Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-17

which Gen. Lowry had no concern. The General,
however, was prominent Democrat, and Mrs.
Swisshelm had wit enough to see that If she could
make the public abroad believe that the "Demo-
crats' had destroyed her press on account OF her
that would express itself in "materlal add
Hence her accusation Of Gen. Lowry"
1t is thought here that Lowry himself
wrote the article and endorsed himself as ?
very magnificent gentleman One thing is
certain, he was fully cognizant of the writing,
and once more drags up lady from private
life; and thrusts her between him and the
public indignation, walked by his cowardly
rpffianism, committed in the desperation Of
being worsted in political speculation. He
knows, the dirty, sneaking bastard, how that
lady has already suffered in this community
by permitting her name to be used as his
shield; and if there was one spark of man.
hood in his nasty carcass, he would suffer the
extreme penalty of his crime before he would
consent to drag her forward again as necessa-
rily the original Of picture which all admit
to be odious. What signifies his twaddle
about exemplary characters, if he insists that
a portrait of coarse, vulgar, loud-mouthed,
Haunting coquette could be mistaken for her.
have publicly explained, long, long ago, that
met the original of that picture many years
ago, and far from this; but he feels the awk-
wardness of the gratuitous application, and
has got upon new track-in my calls tn
the nsigh6orhood I verbally applied my re-
marks to her," Suppose had, what then
Had publicly drawn the picture of an obi
GUS woman, and privately applied it to lady
of exemplary character, who is an old resi-
denter and perfectly well known, whom
should I have injured but myself? What
kind of community would it have been that
would have risen en- masse to endorse and sus-
tain me in such course? The facts are,
that from the time Shepley's lecture was de-
livered until six weeks after the destruction
of my Office, did not make call, not one !;
and there was scarce day in that period
when could sit up for two hours at time
When that lecture was delivered, my quarrel
with Lowry was far advanced, and had for
weeks attracted the attention of the commu-
nifty. That lecture it was which revealed to
me the startling fact that had not a gentle
man to deal with in that quarrel, but that 1
had walked up nest of ruffians. 1 would
not shrink from the path had marked out !;
could not prevent my health breaking down.
To the few I spoke with of the matter, l
said. what l said. publicly, that the picture
was designed to represent class, but that if
Shepley wanted it as a family portrait, he
could have copy to frame.
Lowry is fool as well as a rowdy, and
Mrs. Shepley has suffered greatly in this COM
munity for permitting her name to be used in
the matter; but her error has been simply in
relying upon her husbands judgment when
he was mere mailman; and, if not for her
own sake, at least for that of her little daugh-
tiers, that mistake should be overlooked. All
the responsibility Shepley ever had was ow-
ing to his wife, who is greatly his superior,
and is IN many respects an estimable woman.
What prosecuted angel this Lowry is, a
perfect martyr to Democratic greatness, and
an illustrious picture In consequence of a
little gossip between two women, printing
Office was destroyed, when designing mon
ster, perceiving that he was ga prominent
Democrat" and that There wasn't any other,
and to gain sympathy and material aid, fas-
tened an accusation upon him Poor, pitt
full, whining, white-livered craven! Near
three months before the Office was destroyed,
| said to Mr.. Brott, who was the proprietor,
that | intended, the first good opportunity, to
attack Lowry, adding that could not live
and conduct paper under dictatorship /;
that if attacked him, he would set his law
yer, Shepley, on me that would send him
bowling back to his master; that we would
have general melee, when would put Low
ry through course of training which would
spoil his authority in this County.
l am rather small specimen, and Brott
sat and surveyed me as if he was infinitely
amused at my impudence; then throwing
himself back in his chair, burst into great
laugh, and said, eco ahead!"
went ahead and very soon after sold my
self to NASSAU Lowry to support Buchanan's
administration. The bargain is all in "black
and white" l had before been writing to
him, as did to other proprietors, to know
what he would do towards supporting pa
per as an advertising medium for this part of
the country. He has my letters and has ex-
hibited them. have his, making conditions
and proposals. He has mine of acceptance.
l have the files of the visitor showing that l
fulfilled my part of the agreement to the let
ter. l supported Buchanan told the reason
why, and explained how Messiah Lowry gov
erned this upper country; and would any
body believe it, that up to this day he has
never paid me for my distinguished services {!
To this hour am the most obedent and un-
paid for chattle personal of his Hghness, the
green-eyed, Grand Signeur of Typetown.
When l made my arrangements for attack
ing him, l never dreamed of Mrs. Shepley,
with whom l visited, getting publicly into the
quarrel, and regarded Shepley as a respecta-
BILE lawyer; but know that Southern men
always, if possible, do their dirty work by
means of doughface, and had long been in
the habit of speaking of all Northern servants
to Southern interests as hounds. know
that Lowry, with all his lordly airs, and
waited upon by slaves as he was-by regular
Tennessee chattles as well as New England
truckers, would never burn his fingers in
such quarrel if he could get tongs. 1 sup
pose his lawyer would be the tongs, as did
not dream the weapons we should handle
would be other than soords; as knew this