Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-02-25
For the .Spectdt0r.

Messrs EIitors:-I would again beg leave
to speak TO the public through the medium OF
your columns, as the communication OF Dr.
Blair ELECTS a response from NE. though pass
ing note will suffice as it can hardly be presui-
ed that would give attention to all his ludicrous
paragraphs, which after computation refer only
to public rulnors. all Of which have been care
fully and deliberately weighed in the equlpolSe
of truth, and am panied to the very heart 10
say the most of it is lighter than the ether that
fills all space.
| am now mt n loss to know whether to i'm
pnte this TO too great credulity upon the part OF
the Doctor, or to some preconceiged hypothesis,
which when once fixed is very hard TO eradicate
| shall leave this entirely to the speculation OF
others; suffice to say shall not Use any very
active agents in the expulsion of such unfounded
opinions. ifany such do exist, Us all the foui s'lg
ma arising therefrun, is like the old wonans
grease, Iii will all rub off when it gets dry.
The Doctor seems to have grown qnite ilnpet'
uons. if NAV be allowed to judge from the in
soleni and domineering tenor OF his lIcentlous
and loutish production. For he came as Tue
rushing of mighty wind, Qor only WIND 1t was)
apparently with tide of fury boiling IN every
7an, as if, like the Simeon OF the desert, 10
make all animate beings quake and siudder at
the mighty terorr, and yield up the ghost IN
dependency.
The panic has proved abortive and all that
he has now to do is to skulk back and conceal
himself behind the obscure and misty clouds OF
his credible informant.
Dr. Blair informs you that the subject OF MS
autopsia was lin part his property. be that
as it NAV, she was left at the decease of the
widow Beasley (mother-n-law of my uncle and
of DR.. Blair in the hands of my uncle (unclaim-
ed by the legatees) who indeed was quite anx-
ions to rid himself of this Improbable burthen.
This Negro girl was poor invalid, having
been subject of epilepsy from infancy, the par
oxrsms of which became so frequent that dl-
ring the last few years OF her life, scarcely a
single dav elapsed without witnessing number
of them. and those who knew her would not
have kept her for q trivial sum. nevertheless she
lived and died with my uncle, and by him was
she decenty buried Had he any claim upon
her?
The Doctor says, that on the receipt OF her
demise, /, ''in company with two able bodied
men of the village started off to the county OF
Page to procure the corpse" &c.
Now does not DR.. Blair know that to be ln'
true? If not | shall not consume my time in
informing him upon the subject as be is quite
welcome to cherish any belief he may desire.
Again he says that "6ne would infer from
my card that my uncle was physician" Now
in the name of common sense, what stupid ape
would draw such inference, for had ne been
physician he could have satisfied his own de-
mand?
And furthermore, he states that held out
the idea that the post norton had been conduct
ed in very secret and private manner, when ]
had emphaticaly declared that threw off all
manacles of secrecy and admitted the curious,
and my reason for so doing, also stated
And still further. he states that he could name
some twelve or fifteen PERSONS mostly youths,
who were present at different times during the
examination. Now. was not there alone. but
in company with young student of medicine OF
high moral respecta iliiy, who is willing to bear
testimony 10 the reverse. The door having no
lock. have been told some few visited the Sc
cuded SPOT during my absence. all Of whose
names the Doctor has duly registered, and can
furnish if required. As | have been informed, he
canvassel the neigllborhood to ascertain how
many had been in sight of the place. lie says
rulnor informs him that thirty or forty visited
my very secluded spot. To which | add, that |
have been informed 10y good authority that the
Doctor was very crelibly informed to the re-
verse of this But suppose If he can carry the
point he does not care great deal whether 1t
goes b, the way of aolens rOlens or lapSus I'm
qua. / was not t,le surprised when the Doc.
TOR assumed the whole of that "liferary squad
and professional piglny.' as was not aware that
the whole had issued from him: but his own en-
dorsement is prilna tuci@ evidence. Suffice tn
say. it was designed only for those busy
backbiterS. and tatters who have sought to de-
coy the creduous, swerve the honeSt-mllided,
and make shipwreck of truth.
The Doctor says he has given plain state
ment OF what he believes to be facts, which is at
once basing facts upon hearsay, and is now try
ing to palm his hearsay facts off upon the public,
and is indeed quite fearful of forestaling public
opinion.
But have given you n summary of that which
| know to be facts; nor does it proceed from pub
lie rumor or credible nformants, but they are
facts that can be well authenticated.
Now, before taking my leave of the Doctor,
let me congratulate him upon that pithess pro-
duction of his. must acknowledge that 1t was
better than anticipated, though some of his
friends thought it would "thunder a long ways
| need hardly say they were disappointed
hope also To have the pleasure of congraulatlng
him on full camphor bottle, as the too frequent
sight of such bombast may produce tonic spasnS
of his respiratory muscles, and thus produce
death by asphyxa. And if he has any more
prayers to offer up, let me entreat him, not for
humanity's sake alone, but more for his own
sake, to repair to his closet, and there pray as
did the athletic youth; and after weeping tears
of contrtion, like showers of rain, it is to be
hoped everything ''uncompugnant will be radi-
Gated out" And now shall do for the Doctor
what that credible informant of his will in all
probability do, viz quit him; and in the future
will try to follow his iustrious example, which
is well worthy of imitation, 4. e., in reference to
post-mortems, dec. now bid you adieu
B. II. KIBLER.
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