The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-10-09
For the Guardian.

Mr.. EDITOR II notice In the last
number of tie Guardian a reply 10 GER
tain communication in relation TO a dem
ocratic meeting, held at Brush College,
Jefferson Township. l, seems that Mr..
ILEAvITr takes some exceptions to that
communication, and denies some state
ments that / made. | will say that it
was not my intention to misrepresent Mr..
LEAvIrT in any sense whatever, and If |
have done so, | am not aware of it.
First, Mr.. l.. denies saying that Repub-
licans were liars, and he could prove it.
Let me remind him that he stated it more
than once, or twice, and finally one of
his democratic friends remarked" that
is plain talk p He said he knew it was,
but he could prove what he said. Then
he qualified the remark by saying: u
do not say you lie addressing kepubli-
cans present nor the masses, but the
leaders do lie and l can prove it." Mr..
l.. is right on the exploitation. But does
that change the sentiment contained :?
Not by any means When he made the
broad assertion, / will venture to say
there was not man present but thought
he meant that every Republican would
lie. Hence the explanation. Again,
Mr.. l.. denies advising his democratic
friends to knock down Republicans. He
was speaking in relation to DoUGLAs's
lodging. A democrat present wanted
TO know if he had the diarrhea, as the
Republicans stated. Mr. L. assured tie
gentleman, and those present, that IL
was mistake. That DOUGLAS had not
the govt and bellyache DC, as had been
represented by Republicans that he had
never lodged in single instance; that
he had paired off with Mr.. Clay in several
instances, and once his child was sick.
He also stated that DOUGLAS had never
said he did not care whether slavery was
voted up or down, and Judge fancy had
never said that the black man had no
! ghts which the white man was bound
to respect. He said the Republican pa
pers misrepl esenled Mr.. DOUGLAS. He
took the Guardian, and said that CON
tanned iaIsehoods aud that Mr.. RIcH pub
lished them knowing that they were lies,
He added, say TO my democratic friends,
if you ever hear Republican stale rs
above, tell him he lies and il he insisted
knock him down. The Rev. DAVID
CHAMPLIN remarked: That's Democ-
racy" Mr.. Editor, here permit me to
say in conclusion. that | Will endeavor
to observe that Eleventh Commandment
referred TO by my friend, and would also
call his attention, and that OF his party,
10 the 7WeiOth commandment-whlc by
The way, believe is not in their creed
namely. P" do unto others AS We would
that they would do unto you" Que
prominent characteristic of the Republl
can party is TO sympa'hize with the op-
pressed and dying. We were called up
on a short time since to bury the Oh
Wing party, (Which stood head aud
shoulders above the Douglasltes, and
now we discover the leaders OF this sham
democracy last passing away, and We
shall also deem II a charitable act TO fol
low them 10 their tlual resting pace ana
bury them face down"aids, ani wi.te
on their backs mo resurrection aud
our prayer snail be that this Unpopular
humbug shall be consigned TO eserlast-
ing oblivion, where itJusdy belongs.
A word for MI. Leavitt's private peru
sal-When | wrote those few lines, did
not expect or even anticipate reply from
you, or from any one, or l should have
signed my proper name. l had learned
through the press, that some democratic
orators Of Independence, had, IN accord :
ance with previous notice, gone to Halle
ton, in this county, to hold mass meet
ing and only one being present aud he
a Republican and then coming way
down to Jefferson township TO hold a
meeting, and so few present-and then
after all this waste Of time and horse
flesh, you did not get even so much 40
vote OF thanks This, thought |, is too
much for human nature " bear, and cut
oi respect aud sympathy wrote my for
-mer communication TO let The democracy
know that you were out and trying TO
do what you could. Ii you feel disposed
TO reply TO the above, you can do so, rest
ing assured that shall follow suit
Yours Respectfully,
: HIRAM on MpItN