Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-05-05
For the Courier.
1.-THE Babes i'm the WOodS'---Lig-
sle Jim and big George.

a communication appeared signed by a
fellow named Jim Baker in which
he says he understands that | charge
him with being "Citizen." did say
that believed him TO be that important
parsonage, and still believe that if he
did no, write Me article referred 80 he
was % leas. an accessory, notwithsiand-
ing his denial of it. But this great
man, Mister jim Baker, says he cannot
be provoked into a controversy with
me. And why! Because he knows |
will no, hesitate to expose his dirty
tricks; matters which he would keep
from the public. and, therefore, throws
himself upon his dignity (Heaven save
the mark, and makes the above asser-
lion. But he makes it daily business
to run from store to store and from chop
10 shop TO abuse aud SANDER me, and
no longer than few weeks ago, when
the District Court was in session, he
abused me to a number Of members Of
the bar who were sirangere here, and 10
myself, ~ it'll bu, few exceptions, one of
whom informed me of il, and advised
me not to notice il as i! was only Jim
Baker. And who is Mister Baker! Is
he the jim Baker who. as Prosecuting
Attorney of Wapello County, appeared
before the Grand Jury a, the last term
Of our Court. made speech to them
and insisted that they should not find Il
bill against certain gentleman of this
place who was charged with being a de-
iaulser TO the county, as it could not be
sustained; and farther said it was not
necessary TO examine the books of the
County, although Judge Sewers in his
charge directed them TO do so! Is he
The jim Baker who, when the Clerk was
examining the records of the County.
was SO very anxious that the defaulters
should be exposed, but after an exami-
nation was made and the County Judge
put an account into his hands to sue il O.
once did not do II until he was finally
notified that unless he attended TO his
duty by certain time other counsel
would be employed? Is he the Jim Ba-
kcr who made 10 w. a. Johnston an in,
famous proposition with reference to the
Onumwa P. Office, proposition which
every honest man would reject with
acorn. Is he the Jim Baker who repre-
scented TO w. A. johnston that Mr.. War
den wished TO resign the 7. o.; that
there were two democrats whom he
would not recommend. Paul &. JEFF
fries was one, and he believed Johnson
was The Other, tina, he would resign in
favor Of him Baker, and proposed to
permit Warden 10 do SO and that he
would then muIilate the letter OF recon-
hendanon by erasing his name and in
seriing that Of Johnston, which PROPOSE
lion was rejected when Baker abused
him because be lacked confidence in him
as democrat? Is he the Jim baker
wbo said any one might know he did
not write the article in the "Sen,inel' as
he dit0ays wrote gramma!ically. that
Citizen did not, and farther said Geo.
Gillaspy did write it he believed! 10 he
the Jim Baker whom my former article
hi, so hard that he took i, oil TO himself !!
II the shoe fits let him wear 1t. Come
then. Dandy Jim, throw of your sham
dignity. for it sits not well on you; an
swcr these plain questions and when
you have done SO I'll turn over another
leaf i'll your history and ask you few
more. ."
Award to Bombaster Furioso alias
George Gillaspy, who is so well appre-
cia.ed by Tho people here that he was
beat by large majority in this county,
democratic as il is, and had he been as
well known in other parts of the State
he would not have been elected. You,
sir, i, seems, are Citizen" and you it is
who lives in glass house. You declared
IN the streets of this town in reference TO
the Registership of the improvement,
,ha, you did not want The id office,
and would no, have il again. You
pledged yourself TO the River Couven-
ton 10 resign as soon as the Legislature
met, which promise caused much re-
joicing, but did you do SO! No! You
violated that voluntary pledge and held
on 10 the office until the Gov. appointed
Judge Jeffries. How, then, can you
expec, the people to place confidence in
any thing you say! Are you the George
Gillaspy who. as one of The River board,
had the locks OF Uentousport and Bona