The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-04-10
" Backing Down.

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Bugle, is a very ingenius fellow, and in the
opinion Of tho faithful, man of ''large
parts and deep penetration" Where s'Black
Rspublicanism" is concerned, the unterri6ed
have the utmost confidence in his penetrating
powers. lie is always smelling around, but
not always on the scent. lie very often
barks up the wrong saplin', but he seems
to enjoy the noise he creates. just as hugely.
as though he had really freed the game. In
his last number he is particular happy in his
efforts to prove himself "good coon dog"
although it cannot but be evident to the
most casual observer, that his olfactory or
gans have led him astray, and, that he is
expending his valuable time in barking up
the wrong tree. But hear him.
awe would remind him (usl that there |. marked
difference between the whole blame and the greatest
blame" ..-..-- ...
And We would also remind the Bugle that
there is ssmarked difference" between all
parties being equally to blame, and the great
est blame attaching to a certain party. On
the 3lst Of March, the Bugle held to the doc
trine that "where swindle was pcrpetrated
all parties concerned in it, were held equally
responsible, both legally and morally
Now, he tacitly admits, that in case 'sswin-
die had been pcrpetrated, in which the Judge
and other parties were concerned, the greatest
blanc shoul attach to the Judge" That's
what zoe call ''backing down." r
Again-the Bugle says that we have been
cn,lcavoring to create 'the impression that
there was a swindlc practiced in the Court
House, contract" That assertion we pro-
nounce false. We have stated distinctly
that We knew nothing in relation thereto
that We neither knew whether the contract
was valid or invalid-and farther, We knew
not whether the price agreed upon was rss-
sonable or unreasonable, neither do We
know that there was any collision be-
tween the County Judge and tho contractors.
We ask the Bugls to correct that statement.
Next, the Bugls tnes to establish its point
Of 'sbacking down." by stating that we had
psrpstrated in tho letting of the Court House
contract, and that therefor the "rhole blame
attached to the County Judge; but finding
that position untensble he I've GOMEZ down to
the grsosess blame attaching to him." Rather
disingsnuous subterfage, that. What We
did say, was this-that ifa swlndle had been
psrpetrated, and the County Judge was the
only party thereto, the ,chole blame attached
to him. To this statement the Bugie took
exceptions, whereupon, we replied, as fol-
lows: sBst, I. cass there wore other par
ties to the swindle, it cannot be said, surely,
that they are equally, responsible, morally
and legally-beoause the County Judge is
the sworn guardian Of the interests of the
County great trusts and confidence have
been repossd in him-and any breach OF
that confidence, is of lasting injury to the
County--and, therefore, the greatesf blame
should attach to him. Them's our senti-
ments." s4s... ....
What No said in the 6rst place, We say
now-we have not ssbacked down." nor
"admitted that others are to share the blame
with the County Judge" in regard to any
matter heretofore acted upon. Dye mind
thst |! II that can be called ssbacking down."
We plead most guilty.
The Bugle next proceeds to intefrogate
us in regard to certain matters. We have
not the least objection to answering, but do
not admit the right Of our neighbor to de-
nand our opinion relative to those subjects
before BIO has given the public tho benefit OF
his own. When oar nsighbor has given to
The world his opinions respecting certain
matters, We will then admit his right to
question as, not before. By looking over
he iiles of the Nonpareil, he can discover
,ur answer to al HE interrogations. Our
opinion, il regard to all those matters have
,ess made public through our columns, and
orr nsighbor has failed to discover
heir aptness, i will doubtless b attributed
0 our want Of dirsctness rather than to =
ack Of penetration on his part. Great y
10 whang doodle of the antsrTifed !-"for
e shall gnaw file," &c.