The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-09-06
From the Toledo Blade.
WALKED UP TO TIE WRONG
PASSENGER.

We published communication from Henry
County, q few days since. in which reference
was made to an excellent speech made by Mr.
Bogar Correctly spelled Bowker, before the
Republican Club of Washington township, he
being represented rs an old Democrat, now
for the first time opposing the President can
didates of that party. The Napoleon WORTH
,cest, with its usual recklessneSs, sought to
neutralize the effect of Mr. Bowker's arga-
ments, by personal attack upon him. char
ging him with having been only bogus
Democrat" and consequently with now be-
ing an imposor, in calling himself an old
Democrat. This iIliberal attack has called
out Mr.. B. in the following response, and the
reader can Judge as well rs we, as to the
comp rative soundness of the Democracy Of
the two parties. If the editor of the North.
sceSt has got more than he bargained for, he
must hereafter keep better in mind that trite
but valuable proverb-'Peope living in glass
houses should not throw stones
TEXAS, Henry Co., Aug. 27, go.
EDITOR BLApE-Dear Sir:-"A wounded
bird will hutter." In his paper of the 22d
instant, the Editor of tho Northwess, in this
county, tells his readers that he happens to
be acquainted with the undersigned, and
knew him years ago " to be an AboIitionist
of the blackest kind, " "a regular out-and out
Abolitonist." /, too, happen to be acquain-
tod with this man Morrison, and knew him at
this place ha refers to. when he was engaged
in publishing the AnH- Slavery Bu0le in
Salem, Coumbiana County, Ohio. Being
thus mutually acquainted with each other, it
is 'fah to presume that we shall tell the tru h
when speaking OF one another but what will
a. ;nl- of al,
with full knowledge of the facts, we delb II.
ately assert falsehood Now, every word of
Morrisou's article, which he has unbushng
and deliberately published to the world touch
ing my being an Abolitionist Of any kind, at
any time, is simply .faiSs, Equally untrue is
the insinuation of my bogus Democracy"
But in that connection | will state, on the con-
trary, have ever been consistent, undevi-
sting and untirng democrat, having never
voted for any but democratic rominee for
President, from Martin Van Bueren, and at
every subsequent election down to and inclu-
ding James Buchanan, the present democrat
ic President of the United States.
Though never publisher of Abolition
doctrines, yet gave a cordial support to the
democratic platform Of l843 and subsequent
ly, which platform denounced Slavery as an
evil unfavOrabler to the development of the
democratic principles, anil that it was expe-
dent to mitigate and finally eradicate il.
And now stand precisely where always
stood in reference to that subject and if 1
cannot now act with the party preten-
ding to be democratic, it is simply because
they have wandered after strange gods, and
seek to ignor the Ancient principles of Amer
lean democracy.
have no desire, Mr.. Editor, to obtrude
my humble name upon the notice of the pub
| lie; but, humble and obscure as am, can't /
remsin quiet and suffer falsehoods to be cir
culated by a recipient OF treasury pap, with
out opposing to it my direct and unqualified
contradiction, and soliciting an insertion in
the BLADE"
Yours Respectfully.
S. J. BowKER.
p. S. have hesrd it intimated that Nor
rison had something to do with the publica-
ton of an Anti-Slavery Abolition paper in
Williams county. just before he came to Ma
polean. Can you, Mr.. f litor. enghten me
and the public on this subject? We should
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