The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-03-28
Reply to Nres.r. ID. * w. Jones.

creation 0ut IN Jus lice 10 ourselves, our lflenuS,
and the community at large we simply make
few remarks In reply TO your second batch OF
treacherous, inydious, and reckless
ialsehoods.
1--WE had nothing to do with the writing of that
article" Certainly not, friends Jones We nev-
er knew RoOk yet who would acknowledge he
was one but why not tell us who did You GER
tainly would not have US understand that you do
not know now, when almost every child In town
knows YoM conduct on the night that the whole
nest of Rocks waited upon us at our band prae-
tice, in order TO create quarrel II possible, left
no doubt in the mind Of any person present as to
whom the writers were. Again, have you forgot
ten that one RoOk wrote at the instigaton OF the
other two, and that his writings were sents TO
Portsmouth to be mailed, (not by the mail boy),
and returned to jackson /; and these are the base
and pueilanmOus Rocks, who are now crying
about deception! Friend Jones, If you knew not
who the writers were, why did you try to lead us
to suspect an innocent party, by telling as that
the writer claimed TO have Travelled with an exhi-
ton for fourteen years7 You know that writer
makes no such claim, but you knew that we had
not read the batch Of gabble then, and you were
anxions that VIC should not read it. Why didyou
wait upon us at our residence grembipg In your
boOts) In order to find out what we were going to
writer A quitty conscience needs no accusing We
told you we should write the truth and nothing
more, TO which you replied, that acU be The hard
est part of Il. What! the truth the hardest part !!
We know that truth is monster In the minds
of insidiOus calumniators; but bear in mind,
friend Jones, the moment you cease to be de-
celver, and become an honest lover Of truth and
iustce, that moment she becomes the brightest
gem of Gods creation and here we pledge our
sacred honor to be as truthful and logical In our
second reply as we were in our first, no matter
how hard II may make 1t, for we never yet feared
the truth.
I'VE do not intend TO criticise." Certainly not
friend ROok you cut your fingers to deep In
your first attempt at criticism even 10 make q
second. You could not fail TO see that you were
minnows at criticism, although uhutesas calumn-
iatOrs. We could wish lin true friendship your
abilities as critics were proportonate to your abil-
tiles as calumniatOrs. I'VE dare the JacksOnlan
to prove his assertion" We never made any we
simply exposed the lalslty of those made by the
Rocks. IF lc cannot" prove the assertions OF
Others we suppose, "he is we think a most vile,
base, and detestable being" Yes, friend Jones,
the more degraded and lowllved, the more treach-
erous and iivldious KoOk becomes, the more he
becomes inclined to think that an honest lover Of
truth and justice is base man, because every
kOOk thinks that he moves In world Of Rocks.
HE deceived the public" Nay, friend Jones,
the public were not decelved-they were well sat
lsied. IL was the Rocks only, who were deceived
Who was the leader2 Why the Jack-ss, we
mean the JacksOnMn" No, friend Ro0k you
mean Jackass, but YOU are too puslanimous q
brute to say what you mean. Deception forms so
prominent feature In your character that you
cannot hide II for moment. Poor degraded
souls having bartered their own brains for those
of Jackass, would now have US believe that we
had done the same. Quite natural, friend Rook,
for every Jackass to think he moves in a world of
Jackasses. We hate 70 deal with backgrounds
but as we have by accident got into the company
of one we must for credit sake, expose bis black
guardism. I'VE sung according To his instruc-
TONS" Nay, friend Rook this Is too base false
hood to merit moments attention, for any one
who heard you sing the same pieces before will
testify 70 the talsity Of this assertion We told
you ourselves, at the close Of each piece, (men-
ioned IN your lrst bag of gabble) that you never
sung them worse and this Is perhaps one reason
why the Jack-ss kicked at his master. Because
he was told that the amount of labor performed
was not proporlonate TO the amount Of food he
had consumed, and finding that he has kicked
himself instead OF his master, he Is now trying TO
bind up the wound In plaster Of repentance.
"GOd forbid that we should make our living by
selling whisky Amen, friend Jones, or yet by
running about the town TO beg II on o Sabbath
day. We never clained that it was an honorable
buslness--nelther did we commence to sell 1t be-
cause we thought so, but simply because we al
lowed ourselves TO be deceived by treaeherous
men. We have seen the error. acknowledge the
fault, honoraby, without trying to dodge II for q
moment, or trying to R0ok out Of It as you are
trying 10 KoOk cut of yours and II we can only
get clear of the small quantity we have now ON
hand, we will pledge our sacred honor never TO be
caught In the same trap again, either by Rocks or
Ravens. Nevertheless, we think those who were
base enough TO come 10 try to purchase from us
on the Sabbath day, should have been the last to
speak OF the dishonor OF the thing--more especi-
ally so, as we emphatcally declined to sell him
any but told him II he really needed II (as he said
he dld) we would give him all he needed And
we did so, he at the same time asking us to drink
with him, TO which we replied, we never use 1t.
Now as the Rocks have drunk more OF our whisky
than we ever did, or ever shall even though we
may have II ten years, we here propose TO sell II
TO them at cost price, or To any one else who
wanlsit. This would certainly be al advantage
to you, as you Will have II on hand Instead of hay.
Ing 10 run after II on the Sabbath We do moi
wish 10 boast Of our good deeds. but we will ven
ture 10 say TO the Rocks that we have done more
for the temperance cause than they ever did, and
although we have q little whisky on hand yet, w
shall be very careful to let no habltual drunkards
get hold OF it. We shall watch the everyday
drunkard as close as the sabbath day sucker, eVeI
though we may never sell II. f.
"IIow he has usurpcd the liberty" Did morta
nian ever write such o sentence as this before
Tell us what you mean, friend Jones' II you can
Attacked our characters In an unjust manneF.
Nay, friend Jones, gour caiuMniesiR Just manner
In order TO weaken our influence" We neve
knew that you had any. destroy our reputa
tton.' As calumniators, we suppose for we ney
er heard OF YOU having any other. "And sink III
into eontenpt In public estimation Nay, irlen'
Jones, far IRON Il. We should take more pride II
Tescung you from the eOntemptuous position yOl
now occupy, as calumnators Of your fellow men
than 10 sink yuu deeper into inlqulty than yol
now are. Such practice flows from IN unlus
spirit OF Jealousy, from ambition, pride and self
WILL" Yes, friend Jones, here is the whole secFe
of the matter, Oh! II you had only been homes
enough to have told the whole truth here no re
ply from US would have been necessary. Why dk
YOU not tell Us where, and lu'whom this spirit q
jealousy found its origin, and what cause ther
was for IN This would have been Just and hon
orable. But here again the truth was too hard
part for you, and you leave the public 10 gathe
their own lnterence However, we Will not com
plain for the spirit Of your letter will leave NJ
doubt IN the mind Of any one. % to where OF 4
whom II originated. The concert was got y
| for the benefit OF the band" No, friend R0ok, 3
deifay lie expenses; but a. Il appears you are to
ignorant 10 understand our language, we will eS
plain ourselves. We mean, 70 pay for tuition
writing music, &C.; and this Is what the ban
voted for voluntarily and unanimously, and Oh
proceeds were used Tor that purpose, after q
other expenses were paid, which amounted
about twenty-five dollars. OIL that spirit {
jealousy. Did the Rocks wish 10 become carrie
| crows here, and devour all themselvesf Oh thu
spiris ef ss(GsAness. SAnd tho ladies, God blel
Fem, we think Il was time for some one 70 BILE,
them besldes him." Whatl iaslt possible Oh,
mortal man can speak 50 insultlngly a. this Of b
| God Z We might have expected such languap
e. this from an atheist but we certainly did M
expect II from protesting ehrisllan.
1 Again, .lor he did not see nc 10 sbeMtkank thel
| for their servicesn Nelllif mortal man eve
i splutterod 0nt such insignificant atheism as th
before, We have never heard OF II We have q