Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-03-06
he's; Is he loo honest, or does he wish to
leave ahole by which crawl out at.


leave hole by which crawl on, at.
Tie admits that the Secretary has right
to explain and defend his course. Msgnani-
nous magnanimityl lie admits II Que mo-
| ment and the next criticses 1t, well may he
exclaim, "0h consistency what jewel
| Shame where Is thy blush u
"Bu." says he IL was struck little Tom.
my wishes to know whether be was knocked
down or not with great surprise to lind him
depart from the legitimate object OF his COM
nunicaton, to crticise aud ridicule the gen.
tlemap who differed with him in regard to the
disposal OF q certain class OF verbs.
| That the Secretary criticised or rdeuled |
the gentleman who differed with him in regard |
to certain class OF verbs is not the fact and |
| no one but detractonst would have the au. |
dacity to make the assertion.
II the Shamokin correspondent understands !
his "vernaeular tongue" as he bonstingly says
he does in the close of his communication he |
never could have made it, and we assert, that
no man but detractionist. having the reply
before him, could make the assertion, for any
school boy can see at glance. that the "gen-
tlemen referrei too" means no other than
Messrs. Ulp and Mcfarland, the Shamokin
4 correspondent Wdrd was not included. But"
says he "the Secretary could have particular
lied the gente,,aan but little more had he
given their names" he did not give the names
of the gentlemen referred to" in the report
! and 10 the reply to J. J. RS attempted pub
lie convention of the statement" then this
leaves only the gentleman's ward end why he
uses the plural Doun and pronoun gentlemen
and tber) confess / avn unable to conpre-
bend. Perhaps j. j. j., seeing bis ward left
) alone, includes himself in the number to hide
from your readers his meddlesome propensi
ties. did not give that gentieman's name
, then, nor do | see fit now, but can safely
/ assure j. j. j., that it was not him, Tor he
and all others, that lay clnim to classical abl-
: ities took the negat We side OF the question
I leaving the gentleman to advocate "was
e strunk" as an active ,ransitive verb as best
$ he could. He labored to prove that in the
d sentence, james was struck by john" that
d was struck" was an active transitive verb
= In this discussion | did not participate, |
e however solicited the privilege OF asking the
IS gentleman one question, this he peremptori-
e ally denied. 1t WAS then discussed by the
el elite, whose astute erudition is like Caesars
I'd wife's virtue beyond suspicion. Has j. j
n- become a convert to the theory advanced by
l. his ward and DR.. Bulion2
at Nor did the Secretary suppress the "egre
in gious error" from the minutes as he asserts
IN "only TO give it greater notoriety by placard
ne ing it to the world under the head Of specia
IN communication" this the writer knows To b,
libellious aud false The Secretary suppress
ed sed it, not wishing to give it nny no,oriei,
Ii and was only forced to DO so by the force o
"a circumstances. it was the only isolated cas-
re OF partiality IN the report as published, spt
n was inserted in the reply TO prove that thu
III Secretary was actuated toward Messrs. UlI
W aud Mcfarland by honest and honorable mo
g tives, and any schooboy with three months
W knowledge of gIsmmer and ordinary facultie
u will perceive this at glance. Had be pub
" lished it first and without being necessitate,
y to do so, then indeed would j. j. IS render
y ing be correct, but as it was not it carries il
"a y, own reputation on its fuee, and needs no fur
ha ther vindcaton from me. Hence the COLDER
-. rule is not an objectionable one.
III. j. J is able tn prove from the reply
i, that the Secretary included his ward (ul
of stairs in the assurance, which he gave tn
re gentlemen referred to-" be must have an ex
he eeedingly fertile BRAIN be certainly is not il
10 his -phere while acting in the capacity o
,el teaching young ideas how to shoot" 1t j
IN. said, aud on good authority. that Secretar
N. Cass DOES not like diplomacy, would advis
n. his Secret. ysbip to secure the great ablitie
md of your correspondent J. j. j.. for he uu
doubtedly would prove an Invausbe acquis
rs, tionto that department especially in constr ue
Kin ing and expounding the "Bullwer Cisyto
- Treaty OF, perhaps. he might assist the Pre-
lite sdent, in his explanation of the right and jus
the 'ice Of the Leco,npton Constitution. At a
lite event it is pity to let his gigantic intellec
ned and classical abilities wtber aud droop, fror
Of sheer want Of wider field wherein 10 rung'
OF to chow the lofty soarings Of his mind, an
{ n astohish the word by its metric glare.
'u. eI,ut he not mine the cruel task
" To pierce his tender mind
~ With the barb OF keen reproach "
nm. Will the geetleman inform me where b
Red gets this definition Of the word "egregious
Ice IL regard 10 the genteman's wish | woul
ike to crafty him. but sought to do so ono
and was refused the privilege, therefore il /
g, wants to discuss it, he must lead off, for d.
.., cline to do it. bu. will reply. 1t is not II
rom wish to enter into newspaper combat vii
,ral all the members Of tn. Institute bnt il j.
Get j g ward feels agrieved he has his remed
unt but why j. j. j. barks for upper tendon is
ater question.
the have the honor to be yours &c.
J. W. WEEKS.