Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-10-31
sTVHnI rIIvE InIlSG III BE
NEPHEW IN LAW &c.D

NEPHEW in Law 4c.D
Tho Editor Of the Telegraph in the
last number Of his paper, has thought
proper to reply to communication pub
lished in the Express Of the goth signed
"Georgicus" and to designate it sour.
rilous attack upon his private character.
lie undertakes to read us on, Of the
society Of men Of "refned feelings" 70,
having admitted that communication into
our columns. BY so doing, we have be-
come "particeps criminis," participation in
the crime, and therefore feel ourselC call.
ed upon to give it passing notice.
We have but a very slight ucquaint
ance with this man CorieIl, and so far as
personal observation goes, have nothing
10 say as regards his private character,
We hope and presume, that as he seems
SO sensitive on that point, he has in all
time passed and up to the present hour
maintained that private character untarn.
ished by the blight Of iN.fame. We de.
ny however, that in the communication
Of "Georgicus" there is any attack what.
ever upon his private character.
The writer has seen proper to review
in very cvrsory manner, some Of his
public acts performed while public OF:
ticer, but Of that very delicate thing, his
private character, he has said nothing.
But why this sensitiveness on the part
of this veritable Editor? Why this hut-
tering and laundering when his own pub
lie acts are referred TO? Does he not
hold that public men are public proper ty,
and that their acts are, or should be open
for the scrutiny and examination Of the
public? Does he no. act upon the prin-
ciple, that such is the fact? Has he is
sued single number Of his false colored
sheet, in which there has not appeared
sly cowardly thrust at public Office hold
ers, and that too, without the least posi-
bic shade Of testimony to sustain him in
his attempts to injure and defame them.
To read his vitupera,ions, hurled at Of
fee holders, one would imagine that he
regarded it crime to hold office, and that
his innocent soul would be horror-strick-
en- at the bare idea Of holding one himself,
when at the same time, it is VIGOROUSLY
true that he is now seeking Office himself,
and that he left the Democratic party,
because, in the language Of one Of his
friends, she got nothing"
Where did he obtain the six lots, eligi.
by situated in tho city Of Dubuque, which
he is now advertising for sale, if not from
what he would call the spois Of office?
Did he, at the time he held office under
the General Government, and to which
time he now "looks back with so much
satisfaction"-did he then pour out the
Walls Of his wrath against all government
officers? Did he then denounce the pro.
:eeds Of Office as "the Spoi7s'? Is he not
,ven now eating his daily bread, from
hose spoils? Why this whining, when
his own questionable course as an officer is
brought up before the public? We tell
his Mr.. CorielI, that we will not regard it. |
With his private character we have
nothing to do, and God knows We want
nothing to do with it, but Of his public
'cts we shall speak, in public manner,
without the fear Of being cast beyond the
BALE of good society for thus doing.
OF the distinguished indi, iduals whom
lie has named directly and indirectly, it
s not necessary for US to say one word.
The low and vulgar slang, and black
3uardism thrown out against them in the
columns Of the Telegraph can do them
no injury. The Public know them both,
and knowing them, deligh, TO do them
honor. If William w. CorieIl's epitaph
8 no, written till the same can be said Of
nim, then may his friends despair Of ev-
sr seeing it done.
OuI0 AND DrNNcvI