Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-04-09
For The Gdzette.
WHO Is LIE z


l am indebted to an acquaintance for
number of the Milroy Observer" scurri-
lous little sheet that was published somewhere
(may be not distantl expressly for the citizens
Of Milroy and vicinity, and sent there in
package form to be handed cut 10 the indi-
Tlduals for whom they vera intended, and to
whom they were addressed. Ii | mistake
not they made their appearance about month
ago. You, Mr. Editor, may have seen the
scroll, and noticed it, If it claimed your no.
Eice or was worthy Of it, Notwithstanding,
/ wish with your permissionl to notice it
briefly, and the more particularly, because /
am personally acquainted with majority Of
thoss upon whom the yials Of its harmless
wrath are poured. Were ali TO whom those
I'lftrtd pages came equally with myself ac-
quainted with the above named village and
vicinity, notice Of the production would be
unnecessary. How frequently are We led to
regret that We are connected with these who
can be so base as to grovel in filth; yea, who
90 violence to the proprIeties of life but, do
we not biush-are we not ashamed Of our
race and mourn that we are Of necessity COM
PEELED 10 mIngle with those, who, for name,
or because they cannot rule, will ds the me-
NAL work Of the father Of lies and yillify and
calumniate q sister, brother, friend and
neighbor, simply because they THE latter &C.
cupy positions in society that they the for
mer) never did, and without an almos mirac-
uIous moral reformation never will attaiR-
But by 4 decree of heaven the virtuous and
morally filthy must mingle, to an extent, till
the day fer which ''all others are made"-and
IL is right it is so. Light is only efulgent
when contrasted with the pitchy gloom Of
midnight's deepest shade.
The sheet IN question should have been
and DaGor t.
must certainly be an adept in crime. for
noTice could not dabble in the spew Of the
brothel with 50 much effrontery. He, no
doubt, carries the mark of the beast in his
forehead, and although he may not present
the crime Scared surface Of a Recently cap
tured culprit, yet he bears absut him the eyi-
denees Of guilt, and SO glaring too, that the
simple may say, that's he. L lettercd man
he certainly is not, for his illusions bear the
marks of illiteracy, aud consequent yerdanev,
and l would tell him that when he acts the
plagiarlst again he should get some one better
qualified than be 10 insert his own inter!arda.
tons. Now, the query Is, Of what profession
Is Es! Is he rumsucker whose credit is
gone, as also character? | trow not; for they
are frequently above dish0norable conduct,
yea, generally. Is he farmer? | hope not:
for they are too conyersant with natures
works 70 sin SO wickedly against natures
God. Is he mechanic? | trow not for
their industrious habits give no time for 90
ing into the service Of the devil on 50 wide
scale, and their Wairersql honesty forbids the
thought that they could come down from their
position 70 wallOw il the spawn Of the lowest
blackguardiSm. Is he n pe4agogue? Itcan-
n9t be for the pupils of such a teacher had
better be cooped up in a small pox lazaretta:
the latter might endanger the body, but the
former the soul. Is be member Of some
church? Yea, with all his turp:ude he aaag
be; for If the Twelve" must number a Ju- /
das, Is 1t likely that church numbering from I
Sky to hundred and fifty can be without /
one! II he be member, he Gnds he can't /
rule, then he viii defame. " He stole the liv- /
cry Of heaven to serve the devil in" He /
seems 70 think he has reared monument
mere enduring than brass Admitted but. |
y, If ne be a man Of family, is it not a pity |
that the innocent may have TO bear part Of /
the spprobrium Of that monumental pile
whose shadow still lengthens.
PuS OF Mliroy and vicinity Milroy is a |
Ilttie village, pleasantly situated en- the turn
PIKE Ieaoing from Lewistewn TO BeIlefonte
ana containing some few hundred Inhabitants
Ii mas three churches, three good stores and
TWO well kept public houses that are a crod;t
TO the county. Its citizens are made un nr;n-
cIpahy OF mechanics and manufacturers VIII,
tor strict morality may have equals. but few
superiors Each church has quite a large
congregation, which Of course embraces the
vicinity for miles, and | say it without
the fear Of an attempt at contradiction, that |
those churches embrace many that are the |
salt of the earth and whose religion is more |
than seyenth-day exhibition Yea, models I
Of christian uprightnesss To say all were |
such would be saying too much but with |
other churches alike located they will fayora-
bly, compare Now, sir, for morals of high |
order. piety, intelligence, and general inf0r-
nation, Milroy and vicinity are hard to equal
and difficult to excel. Ia this Though an
outsider) Il speak what / know and testify
10 what have seen" Still it has hanging to
lis skirts those lepr0us characters that are