Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-06-12
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sailed-fr iusulted, as far as an nnony-
nous writer, destitute of common sense aud
common decency, coald insult me; and that,
when, in mentioning my official conduct, it
became necessary TO refer 10 the action Of
one Of my colleagues on the bench in the
same affair, that functOnary comes out with
an article over his own signature charging
me with fasehood, and denying, with an at
fectaiion Of injured humility, which would
do credit TO Uriah Heap himself, any parti-
cipation IN what he is pleased TO call ''lhat
unfortunate transaction"
Before entering into an Investigation Of the
evidence confirming the completely Of Judge
Brown in that affair, must take the liberty
TO revert TO my article contained in your
paper Of the 18th of May. No allusicn in
the slightest degree rejecting upon Judge
Browns character for veracity or integrity
can be found in it aliording the smallest pre-
text for the he has thought proper TO
make upon me in your last issue. Suppose
for the sake Of argument, that in my reply
10 "a friend TO Justice" had misrepresent-
ed his position in relation to the removal Of
Mr. Saltonstal; surely it was not such a
grievous crime as to call down upon ne such
Wholesale denunciaions as the gentleman
INDUCES in? bad endeavored 10 the best
Of my ability TO show that was iustIfabIe
in the act of removal, and Jsdge Brown
equally so with Judge Sweatnam and N.Y.
self, as matter of course. But it seems
that 'the head and front Of my offending" is
10 be found in the circumstance, that Judge
Brown had made certain representations "to
those who approached him upon the sub
ject," which makes it necessary he should
@ssail my reputation for veracity IN order to
preserve his own. But respectfully sub
init the quest ton, whether am to be held
responsible for any and every statement he
may choose to make 10 any or all such as
appreciate him? Whatever may have been
my opinion relative to the gentemans con-
duct in the "unfortunate transaction" nv
article contains not single charge against
HIM; and If, without any agency or instru-
mentality of mine, he has voluntarily sur
rounded himself with "adverse circunstan-
ces," most assurediy no responsibility for
his "urfortunute'' condition can with propri
ETY. be laid TO my door. But Judge Brown has
charged me with falsehool, and says if am
not guilty he has "base'g liei" This is The
issue he makes, and accept it.
Now let II be remembered, that he saws
he knew nothing whatever Of our intention
TO remove Mr.. Saltonstall until the dny on
which that gentleman was displaced, and
then, not until "just as we were about ia
adjourn" He says he obiectedto it on the
ground, that Mr.. Salonstal's time was Of
out, when judge Sweatnam handed him a
copy OF the School Law, by which he "saw
al once we ought TO have elected last No
vember." He urged pGsponemcnt of the
question until the next term of the court, sin
order that we might inform ourselves" X
n That "we ought to counsel to.
gether, and 10 that end proposed The name OF
II. Hendrlr'' Before confronting his ran.
dom, incoherent statement with the state.
ment Of Judge Sweatnam, propose 10 sub
ject II to investigation, TO show that it is
wanting in that clearness and consistency
which characterize truth and honesty eve.
rywhere, and that, on holding il up to pub.
lie view, it will tumble to pieces from sheer
innate rottenness.
Notwithstanding that intellectual astute.
ness, which enables the Honorable gentle
man to see sat once" what nobody else could
possibly discover, he urges "the postpone
nent oil the election until the next term OF
court, in order that we might inform our,
S.lU2S," and Notwithstanding a full, and sin,
gularly firm conviction, nay, an absolute
certainty Of the Illegally of the proposed ac
ton of the Court, he Judge BROWN admit.
that he did, then and there, propose 18th,
name of A. Hendrix" Is not this most sin
gular inconsistency? or was his Honor sud
denly stricken with judicial blindness wher
he thus failed 10 see the utter incongruit,
between his opinions and his actions? Oh
would he have us believe that this name wa
proposed merely 10 the end that eve shoulc
counsel together?" had supposed that
was tolerably well acquainted with Mr.
Hendrx-have all along regarded him a
muck like other men-a good financier AM
tolerab|y fat withal. BIT never for one mo.
mcnt suspected that the simple words-Ad
am HendrX-had such magic influence tina
the mere mention of them would exert
composing influence upon the disagreement
Of the Howard County Court, lust as OF
poured upon troubled waters is sad to still
their agitation and produce a calm! Had no
other portions Of the Honorable gentleman
communication been even more preposler
Gus, should have suspected he was attempt
t"S " PN' P~''u'S JIM upon thS pNO!lc u
which he specially addresses himself. Bul
he is in dead, sober, seriousness, for It'll,
further on he tells this same public that HI
wasted his valuable time in "iruitess effort,
TO find out whom we were for" as though
in so doing, he was comforting great bene
fit upon the body polite, instead of sacrfc
ing his judicial dignity to Yankee imyuieact
The gentleman tells us, however, that " Mr.
SaitonstaH was good enough for him." Thel
in the name of consistency ask, Why dix
he not throw away on him instead of Mr.
Hendrix as Judge Sweatnum asserts he did:
Aye, but hereby hangs tale. Fearing tina
Mr.. Saltonstall might hear of the hostilil,
he had in PaSt'ime entertained tOwardS him
and Of the great desire he had, at one time
manifested to make him (Saltonstdl) wal
the plank, he thought, by the declaration
''that SaltOnstall was good enough for HIM
TO heal up,and ha'r 0uer any old sore whic
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