The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-03-21
10 VIII, pIBLIC.

A certain individual who rr.joiccs in the
name of John \. Wilson, who keeps Il petty
shop in ElkncCk, has, after allowing himself
ample time to take breath, cSSaycd in The
W hig reply to communications; made by
me five weeks preceding.
In order that it may be Known who the
person is, who thus attempts to repeat In the
Press, the stall saunders heretofore uttered.
but still improved against me. | will state
that the petty shop lie keeps. is the haunt
of the idle, meddlcsomc. gossiping and slam
dcrons. and that the motley crew who there
assemble to do the bchests of their chief. dis
cuss the affairs Of the whole ncighborhood
and dispose Of all matters in 4 manner con-
Sistcnt with their dcbascd inaginings. 1t is
therefore. not At all surprising, that ] have
not escaped the machinatlons and itcrtc,-
cnce Of such 4 man and his associates.
FaIsclioud has been uttered 50 often, and
III SO many forms, that even its author begins
to fancy it clothed in the garb OF TRUTH and
expresses surprise when his haulling is pre-
sehtcd TO him i'll it, naked iormily. Envy
appears to have seized upon tbs man.
IN malice urges him on.
In reply to the assertions of Wilson, il
ought to suffice simply to remark. that when
he and his co-laborcrS first made the charges.
which he nov has the impldcnce TO repeat.
the County commissioners allowed them all
the Witnesses they demanded, and twenty
persons testified; the case was kept open
nearly three months and yet such proof as
he now rcckleSsly asserts he can produce
was not forth coming. Why did he not pro-
ducc such evidence IF he had it! no one
doubts his disposition to do 80, or to resort
to any means, however base, if thereby he
could have Succerdcd; no one auuhts the
willingness of the Commissioners to receive
or bring forward such proof, and yet, mark
| cir decision, and compare il with his rcck-
less assertions. Why, repeat, did he not
in the long period of time allowed him. pro-
duce his proof. Simply because he could
not. 1t would be well perhaps for him if
veil could be thrown over portion of that
he did produce; for if the blush Of shame
did not mark his check it could only have
been Because he was too far gone to be SEN
siblc OF its admontion. Let it be rcmcm-
bcrcd that the case was kept open nearly
three onths, during which time several SEES
sions Of the Court were held and all the wit
nesscs asked for by my enemies produced:
counsel employed to aid them and my enc
mics themselves allowed TO testify, and vet
the result was as stated, showing that no
proof Of the cllaracte" then claimed by Viii
son and his associates as forth coming, was
produced, and yet he now has the hardy
hood to repeat his ISLANDERS.
Let it be remembered, also, that in my
article Of February eth, distinct ~ challcl-
gcd these men 20 meet me in The Neck
where we arc all known, 50 that the people
might hear their statement, and also mInc,
that ! might draw from them their motives.
which as yet they hare not darcd to disclose;
and yet, although five weeks have since
elapsed, they have not accepted my propo-
sal. E.
wish il understood that would put John
A. Wilson to the proof before a legal tribu-
nal. if it were not that am reminded Of an
old saying, thus: "Snc q beggar, &c,'' and !
AIN also deferred from dong so, because |
feel convinced that a respectable jury would
decide that man Of the quality Wilson has
sh own himself to be, could damage no per-
son.
1t is most likely that portion ofthc proof
he now speaks of, as in his power to produce
would be from persons notorious rs violators
Of the laws. or from such as are perhaps too
well acquainted with the interior arrange
ments of prison houses in this county and
elsewhere, and perhaps also from negroes,
and therefore unworthy Of serious notice.
The said John A. Wilson is here reminded
that all his efforts will not end in preventing
the road from being mcndcd below the Noun
tain Fishery, nor indeed in securing to him
or his tools the apprenticeship Of the road.
This man has even gone so far as to at
tempt the quotation of scripture but let him
be admonished that it is therein written, woe
unto We Scribes, Pharisecs and Hypocrts.
1t may be pertinent to remark that the
bills which are brought by Wilson against his
customers when referred to church commit
tees are frequently curtalcd immensely aud
in recent case he was curtaiIed one half,
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