Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-03-10

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Mr.. EDITOR -
In my reply through your paper to Rev.
David James Reache, relating to the duty OF
the Superintendent of the County poor con-
fined myself strictly to the question before us
and designed to express myself in gentlemanly
language; but his answer, as published, is COM
posed principally of matters foreign to the issue
before us, low personalities, and blackguardism
to which portions of his answer 20 reply will
be given.
| lie in substance says, that if the overseer5 OF
the poor designed to bind out pauper children
of Catholic parents to any but Catholics-al
though they possessed all the qualifications the
law demanded-then and in that case my ac-
ton was decided on, viz: to get Catholic guar
dams for the little Catholic children" &c.
"Such was only my duty, and 1 was not going
to finch from it." He was frankly informed
that the religious faith of an applicant for an
apprentice from the minor paupers, would net
be inquired into.
hope, Sir, that as the Row. gentleman has
so clear a sense of his duty, that he " will not
finch from it." 1 assure him that it will afford
nae great pleasure to assist him to the extent of
ny ability in the accomplishment of SO lauda-
bic an object. And hereby agree to relinquish
or assign to him, or to the guardians he may
get all my pecuniary advantages in the matter,
which according to his statement varies from
800 to $500 for each child, which in nv case
amounts TO $3.50 00-a large sum for peor
man to sacrifice. regret to say that none of
his appointed guardians have yet taken wrad
1t is to be hoped that action in this matter
may not long be delayed, because some irrslp.
ious persons may seize it as an occasion for
saying that he never designed to obtain guard
ans fer said children. l have been informed
that the Rev. gentleman has advised the moth
ers in one of the psor houses to hold on to their
children, and not to let them &c, and thus to re-
sist the law. If that be true, it seems STRONGLY
to initiate against the sincerity of his profes-
sions.
l stated that " had not one sane Protestant
under my charge but the Rev. gentleman
virtually accuses me of falsehoed, by intimating
that l sent only Catholics to the poor house,
but supported ProtestantG bountsously at their
own homes. This is totally false. The county
is aiding through my agency, at their houses.
only three families, amounting to sixteen per-
sons, all OF whom are, 1 believe, Catholcs-
Any persons not satisfied with my word. are
invited to examine the books. Every order
given to a pauper for aid. expresses the nam. of
the individual, and the amount given; so that
the fact at issue can DO easily demonstrated
Tho story in circulation, that the superintend.
ent of said poor attempted to force from the
breast Of a mother an only SON some three or
four months old-to which story the Rev. gen
tlsmsn alludes in his answers without any
foundation in truth; ne application having been
made fer male child.
The paupers in question have an abundance
of food, and believe live as well as ene-balfl
the taxpayers who support them.
J. V. QUARLEs.
Ksnosha, March 9, 1859.