Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-11-02
NJ For.thc Meigs County Telegraph.
Lost lLnurels... nn...


I-2a n'o,c" "LOst LaureIs." er,n 5..,.
MR. EDIroR:AIn reply to the commu
nlcation you hand me for insertion in the
Telegraph. signed by "H. B. Smith, "ir
which he creates himself my dictator, and
me erIngihg confessor,fI have few sup
gestions, admohitions and proofs to make
to that gentleman and the community; y
In all kindness to Mr.. Smith, (could ]
hope to influence him. j would 1 approach
privately his impetuous nature and advise
him not to make public the con tortions over
his recent defeat which will receive but lit.
tie sympathy from his friends, and but ridi-
cute and laughter from his opponents,
which is inevitably the result of a defeated
othce-seeker attempting to prove his right
to position which the people have largely
decided should not be his But for want
ct familiarity ! am forbid this mission OF
kndnessG and must painfully see him
publicly cbastised. ,bt.~ H. : y, -
II 's vain to attempt to prove to- the
"Voters of Meigs County," by any amount
OF talk about fraudulent tickels, y Gin
Jured repu .ation, "lost laurels,'' &C., that
they preferred II. B. Smith to Cyrus Rus
sell as their Treasurer for the ensuing
term. 80 -i 1satrE ilia p!t.. i-'- =
1t is equally vain to attempt to make
either Republicans or Democrats believe,
who saw him work for himself, with Re-
publican tickets, and not with the DEM
ocratIc ticket and for the party he ''belicves
TO oe the safest and best" that he s'carei
nothing about the loss of votes" but only
for his ''fair famen -.. .-l ,,.-.I -
AS to the real object ofhis elaborate sr-
pose, Tam at loss to satisfy myself; whetli-
er TO annifiilate stranger in "a strange
land, and prove to the Republican party
my unworthlness, because of a refusal to
print what / thought bass counterteas-
or, whether to pave the way to the Treas
ury, two years hence, for an ''injured and
outraged fellow -citizen"-or, whether, re-
ally, he seeks proper redress, cari only find
solution in my mind when know who
Is the next Democratic candidate for Treas
urer ati''., ..t.-. .l ~. t......f III. e
All Lhave to say in regard to PRINTING
fraudulent tickets, is, I did refuse to do it
and the reason | refused, was, thought
it dishonorable to furnish Them. And I
now place myself before the Republicans
and honest Democrats of Meigs, and ask,
ITO you sustain nee? - -
Believing you sustain me- here, will
u subjeetiin which l do not ex-
pect to meet with SO much favor. and here
commence penanee: He says 1 ''refused
to accept bet of fifty dolars.' To the
of this assertion / should be
pleased TO add testimony; but to rebut it,
). "A. nj. Moore, who was present on the
occasion referred 70, and who is unim-
oeachable proof, states that I unhesi-
atihgly took the proffered hand of Mr..
smith, and that Mr.. Smith produced
lothing more tangible upon which to bet,
han the assertion that che ,ooMdn' Il
,ere take occasion to thank Mr.. Smith for
lot backing up his assertions with the
necessary means, as undoubtedly, in the
that prevailed, 1 should have i
for the first time in my life,
'onor and respect for the laws of our ;.
ountry. 6 .irenoH g tsimissa Ell"
With regard to nisundsrStdndihg Mr.le
'lants--which Mr.. Smith SO carefully i
,G|.c'ses-l did not acknowledge, till Mr..
persistent denial induced me to
lope there was an error, and 1 sought Mr..
'lants, that might, il wrong, be placed Io
ight; upon whose statement, Mr. Smith, $
ir. Plants and myself all acknowledged 7.
he plausibilty, and almost utter impossi- =
llIty of preventing the error, upon the
Tords used to me, expressing desire to p
rocure the tickets. I" '-la 'e751 sii Asf1e1 +
1 am sorry that Mr.. Smith was 'stempo-
arily deluded by my promises to refute
he charge, and will as freely 90 to him
nd make acknowledgment, as he impIi- =
dly states did3if he can point to SOL
arY instance where the charge was made nj
/ my presence and L did not refute it. fc
Iwould ask Mr.. Smith, as man pro- cc
'ssing to entertain honorable principles, IN
} state to his friends, as fairly as he did
} me, that ke believed the matter to be Ior
IMPLY a misunderstanding without a ;,
ncture of mallee.l Gs5h eAIs1 il.zG5l iI m
If Mr.. Smith WAS injured by such re-
0rts-which l do not concede-I am !,
':ry; but believing he run his full ;,
rength, on his political sentiments, bis ar
'rsOnal merits, and on scratched Rcpubli-
IN tickets, i most heartily rejoice at >,
s defeat. in common with my Repub- PI
,an brethren, and the triumphant election ia
our own worthy candidate. .3 aid !. IL "a
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, would 80 V, b
at the Telegraph is.not the medium for h
g settlement Of affairs of this kind; 1T -
ID nothing to do with making the charges, d.
ID the Bhtde matter was strictly con-
cted with the business of the Office. ipu
a1ra .3 ola. Il. M'LAUGHLlN, a -,
" aJuhor Publisher "Felegroyh," su