The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-11-14

! Dye varying on tbs pigeon;
An for a m lntle, large an broad,
H. wrap't him IN Religion.
1ypocracy n tdmg7e,"
En- EptroR--I have been looking over
the different numbers Of the ladepende1t--
not with the expectation, however, OF learn
Ing thereby that the editor had dcoped any
| Re,c trait Of mcanness or become susccpti-
bic Of an honest or manly act long ago
! learned that both those cousummations, (thc
last Of which though devoutly to be hoped
ror,) were utterly impossible. Tho whole
character of the man is tul y and compre-
hcnsivcly described by a single word--mis-
creant; and is q compound OF meauncss and
dishonesty, which develop themselves in
total disregard Of truth and moral accoun-
liability; ingratitnlc for past benefits, when
the donor can 40 longer bc used for hie adj
vanccmcnt; an utter lack of manliness nj d
| honor in his treatment Of political or per-
sonal opponents. In short all tho vices Of
| human nature seem to be concentrated in
! him, or developed in his character, in their
most virulcnt and offensive forms. Over all
this moral de!ormity he wears a mantle Of
most sanity and puritanical proprety, adj
| ding to his vices the crime Of hypocrisy.
Allow INC to justify these assertions by
Iacts. Not single number Of the Iadepen-
dent that have looked over, but il disfg-
urcd by bold, disgraceiul, unmt gated
lalsehood. Iliggins declared himself in ia
vor of Union Conventon--in his paper,
but it s well known he opposed it private
! ly, aud that he took no part in the Convcn-
ton when it was held. The names Of the
gentlemen to whom he expressed his oppo-
sition to the Union movement, and his will
! lngness to embark in party contest can be
given if desired. "Thc vote here was light,
owing, in somo measure, to the unpopulari-
ty of the candidates" Those very candi-
dates got more votes in the county than G.
ther Captain Cook or Judge Whitley, both
of whom Higgins supported. lin the Ian
guage of the immortal "lcader Of the bar
Query--docs hs support account for the
sult?) and neither Of them got twenty votes
less than Wooster, who was ospeciohv sup
ported by Higgins, The rs,urns gave II m
the lie, and he refused TO publish an alb
stract, and thereby expose himself.
"A series Of meetings were hel@ to elori-
iy over the appointment Of Graham and
I Wood as mcr.oers of the Military Commit
! tee" The writer hereof was at some OF tie
meetings referred to. Neither OF the above
named gentlemen were there, nor were their
names mentioned or thought of. The wri-
! ter has done something at recruiting, and
| is of the opinion that no man of sense or
dcccncy would attribute bad motives to
those who hold meetings simple because
"no recruits were obtained" He would cX-
plain this little piece Of lying spite u la
Dodge on II ggins and ilollenheck, which
may he condensed thus---a scamp Judges
other men by himself.
ale (McGowan) was nominated by the
whiskey interest" Higgins can can twen-
ty dollars by producing the affidavit of any
liquor dealer who voted for McGowan in
Convention. This will amply repay him for
h's trouble Tho money will he deposited
with any responsible man whom he may
designate. If he fails to prove what he has
published, the public have u right to brand
him as q liar aud n slandcrer.
AS to his statements about Mr. Smith,thc
people have given the lie to them t,ciceaud
it is not necessary to rcitcratc it here,
The above falsehoodsar taken from three
or four numbers of the L,dependeat-picked
mp at random. and altogether they consti,
tutc string of jewels Of which the father
of lies might be proud.
Higgins has lately become economical
He desires that in "thcse war tines the
law land his Interpretation thereby with
regard to the county printing and other co
expenditures should hc city adhered tC
Ivy the County Commissioners, notice i,
the law quoted by the Independent that tn,
act was PASSED by the General Assembly
April Sth, 1856, (Vol. SO, o, s.. p. 1917 II &
! gins was then proprietor os the Jornak- -
, He did the county printing then and con
!. the Spring of 1860, and charged prices full,
as high rs those now paid. He says thi
could ali have been done for one half tn
amount paid, Then upon his own showing
y this preacher of retrcnchmcnt--this homes
9 Iayo-hos robbed the county out of tw
y. thousand dollars Independent, Nov. 9th
It lie certainly knew the law was in cxis
d cncc, for il was got up and passed for til
Il special beucGt of Wood county and NJ
y Clark, Higgins predecessor (Independen
Oct 23.)
Higgins is also fnancier, He prates
1i the management of the county finances, al
:, in one of his late numbers gravcly advise
II. Secretary Chase to borrow OF foreign cap
II talsts His brilliant financial exploits
n tho management of the Journal Office; al
=, that other equally brilliant exploit of o
i, tanning the whcrcwithal to advance his p
ut litical prospects in the State Senate, of
H. democratic friend" should entitle him to
y hearing on financial questions.
#, 1t is not a pleasing task to apply &
y. knife to 50 puuid limb of the body Pc
I'd tie and social. Ii the patient is likely to-
iie cover hy the application of this prescri
IN ton, he can bc safely turned over to I
cl- able corps of nurses by which he is 81
lr rounded. But if the disease re-appears,