Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-11-11
Malicious Lying.

We always knew that certain politicians
figuring in the pro slavery democracy would
lie, even worse ,aan certain personages
mentioned IN the New Testament, who were
struck dead for the offence hut we never
knew such unblushing. unmi,isa,sd lal.e-
hoods TO be uttered by even the most aban.
doned, a. have recently come frou the pro
slavery press, respecting the lIarpcr's Ferry
affair. In detailing the circumstances con-
nec,ed with this matter, they scarcely 70.
late single fact as 10 rally took place
Everything about il has been o,erhauled
and msrepresen,cd, by 1T Of political
miscreants, who seem 20 vie with each 9TH
cr IN a,,supts TO conceal the truth and
propagate ial.choods. No sooner had Old
Brown been seized and dragged or to Jail,
than the valiant citizens oi Harper. Ferry.
like ,ct or pious villains. broke into his
house. ransackcd It FROM top to bottom, -
plundercd IL OF all is contents, and carried
them OF. Among tho contents stolen and
logged oil, were a 10, Of private letters,
written to Brown while In Kansas. From
some Of these letters, I, appears Brown re-
eeivcd aid from certain prominen, republic
can., when engaged in his warfare on the
border rufhans m Kansas
There !. not a single word M line In any
Of thesc in any way imr.s1,ins any mem.
her Of the republican party, a. having any
complicity whatever in the Ilarper's Ferry
affair. This j. the exact truth ahou, the
matter. With full knowledge Of these
facts, the pro slavery press from ono end Of
tho country 90 the other, with few honor
able exceptions. are hasoning out in star
ing capitals she wanton LE-that Seward,
Hale. Giddlncs. Sumner. and other leading
republicans. are implicated in this CORES.
pondcncc, and tha, the llarpsr's Ferry IN
surrcc,ion wasA plot Of the republicans.
In addition TO thisyonc Col Fohcs, (n he
Il. dubbed In the New York lIenld) pub.
fishes in that paper long correspondence,
on ono side, TO W.T. copie, Of letters writ
ten hy him u different .eadinc republicans
in the country. in which he ir.inuats. that
certain men knew about Browns move
mept., and aided him IN carrying them flr.
ward. Thi. correspondence !. .siIei upon.
AMI another hatch Of De-, Manufactured and
sent ou, 10 the country. Thi, miserable
hersar C'or he seems O. have hern nothing
elscl after having made a foiof himself ~
Publishing hls bulge, n .tuT m the Herald.
It s--ms ha. little conscience lsh.-ior 10
puhli.hc. letter IN suhsrquen, Number,
explicitly DENYING that In any conference
with S"nsiors Hale and Sumner. or IN any
letter. written % or received from them.
ANYTHING m any way connected with OH
Br,Wn or hi. in.urrcc,i,n. was alluded to.
And VET to Pm slavery press. after hav-
ing published extracts from hi. fr.t letters.
and declaring ,hc.e mon were concerned in
Browns Virginia wnr.-havc the mcannc..
TO stick to their lie., with the truth staring
them toll in the face. and not one In ten Of
their number have tho fairness or manline.s
To pahli.h the letter Of Fobe., making tho
rc,rac,ion.
II is hard telling whether they are prac.
ticins upon th, oli ad,ss. that q" a he we'll
stuck g. j. better than the truth" or
whether thcy have got such \ habit Of ~.
ing. that they choo., f,lsehood when the
truth would DO better. II {. sometime.
said, "a lic will travel half round tho
rloh- Will. tho truth i'rut,inc IT, boots
on" hut in thi. cl.,, truth is close upon
a.. heel, % f,l-ehDoi
Many will BE- deceived Nv the di'cnceiul
course Of the slave j mncacy, IN mi'rcrrc-
,cu,in. facts and .lulerirs tho innocent.
Bot m the end &, will avail them NOTHING.
" Truth crushed to earth, will rise again"