The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-05-18
The GallipOIis JournaI--The Mails.


The GallipOlis JOurnal.-Fhe Mails.
The Gallipois Journal Of the4th devotes nearly col
umn to the subject Of THE Jackson Standard for Mail
Deinqucucies whether for our ediiication Or chas
tisement We are unable to decide. In the Standard
Of the Goth ut we are charged with allow billings
gate retort upon the Journal for having published
,D facts regarding the many mail failures that have
occurred &c. Now what we wish to say is thio
that the Journal has not published facts in reference
to these failures or ii it published any facts they
were few and far between 0ur statements hereto.
fore made upon the subject were based partially, up
on our own knowledge Of the route but mostly, up
OH the information Of those who did know the facts,
whose statements verify believed--and forthopur
pose Of sustaining onse against the charge Of false
statements and false representations, made by the
Journal we published certificate or statement OF
the facts made by number Of citizens Of Jackson
and Richmond Dale, gentlemen, as we then thought
aud still think OF strict veracity; which completely
sustained us in every thing we had said upon the sub
ect Of the mail failures. This twas thought would
quiet the Journal man aud put an end to the contro.
vc,sy. Diditd0iga Far from it. The Journal
after publishing the statement with the signatures
adds The above will have no bearing here truth
fuL document but on the contrary will have ten
dency to lower the individuals who have thus lent
their names" &c, and further adds, "the Standard,
in its attempt at bolscring up this contractor in his
deficiency, by securing and publishing puny Ger.
tfcate signed by few individual iavoriteS, is ev
dence Of dishonesty, imbccilty or had cause"
3 Now in all honesty to what conclusion can any
rght-mindcd any honest man come from the evidence
before the public thnn that the editor Of the Jour.
nal has pubshed--not the truth--but-very fen
facts He places his own assertion against the test.
mony Of thirteen responsible witnesses; 70 leave
out our humble self lie says Ia regards the fact
Of the case, these names will have no more nfluenc,
than II they did not appear" Now Jimmy is mista
ken in this, these men are well known aud their tes
II nony s and will be received by every honest, sen
siblc man of their acquaintance and the editor of tn
: journal exhibited his want Of honesty, and want o
, brains, when he pcnnel his article.
: Jimmy Harper suffered too much last winter
to view this matter lightly, He is rampant wit
the contractor, aud callsus tom MathttDS aud put
!, it in itaLcs too, Now our name is naturally ThomO
; Russell Mathews; aud indeed, some Of our friend
have gone far as to add Esqo to it, but we NJ
disposed to claim this appendage as a uested right nc
:, can VIC be induced to believe the Gallipols JounI
= editor man, meantany harm, but juStcalledu us Ton
" for shotnoss Jimmy next pomces on j. W. Lair
; and s0yS that when the DR., was proprietor Of Ii
/ Standard he made some grave charges against th
samo CONTRACTOR but prCsumcs they have kissed an
=, made friends aud LuifdO name to the document
4, Is the smoothing part" The DR.. may have mad
complaint against this same contractor, when be va
proprietor Of the STANDARD he may have had cause @
=. he mny not wo are not informed on that subject
" Ilowcverthat may be, We would inform the Joumi
4 editor that j. w. Laird will not tell lioo ou any gCr
oI teman, because he s displcased with him, Or think
/ be has some caute OF complaint against him; aud
o. hope the editor OF the Journal will poiit by hiS ca
ample.
80 Tho editor Of the Journal calls us by all sorts
, hard names and charges lis wthstating ialsehoods
~, carry our point &c, but IA We arc not conscious
having stated any thing that untrue Or having bee
concerned with any thing diShonolable (barrng III
editor Of the Galipols JOuma) We hope to survive
l. The editor concludes his ehdSts article III this ws
T. 1t is perfect waste OF space to handy words wit
~ tuch men us the editor Of the Standard actS al
o' said to be stubborn things and the public being
\, POSSESSION OF the facts regarding tho numerous ma
~ failures the past winter will rs umpire, decide bt
" tween us aud tho Standard" To the decision q
~ this tnbOna! We arswliae tDsubmit, aud what uct
VI we would ask, are tAapabE In possession Of Th
Journal charged Mfsfrehch with derelictou OF b
D. duty ia carrying The mails from ChillicothO to (apo
'c lis wodeuied that Mr.. French neglected that dut
when IL was iu his power 10 perform it aud upo
this tho Journal took issue Aud now We would asl
what evidence has the editor Of the JounalIaa
to sustain his charger not any thing, but u y
SerIion; the truth Of witch is the issue tss No
our part We have presented tho tcstimonyd thillee
n dsntercted witnesses whose characters for truth wi
n compare iavoyably with any like number OF witnes
cS aud the testimony they bear sustaias us, aud col
., dems him. yet he is 80 iool.hardy, aud undevalu
" the common sense of tue public 30 far as to asse
q, that ho has made out bis charge. Wcsubmit.
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