Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-22
John Blatherskite LOngleG

/ EDITOR CHRONICLE-I ask little
space to devote to dirty subject,
whose name is my caption. l beg TO
apologize to all decent people for no.
ticing the inefiable bore, and say to the
readers of the CHRONICLE, we have
studiously avoided this creature as we
would any other skunk, never deign-
ing TO recognize him, only when, like
other NANCY ours, he sneaks at our
heels, till his insolence and presence
becomes intolerable, then we are forced
to kick him, though befouled boot is
our only reward. In the present in
stance we are again induced TO hand
him one Lecause he invited and de-
serves it.
a friend has just called my attention
to a 'squeaP from this political hedge
hog in the last number of The Bum
mer's Squirt-gun.' yclept Bellaire Inde-
pendent So we vaccinated Oursels,
hung poke of sulphur about our
neck, took pair Of tongs. ami held
the last copy of the 1,quirt-gun ut arms
length. and sure enough, the essence
peddler had gone for Us, by name, 9TH
erwise we would not now trouble you.
The blackguard, we see, attacks
Judge Chambers, Auditor Stamp, the
jury and ourself. The Judge and Au-
ditor are able to take care OF them
selves, and may dc it, but we will sug-
gest that their reputation will not suf-
! fer from any faculeDt issues from the
| Bummer's Squirt-gun; nor shall we at
tempt any defense of the jury, also be-
spattered by this things foulness-
they want no better vindication than
that their action in the Irwin case, dis
pleases this scalawag, and we say 10
| all these men, when John Blackgrard
| Longley assailS, traduceS and vlllIfleS
YOU, you can sill and smile cOmpla-
Gently; but when he essays to praise
you, the Lord have mercy on your
reputation!
We have nothing either to say in re-
gard to the merits of the Irwin case.
We have our opinion about it-So had
! the jury-so have the people. 1t is
settled-there letit rest; everybody is
sick ofit.
Now a word personal: In the course
of the puke referred to III the BUM
mer's Squirt-gun, the pukist says: ''Dr.
Todd staid in st. Clairsville during most
of the trial, and made considerable
noise in behalf of the plunderers." In
the language of your late chief for
President, we reply, "You lie, you
villain, you lie" But suppose we did
stay in st. Clairsville during the trial,
our expenses were betrayed by none of
yOm sIealings from the public treasu
ury, John Blur L0ngley; and if we
talked and associated with plunderers
and thieves during the trial, we didn't
get low enough down to to talk with
you, or to recognize you, did we?
Again, you mention my name liz
connection with the 'plunderers' ring
which you say had plenty of money
and, in connection Herewith say that
Jurors were talked with after the case
closed &c.
l Now, John Black -mouthed LOngley,
ifyou mean to insinuate that [ ever
used, saw used, heard of being used, or
proposed to be used by anybody, from
first to last, one cent of money for
the purpose of influencing the verdict
of the Irwin case; or that | ever talked
i with, or knowingly hinted at the case
in presence of any juryman, until the
case was decided and several days after
the jury were at home-why, [ must
pay you the compliment of saying,
you are scabby-headed, white-livered
leprous-hearted liar! l have always
been taught to call things ny their
right names. Until you make good
your assertions regarding my partici
patton i'm this regard, this opinion of
you is to stand; and am not fOrgetful
that in condescending TO notice your
vile excrenentitious attack upon me, I
am liable, as in all other cases, to get
tieas on me by too close an approach to
a dirty dog. Answer fool according
/ to his folly is, however, the only course
left me. More anon.
J. NJ. TODD.