The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-11-19
Communication.
For the Conservative.

last week, is Characteristic Of the young |
mans life and motives, and not q whit
below the reputation he bears in this
community. Heis now in his element
in the use Of these maledictions, and
"feels more at home" than when sim
ply fault-fndipg. I am not surprised
at his invective as he naturally tends
to this style Of writing. II may please
him, but is ii entirely palatable to his
readers? IL they could read the chap
ters in his life for the past thirty years
they would be surprised that he is per-
mitted to he the head Of the Republican
organ of this County.
A man that ever has been a lecch
and burden on the generosity Of those
who were endeavoring 10 elevate him
or drag him from the sins and vices in
to which he had fallen to higher and
better career, if possible, and who al
ways made friends with or fawned after
those that had dollar to spend with or
on him, and turned upon them when their
money was gone and jeered and scott
ed at them for their foibles who has
sponged his Tobacco, Cigars, oth.picks.
Fruit, Drinks, Billiard-playing, Delica-
cies, &c, &c. is not the proper person
to impugn the actions or motives Of
others. Let him first purify his own
soiled garments before he seeks 10 point
out the blemshes in those Of others.
80 wnd some power the giitio gle US,
To see oursels as others see u.s."
My connection with the stage was al
ways at his most earnest and repeated
solicitations, for the purpose of aiding
him in his theatrical education and am
bition, and never appeared in the
drama voluntarily or from choice,
lie was always the head and front Of
getting up the dramas, cast OF charac.
ters, &c. Charity alone induced me to
assist him in building up theatrical
fame.O How kindly he rewards me
for my feeble efforts in assisting him !
But this treachery of the man is his
most prominent trait.
The "illicit publications" spoken Of
in his article presume refers 10 "The
New York Clipper" theatrical and
sporting journal, the reading of which
he sPoNGED for several months during
his theatrical training and the coming
of which he looked for with great SO
. licitation. His eageTness TO read the
same was only paralleled by his impu
dence in sponging it.
A person that siH stoop to anything 70,
a dollar is not the one to affect or i'm
: pair my social Standing or business in
! terests. The calumny of such on,
3 requires corroboration. If this sam,
: young man had never been arrested
and held to answer the charge Of dis
= turbing religious meetings, he NIGH
more consistently pirate about Sabbath oh
servances, &c. A frequenter of billiar'
rooms, drinking and gambling hells
= brothels and other places Of resort o
the same ilk, is hardly the proper pei
= son to assume to write code of moral
for my observance. His knowledge o
. and experience in those places, howeN
o eI, he may have intended to turn I
u good account in warning others of th
II evils to which he is addicted and car
l. not throw off
This fellow prates about Sabbath oil
, servances, duties, &c, as ifhe knew an
= thing about them, or they had any
;, thing to do with this controversy, II
e avoids the question at issue and seek
to villify those who honestly defen
themselves against his yillainous a
tacks, and attempts to throw aroun
him mantle of security by attackin
the personal character of those WI
" 7, oppose him in his seurrility. If i
y, would stop and reflect upon his recel
wild career, and the frequency wit
which his bacchanalian yells and nit
night orgies had ushered in the Sa
Q bath, and disturbed the quiet of th
!" town, he might, perhaps, be more car
=. full of what he says about other pee
. pie.
70 Ask our Sheriff If he ever frightene
No this cowardly poltroon away from abol
n his premises when making night hi
a eous" in his carousals, by discharl
oI of his revolver in the air, merely
frighten-"only that and nothir
N more
is A man that has so little judgmen
Is, no business knowledge or tact, and e
I'd tirely devoid ofprinciple, cannot effe
's- much by his street corner ranting,
81 mouthings of slander in his low haun
rt against those that do not patroni
AL him or do as he dictates. "This is
ill free country" and its people have
4. right to spend their money where thu
et please, irrespective of him, and espe
i'll tally when they can get Job Printii
20 and Advertising at cheaper rates th'
n in the Herald office.
"a "a His style of soliciting neck ties, P
"a per collars, 'socks," pocket booI
pocket knives lamps, carpets, bureal
z and all other commodities of trade,
~ be paid for in wi,,d by this heay ''pe
ny-a-liner," doesn't 60 very far iowa
by sustaining the dignity of an editor
rs, position But as he hasn't very ex