Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-08-07

A DrarREssrNG BLUNDER We most
humbly beg our neighbours pardon for mis-
taking what he had intended as irony, wit,
or sarcasm for the lsUest kind of personal
abuse. The fact is, we have not yet become
sufficiently familiar with the editors style
of composition to distinguish between his
argument and abuse, pathos and irony, trag-
edy and comedy. But for the repeated as
surances Of some of our Democratic friends,
that many Of the editorials in the Democrat
contained argument, wit, satire, irony, &C.,
we should have taken them all for admira-
BILE 6urlesquss. Several times vi have de-
sired, out IF courtesy, to reply to some Of
the articles appearing in that paper, but
fearing we might misinterpret the EDITORS
meaning, we refrained. We are always
ready and willing to apologize for, and COR
rect any blunders we may commit; but still
it is much more pleasant to avoid making
blunders. We therefore suggest to Bro.
Firor, in view of our peculiar situation, the
propriety of labelling his articles in some
way SO that the public may not be liable to
misinterpret him. We once heard of a
painter, who had been so frequently annoy
ed by persons mistaking his figures-call-
ing what he had designed for an elephant,
an excellent representation Of hog, or a
beer -barrel-that he resorted to the expe-
dent Of procuring printed labels for each
figure, as for instance: "rhis is man, p
"this is horse" Now, could not the edi-
tor of the Democrat oblige us by adopting
this plan inserting, in the proper place,
in paren;heses: "This is argument" "--''this
is funny"--"this is witty" &c. By so do.
ing, we should be enabled to tell at a glance
what he was endeavoring to write, and
govern Ourself accordingly.
But to the article in the question. Here
it is:
JUDGE LEDLIE.-This gentleman not be.
ing compelled to remain at home to attend
to "sick neighbors," proceeded to Colum
bus with the Meigs delegation (full without
him) as fifth wheel to new wagon.
This same O'Lediie, we are informed BY
good authority, is not only foreigner, bu
Roman Catholic, who perhaps, never ea
bit Of meat on Frid,y in his life, is to b.
the leader of the Abolition, Know Moth.
ing party of Meigs county. Just think! an
l ish Catholic Kaow Nothing. That re.
minds us of the name long used in Penn
sylvania by the Wings. They called them
selves Democratic Wings" which always
soundly strangely; but now the climax il
capped. and the machination is complete
| We hope the Judge will have good tim,
in getting the nomination fCE. the Legisla,
ture, and the K. Ms of Meigs county will
have agood chance of having a foreigne
as a candidate for the Legislature-eithe
an "Emeralder" or Johnny Bull"
Just as you like, gentlemen. There i
no accounting for taste, as the Negress salt
when the Aboiitionist kissed her. But W,
insist that the old name be re-established
and that VIM. 0'Ledlie, upon examination
be proclaimed the identical man who strucl
Billy Patterson, way off in Ould Ireland
and now we suppose our neighbor will ge
him to butt our bull off the bridge, az h
is doubtless the nev engine meant, that wa
gotten up to frighten us two weeks ago; bu
If it is to be propelled by PIRATES, we insis
that our bull will not stampede from vege
| tables. A' ~
Now in the simplicity ofour unsophisti
Gated heart we imagined that Bro Fro
6 meant what he said--that the article wa
+; intended as PERSONAL abuse Of Judge Ledlie
But it seems we were mistaken. The edi
l tor was only N Ga-only indulging in q
: little irony. He did not intend to be person
: al at all--he merely wished to denounc
: Judge Ledlie's poiit'cdl move for politic0
reasons. He did not wish "to convey tn
a idea that Mr.. ledlie really was an IRIS
q Catholic Know Nothing" Not at all. H
r only wanted to show "the utter absurdity q
4 such position" Just think OF il! An Iris
Cathode Know NOthingH--how absurd
n He "did not intend anything against ethe
1 Irishmen or Catholics certainly not. H
lust put in the "0'Ledlie," and 'prctiss'
H.. Ia. IsSH q