Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-06-28

which he possesses considerable store, al
most equal TO that Of Mr.. Pillbox. And such
men venture to give lectures on good taste
and literature. Birthiess young man go and
learn to know thyself' before thou doest adj
wise Others to do 30, and conceit never will
trouble your powerful imagination about the
narrow and diseased mind and the 'grovel-
ling propensities' Of 'Veritas.' 1t is ridcu
lous for blind man to Judge of colors. This
young and fancy scribbler, who has scarcely
made his first acquaintance with the horn
book Of literature speaks of All educated fool
and of literary nonsense This reminds me
of the old saying: Young men think old
men fools, aud old men know young men tu
he 3d. 1t istrue, every man acts fool some-
times, particularly when he assumes TO speak
and judge Of things and matters, of which he
does not know anything, like the editor OF
the Democratic Alleganian.' He seems To
have much in common with our old friend
Clcaver who thinks: Life and death is ia
the power of the tongue II he, therefore,
talks enough, no matter how nonsenccal, If
it only suits his purposes, he will get along
iu the world
With his Usual eioquence he goes on and
gives us beautiful description OF the 'scrib-
bling Itch and to show that he had peep
into the classical languages, he quotes mix
tum cumpusitum of Greek and Latin cacoe-
thes scribeudI' Cacoethes is n Greek word
composed of 'kakas.' malignant, and ethics
disease 'ScribeDdi is Latin, and means TO
write The proper Interpretation would al
70, .
as this great inguist wants to make lis be-
lievc 'an itch for scribbling.' We know that
the article before us is not the flight Of gc-
nius of the editor Of the Demo, ratio Allegaui
an, but the result of TIC ieep pathological stu
lies Of old 'Pilbnx.' Such scientific research
es are actually astonishing and worthy of al
'isnaratio scribbendi.' / would give to the
indiscreet and sof-conceiteI writer, the I'D
vice which once tailor gave to an mt rme J.
ding shoemaker; Sir stick ~ your last.
Ny learned philologis. further remarks that
had been quoting bad French. Tie sen
tence, 'Honni soft qui mai y peuse' does not
sound right to his modern French ear. AL
though Of an established historical meaning
and the motto of the famous order OF the gar
ter, established by King Edward Ill 1860 /;
he tries ~ rldicule the idea aud makes him
self, thereby, the laughing stock of those, who
have better knowledge of history and the
meaning of that phrase, than he has.
With these few remarks | herewith quit
my able adversary up the Greek. Latin aud
French. as well as upJn his crooks and wind
ings for the present. propose to give him
now touch about his silence upon the actu-
al questions of our controversy. y wise man
said Speak that becUme acquainted with
you. But how is it possible if you always
ignore the question and keep MS in the dark
The last article Of the Democratic Alleganiar
saws yeritas, was admirable in So far as he de-
ceived and concealed What the editor did
say, is d well calculated phrasiology and dis
fguration-an evasion OF the question. The
great ralleyrand said once. Our speech
serves to conseal our Thoughts Like h!iud
chicken which picks up sometimes y worm,
my opponent seems to have caught that idea,
and pretty good use he makes ol it. lie
understands how to control his speech as well
as his pen. He is I'D good 'sag-nicht' as any
one who has ever joined that order. The old
saying il, silence gives consent The i'm
partial editor has to answer for this crime
lie gave aid and comfort to the boilers instead
ofcondemning their actions and hurting down
upon them the well-deserved anathemas of
tile press. The fire, when small can easy be
controlled, but when it becomes once power
ful it requires often the greatest exerton to
check it, The late Baltimore Convention is
a speaking proof. With the same trcacher-
o rs design that miserable faction acted in AL
legany it also acted in the Baltimore Cunven-
ton. Boilers here and boilers there. Birds
of like feathers will flock together. You got
now your Fitz aud your Douglas, but that's
all. 10 be or not to be, is the question
Salt River is your destination. and well de-
served one. Before you p..rt allow Inc to put
"A few questions. Secrets are Of no avail to
our parting spirit, therefore. come out and
make sn open confession like repentins sin-
her.
l.. Had you or had you not knowledge of
the shameful intention Of the Lelters, SOCIAL
ed Fitz clique, last fall ?
q DID you, or did you not sympathize with
that clique7
g. If you did not sympathise with them,
why didn't you expose theii conduct aud try
to have them expelled from the party
4. D. You, or do you not know that the
head aud front of the boilers is DR.. Ftzpat,
rick, Chairman of the Democratic Central
Committee of Allegany county!
g. Do you. or do you not know, that few
mure figuring as leaders of the Democratic
party, are equally rs bad ms DR.. Fitz? and
are they not the life presepvcrs of DR.. Fitz
aud the boilers?
6. Do you not know that that very DR..
f'itz i, the most unpopular man in Allegany
county -? and could not be elected to the office
Of constable ?
I. How does it come that DR.. FitZ can hold
the position he does?
g. Did rot Dir. F,tz pledge himself to sup
port the Canal Bill and why didn't ho aud
his friends do 81 :?
O. Didn't DR.. Fitz become president Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal by intrigues and
by ~?
10. With what right does Mr.. Spates rep
resent Allegany county, as Il Director in the
Canal Board, and how did he get in
IL. Has not every bolterin Allesany couu-
ty been rewarded with an office, and why
And how many uew Offices have been crea-
ted on the Canal Just to accommodate them
II. Is it light and just that the b"lters
should be preferred to good aud honest DEM
ncrats?
IS. Why did the Fitz clique prefer Mr..
Pindle as Deputy Marshal to take the cepsus
instead OF Mr.. Lavelle?
IA. How did Mr.. Slicer get the Steward
ship Of the poor house? audin what way did
he and his friends manage to secure uajorl-
ty of the Commissioners
l5 Why had the President Of the Canal,
DR.. Ftz the off ers thereon, announced with
Ibis singular arrsndage to the announcement,
all natives but two?
Is. Was not the last County Convention,
held to send delegates TO the Baltimore State
Cnnvention. packed concern of the leaders?
and who packed it?
II. Did the editor Of the Alleganian ever
counse! moderation and concili4ton before
the last municipal election. and why not?
49, Did the delegates from our county in
the Baltimore Convention, represent the De-