The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1861-05-16

''Hit. - - Ai---@' ~ W i.iOH VIC 'Vtic"i
remarks are intended to be reply.
The first position lie takes is wrong,
according to oar belief. There was moth
ing expressed or implied in our conversa-
Iion, or rather his conversation TO us, that
would lead us TO suppose that he intended
ii to be private. lie talked Of matters
wl.ich were public which were known to
two thirds Of the people of the town.
and demanded, as we understood him, to
be set right before the public. How did
lie expect us 10 comply with the demand
without making the matter public, if it
was not So already? To make public re-
traction ]orirefely approaches so near an
impossibIity that we did not feel like making
The attempt. If he had ntimated that he
did not wish any thing said about it in The
paper, We would gladly have complied, rs
what We did say, We thought justice 10
Ourself demanded lie talked to us not
three feet from the most putlic street in
town. in his usual tone of voice; PERSONS
were passing and repassing constantly.
aud when he ceased speaking, he then
turned to gentleman who happened TO be
standing near him, and repeated a portion
IL what he had said to us and We fire.
quen,ly heard of bin telling the same to
other persons on the street. He had a
right to demand an explanation, if lie
thought he had been misrepresenied. but
he had no right to dictate the manner in
which tha; explanation should 5e given. So
much for the privacy of the matter.
In regard to his threat to use his inhu
ence against US. he says:
l did not threaten TO use my Influence against
the DENOcR.T. II you understood me You
misunderstood ne.
We hope we were mistaken on this point,
but cannot SEE how It's possible for u to
guess so FAR from his meaning, If we
were In error He said. in substance, that
if we permitted that matter TO remain as
il then stood. iii the impression that had
gone forth. or did not deny that he the
person meant in the article alluded 10,
that he would withdraw his patronage,
and use his influence against tie paper,
anil that a, least a hundred and fifty DEM
ocrats would stop their papers. We paid
-----.~.. orHtenents. and are
confiden. in our own mind tba! we did not
do him injustice. We were much sur
priscd tha, he should announce an inter-
ton of using his influence against the Of
flee for the purpose of breaking The paper
down. ;s none but addle- Drained egotists
ever altemp: such thing. There are better
ways OF obtaining revenge. and gratifying
petty malice, than by attempting 10 intlu-
ence the action Of seven or eight hundred
men WHO are vain enough to think that
they capable Of attending to their own
business. without d!ctat.on from others
If he does not. and did not, intend 2ursu-
ing snch course, we give him the benefit
of his disclaimer. and are glad TO know
that he meant different from what his con
yersation lead US to believe lie did. If he
does not like the editor or the paper, 10
Withdraw his patronage would have excl
ted little or 10 remark.
lie denies having admitted to us or in
his speech at the Court House. tha. he had
intended OF promised 10 vote for Blaiu,
and further says:
What said at the Court ouse you nOss know is
rot what you have said it was.
We know no such thing. BY the phrase
"you '.ol0 know" We suppose he refers
to his visit to our Office last Thursday,
which, as he has referred to by inuendo,
we will speak of plainly, as it was certain
ly no. private. lie brought - two vii
,.esses" 20 our Office TO prove that what
We had said about his speech at Ihe Court
House. was false Wish all due Difference
to the good intentions Of The witnesses.
anl without wishing 10 cast any odum ON
their veraciiy, we are compelled In truth
to say that our opinions as to what was the
drift Of his remarks on that occasion.
have underwent no change-ncne what
ever. One Of the Witnesses was the pre-
siding officer of tie convention. aud as
such. the responsible duties devolviDg oil
him in The decision of grave questions
then and there presented. and in keeping
the out bursting enthusiasm within proper
limits. would probably prevent him from
remembering very distinctly the exact
phrsseology OF the able speeches addressed
to the convention. The other witness was
member Of the committee into whose
hands was confided The grave responsible
ty of presenting ticket which should be
the instrument, IN the hands Of the De-
mccracy for preserving the integrity and