Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-07-14
CITY OF MINERAL POINT

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of Us, had not been cawardly as he Is con
iemptibic, we should before thi. have BRANDED
Aim as malicious liar. Lacking the courage
10 plainly say what he would have understood
he gratifes his malevolence by lies insinuated
Ii he lied boldly. it would b short sentence
that would answer him; but as he epdeavors to
hide from the consequences of his uleanness, we
are forced TO drag him from the corner that we
may show hat manner of a man he Is
1mbecile and ignorant, his title OF Editor is
his only claim to even ordinary Intelligence and
that he As compelled to sustain by borrowed ana
forced contributions from the pens OF others
one week his columns are iiled with the smooth
nothings ragged logic OF a toSslIzed politician,
the next with the Inconsistencies of an ambi-
tious Young man, whose first essay IN political
action failure In accusing another OF be-
ing what he is, he shows a knowledge OF his
own degradation but strangely oyerlooks the
notorietv be has gained In the ten years he has
been-th nominal editor of the Mineral Point
Tribune.
In answer to the question: we say that nei-
fher the Mayor any member of the City
Council, nor any officer Of the City, nor any res
ldent of the City, nor any other person whatev-
err, save and except Edmund r. Otis, owns any
part of the Democrat office, writes any editori-
ais for the Democrat or n any way controls its
course Mineral Point Democrat.
We copy the above choice extracts from the
columns of the Dam2crai of last week, that such
of orr readers as not subscribers TO that pa
per NAV specimen of the refined literature
in which il deals. To such epithets as 4" cow
ardly," contemptible," !" malicious liar" i'm
beetle and ignerant," dc, we have no reply to
make farther than that they clearly show the
nature, character and associations of the writer,
and lead Us to suspect that the editor of the
Democrat has recently been presented with
Ia relation TO the ownership Of the establish
rucnt hat alr. Otis claims to be exclusively his
own, are not aware of having at any time
alluded to 1t in our columns. 1t matters not TO
whether that establishment is owned by Mr..
Edmund r. Otis, or by the Emperor of France;
but since appearance Of the slandcrous article in
the Democrat Of the 6th inst, in which the edi-
tor OF that paper..exhausts his knowledge of the
English Language in the selection of vile cpl
thets 70 apply personally to ourself, feel jus
tilted in making plain statement of facts OF a
personal nature, that otherwise would not have
appeared in columns, and if Nh Otis is not
pleased with their appearance, We would remind
him of the adage of persons living in glass
houses And we would here add, that in what
follows, in no way revealing facts given
us IN confidence, or betraying the secrets OF any
one.
Sometime IN the foro part Of MAY last, VIC
were called UPON by Mr.. Edmund L. Otis, and
also by personal friend of Mr. Otis and ourself
with q proposition to unite the Tribune and
Democrat Printing Offices in this City, and
publish but one paper, (neutral III poIitics( Civ
-,
was inadequate to the proper support of two
papers and that the union proposed would I'M
doubtedly prove beneficial to all Interested.
Before deciding upon the matter felt it
duty to ascertain the condition Of the es-
tablishment with which the disposition was for
to unite. For his purpose, we made inquiry
OF the friend alluded to. Informing him that
the materials Of the Tribune office were our own,
paid for, and unincumbered, We desired 10 know
if Mr.. Otis could bring the materials Of the
Democrat into the concern, equally free and IN
incumbered lie informed Us frankly, that he
eo,ld not giving reason that he, at that
time, held the materials Of that office under
II MORTGAGE, and by other claims to an amount,
rs We considered, nearly quite sufficient to
cover its full value. He farther informed Us that
ir. OILS had up to that time exercised full own
ership over the establishment, so far as the use
Of the materials were concerned, and had con-
Quoted the paper best suited himself that
whether the two offices were united or not he
should sell the materials Of that Office the first
opportunity and that when sold, the pay. 10
the amount of some 81 500. if we mistake not.
would belong TO himself and the balance, if any,
would goto Mr.. OTIS, as he desired nothing more
than the return Of the money actually paid out.
lie further said that until a sale was effected,
Ar. Otis could have the free use Of the materi-
rails, with the hope that lie would be able to
pay for them and become the owner.
so much for the truth of the statement in the
Democrat that mo ether person, save and except
Edmund 4. Otis. owns any part IF the Democrat
office" Under such state q the case. We OF
course, declined the proposed partnership.
Soon after this, Mr.. OILS determined to dis
continue the publication OF The Dc,aocrat-wrote
lis ralcdictory. and even worked off n portion
OF his edition containing it.
Then if was. Of Mr. Otis told the truth at the
tine) that an arrangement was made whereby
others, (lncluding one of the present City Off
cers1 We're to furnish the means for continuing
Inc publication OF the Democrat, and pay Mr..
Otis two dollars day for his service as pub
iisAe.! singular position, indeed. for the
owner, editor aud proprietor, Of newspaper
office
THIS Is plain statement of facts, made with
out any lll-will towards Mr. Otis. but which We
felt called upon to make in answer to the SLAM
derous article in that paper of the Sth, aud
which We have no doubt was written With the
double object OF injuring the reputation IF the
Tribune, aad at the same time dlverting atten-
lion from the subject Of the City printing. for
which Mr. Oti~ knows the citizens of Mineral
Point are put 70 an unnecessary expense for the
sake Of throwing httla business into his hands
1--we noticed that the eiitol e the Tribune.
apparently determined TO he disappointed him
sell dld not Say to hear Mr.. Clary, but took
himself u in, / %