The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-11-10
Com m II nj ca tions.
.. z.sor 7:r2 yi For Dts -".Spirit." /:
Liccntiousncss cf the Press
Scurrility Of the Consolidated
Republican-AbuSc of Mon
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Republican--Abusc OF Mon
roe County. 10 .'~s> T. 20 i
A little before the late election. the !
Editor of the aforementioned concern, |
who is also professor in Sharon College,
in his issue of the 9th October, falls upon
our most worthy and exemplary candi-
date for Congress, NJ. Spriggs, called
him Sabbath breaker, o blasphemer. a
drunkard and q gambler. And exhorts
him not to go to certain, little muddy.
village in neighboring county at the
mouth Of creek, lest he Spriggs, should
be altogether incinerated, calcened, used
up and annihilated by the lights and
blazes of science, collected in the mouth
of the aforesaid muddy creek. But to
go to some of the dark hoIiows in Mon
roe County, where the people "can neither
read nor write" And this aout against
a great community he contrives to weuve
twice into one column. Abuse of oppo- |
nents has been one of the weapons of
knayes aud bigots from time immemorial.
And the Democratic voters of Monroe,
must expect to come in for their share of
abuse from q press the most licentious
and party hacks the most base and dis
honorable that ever existed. This worth
less fellow is also gratifying his personal
malIgnity by poking sticks into an old
sore. He is not as safe from retribution
as he imagines himself Public indigna-
tion is reused and is only kept down by
one feeling, ineffable contempt. ot
Some of our impusive young men pro-
pose swift sharp, corporal remedy, very
degrading but very effectual with such
natives as his. We say not yet, Others
regard him as too small, too Insignificant
to merit attention. One old man NUT
ters, ".Oh never mind the creature he's
too pitiful" In this opinion We do not
concur. 1t is true that as Editor of the
j Consolidated Republican and professor
in Sharon College, he must stand very
near the bottom of the social scale. As
Editor of that paper, his social position
must be lower than +, that of any other
Editor in Ohio and as professor of Sharon
2 College, lower than that of any school
|
4 master out of his immediate vicinity.
But still he is able to do mischief. Nc
. strength no talents are required for the
b work of malignity.,- aia,. 90 y,;sra ~
r Il The stately stsed must be employed in
i the cultivation Of the ground for the pro
: duction of rich crops, but odious and
coltemptible insects, wasps and hornets
S spiders and scorpions can infict painful
n wounds. "a So this worthless fellow, who
q SO much disgraces the priestly robe which
; he wears can nurture local prejudices, car
!, tstir up and embitter old feuds and quar-.
4 rels. Can teach all the low. the bruta
# and the ruffanly, how to assail and insult
0 our citizens, how'to be aggressive toward.
ytthem and to lacerate their feelings. Car
!. ! inspire the gross, the ignorant, the uncul
= .ivated, with feelings of fancied superior
/. ity and make them arrogant in their car
y riage and insupportable in their manners
e All this he can do, and in this he must b
: checked. If we would walk, without be
=, ing barked at and snarled at, we must u.s.
II our dogwhip impartially upon "Mongre
4 puppy, whelp and hound, and cur Of loy
70 degree" s''''.3''' =. '..'. .'li''., r.
- And this sacerdotal cur can least Q
v all claim exemption. We are not exact
D. ly at liberty in this matter. We mus
h pressrve our social asef-sespect. ? Fac
l. and every man of US has high duties t
y = perform. The very lowest standard {
E. morality, that any man can propose
re himself as safe, is that the world shoul
ID be something better, something happi.
v for his having slived in it, otherwise he
- - in danger Of being treated like the barre
re fg.tree, the slothful servant. The cart
er is full Of the, dark ihabitations of cFselt,
lis Sore distress often chills tho widow
ro heart and wintry winds freeze the o.
~ ph.n's tear. The standard Of moralil
. in the christian world is low, Laws, Gu
er toms, manners, habits, all need amelior'
RS tion and improvement. The natural p'
Nv sitiontof the citizens of Monroe, is in Il
81 81 front ranks of social progress, in ii
aa Very vanguard of the lovers and ben
factors of the human race. But how CT
9 we adequately fulfil our destiny if we su
ea fe- ourselves to be showed cut of our p
!" ~ sition, to be degraded and insulted, wi
ol. fimpunity by the, very dregs cf mankin
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