The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-02-20
THE DEM0CRATIOFEUD.
vallnndlghnm's Reply to the ny. World

From the Dayton Ledger, February 8,
The World is so called Demo.
cratic" newspaper, published in New
York city. Its editor is ono Manton
Marble its proprietors are s. l.. NJ.
Barlow, and sundry other wealthy
gentlemen Of venal Democracy. The
World was originally "created' in
something over six days. as religi-
Gus newspaper, aud still retains faint
traces Of its origin. Its old red sand.
stone was puritan piety its secondary
formation was shoddy aud army con-
tracts, especially straw hats and sum.
mer clothing for the soldiers 10 mid
winter; its tertiary after this wise :
AS a religious journal it failed its
contracts, Congress exploded as an
intensely "loyal" organ it could not
compete with the Tribune, the Times,
the Herald, aud half score Of 9th
ers. Yet something must bo done,
and Marble demanded Of Mayor
Opdyke material aid, money to carry
il on; saying, as Mr.. Opdyke testified
under oath, that he preferred greatly
to remain Republican, as he was in
principle, but that if the party did
not furnish him means he would sell
out to the Democrats. And he did /;
office, type, presses, fixtures and him
self--good will he had none to sell.
Since that time (l962.3), he has
chung upon the verge" Of the Demo-
cratic party, ignoring its principles,
undermining its organization, and
assailing its public men, according to
tho order of his purchasers and own :
ers. Tho World has no circulation
!.2 Central aud Southern Ohio, and
very little in any part of the State.
The Democracy Of Ohio have never
had any sympathy with it, or its an-
tecedents, or its style, or its politics,
and will, hereafter, have still less.
These statements aud reflections
are suggested to us at this moment,
by the reading Of an article from the
World, for the circulation Of which
il is indebted to the Cincinnati Com
mercial--we never see the World it.
self. The article is a very bitter at
tack upon Mr.. Vallandigham the
bitterness pouring forth in every line,
aud eyidenoing that while the World
aud New York were selected for the
incubation, tho egg was laid good
deal near home. The yelps of anger
which it sends forth in every sen.
tence, discloses that it comes from
some one who is hurt. In fact, its
paternity is clearly traceable to Gin.
cinnati and Columbus, and proves il
the joint inspiration Of pair of gen.
tlcmen of most delicate and refined
"chatacter," who were never known
to indulge in profane language upon
any occasion. ''We have seen,
quoth the writer of inspirers, "more
direct evidence of his (Mr. Vs. 70.
vengeful exultation over the Demo.
cratic losses 10 that (Eighth) Dis.
trict." Indeed Telegram aud Let.
ter referring to telegram, were they ?
Very plain English, surely, and not
at all Senatorial, nor yet judicial, -
but quite full of "chaTacter" never.
theless. 1t is evident that Mr.. Val.
landigham is not the only "disappoin-
ted politician" in Ohio. Others have
been disappointed, too disappointed
in the expected proof of a strength
and popularity upon which Senatorial
honOrs were demanded. Verify, the
"sacred COW" Of the Eighth District,
though vigorously pinohed ia the
udder by Senatorial digits, did not
yield the expected milk into the pail
prepared for il.
As TO the epithets ''reckless dema-
gogue," "narrow intellect" "viper,'
"despised by his yoke fellows, "small
caliber," "selfsh heart" "dunghili
cock" and others Of. a similar Kind
and especially the insinuatiOns against