Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-02-10

doctrines and the spirit Of the holy reli-
gion he Processes would authorize his
doing so? as his friend should hope
not. Further, if he were to write piece
Of this description for the press, is it rea-
sonabe to presume he would so far for
get his own dear establishments at Ed
wardsyille, as to send it to this place for
publication ? Is it presumable, that, if
he chose to conceal himself, in such a
case, he would sign even the initials of
his name to i, Or, if he was DESTROYS to
be knozru as the author, would he not
write bis name at full length | should
suppose there could be no good reason
for the people attributing it TO him, other,
than that they thought it contained such
arguments as he was in the habit of ad-
vancing, or would be likely TO use, on
such occasion.
! In short, conclude that, although the
editors of the" Republican" had the best
reason in the world for being mighty mad
at themselves or somebody else, and the
honest Kaskask ian" TO be frightened
horribly, lest the !" character" Of his 8. in
nocent" townsmen should I" suffer" by
/ the awful charge of those editors, Mr..
Kinney had no more just right to call on
you, or even hretence of right for calling
upon Messrs. Blackwell & Berry, than
Tom Nokes had. Although be may
have had shadow of pretence Of right
10 call on Mr.. Fleming, what POSSIBLE
! Simiiitude OF excuse can he have Tor levy
ing SO high tax upon the kindness Of
those last mentioned gentlemen? Why
did he ask Tor the name OF the author of
the answer published by them, rather
than the author OF any of the other an
swers, which have been published by
other edfors /? Ii his sole object was to
right himself, why did be inquisitivey
seek the name Of the author OF any OF
the answers F? If no plan was concerted
| at Fandalia, when the conventionisls
held their last general meeting, to ininre
an innocent indivianal," why was YOU
called upon, not only TO give up The name
OF the author, but TO give your" opinion"
Of "the obIec, OF the writer =" Or, if Mr..
/ Kinney considered hlmsel! injured by
the people impu,ng it TO him; why |
say, it he sought nothing but 10 be right
ed, did he not barely request yon to pub
Iish TO the world that he was nor the
author! repeat, WHY, in the name OF
wonder, were my good fa'irsda. the edi-
tors OF the " in;elligencer" called upon
10 divnlge their Office secrets. in case
which bad no more relation to VIM. in
ney than the Natural History OF Guinea
bad; il II was not expected that thereby
, that some shadozu OF something nigh; be
discovered, with which al attempt could
be hiap8i6fy made 10 iniure me in the
opinion % the people? Though | am not
50 vain as 10 suppose the injury of me
vas any thing more than secondary
object :--doing justice TO this gentleman,
however. | think, was no part of the OBJ.
iect to--1e gained.
will finish what have to say by re-
marking, lhat when those editors of the
| " Repu b.icau" found out tha, their IN
anS7serabie arguments, as il IS presume
! bic they at FIRST conceived them, were so
easily conCuted and comp etcly disposed
of by several gentlemen, IN the {" Ed
wardsvIlle Spectators" they Indignantly
spurned them from their presence, and
seemed 10 declare, they would not have
F., them.
| Mr.. Fleming, flater myself ,ha, you
will give this place in your paper, as in
| It, the piece was FIRST published, wbic h
has drawn upon me those severe animal
versions, tina have lately appeared ia the
Illinois Republican," that the editors
Of it may be quoted, Mr.. Kinney mad
whole, and the noble minded " Kaskas-
kan" satisfied. So doing you will con-
fer favor on yours, Sc.
DAVID ]. BAKER.
Kaakaskia, Jcn. 22d, 1924.
Foa THE SPECTATOR.
Mn. WARREN,