The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-01-18

If The Subscriber had gormandi-
zed a barrel Of .dried-appieS and drank
warm water for the space.of month, he
could not have been inflated with more
pride, vanity, vexation and indigna-
ton, than was the g left-band man of
the Beacon, who selects g Notes by the
Way" under the non de plume :" 70
BE CoNTINUED, 7 for that sheet, on re-
ceipt of the LambertuiIle Press of
last week, containing Notes by the
Day." aeratten by The Subscriber
Hardly, kind reader, had the cheer
ing light diffused by the Lambertrale
Press, found its way through the crew
ices of the. rickety institution up
town, giving warmth and glow to
the sombre appearance of that place,
experienced only once week, ere
9 damDing conspiracy was conceived
and brought forth in their issue of the
18th, to. rob "The Subscriber
stranger tarryiug with yoa-of his
good namep
Here is the production
20 We are pleased to find that the I" Notes
by the Way in the Beacon are so well receiy-
ed The strongest evidence of their popularity
is the fact of their provoking the Shingles ridi
cue of the habitually f,tddled subscriber, the
right hand man of B(oo) By Blackwell of the
Hunterdon Co. Business Directory
The Subscriber is struggling ieslrneyman
printer, in the employ of B. (oo9 B. W dc. His
unfortunate habits of intoxication eminentlv
qualify him for indulging in stale of writing
which is rapidly rendering the Press sheet un-
fit for the family circle. His Quixotic tits at
imaginary foes would be lndicrous, could the
spectators divest themselves of pity for the poor
fellow whose vagrant wanderings have at Inst
thrown him into such questionable company
The conceivcr of the above SANDER
Gus article, is a Railroad pauper,' y
and the one who clothed the purified
ideas In the livery of the devil, is a
Struggling" pedagogne in his employ.
This railroad pauper" is unacquaint-
ed with The Subscriber" having
had merely the pleasure of formal in
PRODUCTION to him some months ago
thro' the well meant, but sorry instru-
mentality of our friend in distress. B.
B. Blackwell, Esq. We never impro-
we'd the privilege of acquaintance
thrown open to us, having from earliest
childhood, through the kind teaching
Of a Christian mother, weighed well
the merits of an acquaintance before
we took him to our bosom. Many
were the devices used by this man of
railroad notoriety to get into our good
graces. Frequently has he sent word
thro' persons connected with this Office,
that $50 soon as we got thro' with
Mr.. Blackwell, he would employ us, =
and telling those persons he thought
we would not remain long with Mr..
Blackwell, thinking to initiate us with
discomfort and bribe US with the S'al-
mighty dollar" into his services but
the vain cabaler missed his mark.
The above cabalism frustrated, he
seeks, through the offices of a "strag-
Cling pedagogue, whom he has inyei-
gled into his net, Mr.. Barber, we
believe, to defame, not only US, but
the kind friends who have so scriptu-
rally extended. their charity to stran-
ger, by intimating that 'our vagrant
wanderings have at last thrown as
into questionable company"
Now, we are not acquainted with
this Mr.. Barber, nor do we wish TO
be, but have looked upon him as a
gentleman ever since he told an Ex-
Member of the New York press he
was one - The name of the gen
tleman of New York, we suppress, as
thereby hangs tale" for future stu
dy); but, when man so far forgets
those gentlemanly qualifications which
should surround aud Undue the mind
that holds high position in public life,
and stoops to niggardly means to fur
Their still more niggardly designs, he
should study well the responsibilities
which might ensue.
The above named gentlemen brands
US with being common drunkard
To this, we would say, if Biblical his
tory is worth the paper it is printed
upon and the sins of the fathers is
visited on the children to the third and
fourth generation, then indeed has
this gentleman sadly committed him.
self. This man is the first and only
Dne who ever impeaehed US with being
a drunkard, either publicly or private |
ly. In our connection with the daily I
and weekly press. north and south in |
IN editorial capacity, during warm t
political strife. never was our charae. /
er questioned in sucha dastardly man.
ler-neyer did we assail the private
'haracter of any one aud feel sorry
low that We have been compelled to
Use such bitter language for the better
purpose of reaching the feelings of the
iepfaved individuals we have to deal
With; but, we are no criterion.
Again, the Beacon charges us with
ndulging in "Qaixotic Tits. The
My "Quixotic tilt, - we know of in
nlging in, is when we attack the ,
gsnd~mills of that sheet in the light /
I gentlemen.
EDWARD CARLOS De FRANCE,
josrasegnnsn printer N the e0pSoy
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