M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-12-05

Church. Whether they approached
, the altar in spirit OF awe and item
bling or not, We cannot say. Whethe
their reformation has reformed oul
citizens or not, it is not our provinc'
to judge, But this much We can Say
to eur citizens, that all should be OF
the look out, for McBeth now comes
out as the Generalissimo RefJrner o
our tOwnl When mln put on the
cloak OF morality and religion to serve
the devil ia, it is time for our people
to be on their guard.
We refer to the statement Of Mr.,
Leahy, given below, for the facts in
connection with the Drugstore and
the ladies' committee. There were
many other of our citizens present,
who will vouch for its truth; but this
is sufficient to brand the Journal man
with giving out two infamous lies,
manufactured by McBeth & Co. -
MoARTHUR, Nov 20, 1851.
In justice to E. A. 3ratson, wish
to say, that while he was connected
with tue Drugstore, he did not him.
sell, nor did be authorize me, to sell
intoxicating liquors to any man who
was in the habit Of getting drunk
nor has any been sold, knowingly, as
a beverage, slnce the Drugstore start.
ed, unless they imposed on me. Nc.
Beth has bought liquor before | knew
he was IN the habit Of using it to ex.
cess. The committee oil ladies who
called at the Drug Store were rceiv-
ed in a gentlemanly and friendly
manner. They insisted that liquor
had been sold at the Drugstore as a
beverage, and to persons intoxicated
This was Of course contradicted, as
it was not the truth. Whereupon,
Mrs. David Jones and Mrs. McBeth
insisted that Bratton and myself were
not telling the truth After some
considerable conversation, one OF the
ladies said to Bratton, 'as he had
children Of his own, he should feel in
this matter as other parents. whose
boys were getting drunk when Brat
ton replied, that he had a number of
babies, and be entertained a high res.
pect for ladies who staid at home to
attend to their babies This was all
that was SAID from which anybody
could take ofense.
7. K. LEAHY.
Third The statement in regard 10
our getting a deposit of 5000, or
contracting, at any price, to build a
house;-to taking bureau or hog
1--WE don't mean "Toodles'O from Mrs.
Alexander, or that we swindled her
out Of one cent, is a malicious,
J!ack.hearted lie, manufactured out
Of whole cloth by this scoundrel, who
wishes to bring the private dealings
of all concerned, j. G. I, Brown, H.
S. Bundy, Mrs. Alexander, and my.
self, before the publ C. The following
brands him a liar
MoARTHUR, Dec. Q, 1851.
| wish, III reference to the charge
against Mr.. Bratton in the last Jour
Iai, to say that Mr.. Bratton never
swindled me out OF one cent, that |
am aware of, and that insisted OIL
him selling my bureau for me and
buying the pig, to be applied as
payment on my property. | have not
yet got the deed, but ain satisfied |
will get 1t, as have a bond for the
deed from Mr.. Brown,
A. ALEXANDER.
Mr.. Aquilla Dowd got the bureau
and paid 500 for it in notes. The pig
we got. 1t weighed 24Sfbs., live
weight, and we paid 50 for it.
As to our taxes, we believe we
have the right to pay our taxes when
we please, and have paid more THAI
twenty times as much taxes as this
scullion Of the journal. But, by his
reasoning, every man that don't pay
his taxes is a swindler What do
the men of Vinton think of this DO.
sition of this niger organ Yes, ye
are all swindlerS Tor not being able to
pay your taxes;-this charge, too,
from man who has earnestly laboreG
to bring us all to poverty for the sake
Of few negro slaves
Fourth-The Journal also says:--
"Bratton told the man IA Germany
that Damarin, Tarr & Go. were about
broke" This is a most Internal lie,