Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-03-27
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hike that Of passionate man suddenly nwa-
kened from pleasant dreams. You strike
out right and left, blindly and without rea-
reason--leaving the main question at issue
out Of view. You discharge terrible
amount Of gall at one of your best friends,
only because he volunteered to give you q
few wholesome lessons in differentiation.
But will overlook such deep ingrntitude
in you, knowing that determination, in
your case, was a peculiarly painful one
Nor win be deferred even by scurril-
Gus abuse, from the uttemp, TO reclaim a
poor back slider who once gave evidence Of
better things.
And now lest you may be preiudiced
against me, by supposing that l have been
employed by others to undertake the task
let me disobuse you at once of that idea, by
stating that an rolnnieer in this crusade,
and my object is TO do good. And so, for
your own sake, do not again advise deserted
friends 10 select some other champion in
my stead--for they would naturally pre-
fer 10 select their own adriSer-and be-
sides, disinterested readers would Just as
naturally infer, that you desired change
more for your own sake, than the interests
Of the Americans. 1t is clear, Hickory"
that you have fallen among bad advisers,
who are using you as mere cats paw for
their own selfish purposes. For when the
'poils come to be fished for, they will very
Justly say, sit will never do to nominate a
renegade .dn.erican, because, in the first
place, that would be unjust to the old regu-
lars; and in the second place, because they
have twice already, changed parties, and it
would be better to lest their sincerity awhile
before promotion" Mark that prediction,
"Aickory," and give me credit for it when
you are calmer.
From another circumstance, cannot but
fear that your moral perceptions are even
more obtuse than your intellectual-for, in
your second article you would glory in the
name Of "Judas, and yet because IL
kened you 10 the much more appropriate
and respectable character of "Arnold," you
appear to be highly indignant! Why, my
dear sir, Judas betrayed his Lord, for thirty
pieces Of silpsr. Arnold tnt attempted to betray
his country for the dazzling prospect Of
ced III and honor. Arnolds on small scale
are by no means scarce, even in this day
and time. placed you in jolly crowd of
just such-among men who were used to
these things. Your failing TO remember
who they were, only affords additional proof
Of your Inconsistency and ingratitude.
see but one favorable symptom in your
extreme sensitiveness, and that is, that you
may yet become ashamed Of being ranked
among anti americans, and be persuaded tc
ado your first works over" The American
party might be induced to receive you again
onprobdtiOn. They might take the precaulion
however, to swear you tw,ce-the last time
to swear you that you will stay Sworn.-
Though do not promise even this. The
way of transgressors is hard You seen
inclined TO make some capitol of the fact, as
TO whether was, or was not q member
when first writing. This is altogether i'm.
material to our discussion, but will notice
your.mdnner Of proving that I was. You
ask first how l knew otherwise "what the
object and policy of the party was" Il
some man who could not read, and was moi
disposed to listen, had asked that question
should not have been surprised. But from
one, who set out first by giving hhlmself
and who knew that The published platform
OF the party was accessible to all-that it.
principles and organization were the dali,
discussion of every newspaper-and The
topic OF conversation around every ireside
such question argues strange lack Of wit
Read the opening paragraph of your frs
piece. That was enough by itself.
As to the second question, chow I knew
that you had violated an oath of secresy?'
If you will refer to the language used, you
will find that l onij' asked the question
"whether you had not?" You have incau,
tiOusly admitted it at last, by asking show
knep ii, unless was a member" For tina:
'ignifes that member might kno1c it. fine
1t will not do Hickory, to indulge in figure
or metaphor, if l would accommodate my.
self 10 your capacity. Allow me, therefore
70 explain the nature of that "hybrid" Il
which allusion has been made. For the
want of a filter illustration, will take youi
own case. When you joined the American
party there still lurked in your system the
dregs Of :, the old democratic virus, "lust 70,
power" which BY some indiscreet exposure
,Othe seductions of foreign aid, become i'm.
pregnated. The result, if carried to ma.
'urity, would be thorough half-breed--b
fear that the maternal parent is in so fee.
bic situation just now, that it will result