The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-04-01
A Second .EUOius.

Mr.. OBSERVER THE manner in which
you treat your legal FREUD j., is most ungcn-
trOus-it is even base. You know that your
sympathes, and those Of your cotsre at West
End, were all with j., when he penned that
first article. You know further that you have
been guilty Of mounting sneers and SCOTS sim
liar to those employed by j., and about the
same persons. Still further, sir, you not only
spoke. but would have printed ,hem, lad you
not been restrained by fear of exposure. as is
evident from the way that you deuounce poor
J. as soon as his course proves unfortunate.
From your Junius-like position, you con-
denim, in severe Ian guage, J.'s composition and
rhetoric, which is doubtless bad, but yours is
mnch worse and further, think you might
find much to surprise you in Webster's Speler.
Indeed your criticism of Us language, reminds
me of the old valgar ''saw" of :. Dog eat
dog" The epithets, g dummy" Sc, which
you apply so freely 10 j., are fully deserved by
you, and something more, as you have all or
his baser qualities without his frankness.-
You, sir, do not merit the name Of assassin. as
you do not exhibit nerve requisite for such a
character. Saea1s would be the more appro-
pirate term.
However much you may nop wish to repu-
date your connection with The Coerie and its
action in producing that j. letter, still it is
vain. Your place is IN the midst Of that
charming circle, and you must bear the respon-
sbilitiss of your exalted position, Face the
music. Mr.. Observer-Junius!
We fI.d by referring to the siege of Sehas-
| topol, precedent for the course Of acton
pursued by the CVterie. Dating the progress
of the siege the Russians would make feint
sortle, in order to draw The enemy from their
works, at whom, soon as they were suti-
ciently exposed, they woaii discharge large
| shells filed with most Disgusting ami deadly
gases, which We're called stink pots. p
These stink pots, uron striking the earth,
would explode, filling the air with stencil So
! horribly nauseou. that sItfocation aud death
were sure 10 result TO all within lis loathsome
influence. ......
The Coterie first made their fent attack by
sacrificing j.: as a kind of decoy, and as soon
as the enemy appeared they let fly from the
fuiness of their magazines, Stink Pot No. /
in the shape Of Observer, whose known nau-
seous qualities We're, they considered, rresist :
BILE. Happily it fell far short of its mark, and
Rustic still survives. ......s....-.
This one discharge exhausted Observer,
entire stock Of pointless sarcastns. know
this from having listened to them often. They
4 are AS familiar to the minds Of those who at
tend the Ottumwa Literary Society, as are The
spasmodic gestures Of Observer while giving
4 them utterance.
1 Mr.. Observer, have heard you Apply thai
identical expression about lean understand
ing and scanty witt" TO nearly every member
who has opposed you in debate. sir, ii is a:
much part of yourself as is the graceful
manner in which you put aside your hair Will.
delivering in tragic style your ludicrous bonn.
bast or as is the mastery style in which yo,
throw back your coat sleeves previo.s tc
:" making the wool fly" .. -
Mr.. Observer, il you should again wish tc
| make me The object of your insolence in doing
80 hope you will employ better language thai
You did in your last, it is really excruciatins
| to be viliiied in such miserable English.
I E " RUSTIC.