The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-22

letter purporting to have been written BY
Gen. Butler to " Brick" Pomroy of the
La Cross Democrat, touching libel suit.
The following week we furnished unan-
swerable evidence to show that the letter
published by our neighbor was forgery
"a lie of the most despicable character.
He got mad at our interference, but did
not possess manhood sufficient to acknowl-
edge " the corn"
Again: " A lie." What is ga lie" !?
\ few weeks ago, our neighbor, having
nothing better to urge against Judge
Williams as man and Judge, thought
to prejudice the German element of the
Commonwealth against him by publish
ing an article filled with such stuff as the
following: -
The nomination of Judge Williams,
for the Supreme Court, in Pennsylvania,
by the radical Republicans, as another
acknowledgment on the part Of the stolid
Dutch clement Of the superiority Of NeU
England men, and more of the same sort.
This was published with a grand -four
ish, and was attributed to the Salem
Mass Journal. a telegram from Sa-
lem states that no paper bearing that title
is published in that town; and not sin
gle Republica paper in New Eng gland
either originated or published the article
Again: \ lie." What is g a lie'
The Democrat, week or two ago, insn-
uated that Judge Williams favored the
doctrine of the Repudiationists of ALE
gheny County, and promised terrible
things if this were denied by the Judges
friends The records of that county 90
to show that Judge Williams was most
emphatic advocate of the payment Of
every cent called for by the bonds in con
test, and never in the rcmotest degree ia,
yored repudiation.
Again: " A lie" What is {" a lie''!
The charge of the Democrat that Judge
Williams, if elected Supreme Judge, will
decide in favor of Negro Suffrage, with
out constitutional law to require such dc
cision We are willing to concede that
4 Democratic Judge would decide almost
any thing in accordance with the dictate:
of his partizan bias, but for Republican
Judge to be guilty of such malfeasance is
beyond the range of possibility.
Again: " \ lie." What is {" a lie"!
The assertion that Republicans procured
the release of the Democrats ".pet lamb, .
Haincs, from the penitentiary, when the
facts point to Democratic leaders, as both
the instigators and the accomplishers Of
his release.
Finally, /" 4 lie" What is " a lie"
The whole foundation and superstructure
of modern Democracy The spirit o.
truth has departed from the party, and
its partizans can not even point out the
evils which attach, necessarily to so great
an organization as the Republican party
in spirit of honor and candor. We
might FIJI columns with evidence in sup
port of this, but this is just as well, for the
people are beginning to read more and
more, and the more they read, the more
intelligent they become, and the more
/, intelligent they become the more forci
bly, and effectually is the truth becoming
impressed upon them as is shown by theil
votes.
We admire the Democrats definition
more particularly because it is among the
trueisms that only once in a great while
and then by accident, illumines Its col
umus. We repeat it
\ LIE \ lie is defined by Webster
as falsehOod uttered for the purpose oI
/ deception; and intentional violation o.
truth; and the Book of Holy writ tells u.
that the devil is the father of liars"
Should the father" happen to die
what worthy successor might be found
without looking farther than the Demo
crGt's sanctum.