The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-09
A Democratic NIirinm.

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IT is seldom that we have had our feelings SO
lacerated as they were by the perusal OF the
appended letter, which, with few touching
words oCiptroduction. was laid before the public
in this mornings Age:-
I'm Pendeld. New York, tor some time past
an unobtrusive journal was issued by Miss
NELLIE WILLIAMS, editress, oompo5ltor, and
publisher The name oil the paper was the
Penteld EItrd and we DelleVe It's publication
Welded a moderate support to the young lady IN
question, who seems to have done pretty nearly
all the wOrL about the establishment. For some
cause or other its publication has been sus-
pended, and we are inclined to think, from the
subioined letter, that it has been forced out OF
existence by the efforts of some of those pure
minded patriots of the radical persuasion who
believe it 'disloyaP for any one to have any
opinion upon any subject which does not
entirely accord with their own. But we will let
NELLIE speak for herself:-
TENFIELD, August 6-Gontlemon 1t is with
regret am called upon to announce TO the Demo
era &c press thaC my ite paper has been suspendod
prObab y foreveri for If cannot publish my true
sentiments, and ha o them appreciated by the
american people, l will lay ASIDE the quill and work
az he case IN some sound office ] am OF the true
American blood and my torefathers were sucn
leioTe me: l am only the third generation from
DAVID WILLIAMS, of TaTrYtown VINO knows
who would have governed this country at this time;
il Major ANDRE had escaped my great grandtatherE
True Americans can never be bought with back Re
publican jewels But enough, nave fought the
hard batue, and sang the war song ana am not
willing to retire TO pr Yate life. Enclosed please find
two COpperheaGs, that when you look upon them
you may ever think OF NELLlE' -
Would that we could recall the touching lines
of the mournful ditty in regard to the sad fate
of Nellie Bligh, who, If our memory does not
deceive us, suffered from some ocular affection
and came to an untimely end We would pub.
lish 1t as a Republican campaign document. as
an Offset to the powerful instance of "black"
brutality which the Age gives. We had thought
that all the ladies who adopted particular "isms"
we're on our side. We had no idea that the
Egyptians also had MIRIAM, who would clap
her hands and sound cymbals and shawns.
But it would seem as though there was to
be a rivalry. The Democracy is to have
females on the rOstrum and in the editorial
chair, and Miss DICKINSON may yet be eclpsed
by some new stars from PenGeld. There is
much feeling in the whole correspondence.
NELLIE in the act of setting up editorials; MEL
LIE as a writer; NELLIE as the disbursing agent
OF the Penfeid ErtrO, which tends to warp the
judgment and prevents us reviewing with cool
criticism the causes which probably led to the
untimely dec sase of the Extra. As 1--WE are
taugh ht in this cold world to smother each feeling
the heart holds most DEAR" we will try to re-
member our lesson, and seek to remove all the
warm glowing OF sympathy from the cold dutyo
examination.
The fist cause assigned for the prem ature
death of the Ezra is that the publisher was
not able to publish my true sentiments, and
have them appreciated by the American people,
For which sad proof of modern degeneracy we
may infer that Democracy in the neighborhood
of Penfeld Is scarce, and what there is of it
not sufficient appreciation to support the
Extra. This is sad case! We would advise
here. There is plenty Of room in the Democratic
ranks for lady's paper, and the autho
ress who couldl pen such a letter would
not be obliged to blush unseen and.
waste her sweetness on the desert air, il she
was to take up her abode amongst us. With
discontnuance is added another piecs of intor-
mation-'I am of true American blood, and my
forefathers were such before me-" 1t is valu-
able. We had feared that her forefathers were
such after her; but ii they were before her it is
all right. Apparently overcome with reference
to the great DAVID WILLIAMS, of Revolutionary
fame, and agonized in efforts to solve the diff
cult problem ''Who would have governed this
country if the said WILLIAMS had not captured
Major ANDREY-who, by-the-way, we did not
know was captured by one man, but by three
she burst forth like PAUL, and having fought
good fight, "and sang war song," she retires
to private life. Like the swan of the fable,
she has in emusic and perfume passed away"
ResquieSc0t in pace, NELLIE.