True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-05-30


when, but few months ago, he was fishing
for ofice from The Democratic party.
90 [Ohio Potrioc
Tbe sentcsec quoted is the c!lsing re-
marks ipsa snoll article, written BY Mr.,
Gill Of -tbe,Uhio Patriot, for the benefit Of
the Edisot of the 1Auo .lmqricap, This
seulanee contains three propositions lst.
That the Editor of the True American
has been d candidate,for Office ihthe Dem-
ocratic party. %, That since he left the
pariy, he has been engaged III ,"deahng
alt foaf abuse to his old friends Cd
Thatfc has beenas delinquent byhot pay
'ins his arBts at the Offict Of the Ohio Pa
triot. 10 the FIRST of.these charges we
plead guilty. We we're i candidate for
the noal1lation foroGicc, and dill desire t9
obtain the nomination for Congress; but
by means of the tyickcry, and political
rascaliiy of Gill Il Co., Of Colunbiana
County, and a Few unpfinciplcd "wire
workers" from tlis ciEj after having re-
cciycd nearly double thcyotcs Of any other
candidate in the district, we were cheated
out Of the nomiuatiou,ly aPqct tonren
ten. 10 the second charge, We plead not
! guilty We are not aware of ever having
abused, either u friend, Or an enemy
| Would Gill Of the Patriot have the auda
city, at this time in the day TO Intimate
that he was among "our old friends" II
is true he did try to "worm' himself into
tour confidence, and for a short time sue
ccclol in imposing upon Our credQIltyi
but lis hypocrisy was soon manifest. K
the third specification, we also plead no
guilty. 1t is probable, the editor of tho
Patriot has charge upon his book, Of ont
dollar against US, to meet which, We sha!!
claim an equitable Offset Of enc dolla'
handed 10 him by friend in 1852, to
which he never gave the consideration
But suppose We were in debt to Mr., Gill
one, FIVE, OF Eyc Hundred dollars, is it Scn
tlcmanly, is it honorable for lin, witbpu
even making 4 demand, either verbally
OF by presenting his bill, thus TO publisl
Us to thcworld as delinquent. We hay'
lived for fifty years, and never had Judge
ncnt rendered against us, upon our owl
individual account, with one single cxccp
ton. .Somc six weeks ago,the Editor Q
the Union sued us upon i claim, for hi
paper, which according to his own cen
Iession under oath, was intended, on hi
part, at the time sent as a present, and h
had 80 stated to us at the tiu,c. But III
, ihonmobc gentleman stated that he ha
4 changed his mind and therefore elaine
. that his proposal was not valuable COZ
, siGcrtion for his labor. This same gcr
+ tlenap had dunncd us last fall, throug
= the medium of his paper, for an indcfnat
amount, without even presenting his bill
|, we forthwith repaired to his clficc an
+. paid ST. which was the amount Of or
: just Indebtedness. We know not hO
II others may view these little matters, bl
# it is our deliberate opinion that there
+, not thief i'll tic pcnitentiary but Won
II be capable of acts, Qaitc as honorable
l. those referred to.
d Rather than fellowship such men,
d hold any connection with political par
C recognizing such men as their "standar
J. bearers" We would 90 into the wildcrnc
h among the sqyogcs aud wild beasts al
e live upon roots. 70 Mr Gill, wc-say, '
ic expect TO be in Lisbon on the first day
June, and will be prepared to compa
lr notes with him. ~