Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-08-09
'.The Ashland Package" Again.

'Ine AsnlaOO Fackage AGAIN..
supposed Mr.. T. ]. Hunter would
have the good sense to remain ''mum"
after being held up to the public eye in
the light in which he has been; but he
is out in an article in the last Republic
and shallow one il is--trying TO deny,
yet half acknowledging what he kno,cs
10 be true, viz: the statement which was
published IN the last Courier.
Mr.. Hunter says:
"My (his) especial and interested fam
iiy friends did not happen to be present
on the occasion Of the conversation allu-
ded to, or the purport of it might,
nay we doubt not for an instant, would
have been reported very differently"
Mr.. Hunter must certainly think that
his especial and interested family
friends" have the same failing as HIM
self: very bad memory, or wilful dis
position TO lie--which do not at all be.
lieve Of them. And | know that if
they were called upon to testify in re-
gard to some matters with which Mr.. I'll !.
has been connected, aud of which thew
are cognizant, they would not fiattcr the
gentleman SO much as he might desire.
He relates an anecdote, and denies
that the first article was intended for me
which he knows is lie, or he would
not have endeavored to fasten the charge
upon me-and deals in good deal of
fancy generally. But, inasmuch as !
do not possess Mr.. HIS faculty of twis-
ting and turning, weather-cock like,
must resort to facts to ans wer him with,
and will for that purpose introduce the
following letter, which the pubic can
see entirely exonerates me from all blame:
ASHLAND, Iowa, Aug. 9Th, 1850.
Post Master, Ottumwa, Iowa:
Dear Sir-I see there has some
misunderstanding arisen between yourself
and the editors of the Republic, concern
lining the Ashland package of the first
No. of said Republic. We were ex-
pecting it at this Office on Wednesday,
but it did not come until Saturday morn
ing; had probably got misplaced at Agen-
cy City, or some place, and put in the
paper mail bags, which we never open,
and soent on to Fairfield and ,cas sent
up on Saturday morning, which you
are not to blame for. Yours,
THOMAS PING, p. M.
Now to show that somebody has lied
more than once, to injure me in business,
and make a little capital for the Republic,
by creating the impression tina. would
be guilty Of violating my oath by delain.
ing their papers in the Office, in order to
have the Courier go out by the same mail
II will introduce another letter from
Ashland, which is as folio VS.:
ASHLAND, Avg. LIST, 1850.
Post Master, Otlumwa, Iowa:
Dear Sir-The editors OF the Des
Moines Republic say they mali their pa
per to this office on Wednesday mors-
ing of each week. You say you put
them in the mail, but they do not come
to this Office on Wednesday. The fault
is with you or the Republic and not with
me. Let me know if it is not with one
of you. Yours,
THOMAS PING, p. M.
1t is fact, well known to every body
in this place, that the Republic has new
er been issued until late Wednesday af-
ternoon, and that the town papers which
are the first distributed, are not carried
around until after IL o'clock. The mail
leaves here between the hours of 10 and
IL o'clock, and there neyer has, at anu
time. been package of Republics de-
posted in this Office the same day that
their paper purports to be published
So here is another lie nailed to the coun-
ter. ! did hope | should not have to re-
Ter 10 this matter again; but 1t Is necessa-
ry TO "answer a fool according to his
folly;" or certainly should not have
been induced to notice the yerdant genius
who figures so extensively as the "busi-
ness editor" of the Repub!ic-(and GER
tainly he il entitled to that appellation.)
as he is constantly getting himself into
business (of kind that nobody else
desires,) by his unparalleled impudence
and recklessness in regard to truth. o,
for gimblet, to bore an auger hole, for
!. j. to crawl through.
r. II. WARDEN.
Appointments by the President.