The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-03
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

EDITOR GAzETTE-Dear STR: In my last
communication 1 promised Plexus that l
should not address him again unless he sign
ed his proper name to his communications
and shall be as good as my word. This
time shall address the Editor himself /
see that Plexus is determined to. keep his
advantage by the help of his mask it is
an excellent protection /; it has doubtless
saved many man from an untimely end.
But whenever he will be honest enough to
lay it aside, avow himself, and produce the
face which has lurked behind it, the public
will be able to judge of his motives for writ
ing his personal letters. His real name will
discover his freedom and independence, or
his servility to party. He is pleased to
tell me that he addresses himself to me
personally; shall be glad to see him. 1t is
his impersonaNty that I complain of, and his
only to be regarded, because one cannot see
the hand which holds cit, ]" and had it not
been for this fact, should not have obtrud-
ed myself at all on the patience of the pub
and the application I have made of them.
I will not contend with him in point of COM
position, or the right use of words in the
expression of my ideas. He is doubtless a
scholar. I see at a glance that an academical
education has given him an unlimited COM
mand over the most beautiful figure of
speech, and that he writes Latin with al
most as much elegance and purity as he does
that of his vernacular, the good "OI En-
glish." He is undoubtedly a gentleman
n,arimus in msinimis. Suffer me then flor /
am plain unlettered mani to continue in
my plain style which suits my capacity, for,
1 think, medic Tutissimus i6is.
Pardon me Mr.. Editor, for have read
his Latin with so much pleasure and instruc-
tion, that have almost contracted his style.
1t is really gratifying to realize ones own
greatness, (but to be great is not to be good)
and to be Homo Multarun, Literaruna. His
greatness too has made him very generous,
but how much easier it is to be generous
most bountiful who have the least to give.
But out of his bounty he has been kind
enough to give me a little advice, but he
tears will not accept his iberality. do
freely accept it, and am free to acknowledge
that am touched by his generosity. |
freely forgive the excesses into which it has
led him and, far from resenting those per-
sonaIties which, considering that he is an
advocate for decorum and modesty, he has
heaped upon me rather too literally, | place
them to the account of an honest unrefect-
ing indignation in which his cooler Judgment
and natural politeness had no concern. He
has accused me of being an Office seeker, and
for his benefit and qualification, make the
following public statement !:
lst. I was Al years old last March, have
been m politics" since ten years of age,
and have never held civil political Office of
any kind, whatever. End. Inow seriously
and solemnly promise never to accept any
corporation, township or county office, or
any such nomination for any such office.
3rd. The foregoing is to be understood as
including Representive to the Legislature
and State Senator 4th. I furthermore
aereee never to go on the State ticket for