The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-01
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chased from Beatty became valdssss " my
hands ! said his patronage wasyaiuless.
] so'd a Prepprly to Apologize & Go I,
of Cincinnati for 81 500, and bought it
again, slier it had been dilspidatiDg ard
deprerlating FIVE years, for a less sum =
In both cases al psrlips were satisfied. I
DO yoa recognize anything dishonest IN
thaH
lido not owe an eas'erni LitBograpbing
house dime; and there was not one cent
due rom me to Applegate Il Co., Of CiD.
Bui suppose you could fna that owed
some dcbts that could not respond g al
maturity; would / be alone in that? Aud
do you think il comporis with the c|arac.
ter offs gentleman, thus tc pry into the
private affairs Of others, and give them
publicity? Don't you think yoa are driv.
en- 10 an extremity. when you seek srch
low methods of retaliation? Why don't
you meet manfuIly some Of my charges?
Why don't you fasien the lie on me?-
Where is your "credtoJis' Informant
Can't you look him up? sl,0o0is worth
working for. 1t was for his special ben
eft that | proposed the forfeiture Where
is he? ! think my dear sir, that yon
should b. by this time heartily ashamed
of your silly effort. Let me advise you,
that when YOU wish 70 load your morter
I for fresh assault, you procure your
shells from more responsible firm than
Beatty and Shaw. You made low fling
at my private relations in life, aud you
ought to expect rttaliAtion. Bat am die
appointed in your caliber and resources;
and will simply hand you over to the vol
unteers, upon their re turn; only remind
ing you, in conclusion, thai tie spirit
manifestations given through me, if such
there were, were not distilled from either
corn or rye. Now,if you desire to kecr
up the cannonade, pitch in
A few words on the Beatty case. and
am done. The jury decided the case a
gaDst me. not because Beaty's printing
establishment was worth 81 900, but be.
cause they said bargain is a bargain;
and because they said it was reasonable,
that agreed to pay that price. to get the
control Of the Republican press of tie
county. If you had known the facts il
the case, las Am satisfied you did, yor
could have stated that paid Beatty S65
in hand, which was, at an honest compu
! tation, $3.50 more than the establishmen
J was honestly worth: and that the balauc
3, ttat Beatty WAS seeking TO recover, an
which | resisted on the ground of frauC
= was only 1850, and not the price (
the press, as you love to state. I'll
u Democrat establishment was a defuut
e concern; and would, under all the ci
: cumstances, have been well sold at S40I
4 though was liberal al the trial, and sal
that it might have been worth $500 {
5000. You could also have stated, that
i offered Beatty 500. which he already ha
Il in hand. to take back the concern; b.
? which lie. having made good bargain
stood upon his advantage, and refused.
. Beatty told me himself, hat he knew hi
paper was bore; but always insisted tia
3 he had paying patronage, in adveriisin
e aud jobbing, which was not true, l ais
!. learned, upon looking into the matter, tbs
the establishment had been living, to
considerable extent, on advanced subs rlt
r tions, which be had begged out of repub
t licans, to the am junt of 81, 80 each; wbic
! advanced al cunts have since been fle
out by the Gazette establishment. all {
these facts, | take it for granted, wer
known 10 you. But it has not sui
y ed your purposes to give them. | wa
i early satisfied that the Democrat had 10
II beyond the advanced subscribers, fit
patrons that would have stood by it thre
months. | have been the victim OF a
: outrageous imposition, and have 10 CT
5 dure it, Don't read indnce. Beatty
Il after falling, with the aid of Shaw, to fol,
e him into The front rams of the repu,
{ Iican party, (their estimation of his Wort
g not coming up to that fixed by himself
t, commenced in his usual way Of doir
d things, system Of kniGng in the dar
Al his object being as he said, TO destroy ii
l. Gazette establishment; and me of eouri
e with it: and all because | refused 10 ODE
; his psidixit in Republican lead until
/. Gnally landed clear over in the enemy
d ramp, where he, however, had been tV
d OF three times before. sincerely ho
he will have very, very good time Of
y Hope you won't require an oaM OF aIles
tance. will you? But am forgetting m
Of self. l promised not to waste musta
'e shot. aa@j d -,f
n, Il would be glad. to be of all thu servi
ly to you that | can, consistently with |
E. own interests and convenience: and thel
10 fore beg that you Will permit ME to So
be that it has just this minute occurred 20
U to suggest to you II method by which y
fy may have another chance to lay yO
re hands on the 81 900, since you choose |
n 10 produce your "credta6ic" informaliC
10 Can't you trot him up? Can't you tnd
by man lllat is willing to make the siateme
n. 10 relieve you just avery little; and sha
or the spoils? Well, the plan is this: \
ds shall obtain certificate from Saron
is Major & Knapp, Ago. Broadway, N
III Chat was the Lithograph house de
re with, that l owe them 10 cents; or Il
as atthe date of your charge there was G
ain cent due from me to Applegate d Co..
,ht Cincinnati and the money is yours. 7
wn will be a much easier method of maxi
GU 81, 600 than printing treasonable ne'
ee paper. Don't you th,uk sO2 Come, jul
= in. don't like an enemy to leave me
est unceremoniousIy.
on | do not think that the "Gazette bo.
feel as "anxious" on account OF impel
in ing trouble, as you are that it should
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