Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-22

The following article appeared in the
Plain Dealer Of Saturday. Like almost ev-
erything else eninating from the same
source it is destitute of one essential element
to make it in accordance with the facts in the
case, and that is truth. 1t is q one eyed
statement of the transaction. Such is the
moral as well as the physical obliquity Of
the fellows vision, that, for the last twenty
years, he has never been able to see, much
less has he been known to speak the truth
when lie would better subserve his pur-
pose. 1t has become with him chronic
complaint:
"Ben Andrews fifteen years a candidate for
the Cleveland Postofice, always bolter and
now Breekinridge man, was unceremOni-
ously knocked down yesterday for personal
ly insulting a Douglas man."
One evening last week, 1 was engaged with
a Douglas man in discussion of the politi-
cal topics ofthe day. 1t was wholly un-
sought by me. Soon the Douglas man be-
came quite iatemperate in the use oflanguage,
using the most opprobious epithets. This
was instantly resented. aimed a blow at
his head, which was warded off, and receiv-
ed one in return. At this moment mutual
friends interposed ard arrested further pro
ceedings. Nobody was knocked down
Nobody was particularly injured. I regret
that anything of the kind should have trans
| pired. l never Intentionally offer an insult
| to gentleman. neUer reeeiUe one with i'm
punty from any individual who claims
! - I,os Oh -,
! this city, had never before had occasion to
resort to such expedients of self-defense. A
| portion of the time I have been an editor,
| yet / have never been knocked over dry
| goods box or had my teeth knocked down
my throat for abusing better men than my
| self, much less have 1 had tobacco juice
| squirted into my face, as has been the case
| with that editor.
1t is true that, at one time, l was a candi-
date for the Pest Office and was sustained il
my application by the signatures of tt0enty
| three hundred of my fellow w-citizens-nino.
tenths of whom were Democrats, and the
residue the first business men of the place
1t is also true that my application, at tina
time, was unsuccessful. j. W. Gray wa!
appointed, perhaps on account of his known
integrity.
was Post Master of this city some year.
since. l believe that discharged the dutiei
of the Office to the entire satisfaction of tn,
community. 1 paid over all the publ,
monies that came into my hands. I nevel
was removed for cause. believe that I wa
never charged with malfeasance in office
I certainly was never charged with takinj
the "Paid" stamp Of the Post Office and hig
ing it to lottery gamblers. Neither was
ever charged with hiring a Lian to take car
Of my stables and using the funds of tn
Post Office Department to pay his wages
These things are not done by National Dem
Ocrats.
For the last twenty years have sustaine
National Democratic principles, and sha
vote for Breckenridge and Lane because
believe that the best interests of the countr
] require their success. During this period
have uniformly supported the Democrat
ticket when proper persons have been place
in nomination to represent the principles
the party. Occasionally bogus Democr;
I Ike Gray, in whom l had no c0nfdenc
5 would be thrust upon the p8rty, and as
matter of course I could not support him.
Such characters would always run benin
the ticket. For this 1 am termed 6oltCr.
D shall always take the liberty of boiling q
= such creatures.
: A few years since, when was placed
nomination for Police Judge, what did tn
T stickler for Democratic usage do? He al
10 his little squad of disorganizers all bOlted Il
ticket and voted in q body with the Kno
Nothing party! Yet this fellow has the III
blushing effrontery to prate about 6olterS.-
Notwithstanding his boiling, l received ov
n t1c0 thousand Democratic U0teS-the larges
= up to that time, ever given to any Democr
q in the city. B, ANDREWS.