Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-04-26
A CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

Tho editor OF the Jcffersonlan puts forth the
following defying language. IN reply to article
which appeared in the last Palladium containing
an extract of Martin Van Burens speech in
1921; 1--WE will prove and DARE him and ALL his
wing friends in and out of the State, to Join issue
in the matter, that he wilfully and intentionally
garblcd speech of Mr.. Van Buren, &c. &c.
Hero IS the challenge.
The article. in the Palladium contains this OK
tract .Wo had alroady reached tho verge of
universal sutfrago'-'.he could not consent to IN
DERvALUE this precious privilege far as to con-
fer II with indiscrimnatc hand upon every
onc.''
Patson says, ''thc sentence referred TO reads
thus
zone word on tho question before the committee
We had already reached the OF u,ipesaf suffrage
There but one step beyond Aud gentlemen pre-
pared take that stcpl We pening this
bic right He disposed go far ny man, n tho
of rational liberty; but he could consen, 4,
urervalue this privilege confer il wit
indiscrmina,ing hand, every white,
who would be Kind enough 10 condescrni accep,
Now then. let see what the ISSUE is in this
controversy. The Jcfersonian has made tho
tender and VIC will try and ascertain it from his
own language. ''l1ollowav CARRIED. forged and
mutilated the quotation by omittiug tho words
..black white. &C.
The ISSUE then is Us THE EXTRACT GARFIELD
OMISSION OF THE WORD, BLACK wHIrEH'
photographers all agree, that to garbe, is to
sit. separate To separate one sentence from
| another or part sentence. when YOU do not alter
the sense, is allowed by the scrupulous crit
les. But If George contends for the strict con-
| structlon of the letter and syllable, then he
exposes his own gross garbling, and places HIM
| self and Mr.. Van Buren, u very awkward no.
stlon for on the first page of the Jenersonian
he Processes to give an extract from Mr.. Claws
Now Orleans letter, which clearly convicts him.
I not only. of base garbling, but downright
plagiarism for he acknowledges he pub.
lishcd as editorial The extract is follows
'.The PROHIBITION the fabric. of foreign eoun.
| n Uned States. The true interests of ,h,
| consumers bes, promoted BY a COMPETITION be-
tween the foreign and national supply. The
tendency of that COMPETITION i. to REDUCE PRI
CE>. as all experience has denpnstfated'
But. to the question. 1t Is evident when Mr.
Van Buren, SAID no in favor of confer
ring the right Of suffrage with an ndscrimi-
nate hand upon every ono, black or whitc' he
meant upon every one black person OR every
one white person. Because he used tho disiunc-
tive, OR, which clearly points his language to
either black persons white persons. In other
words. It made no diferenc to him whether tho
persons were black OR white he would not 'sconfer
1t with an indlscriminate hand'' upon them. A.
gain. It IS evident that Mr.. Van Buren, was speak,
ing of persons, and not Of things hence if he was
speaking of persons, which will not be denied
and, as he said he would not confer this right on
'every one," then black md whito persons con-
stltuic this 'cvory one, the sentence was perfect
without those words, the absence of which, does
not in the least impair the sense.
You see sir, you havo involved yourself in
very ignorant and silly difficulty, which VIC now
CHALLENGE you and ALL your friends to cxtriea.e
you from.
we call upon you sir. to say, whether black
and white persons, constitute EVERY oNEl If yo,
say yea, then you expose your ignorance and con-
cede the question. If you say nay, but contend
there arc mulattocs, then YOU make Mr.. Van Bu-
rem say. he could not confer it with an indscrim-
mate hand upon every white'' person ''or
black person but, by implication and tact con-
sent, he would confer it on the nulattoes Now
sir, here IS the dilemma IN which your boysh in
discretion has placed you. and you shall take one
horn or the other, and in either event, we will
swing you up to public ridicue.