The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-21

Sutton vs.. LumberpOrt.
surrox. Oclobor 10.

70 &e Editor Of The Democrat.
10 writing, IN mere pastime, an ar.
ticle for your issue Of tue 8Oth ult we
had no idea Of the amOun. Of damage
it would result 10 to the people Of our
nsighboring town Of Lumbcrport; and
even now would not reckon It so
ealaniltons 10 those people, were itnot
for ! hiitS and eiaeulatory re.ort, got.
ten up BY some infatuated denizen Of
that city, aud hurled at the devoted
crahiuns Of "yo" citizens Of Sutton.
If our memory serves US Alright, we
certainly suIoSissd, to tho extreme OK.
tent Of truth, the citizens Of Lumber
pOrt-their energy and industry, aud
to fluid that your Lumberport CORES.
pendent could not show up the beauties
Of bis own town without resorting to u
TRADE Of abuse and detraction Of SUIT.
ton, evidently indicates imbecility, and
a frail base Of operations. In thi, he
is neither wise, prudent nor skilful,
for all ,nen doubt that kind Of merit
obtained by dCtraction furthermore,
TO answer his communication in the
style be has seen Ct to adopt would be
damaging to the people Of LcmberpOrt
in tue extreme. Their local short.
comiugs or indiscretions we would not
willingly drag before the eyes Of the
public; nor would We interview county
officials for the purpose Of posting Vur.
selves respecting their fiLa lcial opera.
tons, and then herald it to the cOun.
try. il We ii ,ull find anything suffi.
cisntly small and Insignificant to her.
aid, 10 answer to tie local inuendOes
cast 4. Sutton by the Lumbcrpolt cor
respondent Had the said e0rrespon.
dent fully understood our "lugubriouS"
communication, be surely never would
have pcnnsd that disjOiutcd, feeble aud
facid batch Of nonsense, lie assumes
the role Of the critic in bis opening cf-
fost, but founders distressiugly down
there where he says I'VE are con
stautly building up nslu aud elegant
structures" That sounds loud /; and
as he has taken the aius to tell u,
that they of LumberpOrt are Ho'0 put
ting up ue1 structures, it is fair TO pre-.
sums that they have at last tempo.
rariiy stopped putting up Old struc.
lures. How about that, friendi You
surely will danuge your cause BY many
such iadiscreet admissions /; for we Of
Sutton, at least, were laboriug under
the lelusioS ofsuppOsing that all your
structures were made out Of nee ina
tCrial. We arc certainly very much
oblig.G to our friend for acknowledge
ing that We have at least one enter.
prising citizen in Sutton; yet to an.
swer tina. yindictiyc fiug, agreeable to
hi. standard Of literary etiquette, We
would 10 forced TO say that Lumber.
port contains but one onterprising man
and that is James Sutton, q permanent
citizen Of Ills place nov temporarily
sojourning there; but We will not use
the Only weapon with which be seems
to be familiar.
AS regards that personal fling at our
supposed alteration VI mind, we have
nothing further to say THAI that it re-
minds US Of the language of a poor ua.
fortunate inmate Of the Asylum at
Weston, who always persisted in call.
ing the Superintendent Of the Institu-
ton "foOl aud an IDIOT
In conclusion, il the Lumberport
spokesman" or rindieator, as he
eomplacently styles himself, feels like
further attempting to dispEage the
reasonable pride Of the local resident.
Of this village, We may possibly 6nd
/, necessary to indulge in ayun,sntap,
ad honliinanl-no. willingly. however,
Tor We always prefer that kind Of
lauda,iOn that is 'e!f,gpporting.
SurTCS.