American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-10-04
Letter from Mr. Campbell to Mr.. AM
dersOn.

SIDNEY, Sept. 70, 1000
CHARLES ANDERSON. Esq, Cincinnati o.
Dsay SRA friend has placed in my
hands the Daily Cincinnati Gazette OF yes
terday morning. containing two columns
of very curious matter, addressed to me.
over your signature. In replying to it,
I have neither lime nor inclination to fol
low you through the serpentine route you
have taken to shield yourself from the
lust responsibilities of your erratic posi-
tion. Your evasions expose themselves
most Of your subterfuges are too puerile TO
require the dignity of comment-your i'll
natured grumblings and your ungenerous
sarcasms only tend to betray enmity to-
wards me that may have been hitherto
concealed; and your silly effort TO hold me
responsible for wrongs real or imagina-
ry. which others may have perpetrated in
reference to your Trimble meeting at
Hamilton, regard as Inconsistent with a
genuine manhood, and unworthy Of you.
In very brief note, couched in the
most respectful language, such as | deem
ed due to private friendship,) correct
ed or '.deniod," II care not which ex-
preston is adopted, )erroneous statements,
which youmade in public speech al Leb.
anon, aud which you acknowledge were
repeated at other points. l did this, not
that what you said affected me. but because
those statements were prejudicial to Mr..
Chase. Silence on my part would have
been gross injustice to him. With my pos
tive denial OF the truth Of your statements
before you, instead Of rctracting them
frankly, you betake yourself to long
lame, and impo.ent defense You not on
ly seek to cast the responsibility of these
statements upon others, but you retail the
fresh sayings and "hints" Of tom, Dick
aad Harry" which are equally untrue, and
tend to injure new and innocent parties
who have no identity with our controver-
sy, Here, you shelter yourself behind the
ponderous proportions Of my friend Gener
al Geiger, who in epaulettes. with flaming
sword in hand. hat full of challenges, .
and "pocket full Of rocks, goes forth seek
ing whom he may devour! There, you
bring to your aid The well known gallant
ry Of our matutl friend, Captain Delorac
who is always ready for wuri Now yor
tell us what some one horse politician ha
said at q cross-road meeting, and, anon, o
that which is Of Far moro interest to me
what you have said and .done You dis
close to the eye of'Me worW what you sale
'in the office of the Hamilton Hotel" du
ring your "four hours" SO journ there, and
what others said to you, carefully conceal
ing however, the names of those whos'
statements you seem to endorse. Now, my
dear Sir, this rule OF controversy ma!
ba.entirely consistent with your vauntet
Kentucky frankncss, but you must pardon
mo Tor refusing to adopt it, and for dcclin
ing 10 meet any neU issues you have thu
presented. The only point OF controversy
now, iswith yop. and with you it must b
settlel.whether you take refuge under tn
oat-skirt of our gallant friend Generi
Geger.in the circle oflho Sag Nicht friend
with whom You fraternized at Hamilton
under cover Of The saying Of bar-room po
ilicians at Columbus, or behind the men {
Straw, TO whom you SO often refer. Yo
may
"Wra In and wire oat,
Leaving tho reader still IN dobt
Whether the Snake that mRde the track,
Is going SOIth or coming back"
Still, take you to the starting point
my FIRST note to you. In your speech
Lebanon, for the purpose Of injuring M
Chase. you asserted four propositions, wi
which you identified my name:
/. That went to the Columbus Co
veption (July 10, as a delegate from
Lodge in Butler county.
g. That there held letter which | pr
posed to submit to the Convention.
g. That Mr.. Chase refused 10 allow me
present that letter.
4, That Mr.. Chase said, in reference
it. 'I leave It with you"
Now, Sir, | emphatically denied L
truth Of these propositions Instead OF
vincing friendly confidence in my veri
ity, aud the frankness Of "plain blu
man that speaks right out" by retracti
tho statements-an act which deemed
like due 10 me and to yourself MS gent
man of "high points"--you ar:fully purs
another course. In that speech you d
not give any one as your author; but spo
"a from your own knowledge. Your afI
thought attempt 10 throw the responsible
ty on other persons, whom | might
might not deem it proper to notice til
publicly, does not, in my judgement,arg
much for the manly independence a
true chivalry which have hitherto be
regarded as your characteristics. Aga
pronounce one OF those propositions Il
true, regardless Of the particular pcrs
who may have manufactured or peddl
them out. In the sincerity Of friendsh
expressly stated that did not believe I
Misrepresentation TO be wiful on yo
par.;but now that my poremptory denia
not sufficient 10 induce you to withdr
the assertions, and, inasmuch as you hs
asserted new matters, equally destitute
trE,h, without any authority other II
that OF persons whose names you do
give, must be permitted to withdraw d
expression Of belief, and to leave the pc
as to your desiga--an open question, 10
controlled by such facts as YOU may see
20 bring to bear upon it.
Hero ! might close this response REG
ding as do. all your other collateral n
ters as immaieral and not pertinent to
issue. and your long list Of interrogato
in the light Of the tricks Of the petiifol
with bad case, seeking to avoid the
point in controversy. But, in setting &
the grieis which attended your meetiu
Hamilton, you amin make an insertion