Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-12-13

MEssss EDrToRs In the H,tchigenccr of the
9th of Nov, there is slanderous article emil
tied. Hung be the Heavens with Black,
sirned Anti Mormon" 1t is no wonder that
this bold champion of modern Democracy, who
styles himself Anti Mormon" (Which Is the
same thing rs up " Salt Lake" where the whole
crew have gomez with his black polluted heart,
should see from his dim eyes, that the Heavens
are indeed darkenng. and clouds are gathering
over his political horizon. No wonder that he
shields himself behind historical cognomen,
and the know feelings of pus Unanimous Ed
itor.
But it seems TO be the standing practice OF
the leaders of the modern Democratic Party,
hat, when man, from principle, leaves their
dishonest can 10 resort to low, mean, personal
abuse to " lick" him back into The ranks of the
unterrified,' or to destroy the influence he
might WELD against them. This is again
empli6ed, in the articles which appeared in the
Home I,,tslligencor of The 17ih and 9th of No.
vember, 1859.
But think it would have been we'll for Anti
Mormon to have looked we'll to himself and
household ere he penned that article, for Doc
tors " are not always exempt from blame, as it
n fact that they sometimes live in glass hou-
Now this black-hear.ed personal SANDER, is
not attributable to Anti Mormon alone, bat
10 the trio would be leaders of the Democratic
Party Eut not only me does their venge-
ance, in low stang fall, but on all who will not
submit 10 their frauds, stea!iugs, and Islander.
/ But The personal SANDER against me did not
! commence during this campaign. il dates fur
| ther back over year. | will state here, that
| | believe l have never voted a Democratic lick
ct since the Presidential campaign of SO. The
next vote for Washhu"n and the rest of the
| Repu blican ticket, yet it not until near The
County Convention of 1873, that could wholly
exirica;e myself from that party, in which had
been raised ON my childhood although it had
become degraded in he eyes of al tue Amer
leans.
1t was about lat ii ne iha l made NJ nv
mind that l world ~""l :. IA hem no longer
a"c Consequent ", look some pat in lie Repub'
lican Caucus % appoint delegates to tae Coun; y
Convention. Previoos The Republican Cav
City and Town, that nv name should not be
used in that (Demecraic) Convention. But one
certain Tinker in the Hon. body, e@erted him
self o rid'culc me, (perhaps account of my
request,1 and was greatly applaudcd by In
lis. ening members. This about he com
mencement of the personal abuse and libel upo.
me. Since that time | nave been ve-y meal
man in their jaundced eyes, and committed
mean tricks. even in their opinion, not TT 10 b
; pat upon paper by any other than Long 'ank.
Long Pole" the Beheader in that scur.ilou
sheet entitled the Home Etllliqenccr, which :
nothing M Than the tool Of a few demagogue
who have not sufficient practical :" tact " 10 pa
their printers for sustaining hem IN plunderin
Post Offices, and he people of The State.
The next libel was paper purportng to com
from the Committee on he County Seat. Thl
l Leave for the Committee and he Long Pol
and his tribe, to SC. lie, as ell as they can, f
! | have only TO speak Of facts and boldly So,
hat he whole bill headed g Spot Him. was a
, u1mliigaed falsehood. f ON the top 10 the DO
- tom, $50 far as using one dime OF The money f,
any other pu pose than for which it was COZ
ibu,ed,) and got,cn up for no other purpo
J. than 10 elect two Of those nominees, who we
: doing all that lay in their power TO the ren'ov
= Of tie County Scat he rick did deceive mar
honest men. After report of the Commit,
had been made, portion Of them took The r
- spoOsbili;y Of changing 1t for publication, III,
), employed printer to work all night, to pri
these ISLANDERS, for s. and mcvcr paid him.
-. fine specimen of Democratic honor. 1t is US
. less for me 70 harp on that bill the people u
de sand it by This time, for Moses " stuck
on ne wall at his back, and commented Ia ge
upon il, with srch eloquencc tlat film gal
cred over his eyes, and the eyes Of his confede
20 a,es, that they could see nothing but dar
! ness. The Heavens enveioped in great cou
a descending III triumph, wrapping them IN sac
Vi cloth aud ashes.
err THOS. J. OTIS