Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-06-15
Culumbia Wfulutrot
SATURDAY MoRNINGI, JUNE IS. 1861
Wa ~ VIC
COMM MUNICATIoNs


JERSEYTowN, Pa, June $, 1861.
Col. L. L. Tate,
DEAR SIR:-In looking over a
copy Of the R,pub!ican, dated 3Oth of Nav.
discovered a communication from some
individual, seeking public notorcty, who
signs himself "IyrO," and purporting to
have been written at this place. Now,
who "1yro" is, we do not care to know
nor have we deemed it necessary to take
the trouble of inquiring, but We hope he
has succeeded in making himself fully as
notorious as he anticipated he would do
BY writing such an article. We would not
have condcscended to reply to the com
muncation were it not that most of his
assertions were Incorrect and others of
such nature us to reflect personally upon
the character of individuals residing in
this village and vicinity, We first copy
from the fattcrng cncomiums, be so un
sparingly bestows upon the RcpuJlscan, in
the following quotation 1.-THE fact that
it is rapidly gaining popularity in this and
adjoining counties is alone sufficient to
show that it is duly appreciated by the
reading portion of the community Al
though we have 10 personal fault to find
with the RCPnJlicun,yct we are compelled
10 n I'm the geLtlenan, that he is laboring
under sad delusion in this respect; cspc-
cially so far as tLis vicinity and neighbor-
hood is concerned, and We have no idea
that "1W0'S' professional duties or mat
ters Of business are Of such a nature as 10
call him far from home, and certainly not
into "diatant parts of this and adjoining
counties" and consequently, his assertion
without any facilities of positively proving
his position is nothing more than Il mere
assumption without evidence to support it,
But we may not comprehend the gentle
mans meaning by the phrase "reading
portion Of the community" If by this
term, he means himSeJ and a few other
individuals, We will probably be compelled
to admit the truthtulness of his assertion.
If he were to take the pains to make the
necessary investigation, he would find that
but limited number of copies of the paper
in question is secured in the post office of
this place, about 6 numbers were received
a year ago, and now only about eight
copies, and still more, that persons who
were personally friendly toward that jour
nal, are now giving it the "cold shoulder"
owing to some of its ultra principles.
We must now pass on to some other
points. 1t is unnecessary for us to spcci-
ally notice the patriotic style in which
"1yro" speaks of the national difficulties
into which our country has been plunged
and Of the duty of every true and loyal
American citizen, to rally around our in
suited banner and strike blow for our
country and freedom, If you but look at
the editorials of any of our leading jour
nails of the present day, you will find
true and faithful copy of them, and from
which We have good reason to believe he
has taken a large portion of his remarks
verbatim.
There is passage, moreover, which we
must notice, and in order do so more fully,
We will make the following quotation -
"Yet there are a few in Pennsylvania who
warmly sympathize with those who are
openly cndeavoring to wrcst from us the
priceless boon of freedom. Even in this
immediate vicinity, l can point to exhibi
tons Of this which might justly cause patri-
OTIS n ard virtue to weep. Those whom
we have been accustomed to regard as
men of principle and conscience, those