The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-06-09
GARRY OwEE, Jackson Co.,
A.. Oh II lQSsl

May 23d "A. II. loOS.
MEssRs EtIraRs We the Undersigned
Pensioners Of st. Patricks church, Garry Owen,
jackson co., Iowa, feeling ourselves aggrieved
at the uncharitable course pursued BY David
Burke and the untrue statements made by him,
against our pastor, Rev. J. F. Tracy, deem il
our duty to lay before the public = true state
ment of facts. LIST. He asserts "that the Rev.
Mr.. Tracy has been announcing from the pul.
pit the names Of candidates for petty Offices
&C."
This is untrue, in whole and in part.
End. He starts out by calling me pretended
officer &C." This Mr.. Burke does not deny
it 10 untrue To say that Rev. Mr. Tracy brother
was employed as school teacher or ever made
application for said school, but after the opening
Of the School in November it was deemed nee
essary for the welfare Of the children, that
second teacher should be employed It being
out Of the Power Of the directors, or the Rev.
Mr.. Tracy to get one At that time, Mr.. Tracys
brother offered his services ,gratuitous until such
time a. one could be obtained. Two weeks
elapsed before ne was Obtained, during which
time Mr.. Tracy's brother taught school and FOR
which he received no remuneration.
3rd "As an evidence that strife and tumuit
exists in the district and that he 10 the cause Of
| it, we have lost one years school funds"
| This also is untrue in whole and in part, We
have received the funds.
4th. 'sHe announced on the first Sunday
after his arrival that he had rented the school
house and employed teacher &C."
| Til, is also untrue-for the Rev. gentleman
on the day referred to, invited the directors 20
his room in order a. Ae said that they might
make some arrangements for establishing the
permanent continuation Of school Mr.. Burke
called at the room Of the Rev. Mr.. Tracy, and
left word with Nr. Philips for Mr.. Tracy not TO
interfere i'll that matter, that il was none of his
business.
5th. "fIe used the new code for the Bible,
&c" this is untrue also, and bears on its face
the manifest impression.
! 9th. Whoever would employ Protestant
teacher &c. This also is untrue. The word
| Protestant as never made use Of by the Rev
gentcman; uni. s. It was when he said, should a
child Of any Protestant parent be in attendance,
no means whatever should be used to hurt its
religious feelings; thus complying with the let
ter and intent Of the law, leaving the one wha
desires not 10 study religion at liberty; and
these who wish to study it are at liberty to do
so-and, we believe, such is the opinion of the
superintendent
9Th. "Excluding thereby such As could not
pay half the time, for one year, &c. this also
is untrue. The Priest ticket Of admission
was not necessary; the Presidents was sufficient,
| none were rejected VINO presented tne"seIves'
whether with or without tickets: There have
been fifteen children in attendance who paid
nothing.
S;h "Mr. Tracy said from the pnlpit, that be
would give himself gu cents TO buy ropes to
hang ourselves" This also 10 untrue
These abusive Trades would have been passed
unnoticed by us, but having learned from Eas-
tern Journals, that these calumnious charges
have been widely circulated, We, in consequence
thereof, deem it due both to ourselves, the Rev.
Mr.. Tracy, and the public at large, and, IN par
| tcular, to those, who may be led to draw erro
neous conclusions from the above erroneou'