A Review and Exposition, of the Falsehoods and Misrepresentations, of a Pamphlet Addressed to the Republicans of the County of Saratoga, Signed, "A Citizen" by An Elector
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and management?" Who but him would affix the charge of "miscreants" to
the republicans of Galway, Milton, Greenfield, Saratoga, Malta and Ballston? Who but him would have the unblushing effrontery to publish, "_that the general committee in nominating Mr. Cowen, instead of Mr. Young, committed an OUTRAGE on the feelings and wishes of their constituents_?" [see page 8. of that pamphlet.] Who but the author of that pamphlet would--but I beg pardon--read the pamphlet itself, and you have abundant evidence of the authors views, his principles, his heart and his designs. But the vengeful serpents of malice and persecution have not confined their labors to _the book_, Early last spring, a thrust was made at the Editor of the Journal, on the authority _it was said_ of Mr. Hackley, late a member from Herkimer, who _(so Thompson said)_ had authorised him to tell the people, that Mr. Bunce was unworthy of confidence:--nay, to make use of a number of debasing epithets,--such as would quadrate with the palate of Roe or Thompson, much better than that of a gentleman like Mr. Hackley. But as this gentleman has declined appearing in the book, and certainly never did, and never would authorize Thompson to use his name for the vile purpose in which he employed it, I barely glance at this circumstance as one article, which would otherwise have been pressed into the Pandoras box which has been so industriously served up for the public. Instead of atoning by a mild, moderate and conciliatory course of conduct, for the injuries attempted, not only against an individual, but the public, in endeavoring to put down and destroy a free press; the project is set on foot of introducing and palming upon the county another press;--a child of their own;--a copartner in all their labors, their joys and sorrows. It is however, _one thing_ to introduce a |
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