Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-08-07
The Smut rTachIne revived.

The Smut Machine, alias, Democratic Mes
senger, has been revived by its old editor and
publisher, M, P. Bean,-dlias, the $4,000 Bean
alias, the ignimoniously and disgracefully dis.
missed from the army, Bean,--alids, the contem-
ner of honest and worthy men, Bean. This man
stepped to the chin in personal and political cor
ruption, and deeply imbued with the malice, ha-
tired, and meanness of negro driver, with a
nature inclning him to take part in all VIII
laines, and too despicable a wretch to bo suf-
fered to remain in the army of the Union, has
again placed himself (for we cannot believe that
the majority of the party sanction it) at the
head of the Democratic party of this county and
presumes to become its leader and the expoun-
der of its principles.
This base man, whose groveling passions as
sumo full sway on all occasions, and whose in
Vulnerable moral delinquencies are to be seen
wherever his footprints go,-lost to all sense of
honor and shame, degraded in his nature, corrupt
in his principles, sold to the great enemy of God
and man,-again pours forth through his filthy
sheet his low abuse against the loyal citizens Of
our town and dcounty-the honesty integrity and
patriotism of the meanest of whom is as far su-
perior TO that Of their villfer, as the wisdom OF
Clay or Webster was superior to that of the
most lliterate wretch that ever disgraced the
world.
LiHle in every thing that is wise, honorable
great worthy, pure or virtuous, he possesses just
the kind of ability that now seems requisite to
conduct Copperhead paper and to secure the
support and patronage of jeff Davis support
ers in this county. Having shown his willing
ness On former occasion to betray his country
to the eSSlaveholders-for which he received
Southern gold he is now engaged in endeav-
-oring to stir up strife and discord among his
Deighbors by the most bare-faced, willful, and
malignant lies, worthy his father the devil, with
the same end in view that characterised his for
mer conduct His object now is to embarrass
the Government, by creating divisions and
heart-burnings among the people, that in the
end the people of the North may become sub
jeet to the rebels of the South.
The first issue of this delectable sheet, which
we have before us, is wresking with his low,
fish market slang against our citizens, and the
most gross and libelous charges against them.-
He accuses our business men with insulting
Democrats when they come to town to trade; he
accuses our people with contemplating the or
ganization of mobs to maltreat Democrats; he
accuses the Republicans with knocking down
and pounding The Germans because they were
foreigners. and of being the instigators of all
the little melees and fights which have taken
place in this vicinity; he libels our churches
and church-going people; traduces their Minis
tiers without particle of foundation; and
great deal more of like nature which we have
not the room in our paper to mention. All this
he does in the most matter of fact way, when
the truth is the whole story is manufactured out
Of his own fertile BRAIN for the most sinister
purposes.
That our citizens did, on Sunday, to the num-
Der of 300 or 400, when they received the news
of Lees defeat form in procession; march
through the principal streets after band of mu-
sic; that they had the bells rung, the cannon
fired, and congratulated each other on the aus
picious result, is true. But more orderly, So
Der, and respectable procession never marched
through any town. This was owing in some
respect, no doubt to the fact that Bean and @hs
kind" were not in Il. They were in their holes
lamenting over the misfortunes of their friend
Lee, They certainly showed no satisfaction at
the triumph Of our arms.
Now, in all seriousness, do the respectable
portion Of the Democratic party, (for there are
many worthy and respectable men, we are sor-
ry to say still in that party,) intend to support
and encourages this quintessence of all meanness
in his Infamous Trades against the morality,
virtue and people of our eOunty7 Do they in
tend to support JEFF. Davis organ in their
midst. Do they intend TO eountenanee and en-
courage man who has been ignimoniously dis
missed, (not discharged, recolleet but die
rlisssd from the armyf II they do, they have
fallen much lower than we had given them cred
it for and are In most lamentable condition
indeed.
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