The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-01-04
,sJOHN SMITH. JR.

Igf JOHN SMITH, JR. 7'
u Some contributor of the Wheeling In
teNiyeneer. over tho signature Of John
Smith, Jr! brays right Justify at US
through the columns of that paper, from
! the heights Of Cheat Mountain. The
dangerous elevation from which this mem
Der of the Smith family sings his ink, to-
gether with bis near relationship to John
Smith. Sr., whose contributions to the
aforesaid! aper'ihavc created SO much
amusementto those familiar with the idi-
osyucrasies of,bat venerable gentlemen,
will account. in some degree, for the
wildness of,hc language charactcrizing,
the article in question. This writer. whose
familiarity with the classics and with the
poets. isJwonderfal to behold. endeavors,
by an indiscrimina,e of"whip, spur and
scorpions" to ridiculc what in our article
no is unable to answer and out Of graft.
tudc for the fofty.threc negro votes with
(which lie was recently houored. takes up
thc cud gelsiuI defence Of the ''poor Alri.
can" The stencil from ..E,hioplas sibIe
Danes no longer otfcnds his nostrils';
but. arousing allthe chiralry Of his IA
turc, bids himbreak alliance for their fair
tfamc andihonot. Tho reciprocal advan-
Itages arising from this mongrel alliance
detracts nothing from the honesty of bis
Intentions; but his familiarity with negro
ism in all its phases, has bred nausea
ting contempt forathis degenerate son ola
noble race. q vut 5fi ..ih Tvs '''''
2 'Thc "uhconstitutiouality and rascali-i
tyY oftne amendments upon which VIC dis
canted and not t.invective or sarcasm" Of
ours. seems ,olhave been instrumental in
frightening one poor luuatio into print. il
order that hc may defend that which. on
account Of its rascality at least ,endears it.
self tobim. That invective sarcasm could
5@frighten lua1tirs out oftheir Senses" is
an idea equal 10 dignity toiauy advanced
in thisvery original paper. , Under 1.-The
howl Of the vol. the. NEW oftbe eatamount,
the yell Of the savage and the loarse
scream of the eagle. he cannot hide the
braying ofthe ass The working Of his
ears discovers his quality aud estate. and
se suggest that be engage, among his
"mountain Businesses" in the pack trade
The agility with which he has been hith-
Crto enabled to jump from side to side,
will be Of invaluable assistance to him
With "Aunt Dinnh" as a companion, and
the music Of the rolling spheres to soothe
his savage car wc predict much more
useful and honorable sphere
than the field of politics has as yet unfold.
edto his cnamored gaze.
In conclusion we will only say that this
lesson him and allhis friends would do we
to learn. Negro Suffrage though an. &C.
listing fact indeed, has been forced upon
US by fraud and usurPation. aid
will be nmfted BY the reople. in the tx.
ercise ofsheir sovereign power. just so
surely as that the aforesaid writer has ad,
ded TO his already immense load Of infa-
my by stealing an honest name, under
the cloak Of which be luticrs sentiments
which he has not the imnnlincss to cx.
press over his own. And furthermore,
tho authors and advocates Of these 'un.
constitutional and rascally' measures
will bo'buried deep in political tomb,
from which there will BE- 30 resource.
ton, and then, in deep aud lasting obliy.
ion, tito aforesaid John Smith. Jt., may, /
from the beginning to The eniing-yca,
from tho rising 10 the going
down of the sun. aAd tho whole live.long
night, sit beside his well beloved "Di,
Onh." and draw 4weet injccs from, Der
levy lips, with mons {, ,roles biuror
u,eLa i;u sf-.d.tiril I'll u