Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-16
For the Grant County Hel aid.
Bars Statement in Reply to Lewis.

Mr.. EDIToK:-A day or two after the
publication Of Mr.. Lewis maligna nj. note
| was assured by several friends tlar if |
prepared q communication in relation Ia
he matter, it would be published in tn.
HERALD. had my doubts about it, and ex-
Ipressed them lsupposed publishing the
other side Of the question WAS no part of
the game. and would not he done. at ali
events, until after The Convention. Bnt !
finally prepared a brief statement. and. As
ha Ia leave town early the next morn
ng. | delivered il 10 friend, who prom.
ised to lake it to The Office and request it,
publication. On my return, four or tiv.
days after, The gentleman informed me thai,
he presented it to the Editor of The HER.
AID, and that said Editor remarked tba,
he ecould not publish it at bis request
that if Bair hal called and made the re
quest himself, like white man, perhaps
he would, &c. | Immediately took the
communication to the office, delivered it to
Mr.. Goldsmith, and requested its insertion
in the paper, renarking, that understood
the only reason assigned for refusing TO
publish it was, that | had not brought it
in person. Mr. Goldsmith could not in
selt it because Mr.. Cover was not there. /
waited in and about the office several
hours, but Mr.. Cover could not be found.
In the meantime the paper was made up
and put to press.
| will endeayor to he careful and not
aim any "severe blows" at the HERALD. in
this communication; although | actually
thought the few remarks | made in refer
ence to it in my former note, were very
appropriate under the circumstances. and
would even have been proper several
months before.
In regarl to Mr.. Lewis certificate,
must say, that it seemed to me to be a We
nv extraordinary document TO emanate
from County Treasurer's Office. Woula
it rot have been better to have first sscer.
tanned that his Information was carrec,.
ana that his best of authority" was not
mistaken IN his differences, before publish
ing such a pronnheameLtol But there is
no accounting for taste | have no recol
lection OF ever stating. or insianatinq' 2
that The Town Treasurer's books were
: withheld for the purpose of making me
or any one else pay for advertising and
interest fees" ! did state in substance.
however, that called at the Treasurer
office a number of tines in February l;st
FOR the purpose Of paving taxes on lands.
and that several OF the Town Treasurer's
books were not there; and that paid taxes
on the fir.t day of March last. and that
some of said books were still absent. and
that | did hare to pay interest and adver-
Using fees, from the fac, that some Of the
books were not ia the office until ii was
time to advertise said lands. Where ther
we're, | know not; but l supposed they
were in the hands of the Town Treasu-
rcr.
| also stated that it did not appear to
me to be right to compel men to pay in
'erest and advertising fees, when they had
been ready and willing to paw their taxes.
tut could not, on account of the absence
If the books. | have not yet seen any
good reason for changing that opinion.
4 supposed that this was asnattcr pen
orally krown to persons paying taxes al A.
the County Treasurer's Office last winter
i heard i often spoken Of, and did not