Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-02-22
A Little Criticism.

that | was halt fearful that it might be supposed
| had contrived 1t myself for the very purpose.
Doctor VAN DUsES has entered the field (by
which l mean that ne has written an article for
the TgIBUNE) AS for the matter of "city free
schools and city taxes" which was under dis
cussion, | can not say that he has produced
anything very pointed
From all appearances the good man 50 in
dignant at my impudence in propounding three
questions to any person who felt qualified to
answer them. that he forgot everything else and
as the mathsmaticians would say, went off at
tangent" Instead of answering the ques-
tons propounded by CITIZEN as the Superin-
tendent ought to be able to answer them, he ex :
hauss a column of print in invectiye against
persons who he imagines may be identical
with CITIZEN. Now for the question of iden-
tty, CITIZEN is perfectly indifferent; he is nei-
Their so carried away with the idea that he is
1 fine writer a. 20 be DESTROYS of presenting his
name to the public whenever an opportunity
offers, fearful that he is poor one, that
! he conceals his true signature TO escape ridcule
AID he thinks (a.suming that he is really found
out) that he Will convince the Doctor that with
all his ferreting and sharpness he has only dis
covered the hole to crawl into yellow Jack ct S
nest The nest is his own free school" arti-
cle The yellow jackets are his irritable tenn
per, his want of Judgment, and more than ALL his
want OF charity. For mere words dropped in
the heat of passion, am not disposed to be
very exacting. But is of this kind where
after lapse Of two weeks in reply to certain
questions which l saw fit to propouud upoa a
{ e. L L.. u
/ person who ought to be the best authority up
/ on the matter that am no tax payer, that my
| notions are not pure, that L am a mere triekster
az instrument dupe, l confess a conviction
! that 1t would not be even unchristian 10 muir
muir a little. The doctor has not satisfied him
self with merely Illuminating and over wheim-
f ing me, with his dignity, and my supposed bad
motives, but he has attempted TO make me a
subject of ridicule, by mounting me on the
most miserable steed that he could find in ic-
ton, aud encumbering me with the heavy ar
NOR and accoutrcments of the 18th century
\ over which he placed the sacred robes OF the
1901 The rules of chivalry, if my memory
serves mo right, furnish no maxim or precedent
which will Justify the challenging party in So
. Letting arms for his opponent However | &C
accept of the weapons and claim in return that
1t is only fair and reasonable that | arm ane
accoutre him; Ia doing which. 1 shall prove t,
the fair ladies' aad brave gent lemen of Minera
Point that am true knight Grant. l shall
give my opponent the animal which he has rid
den Tor many years and knows best how t,
cayicole and exhibit. l shall arm him will
the weapons which | imagine are the mos
deadly in his hands Let his steed be a 81 one
horse doctor" let his weapons be box of pill:
and syringe. Sound the trumpets Charge
The tilt propose to-day is literary one
make the plain proposition (since you insist
on the issue) that you not fit for the office
OF Superintendent of Schools.
lSt. Because Your manner and example II
discussion is calculated to develop the angry
passions rather than the reasoning faculties o
those who make your compositions a model of
style
%hd. Because you cannot read aud write the
English language properly or intelligibly.-
For the first branch of the subject offer in proc
the wholee of your free school article a,dt5o re
port 'rtieh, according TO your promise ell apDeay
an Tie same paper iriil ais.
To illustrate the second head ne tho ar,
si.ts say, viii present few extracts.
- Citizen would have Us believe that. Anon
is the only Individual capable of feretipsr out and
exposing the abuses and fnalfeasances of tbe
board OF Education This NAV be true IN,
mere again the busy tongue of SANDER sneaLs
audibiy and IN good plain English. that hi.
attack by insInpatloa and inuuendo upon tn.
oiilciai doings OF the Cry School Beard, is :
mere subleriuge-the keen practice of \ triclsta,
intent on counteraeting and aeutralizing by de.
trac'loh the fragrant Iniquites of others
Who makes tins awful attack b. insinua-
! ton and inuendo," on the school Boarde v-by
1t is Citizen;" The attack Is = mere snhto--
/ fuse. and Citizen" a Z. trickstsr i,ter, ~
co"niefaeiing and neu'ralizing by detraction the
tagrant impurities of others" II would seam
that The doctor is defending US from the evil
SUGGESTIONS Of his own mind, or some other nm
seen Zoe. for he informs Us that it is the brsv
Tongue of SANDER speaks audibly in GOOD nam
H''9''sh VIII the doctor inform rs whether
ms tongue has mouth, and e so. " hat month
IS dIftisd with such tongue.
% ne scene shifts, aud new set of cispis
are led in to be slaughtered
heSe maileloUs. cahalisti. saI,p,ri.-
,leH If'PuCence aud assurance 90 sill f,rfh
,nef say that ltizen Is the insfyuna.,,,. . -.
tle uupe OF private Individuals who bint -
- seAs up aeoohteE-exestsTaent and nom
lar agitation upon several question:. 49,
they themselves, have sprung in relation 10 -
Free Schools, their Teachers aud our Bonr, ~
Education. the game viii he in their o.
Naile'S Instead OF being driven into a defensive
s ailsE are 10 become the aecusers, thereby
by this ruse they expect to e.eaoe Tho rab,,L,
'hey sooner or later are doomed to receive
hho are these malicious, eabalis;ie cal,,,.
niatorsf They are undoubtedly very malicious
aud dangerous characters. and We ,e-f.,,.,,-
agree WIFE Tie doctor that thy show oonsidera. |