Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-07-17

Dear Liiiaer;-In your last paperl notice
vindictive article over the signature OF "Snl.
Is Bnsby," in which The writer has made an IN.
fortunate attempt 10 arouse pub ic indignation
under the garb and guise OF an afflicted widow.
The widow OF J. w Busby is Polly Busby.-
She is an neutrality-suspicious. woman with whom
all good persons ssympathize and this MIR.
sally Busby' has done her great injustice
by a,tribuiing to her proinne language and n
vindietive temper. 'sa-
As citizen who has the good Of his county
at heart wrote wha; believed TO be fair
and impartial statement Of all our difficulties,
] felt il TO be due every citizen W the county
that some one should do SO and the propne,y
Of il has since appeared from the "ihousand
and one" reports, gathering blackness as they
90, which have gone abroad TO arouse strife
and injure the good name Of our county
Though regret the writer has such i'll feeling
towards me, ye, am glaa "he knows me WE'LL"
For il SO, he knows that write what believe
Ito be true and am willing 10 be corrected
when 40 error; he knows ,ha, ! act for myself
and no' Tor another &d he knows that my
motives 0rc lorrPcace and the good Of my
county
TINS writer says 4 hope ne law Of the
Hand vii, give rs revenge &c.' An appeal to
the law iortevClgr, WIN, ihorgi;. Revenge
would iNyo'vr our Country in ga sea of trouble"
Oar people have too much good sense TO per.
mir passion TO- assume the IhrGne OF reason.
They .now il would orny old friends and
nciphbors prninst each other AZ enemics-the
dearest ties Of friendship would be broken
and civil war and blood.shed would be its con.
summation.
He also says, that our county officers have
done nothing in the matter, though they know
all the facts. This imputation is very unjust;
for it is well known that no officer knew any
thing of it Of his own knowledge, and no per-
son has appeared us prosecutor making the af
fdavit required by law. 1t is well known.
that those who are believed TO be engaged in
this unfortunate affair, are among our good
an substantial ctizens-mcn, whose families
and their all are linked by thousand ties to
their country. No one who knows them can
be so unchariable rs mt TO believe that they
acted upon the conviction tina, the preservation
OF their lives, their families and homes reGuir.
ed it. | hey are men who have not nor will
not, shun any legal trial, by the proper 'ribu-
nal CONSCIOUS in their own minds of the
Justice Of their cause, they will ask Jury of
their country to,hear all the facts truly and i'm.
partially aud then Judge as they would be
Judged"
The attempt to prejudice the public against
our worthy Hotel keeper, will fall harmless at
his feet. He is too long and well known to
su(fi from su h shafts.
This unknown writer meried no notice
from me- but as some persons are so prone to
listen to the voice of censurc, my silence might
have been misunderstood. In this connection,
il is gratifying for me to say that peace and
harmony prevail in our county. All good citi-
zens are determined TO suppress by their ex-
ample and influence every thing like partyism
and sectional prejudice. TO the praise of the
candidates for county officers, will say that
they are discouraging all attempts at bring
ing the matter into the election. blessed arc
the peace makers for they shall be called the
children of God." This is fine when all
men can cxerc Sc great influence for evi! or
for COOL No man is asked TO justify or con-
denim their fellow citizens in the matter; let
this be decided by the courts Of our county.
Our difficulties must and will have an end
somewhere. The grave question is submitted
10 the people, shall they end now and the law
have its peaceable course or shall we be ar
rayel against each other as enemies and our,
county be pEe9ipiiatcd into civil war. Surely
all must desire peace. If SO. let them reflect,
that evil torebodings, censure, denunciation,
an easy ear to bad rumors, a willing belief Of
the worst will never promote neace; but en-
courage the very evil we would most deplore.
We must be charitable toward each other,
and every man must not permit passion to as
sumo the throne, of reason.
From these observations let it not be inferred
that apprehend further difficulties. On the
other hand. I am satisfied they a,s all at an
that all will cheerfully acqule.ce in
the decision of the law. know the people
well. and they have too much good sense and
coo judgement. to suffer themselves led away
from the path of duty and proprietv.
JUSTICE.
SENATOR SLlDELL on CuBA.-Senator Sill
I th nautralit,, Ia,