Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-10-20
Personalities--Sure Enough!

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In his last issue under the head of per-
sonal't,es. Mattingly says he cannot stoop
to handy epithets with us. but if we were
half a man and possessed offs particle of
shame. he might consent to whip US with
our own weapons. &c.
Who commenced the bandying Of cpl
thets by way of personalities? Can the
old Tub answer. or will he leave this
question to be settled by the community in
which both papers have circulated? Four
weeks before we were constrained to spread
out to public scruteny the real native de-
formally of the old hero of prostituting
the public Press, TO the qualification of
personal vindictive malace and hatred. we
had totally disregarded his low and con-
temptible filings at US, in connection with
the 'Democrtic clique of Plymouth, its OIL
gan; the organ of the candidates it brought
out, &C. &c, and when we did do so. it
was not difficult matter 10 tell to what
extent his contemplate prostitution of the
Press, when made manifest affected him.
Many of his own. political friends recog-
nized i. as true and lifslike picture and
regretted that the duty had not been before
performed. This put our Squire in his high
heeled boots. and personalities worse
than ever--if.posssble, was his only theme.
Now sir with these truths before you
which We suppose you will not dare deny
what disposition did you make of your
Chicago spree? How did You dispose of
the base and Infamous falsehood you pub
Iished in relationto jourPrinters land which
was unoeremoniously and frankly charged
homa upon you? Mum-except 'whiskey-
old bioct, drunk IN tie marsh or some
where else.
In your defu-e Of The large Of tempt
lDg to swlndle US in the New YorE S,sdi-
cine advertisement. you commenced by
saying tia! it is simply a falsehood from
beginning to end This might have been
satisfactory TO some Of your readers, Lad
you not attempted an explanation Of your
iDexplicable conduct in that affair, which
was SO lame and manifes.ly deceptive that
your simple denial was not quite 50 pali..
able.
What would haveincensed us 20 show the
letter from the New York firm to Perish
ing, ". W. Hill and o,heas, before we re.
ceived an order for our share Of the adver-
Using. had it rot been manifest on the
whole face of the transaction, that, in sc.
cordance with what that firm wrote, there
was IN attempt to swindle US? How could
this firm have figured up such an idea. had
not MattiDgly written TO them that We had
sold out the establishment, books and ac-
counts, &c. 0, Jadgc!
Now. to leave the old mutton head to
his OWN further explanation. we extract
from his own language as follows:
1--WE then inquired Of II, B.. Pershing.
Esq, to ascertain the truth of the matter.
Out ne being busy at the time promised
~ look up the order another time Short
ly after, the great fire of 1857 occurred, and
in Consequence of the destruction Of all eyi-
dence Of the contract between Burns and
oIrself in regard to the advertisements, we
concluded 20 let it 60, and have scarcely
thought about it from tka; day to this.
No, and perhaps you never would have
heaTed Of it again, but for your own con-
temptibe personalities.
Mattingly iatimates that we proposed to
bury the personal Ratchet, to discuss po-
liiical questions with him. We made the
proposition to him, to discuss one simple
question: and really did tin derison, as the
brains of any ordinary genius would have
led him TO discover We had an especial
eve to question, with which we supposed
him TO be famii.r--as we had found him
incompetent to discuss anything else ex-
cept personalities '--one too, which we be.
lieve has not been fairlyset,led--to- wit: the
Goose Question Now, old man, wiring
in. or forever after hold your peace. for
We are done.