The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-15

Ma. RnIIaR. Tho article on the School
History, published last week, drew heavy
/ charge of thunder from the .sAdeocaien but
Just where the bolt is intended 10 strike,
I must confess | cannot see. As | expressed
no opinion at oil on the quotations mode,
am quite puzzled to know how the "ldc0.
cate could anticipate my views. Perhaps 1t
has some Of that intntive knowledge or in
stinct which enabled the inspired historians,
Blackburn & Mcdonald, to look into the
hearts Of the men that composed the Hart
/ ford Convention, and tell not what they lad
I done, but what they Intended to do. finedie.
I fioR savors more of prophecy than history,
I but do not intend TO make any criticisms
now. II you will allow me the use Of your
/ columns | will attempt to meet the "Idro'
cate on points Of history raised in its com,
ments OF last week. assure you thai will
/ not deal IN any mean personalities. enter
+ tain no vindictive feelings towards the I'D
1 rOodte, its illusions to me might have been
/ eouched in more respectful language, but in
/ this free Republic we must grant large license
TO free speech. Yours truly, ID. W.
The above letter from Mr.. d. Wolfe We
reprint from last weeks SeRtiael
Mr.. Wolfe says that his article "drew
heavy charge of thunder from the I'D
toodte, but just where the bolt is intended
10 strike he says he cannot see. OF the
numerous communications we have re-
ceived upon the subject, all applauded our
efforts to maintain the truth Of history,
except the one from Mr.. Wolfe, and that the
"thunder' struck him is quite evident in
his letter to the Seatiaei Complaint is
Iaade that the ADVOCATES comments
were not sufficiently respectful, There
was no disrespeet intended on our part,
nor does the language used, by any man
ner Of contortion, sustain any such con-
clusiou. The facts of history which We
asserted, and so abundautly maintained by
unquestioued authorities, in opposition to
his own notions, is what has caused his
uneasiness, and is where the disrespect lies.
Mr.. Wolfe, in his second count against
the ADVOCATE, says he expressed no opiu-
ion upon the quotations made, and is "puE-
tied to know how We could anticipate his
views. In answer 10 that, We have but to
quote from Mr. Wolfe's essay to prove
that he did express an opinion. Here is
what he wrote:
''Some eight or ten of the larger members
Of the class asked their teacher to excuse
them from reading that part of the history;
they stated their objection was to its partisan
character.
Again-[thc italic being oursl-
snow | wish to call the attention Of this
Club, aud indeed all whom il may concern.
to an examination Of this history. I hiak,
scAea you hare read il, you iriH not condemn
The course pursued BY the scholars at Tie
school referred 10. For the benefit Of those
who may not have access to the work. | will
make few extracts from it.
The extracts he made related to the
4" Blue Light Federalists," the Hartford
Convention, the kansas War &c,
upon which We took issue with him.
Now, let US examine these extracts:
First, the boys refused to read the book,
or part Of it, on account Of IFS partisan
character" Second, Mr.. Wolfe thinks
the Agricultural Club will not condemn
the boys for their course, when they have
made an examination Of the work; and
third, to prove its partisan character"
Mr.. Wolfe quotes the extracts above re-
ferred to. Partisan means unreliable.
prejudieed, untrue, in the sense Mr.. Wolfe
used it, and if the extracts We have cited
in Mr. Wolfe's essay does not express an
opinion, language has no real or implied
meaning,