Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-16
That Strange Affair - Again.

SALT LIoK, Pa, Doc. 81 1860.
MEssRs. EDIroRs: You will favor your corre-
spondcnt A., by publishing the following com
munication in the Republican.
4 The editorial in the Raftsman's journal, Of
/ December 5th 10 which your corrcspond mt A.
in his last communication, then only alluded, re-
quires Of him, at this time, to notice further and
moro particularly.
We are indeed sorry to soy, the editor Of tho
journal, in that editorial, expresses himself to-
ner disrCspectful and offensive. No correct mind
will be innocent in moral sentiment snd indulge
in such feelings and If our public journals have
not more regard for Propriety in their publica.
! tons, 'hc morals Of society are not only endan-
gered, but they will be eventually destroyed,
What has your correspondent a, done, 5y his
Communication to the "RopuLlican," that he has
aroused tho Journal editors worse pussfons. re-
ceivci torrent Of abuse, and had his character
asperce'! Is it because one mNn in Karthaus
township had he moral Independence, in doing
justice to q stranger, of whom at that tine lie
knew nothing, to simply reitcrnte the facts, viz:
that stranger had appeared at Karthaus asked
entertainment for the night; respectable in ap-
pearance, genteel in department accomplished
! in mannCr7, intelligent in mind-tharoby indica.
ting education, propriety. and respect an acci-
dent occurring; delay in consequence value Of
property leaving tho same and his der arturo
! Now, let Us see what the Journal editor says,
and IN what way he asperses the character Of
your correspondent, A. And Grst. in lis edilo-
risl, he introduces his informer and very po.
| ltely names him /" Mr.. Moore liimstlf;'' then
says, from him he receirea the information con-
corning the horse, but don't crafty us to say
| from whom he received the information, that the
stranger was every restiye" He then compares
the statement o. "Mr Moore himself" und your
correspondent A., and passing over the tompari
son very satisfactorily, he ADDS Chat we can
see great difference in the articles set forth in
his IA.'sl communication, and as stated in our
item the week previous" Here he comes to
long pause, and soliloquizcs thus:
! My publita lion Of the stranger, to which A.
| finds fault, Is either propriety or ippropricty.
! If tho stranger be thief my prOprqty Of the
puDllChlNN Is only OD.alDeu Ut n venture, WllCn,
under the circumstances, is not very honorable,
but it will do then again, if he be not a thief,
| it is undoubtedly an improperly, and gross
I one, and somebody likely to suffer- "Mr. Moore
! himself" can render me no assistance, as my in
! former, for he will have enough to do to take
! care Of No. ].
In this honest and only correct view Of the
case the Journal editor learns his tr uo situation
| in the strange affair."" And from his unfortu.
nate situation, he discoy ers no manly escape
! therefore, he is desperate; his mind every res.
! tiyej" "blind !" staggers in his breast
hcaving commences passion bursts cmis
smoke FIRE and rCd-hot words of Hspersion
down upon the reproving head of your corrc-
spOndent, A., to destroy his character of that
"strange affair" Next, and last, comes his song
Of qualification, and, as he enjoys it, of deliver
auce, which he sings thus;
"a fellow feeling. it is said,
! Makes US wondrous kind, indeed"--lsome
times)
In this, you sec, is the clsrping of the climax
(of his aspersonS and cfersiveness, And it is
very much to be regretted, in this particular that
he don't crafty us so much as te give us the
name of the composer Of his song but only leaves
us to infer tnat "Mr. Moore himself" is the COM
poser. However, we are happy here to do him
the justice to say, that we know Mr.. Moore,
who himself is des peTately fond Of singing.
Tho truth is, the Journal editor, seeing the
gross improperly he committed in the manner Of
tho publication, "strange affair." to which your
correspondent AS communication only found
faults and sensibly feeling tho kind rebuke
therein contained. has excuse to olCr for doing
50 wkiHd, disrputoJle, and unycn1cmaniy on act
towards a stranger, Of whom at the time he knew
nothing. Hence ho is compelled to take held Of
onJ thing that presents itself. Like drowning
man, he catches at straw. 1t is true, he does
not attack the character Of your correspondent in
o Giret. aud manly way bur, sneak ike be does
1t by oJlgre hints and iaferenee' in which his
meaning can be easily understood.
And now, however successful he mny have
supposed himself to be in his happy resort and
sccuTc in his fauciod retreat, we shall not disturb
his gratiieadcn thereof, which We could easily
d. by the mention of q "matcrial f'ct' sppl ying
to the cass and which "sets firth" clearly, and
shows conelusi yoly, without doubtor "peIhap,"
that he, the Journal editor himself, has "fellow
reeling" for--which makes him "wondrous
kind" with--this time. Modification y pain
iul undof any circumstances, and much so would
|, be 10 this case for the unfortunate Journal edi