Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-08-17
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pears IN editorial condennalOry vi a trans
action in which ], xilh several other
young men took decidedly prominen,
part: aud as your columns contained the
censure, it is but right that through The
same medium our answer should be made,
and therefore to you | address myself, re-
guessing the publication OF this article.
You have stated that on The night of
Monday June 2Sth, portion of our citi-
zens, rode on rail and ducked i'll the
MI!l-Pond"-"a stranger, for The mere
shadow OF fault. cOmmilted under the
influence of excessive indulgence in
MAT Juleps"-which for aughI you
know. may have influenced some Of the
proceedings cf tie evening" Now |
wish to tell this community what this
poos unfortunate, muchio- be-piiied 'stran-
ger did 10 merit This treatment, and lei
them understand what is your idea Of the
"mere shadow of fault
believe il was on Friday, the 25iS,
that The "viclim" came 10 Town. giving
his name as .Ddtfheacs, and announcing
at the supper-labe of the Hotel that he
was "a gentleman from Penusy lvania,"
with such low-bred familiarity 10 the wal.
tiers, as TO make most of 1he ladies leave
The table. He professed TO sell "polish-
ing powder for cleaning silver, &C., and
under this preiexl. instead Of going 10 the
front'dOors of peoples houses and trying
TO sell 10 the master or Mistress he Wis
tied every kitchen and negro quarter in
town, as he himself asserted, and ON Sat
urday night was harranguing the slaves
on the sreet-corners, upon the subject of
Freedom. This he acknc wledged him
self, TO me, and gave ss an excuse, that he
was drunk. Is that any palliaion; does
the Law excuse a crime committed "Ln-
der the influence Of excessive indulgence
in Mint-Julrps :" Blu! that he was here
for mischief and nothing else is evident
from the fact that he made no none, and
made no eXelllon 10 make any; and when
driven OF without chance TO decamp)
his nunk was retained for his hotel. bill.
Ii is rather unusual for gentlemen to lrav.
I'll and live in the best manner without
money and no way of making any, when
their intentions are honest or for good.
Such conduct got him The introduction
TO ME MIl-POnd, without The ceremony
Of undressing" do you think. now, that
he committed the "ShadcaO Of fault ?"
or /. this what YOU consider such
Next, Mr.. Editor. about The Minl.JuIep
influence. On Monday morning. Mr.. V. |
Marmaduke and myself arranged HE al.
lair and agreed 10 obtain the assistance OF
some dozen young men, so that we could |
be Independent, Of the chance aid of a
crowd. Those who, with us, took the !
foremost part, were Messr<. J. DuShane,
A. b. Cameron, NJ. l.. Enller. e.. o. |
Lambert, Alexander Shaner and w. Ii |
Slaley OF course there was a crowd be-
side, but whether they had been drinking
" not, | neither know nor care; they
knew nothing Of the matter until thew
saw Mr.. Mathews cOnspicuously seated
On tie rail by our party. The whole
matter was arranged long before night;
ioes II look like ii was the result of mo-
excitement from liquor? Was
t an Undertaking Of such difficulty and
Danger. that we need forlify our courage
with whiskey Asrfar as some Of us are !
you khow, and so does This
community, That liquor had nothing 10 do
With il.
We did thus because our judgment told
IS, and our Indignation prompted Us to
'unish, as We aiS avs will, such mpeIli-
eni interference with our affairs, oy
ascally vagsbond like this man. lis all
cry well to talk about letting the Lac
Protect &c. What would have been the
probable result A fine that he couldn't
'ay. or day or two in the lug" or an
rider 10 leave town, with no punishment
)h, my what severe lesson ii would
ave been TO him and his kind 10 have ia
Ten him before a magistrate. Naughty
'oys what Pa pity you didn't No,
Sir, there are times when an exasperated
community ought TO take tie summary
OF d scoundrel into their own
lands. land this time il was done "prompt-
", If not SO desperately "orderly."
Why didn't some of the opponents Of
Mob LaV," present the man for his
conduct. Every niger in the County
night have run off before they'd have
moved finger. and this fellow would
lave gone unpunished, if we had not ia
ZEN charge of him. No, Mr.. Editor /
can tell you tina, your editorial has been
ar more condemned and "disapprObated"
han our cOnduc,. | have heard every
'ody in Town and country, officers of the
aw, ministers, and people. say we did per-
Getty right, many insisting that he ought
o have been ,arred and fealhered. land SO
think and have not heard one approve
'our article. can not understand how
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