'ogy, as some,ipoes CRATES upon onf ears. /
aud that Ia the presence of ladies, decent
highly rvspectaLIe ladies', WHO ara con,
re'led 10y the pressure Of business to lie
present, he wculd- -p,obally report we'are
"itibred and bordering on boytcrisn :. this
statement knew to be .ialse, and in my
iirst communication | declared il to I've
withont foundation or truth. This is what
did do then, this is What will do again
uaier the same, CIRCUMSTANCES, in dspite
the,liootihgs of this .coneheadyd creature,
in d'spite of the ;,owlings of this wolf in
Sleeps clothing. Is ihere a man, with
ANY pride ofcl,aracter, having. an order
ofinleIlcct above that of a long card sass"
would be willing to occupy the position of
seltconvicled stupidity, thatl,is reverence
must occupy in denying to me the right,
to defend my District aud my home and
the home oi my children from the charge
Of being "iiibred and bordering on bar
bdrism', whether directly or Indirectly
madel Is there any man, save his cone
headed sell, who will MT declare it was
my duty to DO what attempted to dol
Now there was an obligation on every
friend nf the Bar, on every friend Of the
Franklin Academy, and every patriot in
the District. who knew any thing about
the flcts, To answer his revercnces first
communication, and that obligation in.
creased in tn" exact ratio of the mans n
bility To write. When weeks after weeks
had passed away, and more able men had
neglected this duty, the task feli on mo;
] iii not turn ASIDE from il: perhaps some
inmediatly intercSre, lltought il was
tn>N c'ia3,! pefG':'a, ha, nse no names.
Ali but says his unlcrlooking reverence
tile Bar could claim the right to answer
my very lraSureS and able review of the
our court" Why Mr.. Stupidity. the Bar
w"re excluded from answering yopr SIAN
ierous TRADE, by your own net; and on
The plain principle that man cannot
give. trsiim"ny 10 his own behalf. You
hpd born testimony that tlev were guilty
OF downright profanity, horrii, revolving
anl disgusting eaornites. that they did
no, conluct themselves to bu considered
decent men. TIiia the Bar could only
meet 10y coulter testimony; That tes,i-
mony they could not give OF themselves
tliey could only plead not guilty. That
testimony / conl,I. AMI dill furnish
To the worll. ] couih 90 further and say
they were gentlemen and incapable of
perPe. rating the oirence, with which ahey
had bean eliarsri. This is what they
could not do for themselves.
Bnt there is another consideration, thai
will NOT only justify. bat will clearly make
1t the duty Of any aid every citizen, n,
ail cm"pete,,t TO the task To answer an,l
handle severely, this sclfstyIei reviewer
Of "'nr court, and extensive writer, ae.
eor,iing, To hls own sta emen', tur jnurn.
ais both in and ont Of the Stale.
a communications hal appeared il
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Nc~''erry prper, teelnins with f,lssboodr
perso,al assault, slanderous insinuation.
and low pinlering 10 the wors, passio,rs
Of y paof.e passing through torra,in
Of excitement. and loudly calling for the
blool Of victims by the dozens. This com
municalion WAS afterwards begged int"
Chester Standard, through the agency
prcsnm". Of some OF The authors public
mrgdding colleagues. 'Ba, Tbs worthy
Filter declared he did not vouch for the
stair'ncntsstb therein eonloined.' Dill not
The antlier II this article cali on the Eli.
tor Of the Lancaster Leager, aud he
asks for its pnbliea,ion in bis paper Which,
he refasedl | only ask the question.
Subsequently communication appear.
ed in the Iancae.er Lcdye, and there !.
scarcely = ,loobt from this same au,h,r
filled with filseboo,l. Disgusting levity.
personal as>auit. Islander. iupSerencc Tor
tie w"r'lo Of God and offensive in,lclicacy.
| snbmit TO an intelligent community was
u not the dniy Of Sone one to eff,.r some
check, to- The peace disturbing and i'm
moral career Of liis had ci,izen. This
Is what have attempted 10 10. this j.
What viii attempt 10 do agsin und.,
the same circumstances, 20 long as hive
no Wrc fear than I now have OF ,his
Personai ahi$e., Slan.less and iibeIs OF.
reckless naa.
This nan Ifslds in to,a' ,lisregara. Nh
the hne-h"nore'l nsages Of civiIize,l liz.
impelIed by coarse ,nsligoi,y peculiar
ly his nwH, and npTeslSainel By any eour-
t'ssiesand 'ieccncies of chti.,ianise.l socie.
q, With sstsnic i,upaienee, he ,I,nrst.
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