The weekly loyal Georgian., 1867-08-24
From the Augusta National Republican.
The Chronicle and Sentinel.
LEXINGTON, Ca, August L
Editor MationaL RepnbZican:

A1lV Oh4VAAANAS eSAAO SNAANAAANA'
LEXINGTON, GA, August 10th.
Editor National Republican; 3
DEAR SIR:-I am again called upon
to trespass upon your kindness, in
replying to a personal attack of the
Chronicle and Sentinel of the 18th inst,
being well satisfied that that newspaper
would not have the manliness TO publish
my letter, as it has failed so far to. add
''still another" to the several replies TO
its first slauderous article by the publ
cation of my first letter. | have no
means of knowing which Of the editors
Of that paper wrote the article in
question-whether it WAS the big Ex
General, and big Elk Governor East Of
the Oconee'-the little namesake of St.
Patrick, or one Moorc-nor does it
much matter. Whichever il may be,
he is perfectly welcome to the cclat he
has gained by the chaste language he
uses, and shows conclusivcly that he is
more familiar with the vocabulary of
diSreputable associations, and the
language of indccency than that of
gentlemen
In my other reply to the first onslaught
made upon me by the Chronicle It. Sen
ttnel, | endeavored to sustain the char
acter ofa gentleman, and L am perfectly
willing TO have the comparison made
between US, by gentlemen, Of both
attacks and rejoinders; but l am not
willing, nor do | think any other gentle.
man would be willing, to submit to the
arbitramcnt of A. Il. Wright, Henry
Moore, or Patrick Walsh, as to what
docs or docs mol constitute a gentleman
taking their editorials as evidence Of
their capacity to determine the question.
Personalities are not to my taste, Mr..
Editor; and ! owe an apology to YOU
and your readers for their indulgence
Oh the present occasion. | hold it 10
be the strongest evidence of weak
cauSc-an untenablc position--a low
mnd-a dcrHtCI' resort, and feeling Of
a vicious nature-whencver personal.
ii les. such as were INDUCED in by the
writer of the article Of the 18th instant,
are used without cause, aud without the
shadow of an excuse. Ny pursuits in
life had nothing to do with my letter,
nor with the ISLANDERS it was written to
reGutc. Why did they not publish the
letter? Why did they not Try to toremoyc,
if they could, the brand | fastened on
them a.? Why stoop TO the lowest school
boy weapons? Was that manly ? Was
that chivalrons? Was the physic too
potent in that letter
l,h9 gsssal. Mr. Ed iter. stssl like. il
two edged sword, and hence the failure
to publish my letter, with the grand
flourish of "stW dnother." Hence the
beautiful and chaste language Of their
article, These would-be leaders of
public sentiment having "boxed the
compass" in regard to Registration,
bitterly opposed at one time to Recon
struction Of the Government then
again shouting and putting and coax
ing and threatening to get everybody
to register, now blatant with brave
words, then softly cooling and wooing
like doves, now ''words full Of sound
and fury, signifying nothing then
repcntinS and chewing the cud of
bitter fancics'-failinS at every point
to raise Il muSs, not yet quite whipped
enough (but no doubt will be in time },
they resort to the lust ditch Of a lost
cauge personalities, personal abuse,
and yitupcration! But ~ still live"
and intend to live as long as am
allowed to by tho Maker of all the
earth, determined b use the best of
my humble ability to c.tposc and op-
pose the schemes of the Hotspurs Of
the South who arc trying, by all posi-,
bic means, to continue their war upon
the Union of the States, and who are
throwing every impcdimcnt in the
way Of II reconstruction Of the Federal
Government.
Yours, respectfully,
~ l.