The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-02-02
Weston Democrats
SNtMvANN, ESN. y
A Reply 10 Daniel"
Eatior Dcm9cra! d:

aud sure cDough, you have heard
from that erTstio modern prophet,
"Dauisl.' Nov, vchave 9rvcr 81 ven
"DOn'ep any occasion foe Ihis uncaIled
for attack &C as; but as 10 has opened
iara' NC shall serve hi,e rs the Quaker
va lis enemy in atm,, III thee don't
get out Of the way, thee will get shot"
FEtst Of all We would say, he u,:ers II
lslschOoa Wien lie asserts that we al
tackled his moral character in Tue
DEMocEAT Of the Sth OF Decrmber,
over the signature Of "IIerc and
There" The readers, editor and com.
Pc A:cr, all know that it is false and
especially docs the editor know that !
never wrote nor furnished that ur;rrIr
for publication in 1'ry DEMOCRAT.
Tho article about which Daniel" is
venting his spite was written over the
signature of "BascOe," and not "EIcre
and There" "Danirl' is so accus
TONED to disappearing things thai
he wants to vent his spite on me, an
innocent party He casts serious re-
Aec'iuns upon Rev. George W Week.
10y calling him tho Immortal W"
Daniel" had you the ministerial
standing CT Brother WeekIcy. you
might veil be proud. Your ref ciuns.
cast upon mc, calling ne ''.wcIl
head, COMFORTS well with the rest Of
yo1r conduct end cou7eFc1tir ssprt.
ally. l.rt such crithols, coming from
the source they DO, fall harmless TO The
ground, where the people know US
IoIb. "l'arc'c" did say you were
pretending 10 preach nnl PEBBLE
books" but i'll were asked to state
your occupation, | would give it as my
deliberate opinion that you have none,
unless it is that Of spngs. Dan
ieI, you know that am too we'll &C.
quainted with you for you 10 palm OIL
yourself as Icing innocent 10 your
boys case. "DascOe" bit tho nail Oh
the head ITS the truth that hurts"
Put coal on q turtIr'u back and it
will run. Daniel married Mrs Ma.
lalah Alexander, near Buckhau non,
several years ago. She was the daugh.
ter ola respectable citizen Of Up.Lur
county. Solomon Harper. Esq. and is
sister of Rev. i. Harper, of the
United Brethren Church, Low Presid.
ing Elder Of the Parkersburg Disrrist.
The Harper family throughout West
Virginia are very respectable, and we
think it disgrace that cue Of them
should DO treated as Daniel" now
proposes to treat lis wife, viz: get
divorce While she il in this sad conli.
ton. The ba.c idea OF Daniel" say.
ing that he contemplated marrying
While his wife is yet living, proves that
he hes already broken his marriage
vow with his wife. aud now coulem-
plates violating every precept of the
moral law on the subject of marriage
Mathew, fifth chapter, gives Christs
opinion OFIhe marriage relation, aud q
child Of God daro not violate it. OF
course, Daniels" conscience il i. 9
MORBID condition on moral questions at
this lime. or le could not stOop to such
10" cpilhcts as he has in his article in
Tug DEMocRAr Of the 18th OF January.
He must hive had lis cou. ciruce
Scared as with an hot irou," when he
wrote to Squire Wade, of Rmne
county, wanting him to iutrrcede with
a certain lady in his behalf; but as the
lady vas not very reputable, aud
''paaIel" was yet bound to bis present
wife. and The Squire being gentleman
10 tGs bargain, "Dauiel's' suit was 10:
presented. For further particulars We
refer to Squire Clark SIesIA, CT Roauo
county, Il worthy member Of The Me.h-
plist Episcopal Church. Daniel"
EyS, upon the duplication Of Mr..
Mc0uuIu," bic son twas arrested aud
convicted Of sality." Now We have
it rom Justice George lleckert that
Skidmorc had as much to do with tho
hCys arrest as any living 'uan. The
facts are, he wanted to get rid of the
boy some way, and he thought this the
rhurtcS, road. We have no doubt that
the bay was partially deraugel ; and
who would not be, having no home, NJ
friends. no guardian? But our rem
eiy would hive been this: either 10