Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-10-11
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iudas Isoariot.

Y shees, the Dem, Oompahoh' tneIeOOSeI'-
ID that every foul spiihet that that Judas Is
.ariot. the conductor Ofthst paper. could mas
er, was brought to bear upon your heads,
making you out worse than horse thieves, and
lot seeing any answer inyour paper Of last
week, doubtless wishing to treat that TRADE
# abuse and contemplate fslsehOod with utter
md silent contempt. by refusing to descend
nto the filth and slime that, that despicable
sheet has done, under the charge Of the Judas
Scribbler (and as you have well named cam
paign conductor have th0efore thought it
necessary to reply in part TO the vile abuse Of
that most Infamous puppy who conducts its
columns.
First, he charges the father of Mr.. Mccoy
with wearing patched breeches' in this Ian
guage, so very poor that he couldn't buy
thread to sew up the rents in his breeches' and
that he had to 'piddle for lvn.' Now, srS,
am no relative by blOod.tO either Of you, but
l am personally acquainted with you both and
with old Mr. Mccoy. the father Of William,
and have known him as an honest, straight-for-
ward old gentleman. who labors and earns an
honest living; and although have occasional
ly seen him wear patched breeches, as l and
manv honest men have done, rather than 60 in
DEBT for others, and now for the first time
have learned that it is a crime in the eyes of
Democracy so to do. But let us see how
stands the case with Judas Iscarot? Did not
his father, whilst in life. wear breeches that
we're patched? II recollect Alright he did
aud what is more, was unable TO pay for the
patches he did wear, although he 'PiGdled'
tins and mended umbrellas for 'livin.' And
yet no one supposed that the old man, his de-
ceased father, was guilty off crime in so do
ing, although if he had paid his Just debts he
would not have been able to wear the patched
breeches- say this more in sorrow than in
anger, but there is point beyond which non
resistance ceases to De virtue-that point has
arrived with this Judas Iscariot. And it is
therefore high time that he should be taught
10 know, that men for thngs) living in glass
houses should not throw stones. And further
fthis Judas had have earned an honest living
for himself as you, the son Of old Mr. Mccoy,
has done, by teaching school and otherwise,
probably his old deceased father would have
been more able to pay some of those debts
he left unpaid in consequence of having to use
the proceeds of his daily toll to cover the ma
ked lous of this bis son, Judas lsearot.
But more-he charges you both with all
manner Of crmes--Mr. Trip with such as
theft and perjury, and Mr.. Mccoy with being
a criminal whose hands are stained in the
blood of his father, in these words, for there
was the blood Of a father upon his hands,
How is this? had never before known that
either Of you were. guilty OF theft, perjury or
murder, and cannot now conceive that there is
q shadow of truth in the selt'evident ISLANDERS
,f that base viper. Would i! not have been
well for that young man to have reCollected
that peradventure. he, by his notorious losdng
propensites as well as the desertlng Of tho
church of bis father, has brought down the
yrey hairs Of son fOrsaken father, to pre-
nature grave. These things. would be lood
or the reflective faculties OF this prodigal son,
lnless he has been 80 saturated in intamy that
le has concluded that there is no redemption
or him--'entirely fallen from grace that he
has committed the objectionable sin.
But again, he says that you Nr your relatives
have looked through iron CRATES oil dungeon,
aud that you are The couuter part of the elon
of the condemned mold Surely this young
man has become infatuated, anu cannot see,
recolIect nor reflect. Has his near blood rela.
tiyes escaped the walls Of a pnson2 How often
did uncle 10 grace felon's cell? Has the
hair grown upon that side OF this young man
blood relations head who wore the striped
trowsers under lock step? Verify, this
youth should reflect and, conclude that be is
last following in tue footsteps Of his ustrloas
relatives, whose very gait he now initiates, as
he twaddles about 10 society with felon's
heart and cuIprit's brow.
These things give. pain to assert, but
cannot stand silently by and permi. this Judas
lscarot to charge oil manner OF abusive epi-
thets, upon old, innocent, and inofenslye men
in community who have never laid astraw in
his path. But it is the same reckless, God.
forsaken spirit that haunted heart. broken
father to an untimely grave, that now, hyena.
like. seeks to sNIiats its fiendish appetite, upon
old Mr. Mccoy, and thereby wound the feel
ings Of his son. l for one am tired Of and
down upon such damning business, and will
throw my weight in the scale of public opinion,
against the, political or social life, Of any base
scoundrel. who will stoOp to the utter dregs of
language for vile epithets to bestow upon indi-
viduals who have never harmed him, much