The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-10
The Marshall County Times.

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that County, published by 4. H. Barn
hart, and edited BY X. Il Taylor and II.
/ T.. Henderson, in its issue Of the 2nd
inst, burdens it's few readers with
fro,hy effort to analyzc and countcract
our truthful statement in our issue Of
the Goth uit., Of the late disgraccful
strife in that county for the location Of
the county seat
! Before proceeding farther NC mast
ask the pardon Of our readers for stoop-
ing to reply to the above; promising to
use as few words as may be necessary
and leave their company as soon as our
PHILANTHROPY shall be mcasurahly sat
listed, BY directing in the right paths
the steps Of the er,ing and hayward.
To the gentlemen Of the Times" We
wosld say, tho man Of truth is always
surrounded with certain halo which
impsrts 70 the upright and innocent, sat
isfaction, JOY and pleasure but to the
base deccitful, treacherous and lying it
proves deadly miasma in which they
sickcn, anguish, aud die to he forgotten.
As, that it is unnecessary for the truth-
ful man to clo,hc his thoughts in low
and scurrilous or vulgar and vcnomous
language; for then no becomes suspi-
cious Of treating his subject in man
ner which will not bear The slightest
scrutiny. He never boldly DULLES,
ffovningly threatens, boastfully bragg,
!usffly bowls or loudly brays. Gentle.
men, Please remember these things, writ
ten in plain style for your comprchen-
sion. and profit b. them. This is our
kind advice to you, which the necessity
Of your case demands, and which We
hope will be received BY you in timely
season.
Had you known these things and
practiced them, you certainly would not
have foolishly published to the world
your own weak conjecturcs in which un-
fortunately for you, there was not even
the semblancc Of truth, that our edto-
rial in our issue Of the Goth uit, and
upon which you passed your harmless
structures, was not our own. You would
not have stated that g II i not true that
the information on which the article
purports to be based vas obtained from
DR.. Bunce;" you would not have stated
that s. 1t was all manufactured in the
brain Of the author nor, that the au
thor, Was in company with the Dr..
while ho was in this (youD county"
nor, that "Dr. Bruce was not an eye
witness to the principal facts" nor, that
. all the information that was obtained
second handed by the author, was re-
eeived from the jealous friends Of Ma.
rietta alcne;' nor, that the returns ofl
the forced canvass "werc made to show
in favor Q6narshalltown;" nor that " the
people q lletta semblcd in arms to
prevent the removal Of the County
property before an armed posse was Or
dered BY the Sheriff.
Gentlemen, had you practiced our id.
vice; and known your own reputation
for truth and veracisy you never would
have pubiirhed your own weak asser.
tons in opposition to those Of your
County Judge, the Hon. VIM. q. Smith.
In 50 doing, perhaps you are not aware,
how perfectly Tid,culous you made your.
selves appear. Fearing that you arc not
and hoping that it will result to your
benefit We here insert fe7 adverse as
sertions Of yours as found in your pa
per of the End inst, and Of Judge
Smiths, as taken from his letter direct.
ed to the Editors Of the Marietta Elk
press and published BY them in their
last issue.
Behold them.
mo Justice ever went to assist him !
(tho judge in canvassinS until it was
requested by the County Judge. and
they were expressly sent Tor by him. -
Times.
II never called to my assistance any
Justice Of the Peace until they appeared
in the room where the canvass took |
place. Judge Smith.