Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-09-29

last number Of your paper, discovered
lhat the dose, Of "MeLesns Patent Yer
mifage pFesc.ibed, in a former article,
prodneeda a diarboea beyond ordinary skill
To cheek, aud reduced ihe,pstieLl To de-
gree Of weakness, 'b Olutely deplorable.-
Whether the discharge was narsral, or su.
perinduced by that eathsrtic, l leave 10 be
determined ~ those better skilled in the
science. And whether | should further
practice my own skill is g question Of very
lilicult solution. By an old example, l
am reminded Of the dargen in which it
involves me. When the renowned Knight
Of De Lamancy, and bis devoted Saneho
Panzs, were 10 search Of adventures, they
came in bearing, Of fulling mill, the
Don insisted that il was great giant chal
lenging him to combat. Saneho was not
belligerent; had moro capacity for eating
than fighting, and becoming much alarm.
ed-shivering and quAking. with fear, as
he sat holding on 10 bis bresches, with
both hands; bis kind hearted master. be.
lieying him sick, went 10 bis relief. and as
be raised him TO bis feet be discovered that
the trouble, was neither in bis body, or bis
limbs, but in bis breches; here the honest
squire begged him to desist for. lays be.
master, the more you stir It, the worse it
sayon. Now I am somewhat 10 the con-
dition Of the knight, and should be ad-
monished, BY the caution, Of the squire,
that The more | stir him, the worse the
stencil.
Ihaye no intention Of replying, 10 the
gas Of this inflated wind bag, or Of those
who blow him up. FoI the idea that
MacLean, wrote either Of the articles, is
an ABSOLUTE absurdity, and leaves tho th;ag
Of very doubtful paternity, yet certain il
is, that it never begst itself; and proves
only, the second step in the progress Of de-
bauchery and shame. But the wool-the
color-the temper Of the offspring, pretty
clearly indicates, the ancestor. But | will
not institute any physiological inquiry, for
the purpose Of determining who is charga.
ble, with its support; for this ignoramus,
is made to squirt poetry, as though he had
slept, under the muses.; and quote history
like an antidiluvsin.
The principal charge in bis former nrIi.
Gle, in his latter. he admits to be false, and
with shame, if he has any, backs down
from il, but covers bis cowardly retreat, by
saying. that he verify believes il 10 be true.
Nov what creates belief 10 a distempered
mind, has puzzled the Philosophers Of all
ages. heard Of a man, who watched bis
house for six consecutive nights with load
ed fusee, because he pro(essed to believe
that the Catholics, were encompsssing
his life, | also heard Of one who profess
ed to believe that, the spirits entered his
house, when every avenue was closed, and
stole the bread from bis wife and children.
Yet 4 sane mind could regard such stuff
as only ridiculous, therefore, must be
pardOned. for not quarrelling, with the in.
coherent rawlings, Of fool, or madman,
about belief.
In the last. am charged, with oppo-
sing the election Of Thomts Wier. This
is like all other charges, eminating from
that quarter, meanly aud absurdly false. -
Mr.. Wier is an old personal, aud political
friend Of mine, for whose nomination l
voted, and can most cheerfully vote for hisl
election. And it will take something
stronger than Vermifuge, and more sym
phonious than doggeral, to disturb the re-
latioh that exist between us.
The complaint, Of this culsome baga.elle
that my article was not chaste, pass in
silence, as / am not undor the necessity Of
being tried, by this pestlent whelp or the
towards that hiss him on. But | would |
like to SEQ the feeble. nckeIy, disjointed and
emanation of this literary jack
daw, in stolen plumage, tested for its merits.
the author, whoever he might be, woull
obtain bis reward, in misses and shame. In ,
the whole profossel labor, of this venal
hound, is plain to be seen. the ear marks,
Of certain political beggar. not thou.
sand miles from here, who has lived all
bis life, at the public expense, and whose
vanity, ignorance, and impud0uce, ere read
in eV4ry line of the article signed "Billy
MacLean." / have no doubt, that 1t was
thought to be Iieh embolIshment for the
Free Press, and serve as garland for its
columns. But such stuff! Promelheus
and all the Gods save us. Stuff that
would bo relished by ChSste community,
With about the same gustO, that modest
lady, W nd receive the hTg Of bear, or
the SlAvenng kiss Of butchers bull dog.
'The sublime part, of this whole perfor-
is the process of purifying through
which thispoor egOtist, puts the party, by
reading me out. Now that was rich 10
hear that impudent whelp, who but recent
ly was spawned, from the shoals Of Vir.
ginia Locofocoism, aud who has scarcely
been in the county, long enough, TO gain
a residence under tho poor laws. The
merest hedgeling, whose conversion, to Re-
pubiicanism will scarcely date back two
years, aud who never would have changed
lis politics, IL he had not chauced TO quar-
Ter on = Republican township, in Ohio,
lnd who could find ample reasons for the
change, in the prospect Of future township
,fliies. Now, l was Republican before
his pitiablo creature had cut bis pin
'sath,r'. or Lis hackers ur, b d Jotf.d their
,wsddling clothes. l have spent more
money TO advance the cause, than Macs
Clean, aud bis trio would bring, il they
we're put up at auction. Yet this political
Judas, after having basely surrendered the
igh.s Of Carroll county must show his