The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-05-22
From the Ohio Statesman
Our school Commissioner.
R. >. LEE, General

| From the Ohio Statesman.
Our Sch OOI Commissioner.
About three weeks ago absurd and
slanderous stories, relating to Professor
Cathcart, State School Commissioner,
began to appear and be widely circula'
| ted in certain Abolition papers. These
stories, which were, for the most part,
given as rumors and In sly inuendoes,
related to an alleged "broil with a sol.
dier," relieved of watch and chain
when in .oblivious state" 'pre.
sented a pitiable spectacle at public
housein Newark" "acted as if just es-
capped from lunatic asylum, troubled
with an ugly many. legged monster called
the worm of the still, which worm sud.
denly converted itself into large snake
and dropped down into his boots"
What mau for School Commission.
erl What an example for young Buck
eyes
The base origin and sinister purpose
of these assaults upon Prof Cathcart
were apparent from the first, but it was
hoped the vile Sian Ierers would ere long
become ashamed of themselves, and that
some feeling ofmanly honor would wake
up and prompt them to correct and re.
call their false charges. Prof. G. is a
gentleman of re6aed sensibilities, and
has felt extremely unwilling to appear
before the public over his own mare, or
through his friends, for the purpose Of
repelling the murderous cruelty involved
in those malignant and deadly assaults
upon his reputation. Hence, finding
they we're unnoticed, those slanderers
have kept at their work, and have been
getting bolder and more desperate.
The following appeared in the Journal
of this city on Tuesday, May 10:
~ Communicated
WILL CATHoART REsIGSf-Many are sorely
disappointed that our infamous School Com
missioner has not resigned his office
Every one desires and demsnds his immediate
resignation. The teachers lonthe the man who
has by hisgross immoralites brought dishonor
ON their profession Democrats detest the
creature who has done so much to mortify and
! disgrgee them. while not paper nor an indi;
I.yidual says Que word in his defense. The man
is deal;. let him be buried. L
Itis certain that he can never discharge the
duties Of his office-he must resign. Let his
successor be Democrat or Republican, u
jew ora GENTLE, but do not let him he q drunk
ari nor fool. THE People.
Teachers Ioathe himl Democrats de,
test him ! Is dead ! Must resignl Shame
on the wretch who utters these falsehoods.
Such ISLANDERS, II heard in the lowest
hell would send the perpetrator down,
ward headforemost, still lower. His
heels, sticking up through the bottom Of
hell, would be his last appearance in
public.
The truth As, Mr.. Cathcart is a refined
orderly and courteous gentleman, and in
every respect we'll fitted for the Office to
which the people have assigned him. In
educational culture, intellectual and
moral, hs is, we believe, fully equal to
any Of bis predecessors in that Office
His health has been poor the last three
or four weeks, but has been improving
rapidly the last day or two. He was
1 quite III IN Newark at the time those
vile slanderers accorsed him Of having
an attack Of deiiritm tremeas.
| There was no shadow Of truth 10 that
s q ~ > VI. = ID
charge he was half dead from an.
guish, and modification, because Of those
vile ISLANDERS. He had an appointment
to deliver aleeture Ia New Philadelphia.
but got no farther than Newark, went
to- q hotel, aud called q physician, Doc
for Hamill of that place. Dr.. H., a
1gentleman Of high standing in his pro.
lession and ia the community, being in
quired Of Id regard to Mr.. Csthcart, has
replied in the following note:
4 s 49, newark. May 8, 1858.
DEAR STA III was called In. professionally
4 to see Prof. Gathcart At the Preston House in
this place, and found him laborihg under q
good deal of mental depression. The report
about his having deliriam tsaeBs are incorrect,
nor was he in my opinion under the influence
Of liquor. 49, ~, =, ,..s.,,..
Respectfully yours, ~. .,.a !.
We are assured BY those who know
Prof. Cathcart intimately that he has
been from bis childhood and Is now re.
maFkAbly free from disorderly habits Of
any sort There are very few men whose
Hives have been marked BY aofew excep-
Ftions to this rule. - ie All.l'3
Mr. Cathcart graduated at the Miami
4 Univefaty 10 1851, standing among the
Arst IN bis class. The twelve iutsrVeu'