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when Mr.. Mellon, came TO Us with his de-
fence we read it, and seeing u strong PeIsp,t.i
bearing on oar heighbJr, and w-shiAs ~ Ct.''l- 49,.
vare ana maintain a spirit of amity with AIm,
we refused il an insertion as a communication.


led. GuaTd.l


Yes. you refused it an insertion as
communication, but when he PRoMIsED(as
we are iaformed 1t was credit opeTatlon)
10 paw yoa for it, you very readily conSen-
Ted TO its publication You were not vii
ling to publish an article against your
neighbor that was calculated to nar that
spirit of alnity which you seemed anxious
10 cultivate and maintain, until be agreed
10 pay for it, but as soon as he signided his
willingness TO pay you, there seemed no
further disposition on your part, 10 main
tain that good feeling, which you previous
ly appeared so desirous TO cultivate aud
maintain. Since we commenced the pub
LEGATION of paper in this place. several
articles of personal nature have been ham
ded US for publication, with the money ac-
companying them, but having made i; a
rule, which no re ward could ever make US
violate, never TO admit personal article
into the columns of our paper, without we
knew or had every reason TO be satisfied of
the fact that the writer had not only justif |
nble cause tor his attack, but that he was |
gentIema n, and the man he wished to assail |
was not gentleman.


In rep'y to the charge OF your publish
ers, sthat we well knew the article was in
your offi;e for publication" we will state
that we were informed, not by Mellon, tha
they had such an article. but had no idea Of
their publishing the same, afer becoming
acquainted with the circumsla nccs of the
case. Neither had we an opp ortunity of I
getting at the scamp to make him withdraw
or retract the article as your publishers |
well knew. l. is true as stated. that we may |
not be acGuainteI with the rules Of Ibl ish- /
ers, neither do we wish TO be, if every VIII 1
lan who will promise to pay for it, has the |
right OF assailing gentlemen through.the
columns ofa newspaper.


We have occupied more room with this |
matter than we wished to have done, but
we thought it bestto present the subject !
in its proper light that this community |
may Judge who has acted the GENTLE |
MAN in the premises.