Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1856-09-20
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IFor the Spirit Of jefferson.
,;'f:E EVILS OF SLANDER.
ny J. L. JOHNSON.

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::Is"a~on and ,"Na'oh AZ ~" Two "Pr">'.e
incentives "hl'h are constantly oP''"''tS ="
active conflict w';:''" 'te t'r'i',' ~ ''''" " i''
Zig i"f"1r 'i'Ie"'"'S !" "'',' '''S !" ''s
ri"aSan' pawn OF recitnd"' the later Is ever
'in"it9 /" torce hin 10 FePu''''1 'hc '"'"""7
!nFu""IoAS ot wisdom. an 10 "i"F' rs T"" wv"
i"'''riIr results error ana n''>"r!''4"oE'
hHow tia, society Is cohlnHrd vi every "''t'
!e' nal grad, al. When we are 'F""5I' l"
e'I1'""',';1'e tle relative influence O 1'7"So'
H"i Passion. We h". 'I"' II H''G| "U'" '"e
@''''E" %r"'PI ana taat'. ere -No,""'! can
"a" ''.''"i sway over '.i' "oi'' lI: =.
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-, ....,,, c.,,,.s,. If r;,l,rovsreSs Hence. ila,
,y,;,.l j. commonly r;,Ilsd society, cannot h.
,.,,,....lor.} .,,,,y,;nr ,norn tLan = hob,G for
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iL F.gr.,I,,;op
l,,7,,., ,L.. fltLv contents Of the social
,,,.,w n, :. ,,o,n ,;rr'.nt or difficult to
.rsdtra,e ,hau SANDER for Of all the evils Of
s;,'s Invention It * th,. most malignant, and
Srrlori,t.dl,. Of I'll the vicious habits in which
fr.;l s,a>,, lrcnmcs o,,;ckly mlrot. the mos;
..l. ,,.,,,;r.J i, is Luci,.ulv the mo 1 pro-
I:s 1.,,. - I:,t..ring o,,l di<cnn,cu, and
I;i,,, .,, r.,3 Lol Of Trocrus;r<. il brings The
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-, "', ma I..,..L H.. H.. o:-,y,o
''r' S''; 'Ilr.s = o,,,,r.sees all who
!" We "' ,!i,ii.;,s .,rd r,.r.
'"s"."' san,nd Invitations Of minis
,ie"1;S ,"c ',''S' ';,I ,t'''r .I s,,,.,II
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iii" "S 'S "'''''' '.l. th
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walks 10 we ''""S W 'o i,1 ,,tnr", unnr
"r'''' VIZ; 10 ,' :; "n,,rS ,Lo .iHGa or
us "'''c'i ''o'S ''o"' ,i = ,,r,;G,
me c" 'r''S VrSt""'a!' ,'''T ~ r"rr;I vo;na
MS '"S' l'o"c"'s .! o""S T. s,.Ij.a IN H.,
TO '"': upon us q! 'DG ca - "sd therc
GhCrfl "'o ~ S'"!;n -, ,;nns name
neSiu.H t't s."'ei III tam ..nd ",.Jdansd Ly
~ S":'NI III '1 ,rtt ,%nr's it, LI.ful SOM
lhe5 e5"'SP''" "' 'TS'' =, - into he
10 crown co"l'uut" Jos' - -, ~ ,rL;Srers5
eNHI''er o. ''l"'''"s IaaI,s h1s snSnicon
w'FH's ana mys!e,'"Us ;, nEts .oo'SS' "s nrounJ T.
spF%a@ rs INJURIOUS ,,n.I [nG" ;a,o ,Ss ear of the
o'eh'"'s az "".,, ir,t;,, masses before
p'l,"';'e' s ~, a,npno its VIC
li' e'{-S'I'ns e.eS III on'i o,Io,,n,s to
t''S: 7" "l"p'E ,I;,. ""'I, % Snos;ng '.,, HI, wor
cH0;s,' ''.l" 10 ",,1,'om, @ ~ !, bsnters
my ''cs 10 ,,",5",' "" ,I.o I'd. ,,ontb Of de-
no,tIy ~ I'.s .;r,..r;,v hv d~nnuperatinp
G'p''"i' ''' o;,o drdics,ted 10
me ,H." PI',",S , ,S a.. .nJ % ,Toni,,s tic null
.ns ", u ,s as ,hS r,rher 3 and invites the
I'' y! ."S s'Je .,G i;s nr,;m,;red l;ps IN its
oeeEaE'"" ~ 20 ""'"g +, us Sns"rS the mind of the
T'"INy "",SI 1 T.. =. a.al,,ns sway briprs his
S%'' ran, H. """ ",.yr. and com,,mi It IS the
! !a@ H. ,,,ts.;nna lie and ty its noxious in
S""s oI,.s d;,cord and >;rif. among tie
nu,tI. " ,o ,,.srsl,ivs rsIliprs. 1t is the
r'..;ta as1;s.ant , of no,tica delnagogue,
M. L;,,,. -, 5isypi,.. his own faults by