Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-08-02
Editorial Courtesy.

That our readers may see the style o
reading furnished by certain papers tt
their patrons. we copy the following from
the Hooking Sentinel" The Sentinel
is by no means the worst of its class
But as the subject of its essay is the Hon
N. H. Van Vorhes, known to our citizens
they may judge from this specimen, the
mode Of political warfare adopted by the
Democratic press. AS we do not propose
to enter into the controversy, we will
merely state the occasion which called Out
this precious piece of editorial courtesy
The Democratic press have been pub
fishing silly and contemplate article
and telling their readers that it was an ex
tract from speech of Senator Wade. o
Ohio. or course the originators of The
story who got it up for effect, were neve
exnected to 1T their readers know that j
was sheer fabr1catioh. But when the
Sentinel published it, with a long string
of editorial comments, Mr.. Van Worries
supposing that the editor might, by poss!
bility, have been deceived into belief oi
its truth, furnished the full history of the
extract, with the name of its author, the
time, place and circumstance Of lis deliv-
cry, &c. and asked the editor of the "Sen-
tinel" as a gentleman, and christian, to
correct tie statement. He would nc
doubt have taken pleasure in correcting
the error if he had fallen into it inadvert-
anlly. But instead of embracing the op-
pouunity to do an act of magnanimous
Justice, he makes the following reply. 1t
will be seen that there is no pretense
that the original charge was true, but the
public, or that portion oft which reads the
Sentinel" is expected TO take this reply
as a justification of the original wrong.
The Sentinel" says:
"The gentleman and christan9 who ad-
vocates negro equality in the columns of
the Athens Messenger and fiourishes as
editor of that delectable exponent of Ober-
linism, gets himself into stew, because
the Sentinel does not see fit 10 deny that
certain sentiments going the rounds of.the
Press. and attributed % nigger-AieOing ad-
vocates of treason and notification, were
not uttered by their ieputed authors. The
sentiments are SO base and villainous that
no one desires to acknowledge their pater-
nily, and their effect it is supposed will be
SO disastrous to Black Republicanism, at
tie next State election, that the advocates
of that doctrine, are anxious to shirk the
responsibility and escape the consequences.
Like the Leprosy Of Naaman which clung
to the servant OF the Prophet because of
his dishonesty, the effects of such senti-
ments will be felt by nigger-equality ad-
vocaies, because thew are an expression o t
the principles entertained by the leaders Of
a party protesting all the virtues of chris
tianity and higher-law ism, and yet who
oslracsed man because he would not
prove traitor to his country, nullily the
Constitution and perjure his soul, for the
purpose of satisfying the fanatical demands
Of the Western Reserve traitors! Yes,
Mr.. Messenger, you may 'wriggle on,
and endeavor to escape the effects of such
'villainous sentiments, but like the shirt
of Nessus, they will cling to you and your
party, despite your efforts to shed them
The idea of a negro equality advocate
and fugleman for the men who slaught-
cred Judge Swan, talking of what CHRIS
tian or gentleman would do, is enough to
strike one hungryP If ever our pre-
sumption leads us to write dissertation
on liars and sianaerers,' we'll pitch into
the Black Republican party and its advo-
cates,s as striking examples as to wha,
depths men are capable of descending, and
very pointedIy and aptly refer to the ed
tor Of the Messenger for the purpose Of
pointing moral, or adorning tale!"