M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19
[For the Athen. Messenger.

| uh' oDlAOAs As--OOlACNlIR JOh PAS
willing to read and publish both sides
of a question, ] wish to say Is few
words in relation to the misrepresen-
tations and exaggerated statements of
the reporter for the Messenger, con.
corning the Democratic Convention OF
the 4th.
The . says he most magnanimous-
| ly furnished Mr.. McCarty with paper,
after he (McCarty) damning the be.
rough of Athens for not furnishing it.
We wOuld like to know whether lie is
really certain he did this, and how he
felt after such an unwonted expansion
of his liberality.
The IS positive assertion Of Judge
Case being so very anxious for the
nomination we think Is based on a
very poor foundation.
The probability is he had taken
some OF that "yellowish looking flu
id" he speaks Of with so much unc-
| ton, as it is o we'll known fact that he
becomes loquaclous, acute, and in
clined to political discussions, or tenn
perance lectures, whenever he is for
tunate enoughto be the jackall Of
some man, or set Of men, who have
the independence and "ready" to buy
the above named "yellowish looking
fluid"
AS far as his assertion of Lot hav-
ing fulfilled his "c0ntract" goes, that
is altogether too palpable misrepre.
sentation to gain credit, even with the
most credulous and unsophisticated.
We let that pass as very small piece
Of malicious spleen that may proba-
bly, have eased his (the *'s) stomach,
but is entirely unworthy Of notice.
The \ seems to be very anxious tc
arouse the dormant passion OF the
worthy marshal Of the borough Of
Athens. Well, we advise him to
keep on in that channel, as intellect,
as well as all other things, seeks its
own proper level. We noticed him
trying hard to get up fight on the
street with said marshal, and supposed
at the time he wished to make himself
conspicuous; however, it is the inevi-
table fate of all light things soon to
blow away.
At the 18th ballot, when some one
said Jim Miller had gone for water,
the SAID why not bring some whis;;
kyl and, from appearances, he and
his brother reporter from Hooking
county, must have got some.
Tho = talks very volubly Of Mr.. G.
D. Martin being "little, red faced"
man. Now, sincerely We would like
to reward him for getting off 80 good
thing. lie must certainly have been
sitting in front of a very true mirror,
and measured or mistook, in the g!o.
ry Of his egotism, his own reflection
for his subject, (Mr. Martin.)
AS to the Republicans ruling the
Convention, it is obvious to the most
superficial observer, that if there had
been none but the reporters in the
Convention, there would have been no
fear Of such an awful catastrophe.
At the close of the Convention the
'dissolving views' were certainly re-
cherche; but instead OF taking place
in the streets, as the Star would init
mate, the scene was in front Of the
Presbyterian Church. We do not by
any means claim TO be capable Of Civ.
ing description OF the acts in full;
but, perhaps. a faint outline Of them
will not be smiss.
Act 1st commenced with very un-
steady movements of the actors, q
close grasping Of the railings, a low,
gutteral noise, accompanied with sun
dry heavings Of the chest, incoherent
gesticulations, sc.
Scene 2d-Imitation Of the death
of Observation-Disclosures dropping to,
and close hugging of, mother earth
--lnarticulatc grunts, &c, interpers-
ed at intervals with music, to the tune
of "Culver's Farewell to Whisky"
When the actors, by the assistance
of two chsritably disposed Democrats,
were conveyed from the sccne-one
to the back porch Of the "Athenium
House," and the other to the Brown
House, where the curtains were drop
ped and they left 10 the quiet enjoy.
ment of their well earned laurels, and
to muse on the instability of all hu,
man movements, and the wild vaga.
ries of an Over-heated imagination.
THE above article was sent to the
Athens Messenger with a request to
be published. The editor, after over
looking it and showing it to the =, de.
clined, on the ground that it would
create a difficulty among parties, as it
was too personal. Now, surely. it is
not as personal, or not more 80, than
the *'s article; but that was against
the Democratic party. We had a
better idea of his (the cditor's) love Of
fair fight. However, it serves the
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