The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-03-21

BRUNSWICK, March 18th, 1864.
To the Editorof the Press:
The Editor of the Brunswick Telegraph
Mr. Tenney) made an unwarrantable charge
against me in late paper, and / wrote him
the following communication in answer. With
the fairness characteristic of the man (if
may thus insult the human race by calling
him mani he refuses to publish my answer.
He makes one correction, saying he read the
first paragraph hastily, and quoted from MEM
DRY. A while ago he made some structures
upon the National Banking system, and after
wards in private conversation owned to a
person that he never read the Act authorizing
the Banks. O. J.
Mr.. TENSEY A friend called my atten-
ton to an article in your last issue, in which
you see fit to accuse me of malice and style
me the fabricator of falsehood. Allow me
to disabuse the public Of such an idea, and
from your own words, prove you TO be an in
tential perverter of facts, or, to use your Ian
guage, 'fabricator of falsehoods.' You
say ''philosophze somewhat as follows -
What pity that town which throws so
large Republican majority should have only
copperhead tavern and copperhead news
paper supported by Republicans"
My words were lis there another town in
Maine Of the same political cast, where a cop
Perhead tavern and copperhead weekly paper
are supported, and the latter mainly by the
subscriptions of Republicans You make
me affirm that the Tontine is supported by
Republicans. l have never said so. This is
fabrication of falsehood No. |. That the
Telegraph" is supported mainly by the sub
scriptions of Republicans L still affirm, and
ground my statement upon-frst, the periodic
and spasmodic demands of the Editor for
more assistance-and second, the fact that
quite number of Republicans are subscri-
bers to the paper. Hence il almost expiring
with these subscribers the Telegraph would
evidently cease to breathe without them.
Again you say, though If he tMr. Berry,
chose TO refuse quarters TO any person, white
or black, the public have little TO do with it,"
This is fabrication of falsehood" No. q
In the Revised Statutes, chap. "a sec. s. il
reads: "He 1.-THE innkeeper) shall grant such
reasonable accommodation as occasion re-
quires to strangers, travellers and Others" If
person, for the benefit of advantages which
may thereby accrue to him, enters into con-
tract with the public, have that public 'litte
to do with ii" when he violates his part of the
contract? Further you say, "the slap at the
Telegraph as copperheal sheet we pass
over in silent contempt" Does silence, in
this case, give consent? If SO, / give you
credit for, al least, one truth in your article.
II not please name paper which you call
copperhead and let us compare the two. /
have this to say in explanation of my course
From what Mr.. Jackson stated in his lecture
at the 1all,-l-and as far as l have learned
others formed the opinion that he was denied
accommodations at the 'Tontine." My first
article was published in the "Press" of March
LIST, and as soon as heard it was not true in
some particulars, wrote to the Editor para
graph dated March I'd, correcting the former
one and giving the reason of my erroneous
impression viz: Mr.. Jackson's remarks in
the evening. This was done before | was
known or suspected of writing the first piece,
and done willingly and cheerfully as any
honest minded person would hasten to do.
Will you be as honest in correcting your par
agraph, or will you still cling to your low
habit of flingng right and left your false state
ments and backguard insinuations and still
retain the unenviabe reputation you enjoy of
making your paper the medium of abusing
any one whose opinions differ from your
own ?"
The question you ask me, "Why did not a
Resident entertain him?n | answer as fol-
lows:
Ihave no house. am boarding with private
family, and further, had been able in that
respect, | could not have done so, as was ig-
norant how or when he was TO come or did
come. / have no doubt Mr. Jackson could
and would have been entertained this side of
the river, had he applied to the right class of
persons
And now let me ask question or two.
Why did not the person who secured rooms
for Mr.. Jackson, see that he was met and in
formed OF the accommodations prepared for
him, and why did not Mr.. Dennison make the
correction, which he afterwards so deeply in
terested himself about, at the Hall, and not
allow the audience to 90 away with the i'm
preston that Mr.. Jackson had not been right
ly used at the Tontine?
As you are pleased to designate my correc-
ton Of mistake as eating small piece of
humble pie" will you, Mr.. Tenney, please pass
your plate and, by publishing this commune
cation, accept of a similarly small piece from
the same pie. OscEoLA JACKSON,