The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-07-16
A LITERARY GEN FROM ). H. REID
For the "Joumal,"
BowLiNG GREEN, o., July II, 1862.

To Editor No. 2, Perrysburg JouRSAt.
What ails you now, you lousy J-k.
To thresh my back at sic pitch
Losh, man hae mercy wi your uatch
Your hOdkin's bauld
Gae mind your seam gae prick he iopss
An jag the fac"
When reading your little, nasty dirty, mean, CON
temptible attack ON me in the JoURNAL of the 9th
inst, 1t occurred to that you were the identica
individual that Poet Burns had in his minds eve
when he penned the above lines. But for your con-
emptible fling about axe to grind | should have
taken no notice of you, your filthy stuff What
kind Of an axe do you suppose have to grind? Do
you suspect that it is such an axe as you were try
ing to grind, when you tried the other day to get
somebody to turn the griudstone, to grind father
Hatch out Of the Recorders Office How many
" turner's did you find to help you? Can you tell :?
Unless am greatly mistaken in the signs of the
times, when the people turn the grindstone to put
father Hatch out OF that office, they will want to
grind up an Complement +" to put into it, of " Ices
Questionable character than you are. Now Caard
a man of your age, ought to know enough, to de-
Gently express his opinion in opposition to another
when he finds that he is unable to agree with him.
against me- ON account of mere difference of opin
ion. By the way you seem to be somewhat famil-
lar with the writings of the immortal Franklin
Did you ever read his article on the Privilege of
the Cudgcl"? ifnot, careful perusal of it might
be interesting and profitable to you
Respectfully, j.. II. REID.
The above letter is so expressive in its
and chaste in its literary excellence, that
we felt it duty we owe to the public to
publish the precious document without alb
brcviaton. We also hope the Messrs.
Tlarpers may be induced to make it an ad-
denda to their edition of Burke on the
" Sublime and Beautiful" Whatever doubt
may have existed as to the character and
intent of Mr.. Rcid's Grafton at Portage,
such doubt cannot rest ON the above letter.
It's teachings are unequivocal, and its ami
mated illustrations portray the habits OF
thought, and the prominent characteristics
of its writer. With the ability and logical
acumen of lawyer, and a philosophic
knowledge of the habits and instincts of
the animals named, Mr.. Reid has the lad
vantage of superior knowledge; therefore
we must concede to him the palm on the
louise and flea question. AS lawyer. Mr..
Reid may consider it sport to catch the
animals by pricking them, but the habit of
civilization and of cleanliness, would indi-
cate fine toothed comb, as more humane
and desirable. We hope, therefore, our
Bowling Green friends will enforce against
Mr.. Reid the law for the "prevention of
cruelty to animals
We desire to inform Mr. Reid that our
remarks on his Fourth of July Grafton at
Portage, We're wholly based on his person
alities, his partisan statements, and the ten
dency of his remarks to create disaAection
towards the and division among
our citizens. He that is not for us is
against us" That is the rule at this crisis.
In the wrong, as they are admitted to be,
we canrespect ourplain. outspokcn enemies
in the South hut the crafty, sophistical,
and crawling politicians of the North we
heartily dcspisc. Under the guise of lber-
ty and democracy, they are tyrants at heart,
they trample under foot the teachings of
jefferson and jackson, and the arguments
used by them are such as are used by the
brood of tyrants everywhere. The time
has come when every citizen of this Repub-
lie who has heart influenced by love of
liberty should aid in repicssing every infiu-
ence subversive of it.
The interests of civilization the cause
of human liberty and the perpetuity of this
Republic require that we should at this
time mitedly and individually determine,
to support the government in this conflict,
which must determine whethe institutions
established by GeorgeW ashington or those
of William the Norman shall prevail. This
is the feeling influencing us in olm remm ks
on Mr.. Reids' Grafton. If we have perverted
his logic; ii we have stated that which is not
true Mr.. Reid has ability TO expose the
wrong. BY referring to the cudgcl, he dis
plays more weakness than was exhibited
by him in his Portage Grafton. 1t is bad
enough to hc silly, it is much worse wheI
Il man makes an ass of himself by bonn
bastic attempt at intimidation. We desire
to inform Mr.. Reid that we shall at al
times fearlcssly and honestly state ON
views on public matters. without regar(
to amy man living. Whilst appreciatina
] NJ, Dail' ,,,lifo +;,, oF a., IL
we differ from him as to the benefit accrue
/ ing to us from 4 meditation thereon and W,
! most emphmicaHy assure Mr., Reid that
| display of his proficiency therein will b.
less profitable to him than his speech wa
/ to those who heard it.
Mr.. Reid's statement of Callard's attcmp
/ to obtain the Recorders office, is meal
and unmitigated falsehood. Callard ha
never been a candidate for the office, whicl
is we'll known to Mr.. Hatch and his friends
Some three months ago Callard stated t.
Mr.. Hatch in the presence of John Wooste
/ (the Treasurer elect that he was not a can
didate, yet there is Il persistence in contir
uing the libel If Mr.. Reid knows any
thing of the signs Of the times he vii
be assured of one fact, that the refectinl
citizens Of Wood county will no longer b
imposed on by detamUory and false state
ment So friend ReidFbe sure you're right
then so ahead
German Farmers.
A LARGE party of Germans are coming t