South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-04

A HIT AT ONF OF OUR CLERGY
MEN.-The Democrat, the first issu,
of which appeared last week, coz
tanned the following scurrilous par.
agraph, striking at Rev. G. W
COurtrlght, of this place:
"VERsATILITY OF PCRsUIrs,- The A.
meIicans are an industrious people,
and are disposed to turn their talents
in various directions. We know
man who is an American all over. His
regular business is 10 keep a Chester
White for the pecuniary benefit ofhim
self and for the purpose of improving
the stock o: hogs in the county; thai
occasionally writes political editorial:
for a County Newspaper; makes Pc.
litical Temperance stump speeches;
and, on Sabbath days, breaches the
Gospel; all this for the benefit Of his
fellow-man.
He is n brickl
Well, we doubt whether there is an.
other nation of people in all CEristen,
dom that can boast of such Il versatile
ty of pursuits as we Americans; ifso,
we would like to know who they are"
The Democrat doesn't like Rev.
C. W. COPYRIGHT because he is a
ProhibitIonIst. and because he
breaches in Deerfield and Bristol
townships, Democratic Ftronghofds,
and it essays TO destroy any infu-
cnce he might exert in either OF
those localities by s~currIIity and
f~alsehood. Rev. Courtrighs has
been in this county a little over a
year now, and has been an earnest
and dillgent laborer IN the cause OF
Christ ever since he came here, as
well as FOR years before. Besides
doing his duty In the pulpit, and
in his field ofiabor as a clergyman,
he has interested himself TO q great
extent In the pursuits of farmers,
stock-raisers and gardeners, and
has spent considerable time and
means in trying TO better the
worldly condition of those with
whom We has to do. When he first
came here. he took a firm and un-
compromising position as a Prohi-
bitionist, and, when called upon,
has spoken out with emphasis on a
few occasions against the liquor traf-
fc. He never wrote a political ed
itorial for any paper In his life, al
though We do not see why he could
not consistently do so if lie desired
TO. eve might here mention tina.
the editor of the Independent does
not have to depend on outsiders to
write editorIals.) For all this, Mr.
CourtrIght Is to be falsely assailed
IN = public print, owned and pub
lished, if not edited, by n who
but recently was making hls living
by peddEihg whisky over the coun-
try, selling hell and damnatiGn TO
poor, frail humanity; doing all he
could 10 fill the country with Wild
ows and orphans, all ne could 10
rob men and their families on this
earth and damn them eternally.
We should think the Presbyterians
of Bristol and Deerfipld, and of the
county, would feel like giving the
Democrat, and ITS owner, the cold
shoulder. II the Democratic party
is to be built up by assailing the
characters of clergymen, and by
supporting every vice and crime IN
the land, we think there are asood
many men IN Bristol and Deerfiield
that will conclude that they had
better leave It and become Prohi-
bi.iOnIsts. How do you like IT,
Democrats of Bristol and Deer6eid.
and of the whole county? Here is
your Democratic organ assailing
your clergymen, endorsing the
whisky ana beer traffic by rejoicing
over the repeal of the beer ordin-
ance, excLsing the late New York
Riot, aad ridlculing all efforts TO
better the condition of men. Are
you not Disguised with that kind OF
Democracy?