Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-04-23
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4 SSSAHAoA:l
MR. EDITOR Now that friend Bristol
proposes to close his com atoms, which
have startled AMI ticKied'' the public car
for the past few days, It seems nee ssary for
the vitiatca taste Of some 'of our citizens,
that the excitement must continue, or else
our little city would 'rcposc into that
peaceful qu.ct'' anything but congcnial to
their " feclinks.',, ,,,......, ,,.,e.g, .,.e.,,y
l do not know that have any. right to
ask to be let alone, and I know Of no. rca-
son why l should not stand my; turn rs a
target, and let can Old Republican, fire
his to,0 ao1ds 1T me.
Gan Ola Republican p" this is the un-
kindest cut Of all. I wish he could have
been manly enough to have signed his name,
which he, in his great wisdom thought prop.
er to omit. The only inference that can
draw is, that there is something connected
with his name that would make Humanity
blush. The name. no doubt, suggests Sheep
st2"iin.1, ,o55in7 hen-r0ots; or, perhaps an
odd suit Of clothing, with the stripes run.
aing ro4n'' the body and limbs, ball and
chain, or something in the same; category.
lie has thrown the lion skin over himself,
and would probably have passed. "nsuste;',''
had he known enough to have kept still ;
but he failed to disguise his voice and ears,
and the result u.s. he stands before the com
,nunity in all his primitive gl"ry, poo,
specimen Of fifih.rate :jtck US. ~
What pityit is that this same hr-sight-
ed, prudent and overwise wiseacre could
not have thingsh:s own way, and in his own
style. Then Going, Grow & Co., on whom
he vents his ,o:t'ering AMI biting sarc NJ
could have travelled through this evcntful
epoch, nnmolested, to pity
Mr.: Editor, you must feel highly ccmpli:
mentel, when can Old Republican" en-.
dorses your exposure Of the n, nitro Is fra III
that have ben committed by certain county
officials. lhave no,bins to say for thom-
they arc Of age, ard can speak for them
. selves. But, sir. when he comes down with
he I" know it, to be So; it's a clincher-
Mighty was! prodigious intellect Whert
has the n. ytty tal'nt been hid :?
No doubt You have made your debit jus,
in the nick Of time, when your name viii
be chronicled with all the graft, g:o1, pur:
o:c and unsclfsh jackasscs that have pre-
ceded you~ at.:,t- 'e9.sG-. ..a-t.--.--.7,.:.
Shortly after perusin, this preciou; article
from the prolific pen Of 1" An Old Republi
can" in casually running my eye over the
first page Of your paper, l read the follow
ines:.s.=>"'As genia*~once= u"dertook~to~nsme
and classify the different SORTS off'ols in the
world: First. the ordinary fool; second
the fool who is, ono and don't know it
.hir'i; the fool who is not satisfied with be-
ing fool, in reality, but undertakes in al
dition to play the FOOL -''' ''-.'S .'''''I'
Now, sir, no sane person will, for a mo
ment, hesitate to place An Old ,Repub!i
cam with class no. 8. (, You will probably
be; able to explain. if cAled upon, why both
Of these articles appeared in the same issue
< Mr.. Editor, not only is he a fool, but
also charge him with being ''l;ar and
will venture the assertion that. If he will
come out and show himself the community
will find liar as plainly and indelihly
;. stamped upon his brow, as was ever, naea
bond on that OF Cain. OK L
: Let me enumerate: First. when, he as.
scrts that Mr.. Cooper. was put upon the
ticket Tor The express purpose IT making i,
available, and after tho election 10 resign
with the understanding that shonll he ap.
pointed to fill the vacancy, I, say he les,
Second. when he says that my friends DARE
not present, n: name to the convention, 70,
fear Of defeat, 8 ! say he lifs" Third: wher
he says that could not have got the nomi
nation chad my name been presented, L,
knows he l;es.9y;, hAat ak ,oGgW eaa
III be a Republican, (Which I very much
doabt) he very we'll knows that j wa, in
ssantly importuned %. accept q nompin,;a
ton for seat in the Board, and he. furthe,
knows that uniformly declined having my
name before the convention !, the principal
reason Tor so doing WAS we'll known, no,
only to the Republicans, but to the commu.
nifty, and that w:.s this so" THAT I had don;
lone pretty hard seasons work for the in.
(te'es IF Red Wing, and the party had had
At least one opportunity Of, rrcciprocating
but had failed to do so.,' '''' ,-, .o,,,,
The appointing; board are alone: response.
bic, and l am, quite sure that they were no,
under the influence of any clique 9n9
4 I do not know but this ""iOd lsepublicah''
was anzious to, obtain these now oecu.
! pied W me; should this ID This wish, ttiore
rs one condition, b. complying win which,
would induce me u resi- N and labo,r brr lis
appointment w. That r. shall allow some
competent NJ. D., TO- take off his head,
Escsape gu: hsa brains. zand gil tho cavity
with >g,ana that he. might DO enabled to
make atrespcctable appearance among: bust
ness men, andsbe betssrptepared TO transact
business afor the icoonty.sWrhis no ed0ub,