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

mittng the impropristies with which they
bad beer changed. II ''our court" "its
as,i'rgs and It's officers. may properly, be
subjected toresiew.' TO use your own
WORDS vas it not ms right Ito do this"
certainly, no sense6lc'm.n will say nos
But their is ano,lrer impseanable
ground on which can plant myself. in
maintaining it WAS my privilege, or that
o' amy other citizen ,o ailsw er his reverr,.-
ces c,Mn,unicai;,'n, which even falshood
himself w"ul'l bluslI To deny to me, unless
taberhnelr,i in the bosom of some nn,ler-
looking wretch who hates the truth. And
here it is,-lf any person, write any ar
t'cles ori"ake any communication, touch
iug the public interest, whether. on law,
politics, agriculture. ar,, scienre, or what
not. aLdpul'lish the same in ain,scellane
ous pubic j''urnal +; il is the undeniaJle
right OF any ali,l every citizen, Ia answer
or review such article or communication
ut pleasure. Can any mau will. an ORDER
OF intellect above that ola longeard ruulc,
honestly deny the tru. Ia Of the proposition
just sla,edl Certainly not. And hence
my right TO rc' lew Ihe Reverend gentle
mans sslanderou>tiradc against "our court
aud its officers, Is unequevocally es,aLIi,h-
e,l. .. .... .s .....
l might enumera,e many olher grounds
OF right; but | will give but one more,
which might, more properly he consider,
e'l ground of duty. This sell styled r..
viewer oi "onr cuurl", with hiS character
'stic ',nrulence and disregard for truth,
must turn "si'!" from the pretended OBJ
Ject "lhis reriow, and make thrust NJ
the deSc'rlin" of the Franklin Academy.
of which he absolutely kunws nuihiny.-
lie speaks OF the children of our viilage
as urchins TO whom The "wholrSotnc b:rcl,
pftle schooII-rnom ha,i not been sufffici-nt
y applied charging adults. and wlrpp.
ing children, would seem Ia I've E,nd to
his cIucl nature Now ms one OF the
trustees Of The franklin Academy, know
ing the preseut incumbent to lie an ex-
cei!cCt diSccplinriaau "G,n any one .leny
TINT hal the right, nay that /, was nv
duty, 10 hoid up the man as undcscrvinc
OF credit, who had made thrust at the
discipline Of that Institution 2 g.
By. the Nnv. would rather take the
saunders aud lihels Of this arrrgan. ma.
licious man, han his praises. For cx.
ample, nrn to his rrview Of !" our cour,,r
where seemingly he designs 10 speak well
of"ur sheriff. Lo,k at the puerile con.
iemptab'",false position in which he gives
! this worthy citizen, n man that Lancaster
District. has loved To honour, n large, fine
l"cking, social, good uatured man, WHO
loves chil,lrcn, walks with his head up
Hnd always looks you right IN the face
Could this man be driven from his pro.
prlely. ia The way his Reverence states,
H. the fr"iick' lAughot lew children.
Even surprising they had been there, rs
he rep>ris one word of which do not be
relieve.
a mong the more sacn.l Of the duties
growing ont ofthe social compact, may
be enumerated those that attach to the
relationship of frienl. II is upon n dse
observance of these duties. that the peace
and happiness ofsoeiety in great nlea.
sure depends. Now, Mr.. E.ltor suppose
y"n wer"in York. Chester. Camden, or
any other lmi'!ic place, and you we're 10
hear u person To you unknown. publicly
declare that certain number of men on
certain oceesiun. fr-ndso yours, that
you knew To I've genticmen aud WORTHY
citizens hal practic,rl downright profani,
~, horrn aud ieyolGng blaspllemy. had
re used ID cohdact themselves ~ ,iecen,
men, hal also low and ii, ,gnsiing vulgar.
", IN the pre'eace Of highly respectable
lahies,in iBc, had so ,lenleaBed themselves
that stranger would probably conclude
The very community IN which they were
permitted TO live WAS ii-,,red aud border.
ing on barbarism. - fa ~
lrspeat we're you to hear sacl, charges,
BY an nnknown reta'n.preferred against
your worthy friends, when you had tho
most ample opportunity OF knowing tie
whole statement 10 be false, would you
not consider il ycurv duty. aud u duty
from which yop could nos turn a.ils.
To pubIiciy pronounce the whole story, TO
have no foundation in truth.
Aud, Furthermore. would YOU not con-
siler ityour daiy % holl.up sopr friiemIs.
as men inesPshe OF pssp-trstins toe
encrmits~ wi,Ii which they had l,een
charged. New Mr,, Eli,ov, this is ia.t
what ! Jid do. This is just what / viii
'io again aupler Tie same circumstances.
Though 1 might he certain, that l,is mn
derlook;ng 'cyercnee, weskk skanklik.,
sndeaser 70 sps,ter fhsy <i{i The same
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