American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-05-17

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of the Ohio Eeglsin justification OF the
evils which they have eptailed on the tax
paving portion Of this county, we give be-
Low few extracts from their two last is
sues. These extracts are pre-eminently
characteristic ofthe men whopenned them'
and give the public fair index to their
true characters, both morally and Poiltl-
,calIy. We have neither time, space nor
inclination to go farther back into their
editorial career than their two last issues
although their whole series is rePlete win
fac simiiies Of the following, which we
commend to the careful perusal OF an IN
telligent public;
s'No intelligent community can oe oe'
ceiyed by such mercenary adyenturer as
Tom Slaughter. No honorable man OIL
common sense, who has the slightest re-
gard for his own reputation, will face this
Community and say he has confidence in
the integrity, sincerity, oryeracity OIL the
editor Of the Gazette"
"He is culprit and scoundrelF
"He Is a swindlera and liarW
-. aHe Is a cut throat and midnight as
sassin!'' M
ale IS the mouthing, scribbling syco-
phant of most bellish and damning par
tyl" ~
"He is a contemptibly meanpuppyP
Such, kind reader, are the arguments
produced by the editors ofthe Ohio Eagle
u justification Of their sins as proved by
doc..meatqry evidence. We have not dealt
in denuncistion and abuse farther than an
exposition Of their political scheming and
corruption fastens upon them--and we
have never failed to produce Written test'-
n,ony ofthe truthfulness of our charges,
III we chose, we have no doubt our vocao-
ulary ofdenunciation would be sufficiently
severe to meet them on their own grounds
Notwithstanding we have never been aprac-
ttioner in this their favorite and only
school oflogic. "Forbearance," howev-
ermay s'cease to be virtue" and il we DO
commence we have that to tell which will
both bite and sting. As for their small
charges against as we pass them by with
merited contempt. Ten thousand such
editors cannot put us on the defensive
They say they have no idea of putting
Themselves on our level." They are right
placed uponour level, their poor heads
would grow dizzy and they would "topplt
down head-long" They are welcome
as we have before said, to their vocation
of denunciation and abuse--we expec
nothing but such disgusting calumny az
We have above quoted from the Eagle
which only proves that its editors soul
would better become the bodies OF Bll
lngsgate fishermen than the conductors
publiciournal. Judging from the ex
tracts above quoted the intellect OF thes
men is pre-eminently fitted to be ASSOCIATED
with the dignity of their characters Go'
forbid that we should be compelled to bat
tie these men with their own weapons, 10
it would be disgracs to our proiessio
and revolting 10 every feeling of our ma
ture.
It's not thetrst time, however, thes
men have heralded forth their anathe
3. mas and slanderous epithets-it is not thei
first attempt TO fasten their own infamy Q
the character Of other men, as we sha
hereafter prove. And five are to judg
# the .faIare by the past We have no dout
the day will yet come when these men wi
sneakingly lick the dust atoHr feet as the
have atthe feetof other subjects Of the
scandal. AS proof let us refer to afe
facts. On the eth day Of October, 1856
we received a communication from job
L. Tuthill in reference to what heterme
one hundred and forty dollar s'oindl
which contained the following languas
against the Auditor, Mr.. Ellis and Il
Commissioners. The article Of Mr.. TU
HILL reads as follows:
.'AuDIToR JEFFRIEs Es-Hs official CORFU
ton and Dishonesty proOed--ltis vii
feelings ofregret, though with deep SEN
of duty, thatI am under the necessity
exposing the corruption and dishonesty
man in whom the people have repos'
confidence. The editor of the Eagle M
Ellis) Is too much implicated with M
Jeffries for his assertions to have mut
weight in the matter. 1t must be carrie
to higher and more just tribunal. The
is the a'still small voice Of the people, wi
, in the end must settle this matter Lii
and Jeffries should both be driven fro
the offices they have dishonored, al
would have been if Ae Commissions
mould hdUe done their duty as honest mel
How does it come, sirs, that you did not
once report to the people this fraud al
j, corruption, aud have the unworthy and di
honest occupants of these Offices turn,
out? If your cowardly and pueilianimo
hearts prompted you to screen THE cora
tion, and hide from the public gaze ii
fraud, resign The positions you are
nowise ioorthy and competent to fu."
z Such, reader, is the manner and sty
in which the present editor Of the Esg
John L. Tuthill, denounced the Anditc
Mr.. Ellis and the Commissioners for