American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-10-04

holding the name Of lis author, when the /
means Of aseertaining the truth were be-
fore him; hut ''ior the sake of that same
viii attribute any error of
yours in this respect 10 the well known
Of your disposition. The
truth is. l have not been proprietor of
the LnteIiigencer for eighteen years, and
during that time have not "forbidden" the 1
publication of any notice in its columns. "A
The injustice Of this statement will be
more apparent, when assure you that for
two weeks preceding your Hamilton meet
ing, was absent from home---a fact which
you may have known.
l think, my dear Charley. that even in
your sehoolboy days, when first we met.
you would have been ashamcdo of the course
Of reasoning you now adopt 10 prove that /
should make pubic prieGte letter. True.
Mr.. Chase aud have had correspon-
denee; and have on my files some very
interesting private letters from you touch
ing political affairs. Would you justify
me in publishing them to your prejudice,
upon the pretext that in my judgment. or
in the opinion Of some other person, they
might contain sentiments OF dangerous
tendency?
Your attempt at justiiying yourself in
rcsorting to that old liar, Madam Rumor,
for the contents Of Mr. Chase's letter, ,rath-
er than to my cleft breast pocket" with
er you so carefully traced it, has other Pc
cuiiarilies. One Of them is that you infor-
med some friends at the Hamilton Hotel,
what cline Of remark you would pursue.
Now. Sir,whateyer may be your notions
Of propriety, must say that ] do not play
caves dropper around the Hoiels.nor could
consent to cross examine our mutual
friends, who have enjoyed the rich intel
lectual treats which your well known con-
versational accomplishments furnish, to
ascertain what was said concerning me.--
God knows hear and read enough to an
noy me, without hunting up new sources
of vexation.
Another singular auxiliary you summon
to extrcate yourself from the entanglement
of your own net, in your statement of oul
accounts on the score Of etiquette, de-, and
your taunt to me about "Con0reSSion0l
ussges Of ceremony In what possible
way can you interest the readers Of the Ga
zstte in regard to my not calling on you al
your hotel, is not perceptible to me- | dis
miss the matter, therefore. BY saying that
l have always despised that cold system
which opens regular book accounts.
A correct balance sheet in reference t
tho etiquette Of making calls. | apprehend
would show you to BIZ defaultcr in thi
regard.
You have no Just ground Of complaint
against me because your audience at Ham
iltou was represented as Locofoco meet
ing. Such is the fact. have the author
ity Of tho President Of the Trimble meeting
for stating that the hand-bis calling j
were printed by Locofoco, at the Loco
foco printing office, at Locofoco expense
and that there was not another Trimblt
man, of whom TO make Secretary, unit
=, he paid boy the sum Of ono dime to rul
, dow the material. l did not go to hea
, you. because in your audience were m,
! btterest enemies, some Of whom woul
5 put strichnine into my coffee every morn
ling il they could. There we're those toe
: who. when "many time and off, yo
{ made those Clay speeches here. woul
1 without sigh have seen youtumbled int
the Miami, with a milestone about you
neck. You was there surrounded by som
party hacks as corrupt and vindictive a
ever disgraced county or plundered
II people. confess that in common wit
At your friends here, deeply chagrined tn
r. you threw yourself into tho embraces
il such congregation. and received, graf
fully. the plaudts which sprang from Il
u hope that you would be good instrume
to promote their vile purposes, | did pu
poselyabsent myself, "more in sorrow tha
D. in anger"
You are pleased TO remind me that b
10 fore our divergence" in politics you maj
formei Perhaps correct bill of partic
to lars in this respect as in the matter of e
quete in "calls," might not make I
'e greatly your debtor Still l have alwa
G. fell aud cndeavored in y proper way
c. eviuco n gratitude for such services whet
mt er they were "real or immagiuary' B
'g since you display your service SO prom
n nently before the public, | must say IL
O. there is something under the "left bref
ie pocket" that tells me you have thus tax
ID your full pay and cancelled the oblig
ie ton.
er You deny being "bitIOr opponent"
l. the American party, and | have seen
'r day, in Sidney, large hand-bills conveni
is "Mass Meeting Of that party to be a
lie dressed by you. But such hand-b bi
ID prove nothing against stubborn facts. 1t
N possible that erred in saying you was
n, "biner opponent" and you may leave 9
n the affective, But sir, do you deny Il
IN yoa have been an opponent, and that y
ID denounced the organization and its prin
P. pies in strong termsH violate no con
nc denco. am too scrupulous to relate yo
nr conversation in my own Office. Tin pre-
IS ence of others, at my own table in prc
W ence Of my family, and with me as we ro
We together over the fields, last summer.
of simply ask, do you deny that you denounc
an the American organization" in stro
ot terms, or that you was the chosen orator
lat its opponents in Cincinnati at the last ce
mt bration Of the anniversary of our Natiol
be Independence? Did you never deolI
fit that II was your purpose to break up a
destroy that party? If You cannot ansv
ar mo-" please explain tho process by viii
at you are TO be regarded otherwise than
the enemy?