Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-10-20
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Col. Curtin gained many friends b,

~ VIC Eu. COt. OeHSOCT0b -
Col. Curtin gained many friends by
not using personalities, vher speaking Of
Mr.. Foster, and l for ono vas plo'9cd to
see the leading disputants in an important
canvass, 30 courteous to each othec. DIR.
John also announced "that whenever a
public man or public journalist descends
to the cess-pool of personalities, he at once
sinks himself beneath our notice and yet,
but two weeks later, in speaking Of his op.
ponents, he said that "what was lacking in
brains was made up in ,apid nonsense aud
deliberate lying" A pre:ty instance of
courtesy to political cppOnentsl Does he
expect to gain friends by such grosI per-
sonalit;es in tho same paper be says Eve
despise lying and misrepre ,nsatiou' and
yet the same number o. bis papers teens
with both. I will illustrate.
The Democracy held meeting on the
9Th inst. at Benton, and IS "a account of it
appeared iu the ,epubllcan, wish, in the
briefest panncr,to rcview,is; since the per-
SONS directly interested don. seem inclined
to notice the numerous lies therein promul-
gated.
In the first place, he estimates the NUN.
be: OF those present at 500. At least there
were 700 pe,pla pr;-cns. The intended
Slur on Dir. Cole will saia 10 author no
oredit,nor need he suppose thas fictitious
signature saves him from being known {;
and that under it &c can lie to hi. hearts
content. He says the pole was near 100
feet high. Itwas ll8 feet in length
Speaking Of Mr. Snyder, he says "that he
Has elected by one vote and tha. be gave
himself" Lilo No. 3 Mr., Snyder vas
elected by the voice Of the whole assembly
His intense personal hatred to Mr., Brock
way is manifested by his abusive language
and yet he signally failed in harming him.
Was it not caused by that gentlcman,s re-
marks relative to political preachers p
s There wero some present. Lie No. i
= that "Brockway called the Republican
, "joo's' He never did any such a thing
, He also says in parenthesis "that he woul,
: not use his unbecom.ng phrase" MI
!. Brockway said nothing unbecoming ,and
: have yet to hear the first lady or gentle
o man assert that he said anything unbecom
= ing. He says also that audience partoo
generally of the spirit of the spoaker.'-
: This regard as a direct compliment t
: Mr. B., as it argues that they agreed wit
y him. He says "honest men were abuse
y and blackguarded by half drunken row
c dies" This'is lie No. 6, and his "hone
g men, dare not come out openly and a
d sert it. He speaks of a clergyman and
II coed Republican, who takes no active pa
/. in politics, as being insulted. The she
gals here particularly. The poor ma
e. should get up o remonstranco Wit
in what object did he attend tho meeting
ID saltwater and that at Benton, and wi
p distribute Republican hand bills on Su
day! But the fact is though an acti
ID politician, he was not "rudely assaultec
p which makes Lie No. 7. "Veritas' in sui
of ming up the poor clergyman's mishaps sa
G. "That such IS the spirit of Democracy
lie the North, that an honest thinker dare N
le express his own convictions, without beil
i'll assaulted, 6randed,and vtrtuaNy iynched
o. What conglomeration of nonsense III
gentleman,-I will take that back;
gentleman lies,-the person who made tt
assertion, must forget how Republicans
various points in this county, have endea
ored to break up Democratic meetings.
IL He further shows his meanness by q
~ serting that at Benton clergyman W
he assaulted by his own parishioners, al
" then tells how patient he was when
IT, fact nobody harmed him or attempted
., do SO. He says further that Brockw;
'y said "slavery is right, blessing to Il
G. master and a blessing to the slave" L
lg No. 8. Brockway distinctly announced
at opposition to slavery and its increase
GEL the Territories and further said that v
of had nothing to do With it; and until son
provision was made for the negro be h