M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-09-18
The HeraId---Its Malicious At
tack Upon DIR. HOIland---lt tri-
umPhs In his misfOrtunes!

tack Upon DR.. HOlland---lt tri-
umPhs In his misfOrtunes!
The moral sense Of this community was
greatly shocked on Thursday last BY a gross
aud pngentlerhanly attack upon DR.. l.. Hol-
land which appeareoeditorially in the HeruH
ofthat date. The eircumstapses which led, TO
this attack were as follows A few weeks
since a Republican meeting was held at
Price S School House in Swan Township, al
which, upon the solicitation Of several dem
ocIats in that neighborhoOd who represented
that the opposition were reporting that the
democrats had been challenged 10 discuss
lou and had re fused to accept, Dr.. Holland
and Judge B. P. Hewitt we've in attendance.
The republican speakers denied that they
had given currency to such reports, or that
they knew anything about them, and there
fore declined to discuss. This being satis-
factory to Messrs. Hewitt and Holland, they
waited until the republican meeting adjourn
ed, when democratic meeting organized
and Dr.. L. Holland was invited TO address
liz. The Doctor is sometimes afflicted with
sort Of catalepsy in which the brain for the
space Of few moments ceases to act
While he was speaking this afiliction came up
on him and he was forced to sit down without
concluding. This is simple, unvamished
statment of the facts, which no gentleman
present at the meeting will presume to ques-
ton.
Some "lewd fellows Of the baser sort,
immediately promulgated the story that
Heaven had brough. judgment upon the
speaker--that God in his wrath had stricken
down the Doctor for uttering democratic
sen ntiments-that he had tainted, &C., &c
The Herald gives the following version ol
the affair
The Doctor rose, as he Gltcays does when
called upon, and commenced most slander'
derous abuse of MIR. Kennels, and finally
went so far as to say, "he hoped that he
might never get out OF the house, or get his
arm down, This light hand being raised above
his head,) ifevery word MIR. RannaIs said
was not lalse.h Just Then, from excitement
or some other cause, the Doctors arm com
menced shaking; he looked around a few
moments, and then rather staggered 10 seat
His companion said he was subject to such
spells. When we first heard of it, we rathe
thought il was a stroke Of conscience, bu
since we have altered our opinion, as we don
believe he has any. ....... ....
The assertion above made that Dr.. Hol
land commercials "most Slandefous abust
of Mr.. Rannals, " is wholly untrue, as W.
can substantiate bj competent Witnesses
We can also prove that DR.. II. did not make
use Of epy such Language as the Herdi'
quotes, dursg the whole course o! hi
remarks. They are fabrications, and ",
have reason to believe, willul and ma
lcious ones at that. After such gros
perverson of facts, no one could b
much astonished at the comments Of The
Herald, Tney are in perfect keeping will
the editor and the party TO which he belongs
The man who could see an Honorable Sena
j.. tor hung up by the neck for performing hi
. duty who can sport with the pains an
: Affections Of his fellow men-who possesse
: none Of the finer feelings Of a man made i
= Gods own image nor even the common ser
= timents Of humanity-is fit leader for
. partyithat is fed and kept alive by the inhu
man outrages upon American citizens
Kansas. Teach me 10 feel another's woes
is with him changed to ''teach me TO spo
. with others woeS!' Only think ofit-one
y our most respected citizens is stricken dow
: with disease and for the moment loses u
consciousness. A man (O makes sport
" his condition--attempts to be witty over
IL talks about "stroke Of conscience, al
5 then placing ourfellow citizen on level wi
the brute creation, declares that, according
his relief, he has no conScicnce' -...-..
II We leave our readers to judge what so
nc of an epithet would he mos! appropriate
VI characterize such an one, but would sinp
y inquire if he should be treated as gent
u man? Is he Christian? Is ne fit 10 be teaC
o. er in Israel or an exhorter i'll the Temple
the Most High?