Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-09-07
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TO THE PUBLIC.
" bls<k spirits ssa whiss,
kee spisias sn1 gray;
HinEie. niaGle, 1iag1A
Yoa that nine5s nay"

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Red spirits an1 cray;
kiagie. miaGle, uing3a
Yes that nisels nay."
Oil and water viii not nix, aosgh col.
ors may. The eoumuniession h the Bsa-
con Of the 31st ul.. over The signature d
X. johnson Gotten. In its respective parts.
is a. widely different. in in composition. -
oil and water. But the order Of nature l.
reversed. The water i on the top and the
oil at the bottom. The water il turbid-
6lthy-thick With slime. The oil 10 ran
eid-putr;d-fall Of old veson. =
Tia Discerning public vili readily have
noticed lie two pssessities 70 this psedse.
ton literary monster.
His whole card" sys Mr.. Colsoa
(meaning nine) 'was N inveetive. ~
plete with invidiousuess. and devoid of
slightest shadow Of an argument. Ny
card having no arguments 70 combat, was
intended as an exposure Of Mr.. Cotton. in
just retaliation for his coarse and vulgar
assault upon me. in bis card Of the 10th
nit. But I see he cannot be cured Of his
vulgar habits. I must therefore fgLt him
with bis own weapons.
He il very captions. indeed. about bis
announcement ss q candidate. "subject n
decision Of Democratic Convention. :"
Now it does not matter whether be an
noanced himself, or was announced BY a
''sriend." He must have sanctioned, and
thereby authorized the announcement. for
it was Published continuously from the
3Oth Of March. until the meeting Of the
Democratic Convention on the 11th OF
July. As he is a lawyer, suppose he is
acquainted with the Law maxim, "qm Ja-
cit per alum. .faei pc, &C."
His ideas Of political ethics do not ac-
cord with the rccognised-rcceived ideas
Ct all political parties. BY his contempt"
Of these ideas, he makes himself political
outlaw.
This is notice enough Of the watery
part Of this communication. i turn now
to the oily pars-rancid-putrid-full Of
old venom and slanderous falschoods.
II begins "undcr cover Of defending
himself from " slanderous imputations,
Col. Dent favors the public with NOR
eeaa Of autobiography -sueeinct-modest
-(very)-but incomplete" Get the card
from which quote, add the remainder Of
it, and know its paternity.
With due delicacy, l gave my political
anseccdcnts, to prevent any possible false
impressions being made by Mr.. Colton's
''slauderons imputations" against me.
shew my Identification with the Democratic
party in SO and 81, in which latter year,
he stated in his card Of the 10th ult., I
came into the Democratic party-sxing
bis "slanderous imputations" before that
date. The Democratic nominees for that
year were for Governor. Comptroller. Con-
gresham and county representatives for
all Of whom I voted. l also referred to
my subsequent nominations for, and cleo
ton 70 important positions, at critical times.
BY the Democratic party. in 1861, IS,
81 and 81. which was surely . recogni-
ton Of ny political fealty 70 the Demo-
crssic party. md sukciens refutasiou Of
the slanderous imputasions referred to.
Forced from his 6rst position. "e.tre
CHEN ct lo.p." later period with more
shameless mendacity q now sclectcd for
the same slandcr-but now-posi.ive.
But says the yelled prophet, "why
bridge 80? Where was Col. Dent pend
ing the election between Hughes and frag-
ner p -betwecn Democracy and know. moth.
ingism. in that cventful year? Where
indeed !" I answer voting for Hughes and
Democracy. The yelled prophet answers,
exactly where his proclivitics placed BIN
where his we'll known bitter sectarianism
led him-on the side Of proscription-noe
only Of naturaliscd foreign citizens, but
Of native Roman Catholic citizens"
Now is not this gratuitous-
gratuitous! Who but Jello~s-shcm-
selves stepped in duplicity. treachery aad
deceit. would inter and promulgate such
bassless and malignant falsehoods a. those
contained within my last quotation marks
Such pronounce them 70 be, without re-
serve o. qualification.
JOHN F. DENT.