Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-08-18
For the Marshall County Democrat

I'm. EDITOR: The gentleman 'tiat pecped thr'o
a crack and reported the proceedings of the
Democratic Convention at Knox, certainly de-
serves SOD'e notice, and fearing he may be
neglected by our selfish community, and his
propensity for "writing for the papers" be thus
discouraged, | will briefly commend his produc-
ton. and assure him that a number of my friends
have pronounced it decidedly good and were
rather incredulous when informed that said pro-
duction from the pen of Stark County Re
publican l say this for his encouragement; and as
he must now be convinced that | am a friend of
his, doubt not few monitory remarks will be
received in proper spirit. Sarcasm is dan
gerous weapon, and fear the young aspirant
for literary laurcls has handled it too care
lessly-hc refers with most too much bitter
ness to the ''rot gut that escaped through other
channels than his own moral pure and unexception-
able, but somewhat parched throat Mack whom
he so decently styles "Bald pated Irishman,' is
to be cen5ured for passing whiskey around, and
obviously through desiqn, ncglecting this inquisi-
tive genius that ''peeped through crack" there
fore portion Of his sarcasm is proper; but it
seems to me it is very unllind for so TRIVIAL Of.
fence to receive so severe punishment. My Stark
County friend should also bear in mind, that ex-
aggeration is dangerous 10 an author; overdrawn
pictures are worse than blanks. | do not fer a
moment doubt his ceracity. a man that will do
what he has done for the good of his party and for
the sake of little newspaper popularity, is GER
tainly too highminded, too honorable too suspect
of preyarication; only warn him to be,care of ex-
aggeratiOn. No doubt his report of the proceed.
ings ofthe Convention is perfectly cOrrect-literal
ly true; l was not there and he was. He had a
good chance to see and from the size of his cars
think he was not troubled to hear what was said.
The next fault of the author is-he is not quite
explicit enough; some obtuse reader might not see
the point to some of his keenest witicisms, he
shou d lay aside his almost maiden modestv, and
when he wants to joke just come right out, and he
will be appreciated. He should always regard the
status, and keep up connection between the text
and context.
On the whole, the production is praiseworthv,
and the author is undoubtedly genius, if youth,
(and wejudge he Isl and if well matured, he is
man Of mind.
A word of friendly advice and am done. Be-
ware of peeplng through cracks. 1t is dangerous
business. Suppose tha meeting had been in
house with an "up-stars' to it, ard YOU had been
peeping through a crack from above; suppose the
crack had beer couple of inches in breadth, and
YOU had endeavorel to place yourself directly
over it, YOU must inevitably have fallen through
unless, fortunately, one of your ears had caught
fast, and saved you. | siudder when | con.em-
plate what might have been your fate; for even in
the last contigency-if your had saved YOU, it
would have been forever dsfgured, and then how
could strangers have discovered that YOU were
jackass-unless you prayed? Again entrcat YOU
to preserve YOURSELF do not run any risks. there is
bright failure before you. Your Republican
friends say that you are mean enough to be their
next candidate for the Legislature. Write again
soon, and, if necessary will give you further in
strutions.
Mr.. Editor, do not understand me "a endorsing
the sentiments of the correspondent of the Re
publican; l commend him only as a powerful
writer.
The Convention, | understand, was well at
tended, and the nominations gave such general
satisfaction that the unterrifcd Democracy of lit
tie Stark propose to elect their entire ticket, by
a.. increased majority of fifty.
Yours truly. MANFRED