Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-07-08
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For the Tribune.

For the Tribune.
Nh. Bliss II had not intended to make any
further reply to the Democrat in its unjust and
rnwarrantable attack the Primitive Metho-
dist Conference and the subject of Slavery.
The advice of Solomon, that :. it Is an honor
for man to cease from strife. but every fool
will be meddling," is, it appears, thrown away
on the Democrat, but not on your correspondent.
He yet adheres to his determination to "cease
from strife" not because the position of the
Conference is untenable, but that the objections
of the Democrat have been fairly met and an
swered in previous communications. In its
leader of this week there is no new position or
argument, ne regards the question at issue; but
the same stale one ideaism in little different
verbiage. But the Democrat +" has few words
particularly for the correspondents of the Tri-
bU,se." Now in the name of common-or most
Observation-Disclosures, what has the Democrat to do
with the persons VI no have replied TO its arti-
cles, unless mere personalities more in its
line than the true merits of the case? Fair
dealing requires that what is written be attend
ed to- and not who wrote it.
The fling of the Democrat at the christian
character of E. N. J. ;,-ao more than we could
expect from such a source, and is regarded by
hum with the most profound contempt. That
he is not regarded as half respectable poll
tician," is better than he thinks Of himself for
he does not regard himself as politician at ali.
The charges of " misrepresentation of our
language" and false assertions" are indignant
" denied as far as intention is concerned, and
such charges require something more TO sustain
them than the mere "say So of the Democrat.
Assertions are not proofs-where is the evi-
dence?
He has also endeavored to make it appear
that the Democratic party is pro-slayery In its
teachings and actions" Now the Democrat it
self made that fact appear the best, when it
declared that resolution against Slavery {" was
intended against the Democratic party, and there
was no getting round the fact" "lf he had
listened 10 others than Abolltionsts he would
know that with one united voice the Democrat
ic party" has denied its pro-slayery character.
m these times we would better arrive at the
| trath if we look at what they do, rather than
listen TO what they say.
The proverb, there is more hope of a tool
than Of a man wise in his own conceit," indu-
ces the Democrat to think there is some hope
for E. NJ j. yet. If he is fool he is one
would suppose, unworthy the attention of the
Democrat, who, noble, magnaninous fellow
ought TO cultivate
% That Storm joy the warrior feels
In foemen worthy of ais steel,
and would scorn a passage-at-arrns with an i'm
beetle. The Democrat must be in big bust
ness writing SO many columns week to kin
| OF fool, who, by the way is not yet entirely
" kilt" The Democrat should at once advertise
for more efficient fool-kIller. L. NJ. Us opin-
ion of the Democrat is his own, and he will keep
1t. He has too much self-respeet to handy cpl
thets, sling slush' or deal in wholesale Bill
llugsgate, ala Democrat. But Otis,
You should never let
Your angry passions rise,
Your little hands made
To tear out peoples eyes"
T. NJ J.