Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-12-18
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WALK AMONG TIE RUINS

A WALK AMONG THE RUINS.
EDToR ENQUIRER: Some three
weeks since, 1 sent you a COM
nlunication, which, by some mis-
fortune, failed to reach your of.
flee, but is reproduced as fol-
lows;
In the anticipation of great
events, the public mind is spec
ulating on the probable tconseL
quences and results. For some
time past the Radicals have
been on tip toe to hear RApER's
biz gun, and see ''the Judge" to-
tally demolished. That awful
day has surely come. His ce-
lerity, in acknowledging his in
significance is more than com
mendable, yea, absolutely sur
pfising. His weakness in charg-
ing his blunderbuss with a COM
pound of falsehood and truth,
and his blindness in putting his
match to the putrid concern rem
der him more an object of pity
than hate! hoiao H.
Let us say by him as the
Irishman said of the bull when
lit stood on the track to fight the
engine we admire his courage,
but d-n his judgment. 1t ap-
pears the prevailing sentiment
that when this sugar trooper at
tempts to write man down, it
has the contrary effect. The hui
initiation one feels in. descending
to the level of a falsifer to an
swer a broad-faced lie is not
without Its good effect, as it
gives one a view of the breathing
hole Of perdition, which no man
can look upon without profit to
himself, unless his day Of grace
is sinned away. When he says
that.I signed his GRANT Club be-
fore the Convention, he is show
ing a villainy the devil would
scorn to own ; yet is only a con-
tiIuation of the same malignant
hatred which has characterized
the GRANT party during the en-
tire course of the campaign Of
1872. His report. of that slaugh-
ter-house meeting is part true
and part false. The truth is, "the
Judge" was in very bad company
at that time, and the cause of 50
many tleas skipping over him
now is that he came out from a
filthy nest; for whoever reports
me as saying that Ihad or would
tell the Democracy | was for
HORACE GREELEY to get their
votes, is past redemption, beyond
hope, no fit companion for man
nor beast even hell itself would
gag at the dose. If Messrs.
KING and AMBROSE have author
lied a denial of words used by
them in conversation with me
on the 9Th of August, as referred
to in my former communication,
they may be honestly mistaken
by one misfortune and no other.
in conversation with Mr.. KING
on the 9Th of August, (Mr. AM
BRosE not being presently | called
his attention to a discrepancy in
Mr.. AMBRosE's remarks ON the
9th of August, when Mr.. KING
replied that AMBROSE was drunk
on that day. Now, if Mr.. KING
will acknowledge that he was I'M
the same situation, and they had
both had a four days bender,
then / will draw the mantle of
Charity over their denial, and
attribute their mistake to a slight
vertigo of the brain. But when
they arrive at the gate of heaven
they will find the art of lodging
behind each other played out.
It is true that neither one rela-
ted to me all I asserted in my
former communication, but that
Mr.. AMBROSE remarked concern
ing what took place there, as
not being known, neither should
be, and that MIR. KING told the
balance, is also true, and they
know it, unless their memories
were blank about that time. tt
appears they remember the SEIG-
LER conversation, and refer that
to the 9th of August, which did
not take place for four weeks or
more afterwards, 4
But should it suit tho Radi-
colo fo SOW that 7 have haan