The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-03-26


Mr.. EDITOR Mr.. Joseph Kinnard has
got his name into The Wing Of last week,
perceive appended to little card. Some
valiant men have attached their names to
cards and afterward regretted it, JosEpu de-
| nounCes " CLI&KER. as a "blackgua!d " a
fool" fnlsitier," and coward" for
reporting Temperance speech of his, which
| he says he never spoke in i" temperance
meeting in the manner mentioned, or IN any
other manner"
Let US sec. JOSEPH tacitly admits, having
assisted the culprts, who disturbed the meet.
ing. to escape from the officers, which was
the occasion of the aforementioned speech -
That business looked little " blackguard-
ish, as JOSEPH would say. He did not make
the speech at IT cm1erance meeting, in the
manner reported" &C., but does not DENY
utterlng the sentiments contained in Chat
speech, to company of the church members
who approached him for taking part with the
olslulbers OF the meeting, and by those means
made public vindica,ion of his acts, and
il he did deny it, it wouldn't be the less true.
JOSEPH does not deny that he practieed the
art OF Keeping order at church as set down
IN the ato1e mentioned speech, and # he
should deny it, it would nevertheless be true,
winch to use JosErHs polite phraseology looks
blackguaidish.
JOSEPH, think complains unjustly Of
"CLlNKER s waot)nly abusing him. The
ony difference between CLNEER's" statement
and JosEPHs admissions, is, the aforesaid
sentiments were uttered in a pirate audience
ond not in public one. JOSEPH has been de-
Ilveilng public ha'angueS all winter, miscal,d
Temperance speeches, and the reason why
mon, ,ft ham, 4, ~,
they were so abusive of his neighbors, that
they would not bear printing. The least OK.
ceptionable sentiments he ever uttered We're
those " CLINzER" embodied in a speech for
him. The lest Of his oratorical ,lforts were
principally devoted to abusing men who would
lose nothing by contrast with JosLpH, in
moral point of view.
His abuse did not stop at men but sought
out innocent maidens for is object. One
young and innocent GIL. especially, JOSEPH,
amused himself and audience. by tearing the
clothes of Of, rhetOriC0iiy. and holding them
u? piece by piece to the public gaze, declar-
ing they were purchased by the wages Of sin
and death. This was not only BLACKBOARD.
ism . but decidedly ungalIaut and coward
w."
So you see, JOSEPH you are guilty ofal
against you, except making that famous
speech, the substance of which was delivered
to private audience, if not to n public one.
Those acts stamp you BLACKBOARD :"
your innocent sophlsuy in attempting to deny
them was classifying, your public assaults up.
on the dress and reputation of a young and
innocent girl, were comardiy. and your attack
ing " CLINKER in the columns of newspa-
per was foolish. You now pcrceiye JOSEPH,
the best way to call an individual Lack
guard y a " fool, a falsilicr, and a g COW
ard is to coolly prove him to be such, as
" CLINKER " has done somebody.
The most sensible part of JosEpH's short
episte, is his promise not to notice
g. CLNKER any more, till he comes out in
his right colors. Wouldn't 1t have been still
more wise not TO have fired at him under any
celorS CLlNKER.