M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-11-30
POOier and Fry on Good.
rich.
VIHroY STATION Nov. 81, 1865.

EDITOR DEMOCRAT; A communication
from Orren Goodrich appeared in your COL
umns, not long since, in which the writer
freely criticised the action of the Board Of
Directors, at this place, in declining to
avail themselves of his services as teacher.
At the time, it was thought best to let it
pass unnOticed, as it deserved taking into
consideration the source from which it
came, But, as the subject has been agta-
tated again in last weeks Democrat, a few
words ofcomment are perhaps necessary.
Dir Goodrich has exhibited a very COM
mon wcakness-in rushing into print with
his private grefs-aS though he expected,
thereby, to throw the Earth out Of its Or
bit. He affects Indignation and surprise
that he failed to come up to our standard
of qualifications. He need not.
The question is splung, in his article,
lrhether, the fact Of his bearing allegiance
to faction that has shown such unrelent-
ing hostility to the government, during the
last four years, diSqnalifes man 10 act as
q teacher! We say, IL does, and for this
reason. All the traitors at the South are
Of his political faith. All their sympathi-
zcrs in the North are his brethren, Is a
rebel hung, they all mourn; are they all
pardoned, they rejoice. Is Slavey-"the
sum of ali villdinies done away, through
the instnmentality of the War, they heap
their maledictions upon the nsme of Lin
coin, and denounce him as tyraLt and
usurper.
Viewed in this light, we assume that
sympathy with treason, units man for
any reasonable post.
Mr. Goodrich is hundred years behind
the age. He is no more competent to teach
the young, as they ough! to be taught, than
Rip Van Wrinkle would be for president of
a :ail-roid company. A man is known,
too, by the company he keeps. When
found with those notoriously disIoyal, and
apparently glorying in their shame, all his
professions Of loyalty are mere wind,--
Loyalty--like female virtue--must be above
suspicion. None other is genuine.
A sincere Patriot is for his Country
one and undivisible--now and forever, He
is frank and Outspoken, and thinks it not
unconstitutional to say in thunder tones,
"I love my County, and, like myriads
who have given their lives and their for
tunes' for its defense and preservation,
prove his faith by his works."
This is the stuff that such men as An
drew Jackson, and the martyred Lincoln
were made of; and OF the same material
are made millions upon millions of loyal
men, who now hold in their hands the des-
TIMES of our great, free, and glorious Repub-
lie.
The Marietta Times, and papers of like
sentiments, Ecall this great Over8hadOlOino
host that has just completed the annihila.
ion Of the Confederate Democracy, on
thousand battle fields Of the South, and by
the ballot at the North, "a peStilent fac
ttsn." webster" says. "factiOE" is a
party distinguished by "oppOSitiOn 10 the
prince, government or state" In the light
OF this definition who are the fact iOnists!--
1t is impossible to convince these editorial
owls, who have all been asleep, during the
last four years, that the world has moved,
and is now sweeping onward in its magnii.
cent orbit.
We expect them TO wake up, without de-
lay, and clear away the cobwebs and dust
that obstTuct their mental vision, and, if
possible, to get their eyes open.
Our parting advice to Mr. Goodrich. and
those Of like age and accomplishments, is, to
"Tarry at JeriCo, until their boards be
grown"
Wehave thus, briefly, defined our posi-.
tion, and avail ourselves Of your permission
to use your columns. We would he pleas
ed to have the Marietta Times publish this,
in full, and send us the number of their pa
per containing it.
Respectfully Yours,
JOHN A. PO0LER,
GEORGE Fry.
Directors.