The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-01-17
LETTER FROM RINGoEs.
RINeoEs. N. j., Jan. Is, 1873,

the signature of D. B. Kirkpatrick. 10
that letter he accuses us Pop of having
thrown out hints referring to him as
lately writing notes for the correspondent
of the Republican, TO this we desire to
reply in way it seems to us necessary.
That some one was assisting the Repub-
l5eaa correspondent in that correspond
ence, was plainly evident to the minds of
the readers of his items in this village.
1t is true, that in several of our items we
charged some one as that assistant, hut
that Mr.. Kirkpatrick was specially re-
ferred to- we think IA mistaken idea. As
the matter regarding that assistance is at
issue, let us consider it somewhat Let
tiers dated Ringoes, and bearing the sig
natures of Majority, +" Occasional
Partner" !" Truth, &c, have appeared
in the columns of the Republican at diff
ferent times. Various reasons induced us
70 believe that they appeared in such
paper with the know ledge of the regular
correspondent. Those letters severely
criticised and denounced us in most un-
gentlemanly way We resented them in
the same spirit in which they were writ
ten, and because we did 50, many of our
citizens seemed anxious TO cast the names
of blackguard and the like upon us, and
at the same time justify the actions of
+" Majority, &c. Since Mr. kirkpatrick
has seen fit to refer our items to himself,
and to publish denial of any association
whatever with the Republican correspond
emit, we trust he will pardon as if we
closely analyze such denial, and put that
construction upon il which, il seems to
us, it is plainly and justly capable of. He
says referring to me as lately having
written notes, &c. What period of time
he intends TO cover by the word . lately,
will very much alter the construction of
of the case. Does he imply by this that
at former times he did assist the Repa6-
licdn correspondent? 1t certainly will
admit of such belief. Ii so, perhaps he
can explain the whereabouts of .. Ma
iority and =. Occasional Partner =
Again he says - NJ prepares his own
news Very true it may be, but where
does he obtain so many items of original
history, &c. of which he wrtesP Does
not Mr.. Kirkpatrick remember that the
correspondent of the Republican formerly
bore the signature, "Zeb - Can he
tell us anything in connection with that
correspondence Another thing presents
itself. The items casting the most severe
criticism upon us Pop were letters
separate and apart from the items of the
Republican correspondent. Does Mr..
kirkpatrick imply in any way in his letter
of denial, that he has not written or been
associated in the writing of any letters to
the Repab licaa, casting criticism upon
"Pop? Those letters. in the main.
were the ones that received answer from
us. At the sans time, we thought the
author of them was associated with the
Republican correspondent in his cores
poudence We do not desire TO place an
unjust or unfair construction upon Mr..
Kirkpatrick S letter, but we do desire
that such letter be a fair, free and posi-.
tive denial, not loose and imperfect, ad.
hitting Of different constructions. We
desire TO understand him fully in his ex-
pressions. II he never had any asseeia-
ton with the Republican correspondent,
let him freely aud plainly say so, then he
is dismissed without censure. But il he
ever was associated with him, we are
sorry he endeavored to Eide such under
the arrangement of words. If he were
not guilty of such. why did he refer our
items to himself, for they were directly
aimed at the author of those extra items
in the Republican which were in denun-
citation of Pop Let him deny that he
ever wrote any items in reference to
tPop, then he is excused without crit-
cism or continent We trust Mr.. Kirk
patrick will not be offended in any way
at our remarks concerning him, for we
would gladly believe him TO be free from
any association with the authorship of
the items and letters above referred to.
/ OF late there seems to have been u
great deal Of sensation regarding our
items, which, we arc sorry to learn, have
I aroused the passions of some Of our citi-
/ zens The chief cause of such, as we I'M
/ derstaud it, is that they have referred
several of our items as bearing directly TO
them Ii they have been properly refer.
/ red, then we have but little To say other
than to explain, in a degree, the nature
| of our correspondence with the THE
RECORD As before stated, letters from
our village TO the Republican, bearing the
| signatures of " Majority, " Occasional
Partner, Truth, &C., appeared at
different times, which letters denounced
us in most bitter terms. The latter per-
/ sou, !" Truth stated that we were un-
4 truthful IN our statements thereby wish.
! ing to brand us as liar, which alone was
enough 10 excite the feelings and passions
! OF any living sensitive being. To this
letter we replied, aud demanded from
Truth the foundation of such accusa-
I ton, but to this day his lips have remain
ed, it may be to him, in blissiul silence.
We thereupon concluded that perhaps he
had only been seized with terrible
spasm eff " reform, which, however soon
spent its force aud left him in a rather
weak minded condition. On account of
that spirit OF " reform manifested by
him, we chose TO style him practical
reiormer, aud thereafter in each week S
letter demanded from him more items OF
reform, bat he failed to grant our re-
quests A couple Of weeks ago, an item
bearing very strongly on our correspond
ence as " Pop, appeared IN ms =