The Van Buren press., 1869-12-14
EDITOR OF TRE PnIS:
see that our youthful, yet wonderfully
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l see that our youthful yet wonderfully
learned, and ass-tute 1t. De Glutius Maximus,
in his reply to our notice Of him in your last
Issue, assumes the fact, without the shadow OF
warrant, that DIR. WHITE Is the writer there
of. just here let US inform the the Knight OF
the Caadle," that he is on the wrong scent
" Fair Play Is the writer thereof and holds
himself responsible therefor. And just here
we would crave pardon Of the public, for
taking notice of his article; our only apollo
gy is that In the goodness of our heart, we
thought it best to clip his youthful" wings
and teach him the wholesome lesson that it is
dangerous experiment for those who live
in glass houses to throw stones" Presuming
that however great and infamous NAV have
been my gallant friends De Glutius Maximus
"youthfW tndiscretions," he at least made
some slight pretentions to character and re-
spectability,t but he admits that his .charac-
ter IS none of the best" and as natural
consequence he makes no pretentions to re-
spectability and moral standing. thus assured
that we were hunting exceedingly small
game, We feel that we could have employed
our time to better advantage.
A youth Of forty who would unblushingly
own his moral turpitude, and attempt to
shield himself from the consequences of his
gross immoralties, under the plea of tender
years, and in his fancied security assails the
character, personal end professional of his
superiors, is utterly unworthy of notice. If
this be the mental pabulum he Graves, truly
he should be allowed to satiate himself to his
hearts content, more especially when almost
in the same breath he has the impudence to
acknowledge that his " character is none of
the best" 30. Tempus, o! Morcs." man
like De Glutius, who careing naught for
public opinion, publicly proclaims his want
Of moral character, and attempts to excuse it
under the plea of youthful indiscretions,"
and feels his shame only, so far as it may af
feet his government patronage" truly has
decended SO low i'll the depths of moral deg
radiation, that the hand of resurrection can
never reach him, much less ours Such an in
dividual must be politically, morally and So
cially as dead as No. "5" mackerel, but
then comparisons Is odious."
We thought we knew our man but confess
him to be, from his own admissions, worse
than we imagined so much so, that we feal
in touching filth we are in danger of becom-
ing defled. We arc at all times willing to
controvert political moral, or social questions
with those who profess reputation and char
actcr, but when our antagonist meets us ct
the threshold, with the admission, that his
" character is none oe the best we feel that
we are at the end of our row. We may talk
Of Drug Stores, and revclrics by night with
the Princess De Agriques, and of Candies
end thereby hangs a tale. used for purposes
lhat would make gentleman blush to think
OF. much less own and excuse himselfthere~
for under the plea of youthful indiscretions."
We fear that nothing we could say. would
shame him into silence, or turn him from the
error of his ways. Truly his moral depravi-
ty ave cannot but wall" and twixt each
groan. say De Glutius MaXimus, art thou the
man? Since nothing we can say will abash
our gallant editor, permit us to turn him over
to his own conscience; although
THE wide sea,
:, Hath drops too few to wash it clear again"
And say to him, dum ta declamdS Fdyetteuil-
Inc, marine asint, care ne titubes: Gale.
FAIR PLAY,