The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-07-18
Thus Armed he AssaIIs the EdI-
tor of the COnserVativei

Whlch nave recently been ut work up
on Brown, of the Herald.
/ have been o reader of both Morgan
County papers for some time. With
other citizens, 1 felt quite an interest
IN the case Of thelate Georges. welch,
and have read what both papers have
had to say about 1T. | have talked
with citizens, from all parts Of the
county, Of both political parties, and
| have cleaned al the information I
could, both, as to the inhumanlty and
barbarity shown towards Welch, and
also as TO the feelings of the citizens at
largo in relation thereto. am ac-
quainted with the mott ve-powcrs
winch generally influence men, ar
particularly we'll oc%quaIntod with thDsc
which influence the Radical leaders Of
Morgan County. 1 know Brown, of
the Herald, intimately, and under
stand perfectly She dilema the Welch
case has put him in, and know why he
has taken hold of the horn which he
has. Had Brown been allowed to fol-
low the rue instincts of his conscience,
he would have done az you have done.
He would have denounced with all the
epithets he sould call to mini--which
are not few-the miserable heart.
lessness which the testimony before
the Coroner's jury has shown to have
been predominant in the caseo Of Welch.
But thebetter part ofBrown's charac
ter vas not allowed 10 have sway. IN
common parlance, Brown had three
big scdres, which drove all honesty aud
truth from him. Fret Brown was
waited upon by a delegation of Radi-
cal Office holders and ono idoad indi-
viduals, who told HIM (lIrown) that if
he did not come out at once and dc.
nounce the Editor of the Conservative
with all the bitterness which he could
master, that t~hey--the Radical office
holders and one idead indi Viduals-
would withdrGw their support from his
paper. THIS touched Brown where
1t hurts-ln the pocket and set him
to thinking, He began to consider
the chances OF Murdock getting defeat
cd 60 cnerIH. The more he thought
about this, the frmer became his con-
victlon that unless he could patch ny
some story to deceive the people that
Murdoch would be- defeated. Then he
ronld lose the influence and patronage Of
the SherB'S office. This was scare
number two and it also struck in The
pocket. But his thoughts carried him
still further. lie reflected upon the
fact that the whole Radical ticket, 70
be elected this flll, endorsed and sup
ported the course Murdock and other
officials pursued towards Welch, and
thercupon his imagination coniurcd
up the probability ofthe defeat Of the
whole Radical ticket. "Thls." savs
Brown TO himself. "would be terrible
Without Their aid and inf
could not sustain my paper" This
was the third scare, and II also Touched
The pocket "But.' says Brown, chow
am Ito do thls--I cannot make an ar.
cument from the evidence given be-
fore the Coroner's iury-that supports
every statement ofthe Editor Of The
Conservative" After much thought
he jumps up claps his hands and ex-
claims, "I hare ii, ! haze ih' "Ilugo
and buy-lfI cannot get it for q puff
"a bottle Of good brandy, and with It
TIL return to this my Editorial Sane.
tum-Sanctorum, and here, where nv
Templar- friends cannot enter, III
make brilliant my now sluggish brain
with the stimulating effects Of good old
Brandy. Then I'll to work, and III
write a scurrulons article, stiqmatizing
the Editor Of the Conservative as n
liar. l have a large circulation and
many ardent friends who will believe
anything / tell them, and I'll learn
the Conservative man that l have
but to say he lies to make tho people
believe so. / have powernnd strength
and I'll use 1t, MS ! have used it before.
to perpctuate my W interests, and |
do not care who suffers by my mis-.
representations and falsehDods."
Mr., Editor, 1 am confident that the
above rccites tho influence which have
operated upon Brown and induced
him TO publish that article in last weeks