Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-02-01
WEDNESDAY NIoRNrNG#"FEn. !, 1868.

Jony RrssEL The brief mention $50 ,
,,ode or opr "rriend" John, in our issue
Of the 18Th ult., has brought whole
pack Of trouble upon Us, as courtesy no.
only requires us to publish his long let
ter on our first page out desire vind'-
cate oursolf, as also the corrcspondenIoi
the Journal, from any intention to m'srci-
resent facts and a determination, now
that he has made il our imperative duty,
10 convict him of deliberate inIsohood'
by publishing the address IN question:
which we will DO in our next issue.
John complains that we did not qualify
ova, with an "lr, Uu' 'e'''''''- ''' 90 '""'
he wa, reported" to have said in his nd
dress We will honestly confess Ihat
the very reason 'eiy we made no qua!lil-
cation was, because We believed that the
letter in question was written 10y John
himself; and SO believing, we took 1t Tor
granted that he would not mlsS-report his
own remarks. However, whether or not
he was correctly reported, the public can
Judge when they SEQ what gvPo'H to 0e
copy of the address But if it was not
correctly reported ideas, sentences, and
language were given in the effort, which
we're not used by the author. why does h9
abuse us2 Why not turn his batteries a
gainst the reporter, even il that would
subject him TO the charge Of self-immo'a-
tion2 Yea, instead Of abusing u.s. if he was
mYrepreseated, why not rather thank
us for affording him tho opportunity ol
removing any uniavorable impression the
reporter" may have created
But John falsely charges us with "as
calling" in "ScurrlIous' and "undigni-
fed manner" his religious views and
those OF the society TO which he belongs
There is no republication here. The charge
is broad, distinct, positive. MS are
Just as scarce as they were with US. Then
let US see what we did say of our friends
religious views" that warranted all this
broadside Of adjectiyes and eIplcuvcs.
Here is tho whole OF it.
"But it seems that these kind hearted ladies
were not permitted to bcstow their libcrality in
that plain and transformations manner becoming
their peaceful habits-for, if We arc to judge OF
the /" flock by its head abraham Spencer
and one of the speakers. { John RussclD who, we
presume, spoke only as the esprit moved him
they belonged TO the Society Of Friends"
Is any thing "scurrilous" or "undignj-
fed" in this? Is their either "malignpg
or traducng ofprivate chorlcLer?' Then
John, if there is not, we charge you as
distinctly, and broadly, and unqualfcd!y
as you make the accusation, with the
meanest of conduct in the eyes of the
world, and tho most heiuous ofsins in the
estimation Of al orthodox Qnakers-the
bearing Of talsc wi,Hess against yoT ncyij5r
Although Johns memory may be al
fault, yet he is not wanting in shrewd.
ness In fact he may be called SHARP
Thus he assumes that because mo- oatl
containing the language HAT report
attributes to him, were administered to o
ny one, and therefore leaving the infer
renee that TEat report says o! him can
noL be true Inc uenl'i Is not positive -
only inlercntial Tho report i, tia
me question: perhaps Iaco''on'iy' IN aDo'
the identical language used ly ue, va
put TO FRIEND John Ly tic gentleman
VINO 'heh oc'eo Us '0'nm'=s.oner' ana
mat Tue responses were as we gave 'neM
WI" 'oun Gen! l"'a' IL "9 "'o'' '"'o
we We VIII see what prooi report car
produce
Inc a'orea' III quei'Io" VIII appear 10
our next "hcN we may pay some Iarth
er respects 10 our 'l''eho an" IL We
Sho'. make some references OF "a sum mo"
un np'easa"t ola'oo.''' "o' 'o' sol""& " We
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