Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-13
FOR the state Den. oors

For the state Deu.ocrs
To the Editors Of the State Dem ocra,:-
GE>rLExsS The 6rst part Of the fol-
loving srticls was ssot BY ne TO the
Editor Of Der Demokrst,' ~ho, however.
refused i've Insertion upon che ridiculous
ground, that the name Of tho author
was not given. AZ il contaiss no libel
Gus matter, nor anything which could
place him-even though the su,hor's
name be suppressed--in an unpleasant
stu ton, thi. step SCENE to have been
taken solely fr IN parsy-love Of his client
the Senator, 3ir Rusoh. therefore ask
you 10 give thus article publicity through
the columns Of your esteemed paper;
To Sesator Rusch -
10 the 52l No. Of "Dsr Uemokra,"
l fDd an article, wherein you repeatedly
charge the author Of . recent correspon-
dence Of the n. Y. S,aats ZeisuDe
use your spicy expressio ps- with q lie,
ouu ~ shc oouo stmc OueT INcWoEu VI
Five Hundred Dollars (S500) for the
proof Of certain enumerated points. 10
the expectation that this be no, . mere
boastful offer !, Us the mentioned cor
respondents % hereby .vquo.. yAa 70
state, either through the columns .; this
/ paper or Of "Der Demokrat."
l,t. Where you have deposited the
said amount and whom you have given
control oyer the same.
-. Who, or what men are to decide
upon the complete ness Of the proofs to
- furnished by me.
sd. 10 form the points ment oned by
you, in precisely the same terms, used
by m".
II YOU vii do this, doubt MOI, but |
shall be able full ~ to prove all the asser-
tions made BY me in my correspondence.
should you however refuse 10 do so,
then can regard your whole outpour.
lngs ana your pompous offers as but a
mere boast, calculated to throw sand 10
the eyes of the pubic.
The tone Of YOUR remarks leave IN
noticed, il you feel honorei by and sat.
listed with it, do not envy your taste.
Bot since you seem to have a surplus
o. cash and to love the way Of proving
BY mears Of it, and since in your article
oriticlslng my correspondence you seem
to regard yourself - man OF eminent
knowledge and high intellect, he, how
ever, the correspondent OF the Stats
Zeitung, rs u person scarcely worth YOUR
notice; now deem i. but fair to meet
your liberal proposition with counter
comp limenf, especially os | can never
concije, that the mere fact Of your hav.
ing a somewhat taller body and several
moro years behind you than have, can
deo'ds about our intellectual quaIifcn-
uons. therefore make to you the fol-
lowing proposition:
You deposit $500 n any hank o. this
c'ty, shall do the same, thus making u
sum OF $l00. We then seperatelv chose
each, one intelligent man, and jointly
third. These three persons meet with
M in certain place, and there to Civ.
ne eny questions, either political or
Philosophical, which Va arr 70 treat in
writing in the presepca Of hese men, hy
closed 'ioors, Won II have the liberty to
chose The language in which said treatises
shall bc written.
This sail three men 10 seal our re.res
tive trsatisns in "ur preeerce, without
renjing them and to send them n any
competent Intelligent man, unknown to
both OF us. for his judgment.
The person whose writings shall be
pronounced nv said man ne the hes, 70
receive the whole Of The $1,000, the other
oothing
" YOU will agree to THE, shall name
mv.ef in order to arrsge matters accor.
dinghy with you
The Dorenpor' correspondent Of the
y Y. Nad's ZeitUng.
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