Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-12
SATURDAY EVENING, Dec. 10th,

EE The following communication
Mr. Shepherd handed to the Gazette editors,
with request to have it published, but the
editors of that sheet. with their accustomed
fairness, refused to give it an insertion. A
public journal, forsooth:
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Dec. 10, 1859.
Ep,ToRs GAzaITE-Gents. AS you have
kadiy furnished the use Of your columns to
the talented (?) pen Of The Youngs,er Thirst
ing tor Notoriety,' claim from you the same
privilege, deeming that to the public and my
trisl ds, my position in regard to this matter
should be understood. hs to his desire not to
enter into newspaper controversy have moth
ing to say. Ii is evident that he 10 decidedly
green in the handling Of Q pen, else he would
not provoke quarrel with an adversary, and
then att. mpt to hight him with his own weap-
ons Ia giving publicity to the assertion, so
quoted. did not do it with any intention Of
dragging him into the ring, but the slipper fit
50 nicely that he could do nothing else than
clip iton When enter into any ~ntroversy
l do it from the stand point of = gentleman,
and expect to be treated as such In return ;
but unfortunately, l am like the dog who got
into bad company and was punished the most
severely. As to the witnesses said to be pres
emit on that occasion, by the youngster, l would
state (and NY standing in society is just as
high. and my word just as honorable as his or
his miuions) that my affidavit. given under
oath and published with this communication,
gives the lie to the above assertion. The only
witness who could be of any service at the
p1esen, time Il alude to J. .Severance) finds
it very convenient to make make-shiH of his con
science. and ailow it to entirely forget ever hav-
IN ID In mn
soul he knows he has perjured himself, and az
such would impeach him before any jury, il
he gave testimony to that effect And yet
this ssme Adsms, ashamed to come out in his
own words, over his own name, skulks behind
an anonymous signature, and calls upon the
public to pass judgment between his verac ity
and mine. As to the ssid language having
come from the lips of WendAll Phillips, l am
willing to testify under the most solemn oath
that never heard, read or knew of any such an
exclamation, till heard it fall from the lips OF
said Adams, on ThursdAy evening, Dec Let,
Just after his return from his visit to Cedar
county, where his heart had become infamed
1T the eufferings Of John Brown, and HE mind
tainted by the abolition schism of the hot.
headed slave stealers with whom he was for the
short time domiciled
Nov the question arises, suppose it we're
true. is the truth or fsl-ity Of it going to aiec,
the perpetuty Of this Union in such manner
that its dissolution is inevitable. or will it cause
| . breach between north and south, that will
require the aid of our ablest statesmen to
unite What do the public care if said word,
weie used1 Experience alone should have
taught You that the columns of the public
press is no fit place for the continuation, ex
preston or settlemeut Of . petty personal quar-
rel. The public require news. and they do no,
pay 90 much per week for the mere satisfaction
Of reading how Mr.. 20 and 20 is incenssd be
cause Mr.. 60 and 90 said such and such abou,
him. Aud to Mr. Adams would cav. vher
you wish to write an anonymous note, do MOI
run about among your nsighbors, ,sho wing them
the only co0position that you ever wrote, and
attsmpt - raise their sdmirstion BY boastiua
that yoa were going to dsmolsh ne BY on,
povsrfal q saoet Yea forget ''thAt trail
seashsa = earth vim riss again" In sonels