American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-12-14

-'N'i " sAiS o1i' ahSS VI ItSP SPupii|dho nho
called on business or otherwise. Besides
being Hotel, the Lowry House" is
both stage, aud Telegraph office. The
business community thought they had a
right to free "ingress and egress" in the
premises, without reference to whether
they were patrons of the house or not.
1t is perhaps proper to remark that as
Democrats concentrated their patronage
on the house, Republicans gradually with
drew; this seemed to offend the Colonel
very much-he should have reflected that
:. it is poor rule that don't work both
ways" but he did not Those who, hav-
ing declined patronizing his house, when
they called on business connected with
the Stage or Telegraph Office, often be-
lieyed themselves treated with undue cold
ness. In addition to this, we believe it
is generally admitted that the Colonel
was frequently, to speak moderately, con-
siderably excited. Under these circum-
stances it is not strange that some incon-
venience was felt by many Republicans
Some, feeling more aegrieyed than others
declared that lhey would not go near a
house where they felt apprehensiye that
their presence might be the means Of ex-
citing the Colonel and possibly result in
personal difficulty. We have heard some
Of cur best citizens say that they would
never cross his door--that they would
never even patronize the staaeas means
of travel while it stopped at his house,
simply because it was unpleasant to come
in contact with him. While boarding at
Mr.. Jacks and Mr.. Magee's respectively,
We have heard travellers complain that
they were treated coldly by the Col when
they called on him to pay their fair, pre-
liminary to taking passage in the stage.
We have heard those Landlords too,
both complain Of their guests being thus
treated by the Col
We have good reason to believe these
complainA were well grounded This
being the state Of the case, as was to be
expected, the coldness thus exhibited
qladually increased. The canvass for
President opened warmly and for the first
time in the Col3ucl5 life, We believe, he
became pariimn. On several occasions
he became excited, and on such occasions
he would never fail to express his anath-
emies on Abolitionists, generally using
n0mes-and on some occasions, making
bsligereut demonstrations. The McClel-
Ian chiyalry rallied around him, until be-
fore the close Of the campaign his loud
hu2zah-liks the voiceo Roderick's horn.
would people the town with warlike
elan This was the state of the case,
when on election day he posted himself
in front Of the election window, as his
own friends said, for the purpose of stir
ring up row. All efforts at that time
failed however, and he retired, doubtless,
unler The impression that he could not
get 4 quarrel out Of any body. In a for
mer article We noted the proceedings Of
that night, as also, summary of the in
cidents Of the next day, including the
celebrated raid on the Magee house. Our
readers will recolle ct that our neighbor Of
the HcroM and we differed as to wheth-
er a poker had been used upon the Colo
mel by Mr. Magee-we called on that pa
per to take back its false charge, but we
were only answered by hard names. For
the purpose, therefore, of setting this
matter at rest, we determined to give our
readers the testimony in the case, should
it ever be tried but by its settlement,
we have been deprived of this means of
vindicating our statement of the affair
In this respect however, we are neith-
er surprised nor disappointed. We scarce
ly ever saw such a continuous effort made
by the friends Of any man, as was made
by the Colonel's friends to keep this diff
Guilty out of court; it was not to be ex-
pected that they would not succeed The
Colonel too for once, overcome his natu-
rally naughty air, and began to make con-
fessions and apologies; extending his hand
to gentlemen, with whom, up till now, he
would not have deigned to speak-ac-
cOmpanyingi too with ample apologies
how could they refuse its acceptance?-
Indeed, we intinated to Mr.. Magee, our
self, that it seemed to require more cold
independence than any man ought to have,
to Withstand such advances. The mat
ter was therefore, finally settled. The
following is copy Of the paper fled with
the Clerk Of the Quarter Sessions, con.
tanning the terms Of settlement and sign
cd by the parties. From it our readers
can judge whether we were in error in our
statement of the affair;
Con,p,nnUaalth "a AIov o,rr-- L.