The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-05-18
Tur FALSE CHARGE OF The ED.
ITOR OF THE DEMOCRAT.

The editor Of the Democrat meets our de-
NAL Of the charge made in his last ISSUE
",ha. the editor Of the Union has, aftsr re-
psa,ed trials, got himself into the K. n.
club,n and our request for the name Of the
rerson upon whose authority the false
statement was made, as follows:
The statement that the above extract from
the Democrat OF last week, contains "a
gross untruth," must, VIC think, be under
stood in the same slnsc rs many other state
ments put forth by Know-Nothings. Ii is
quite possible that the editor Of the Union |
got into "Shebogan Hail." or the h. N.
club, the rsry first time he presented him.
self al the door and made the proper signal
for admission there il may be possible that
he did not make personal application for
election into that club, till the very time |
when his application was successful; but /
what is done for person by others, is very I
properly regarded in many cases us his own 4
act. II the editor Of the Union seeks to
convict us of lalsehOod upon mere bubble |
OF his own, he will fail OF his object"
The editor Of tho Democrat resorts to
evasion and Cquivocation to gctrid Of this
subject. We purpOsely framed our denial
Of his mos. offensive aud untrue charge, in
such manner as to give him an oppOrtuni-
~ Of making either manly retraetion, or
ofrelieying himself Of the imputatiOn Of bear.
ing false witness, by making public the name
Of the person upon whose authority he made
the charge. He has done neither, but in
framing his reply, acts even more dishonOra-
bic than he did at 6rst, Tor without shad.
ow Of evidence, he falsely insinuates that
wc have availed ourselves Of bubble to
get rid Of the charge. Il is base and cow
ardly way Of injuring another, more repre-
hensible than downright lying, for il add,
base inuendo to the meanness Of falsehoOc.
The charge originally made was that I" the
editor OF the Union himself, made repeated
trials to get into X. n. club" that is,
these repeated trials were made by the edi.
tor Of the Union himself, not that they were
made by others to get him in. This was
the charge we met with Cat denial. twas
explicit, and the denial equally so. Tho
editor Of the Democrat, instead Of meeting
It, endeavors to escape the imputation OF
bearing false witness, by charging she re-
sponsibility Of these trials upon third per-
sons, and strives TO hold US responsible for
their acts, although he says ait is quite
possible that he Iwel never made personal
application for election into that club, and
till that time, when his [Ourl application
was successful ;"and, Continues he, "but what
is done for person by others, is very prop
erly regarded in some cases, as his own act"
We admit this, were il fact that these acts
were brought home to our knowledge, were
made by our consent, but unless they were
so, no such responsibility could attach. We
never asked or desired any one to presen.
our name for election to X. n. club, and
the bubble OF the editor OF the Democrat
only shows his meanness and cowardly SIAN
'lcr in still more gliring light. Such shut
fling and equivocation as is contained in the
reply. coupled with 'hs denial to givo the
name Of the "reliablc avilence," justi-
iics the use Of severe, and, to US, unusual
language, and authorizes US to hold him re-
sponsible for the coming and circulation OF
u falschoOd which ho neither sustains him
self or gives the authority Of others therefor,
in the eyes Of the community ho must
bear the responsibility, and take the odium
ol having violated that express command OF
Col, "Thou shalt not bear false witness"
So much in relation to the charge as ORIG.
iually made. The editor, in transferring
the charge to others, attempts to yindicate
himself by saying this -
"What VIC mean TO aSsert-and that upon
what we consider reliable evidcnce-is, that
the name of the editor Of the Union was
more than once presented 10 the n. N. club,
l,elore no was admitted. We do not know,
nor Is IL essential 10 tho truth Of our state
,nent--whether his name was presented at
l;s special request, or whether some OF his
friends took the responsibility TO present Il.
The application was ut first roied dotrn ;
but subsequently, he was admitted and hotr
I've WIS then admitted, one Of our correspGn
dents will inform the reider.'
The "fcliabtc evidrr-sSeo who is he =
II anybody, it must be some miseracrrs>ssoun'
drol who has been kiehed on, Of decent T
company, perhaps expelled from the X. n.
club, for disclosing matters which he was
bound in honor to keep secret-a perjured
,xsthnnt har. or tpan.spQza The |
editor Of the Democrat makes charges upon
such testimony. We pity the want Of man
Illness which would listen for n moment to
accusations coming from dishonored and dis
honorable sources, and to give them curren'
cy, publish them to the world, is the ex.
trene OF basennss.
We have every reason for believing that
even tho statement, as now made, is untrue,
but, whether true or false, there Is no dis
credit attached to us. II was matter over
which We had no control, and not within cur
knowledge or consent. II is Of no conse-
quenco to tho public whether we are or are
not member Of X. N. club. lisa pri.
yate matter, and we have treated il as such,
md have only to regret the necessity which
has called us to vindicate ourselves from
charges which VIC knew to be grossly untrue,
and which originate in malice, and are circu'
lated by the editor Of the Democra, for uu-
worthy purposes.
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0ssiAS's BARDs. Tho concerts given BY |
this company Of vocalists on Monday evening
and on the Thursday previous were highly
satisfactory to largo audiences. The