The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-02-03
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j, Our Republican Know Nothing neigh
Dor of the 4 by 9 Herald seems to be III
great trouble because we have not seen
proper to notice. more at length his silly
twattle. In the last number he says:
1T the Spirit pitched into US, called
MS to al account for every editorial we
had written, reprinted extracts from our
editorials and commenced the onslaught
in front and rear" u,
How much truth is coutain ed in the
above extract our readers can Judge by
referring to the Spirit of the 2Olh alt
After the Issue of the third number of the
Herald We published several extracts from
it withoat taking erception to :, single
proposition adua"ced by the editor; and
that he now calls pitching into him, and
commencing an onslaught both in front
and rear. May the Lord deliver us from
ever commencing an onslaught on his
rear--his front is two dirty to handle
except with ,ongs. But we have no
doubt our great fault consisted in our not
noticing his editorials further than to pub
lish extracts from them. When he saw
them in another paper than his own he
became ashamed of them and hence his
wrath. We were under the Impression
We were doing him q favor in publishing
his editorials, or extracts from them, with
out taking exception to the opinions ad-
yanced BY him; bat it appears VIC
labered uader great mistake. He says
we SCALED him to an account for eve, =
editorial he had written" We made ex-
tracts from three numbers of his paper,
and we believe but from three articles
possibly four; and yet he calls this cal.
ling him to an account, pitching into him
aud commencing an onslaught in front and
rear Really we are at loss to know
what he means when he says we called him
to an account.
But what would the gentleman have?
Does he want discussion? We have
been laboring to show that Congress
ought not admi, Kansas with the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, for the reason, among
others, that the people of Kansas had no
opportunity to vote yea or nay on the
Know Nothing clauses in that instrument.
Does the Know Nothing editor Of the
Herald claim that Gin The language Of
the Philadelphia JRspuhlican National
Convention,) Congress has sovereign po,O.
ker over the territories for :heir Cove q
ment, and therefore Kansas ought to be
admitted regardless of the will of hel
people? Ii so let bin Ito use his favorite
phrase --"pitch in. y We have been Ia.
boring to show that the President tool
the right position iu his message on the ar
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i. rest of fliibnster Walker. Does the gen
tleman take the other side of the question:
(. Ii SO let him "pitch in.n4a II these ques
tions do not suit him what ones will! HI
has been laborlhg to drive US 70 the sup
port Of POSITIONS which we do not hold
and because, at his dictatioa. wee do no
4 defend the positiouAe places as in. he get
VERY indignant, and INSISTS that the prin
ciples of the Democratic party cannot b,
defended Why, my dear sir, you hav'
mot attacked any principle Of the Demo
cratic partS as yet. When you do
should We deem your high :tah.sim' raving
worthy reply We shall see who shows tn
white fea her.
Bat We wish the Herald lhan to under
stand that We have always maintained
thai y man might 10 al editor, and, a
.hs sAus tasss, y ssattsansn; aud have en-