The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-23
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article noticed your "cocoethes scribendi,' y
you are pleased to term it, shall now pro-
I'd to notice, briefly, the short article in your
sue of the 22d ult., which suppose might be
tiled Ostentation; after which, I shall reply
at some length to your reJoinder, which sup
pose as is indicated in your ostcntatious article
above referred to, you call your Irregular
shock" alias Whirlwind," alias "Whang-
DOODLE"
That you should be inflated, as is most clear
ay shown by your ostcntatious display Of words,
with the idea of demoiishing me, is not at all
to be wondered at when we take into consider
alton the arrogance and pomposity Of some of
your former productions, coupled with your
presumption generally. I was asked lin q
joke) if were not going to leave town to avoid
the impending crisis"
We had prepared ourself to receive it with
as little emotion as possible, and were agreea-
bly, disappointed in the result. Our supposi-
tion is, that in your extreme anxiety to give
US heavy shock--one that we would not be
likely to survive, that you rather surcharged
your battery with electricity, (Which was per-
haps, also somewhat excited by the rubbing we
gave you,) SO that the machine did not work
well, or the surface of the conductors was not
broad enough to carry it off in regular order !;
you could not concentrate its action forcibly
upon any particular point--but like the sheet
lightning, it covered q great surface without
doing particular damage to any part Of the
object against which it was directed. But not
withstanding l have heard great deal Of " tin
thunder" must confess that I was slightly
affected with trcmor at your bombastic threats
for, though the lion lis mild and apparently
harmless when left alone, with an appetite fully
satisGcd-yct he does, sometimes, when reused
to anger by the presumption Of some smaller
animal, or when he has in view some prey that
he thinks is worthy of his highncss, greatly
surpass himself in his hideous roarings and del
eterious attacks upon his offending inferior, or
helpless prey. But that whirlwind"--th
tornado--that was to prostitute us and ruin our
future prospects, has passed and gone; we heard
the sound thereof, but have been unable to see
the effects 4" tnobody was crippled and less
killed"
We will let what we have said suffice for our
notice Of your ostentatious display of words,
and also as prelude to the reply we shall
make to your Regular Shock"
The wanton attack that you have seen fit to
make upon the denomination with which ]
stand identified, and the scurrilous manner in
which you have introduced it, we'll deserves
the contempt it has received from those who
have read 1t. Knowing by whom you had
been nurtured, and reared, and educated, and
upon whom you were once wholly dependent
can but express my astonishment, as many
others have done, that you should attempt to
rilcue tho fraternity with which his predilec:
tions leads him to associate, and with which
others of your conncxion stand identified. The
character the libcrality and sociability Of you,
bencfactor, have attached to him many warn
friends of the first character and your bcne
factrcss, notwithstanding she is connected witt
that order Of Baptists here alluded to- is lady
of strong mind discerning and intelligent
and having great goodness of heart, is much
beloved by those who have made her acquaint
ance --
You seem to have some propensity for attack
ing certain religious denominations-hc
your application Of the title of the satire TO the
denomination to which am attached, with til.
view, suppose, Of showing off your wit to somt
advantage, or to show 10 the people that al
though you were not capable Of becoming {
satirist yourself that you appreciated his char
actcr, and that such productions as the on
here alluded to, accorded we'll with the ben
ofyour mind.
You should remember that people oftel
laugh at witty remark or witty application
without entertaining the least esteem for hin
who makes it-and it is strange blindness
indeed, that any gentleman should do himsel
so much harm, for the sake of gratifying hi
vanity. -..-
True religion deserves the respect and ven
Grafton of all, but more especially Of men oc
cupying the responsible station that you dc
Its greatness and purity, it seem to me, ough
to prevent the conscientious from exposing
to the contempt Of mankind by making a jes
of it.
attack no mans religion nor do I attemr
to cast odum upon the denomination to whic
he belongs. make no mans religion ties
for office, nor in business, nor in any Of the 81
cial relations of life. have, trust, man
friends among the different orders in this con
munity, whose christian character much az
mrc, and whose honesty Of purpose I ncvt
allow myself to call in question. And it seen
to me that as our denomination is so conteml
tible in number, SO deficient in intelligcnc
and SO impotent for good or evil, that in tt
cxubcrance of your intellect you might ha1
found some object more worthy the cffusion
the satire of your great mind, and thereby pc
mittcd us to remain in undisturbed auietud
But an opportunity offered for You to show
the people how much you were gifted in yo
growing propensity, which you did by attachil
to us an epithet that some wag of the low
class of animals had said was applicable. Al
Notwithstanding you may fancy that you ha
displayed much acuteness in yeur applicati
of this epithct to me, and that you have be
very pungent in the use of your borrowed ST
ire, am not assured that you understand t
definition of the term "Whang doodle"
you do, have no doubt you would much