Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-01-20

4 RenIu TO Mr. Bealls criticism.

EnIrog or THE FREE Press:
Dear Sir. We al! know that your space
is too limited aud too valuable to be devo-
ted to petty quarrel between two Charles
Town BOYS in New York, but Mr.. J Harry
BealI's attack on Mr. Dorsey, published III
last weeks FREE PEESs, is 50 maniestIy
unfair and unealled for that feel called
upon to ask YOU to publish these few lines.
Some person should correct all "the mis-
leading statements in Mr.. Beall's social
ed' correction of Mr.. Dorsey's report.
Assininity and animus are shown in about
equal degrees in Mr. Beall's letter The
writer of this communication does not pre-
tend TO be ''most in touch with the members
of the Charles Town Society" or in other
words to have them at his beck and call as
Mr.. Beall seems to think he has.
If he had taken the trouble to consult a
majority of the Charles-Town boys, he
would have found that they had no person.
al grievance aud hence had no fault to ind
with Mr.. Dorsey's report.
Mr.. Beal has frequently expressed the
sentiment which he rushes into print to dis
claim the responsibility for, /. C. that I'VE
think some of the good people in Charles
Town Il bit straight laced" 1t may be
more polite, as heard him say few days
ago to conceal that opinion, but most peo-
pie prefer an honest, outspoken man to one
who has not the courage of his convictions.
If Mr.. Beall had brushed the cobwebs
from his intellect(?) he wOnld have seen
that no reflection on the home people was
meant and that there was nothing disre-
spectful to them in that report. Ii all ex-
listed in his imagination.
He would be less like the PhariSee if, in
stead of lauding his love for the home peo-
pie through the columns of THE FREE
Press he exhibited less snimus towards
some of the Charles Town colony in New
York.
Instead Of denying absolutely" the au-
thorship of the poem ascrbed to him. Mr.
Beall might have saved time and space by
saying that the poem was credited TO him
through n typographical error, the printer
having omitted the letter IS" after "Mr."
1t was not printed by accident, as he says
He knew that the report would be sent tC
the Spirit with the rest of the report.
If it is any satisfaction to Mr. Beall
will concede that he is more familiar than
we are with what Mr.. Anthony ComstocE
considers improper. As to the English
there is not an error in Mr.. Dorsey's report
that any one but a tyro looking for flaws
would credit to the writer, as they were
manifestly made by the printer In this re
gard Mr.. Beall had best pluck the beam on
of his own eye before looking for the mote
in the eye of another.
In conclusion let me say that Mr. Beal
has made mountain out of mole hill.
have no desire to engage in wordy contro
versv with him I have no doubt that i
gives him great pleasure to see his name il
print, but | will not CRAFTY him in that 40
gard by noticing anything he may say here
after. Having corrected his misstatement
am done with the subject. Hereafter
would advise this young man of lterar!
aspirations" not to rush into print in tin
heat of passion and when he does not know
what he is talking abeut
CHARLEsTOWNIAN.