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Cadsr this esptiss the Spirits last issus
s,tsups . reply 10 our strietsrss en- tie
Dsmoers,ie meeting ., Hs'pers Ferry
Before eu'sring into . disssstios Of th,
asiass Of IL, % shail prseise, that the
shsraeterisatios Of our article - "lahorsd
snd absurd one, asss not necessarily make
ID such. nor does IL follow that because i,
deserves "bus brief so,iss" 81 shs Spuas
hsnds, that the fass and srgssse,s vs have
sss fsr,h therein are unworthy The 30 ice Of
chat paper. The truth 10 that the SyuI no,
having he mauiiness to seknsulsdgs the
ssrssstasss Of sas ri.v,, sssis - .vsde
shsif truth BY this Cd cap fasds~ summary,
suPpssins that its readers will sopeisds,
shersfsse, that ne have been safiei.s,ly %.
svsrsd. We are not responsible fer the
sodisun Of inteliigsese possessed BY the
readers Of the SpU 6, and Ne do not care
IL il Gao sake them bellows that "tbs moon
10 made Of green cheese Ia, % this We
knew, that the people " Ordinary sepss, can
ssi b made to jump At conclusions, ui,hou,
some tangible rssssning; and to those Of
sbst class Of the SpIifs readers, vs rec,
che decision Of whether eur article Va, a.,
"sbsurd one" aud "de,ervisg bs, . brief
notice. At its hands.
We sgrss With the Sp,r,i u q, our o.;ee,
"" 'PsiPsbls and plain j. The editorial n.
f'rred 'o-iadsed, so plain ib., an Idle,
a'sht have disesrnsd il Bat /, vas no,
.ss' the SPIRIT alleges -.'of dragging n.
personal difficulties existing bs,seeo Co,
Cove and Mr. Fsulknsr, before the n.o,l.
.odi'ids aud distract The Den oer.,i, p.r,, 8"
IL cur article uPos shs Hsrpers Ferry meet,
reg, those Who have reed 10, will do ~ N.
js'''es to say that Ne did sss N .n,isu an,
personal difheultiss which s.y sxis, b.,u cen
'ss'e ges'leusn. Our effect and ssIy .b-
js" Vas simply TO give . fair ssd iur.r,i.l
account Of the proceedings Of th., meeting.
ssd to draw some dsdaetisps ther.frou.
Tor the benefit OF eur readers. And whatever
Of the personal difiesiliss are ,bu. i,c;d.p,
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