The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-10-07
John 8. Townsend.

EDfroR OF TIE LITTLE GiASr.-sir In the last issue
nf yours, Sept ~ you publish an article under the
above heading, purporting to have been taken from
the Ottumwa Democratic Statesman, with an sddenda
Of near colamn and half We deem II our duty to
notice some Of the statements therein contained.
When the political private character Of an indi-
vidual whom We know to occupy highly honorable
position In society ID assailed BY political demoggues
and tricksters, and attempt made on their part,
to drag down TO their ignominous level then It
behosves every honest man. knowing the facts in the
case boldly forward in defense ofthe indvidu
81 thus assaled and aid him in maintaining his just
rights in vindcasing hi honor before the public.
30 far the article proper Of the Statesman, with
the exception of paragraphs, Is concerned,
We shall say but little. In his review of TownsendS
circular the Editor Of the Statesman places false
construction upon almost every paragraph that he
attempts TO handle Indeed it u evident, from his
labored argument that he 10 aware that he has bad
case He labous hard, especially 70 show that the
Van Buren, county resolution meant something else be-
side what It really did mean. But hear what he says
in relation to it," We learn by conversations with del
egates who In the convention that Judge rs sta
tement that the Van Duran resolution was intended
to cut OF all proxes and Il was admitted In the
convention, is simply untrue. That the delegates,
themselves did II perfectly evident
from the fact that Dr. Ebert the father-in-law and
friend Of Judge T., to the convention with prox
les from Mr.. siger and ave other regular delegates
who were not able to attend. II Mr.. sigier and the
other delegates. we'll DR.. Ebert, understood
the resolution a. now construed by I, why give and
receive proxiesf Now far the meaning Of the
oiution concerned will leave II TO the delegates
from Van Buran county 70 decide In the Keosauqua
Republican Of Sept 18th, there was published card
the Van Buren, delegates to the Centervle conven
tion stating they had SEEM carefully read and
examined Townsend's circular to the voters ofthe
2nd judicial District Of Iowa" and that they believe
It to be q and correct statement and exposition
proceedings Of the Centervie convention Thus
II will be that the Van Duran delegates endorse
Judge rs circular and say that It Il true In every
particular. Well them does not this circular say that
the object the Van Buren, resolution exclude
proxiess Certainly II does Then have, indirectly
al least the published testimony Of the Van Duran del
egaes the object of the resolution to exclude
proxies.
In regard the charge that Dr. Ebert .came 70 the
with proxies from Mr. Sigler and Eve other
regular delegates win say that is false in every
particular, and as rotten and corrupt the source
from which It emensted Falsity is stamped upon the
very face Of the charge Who does not know that ten
Of the fourteen regular delegates rom Van Buren,
w. were present the Centerville conventionf And
does one sensible man believe that Dr. had proxies
from Mr.. siger and ave other regular delegates, as
asserted by the Statesman, that he would pretend
to proxies from six regular delegates when only
-four absent especially when he knew that Shop
herd Barker claimed the conion by virtue
proxiess Certcnly not The Doctor certainly knew
hat the county entitled to ~t~seeE deiegrt