The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-08-18

the balance Of mankind" That re may nos
be accused Of mi.representing the Judge
We publish bis article entire.
The sable man" accuses a. Of making IN
ssa.,aek, upon Mr.. CAsADY. We do not
believe an impartial reading Of cur articles,
will Justify any such conclusion. We GER
.ainly had No intention Of attacking Mr..
CAsApr. Our personal relations with him
have always been of the most cordial char
ac.er. Before and during the canvas which
preceded bis election, and aimee that time,
We have in public and in private. invarisoly
spoken Of him, as man Of integrity and
honesty, and We regret that either the Judge
or bis zsalous volunteers should now con-
slider Us guilty Of an "a:sack" upon bin.
We certainly prsmeditaied no such thing. 1t
is true. We last week poin,edly, bat calmly
and dispa.sionasely showed wherein the
Judge had failed to comply With certain
imporsan. requirements Of the Law. We
did this in friendly way, sciua'ed By a
sense OF public duty, and desire to obtain
from the Judge At this time what the law
saId We should, in common With the people
of the county, be furnished with on the fret
Of July. Did We transcend our duty as
public journalist, in pointing out to the
Judge non omp!ianee with the law? Did
wsuse discourtsous language in pointing out
this delinquency? If these be answered in
the negative, as We assume they must, why
did the Judge reply to US 50 ill-nasursdly?
Why does he SO feelingly protest that be has
discharged his duty '-fsithfuIly and Impair
tally" when We have neither affirmed or
minated anything to the contrary, except
in the matter of tbs .'s1hibis ?" The Judge
says he knotrs be has '.faithfailly and i'm
partially" discharged the duties Of his office.
This is DO more than every body acquainted
with the Judge beiieres, and we maintain
tina. tuN exhibit should have been given
them, as required by law, that all might
have knotcn as much about the matter, as
the Judge says he kHotrs.
The Judge says the law requires the Judge
and Treasurer to make separate semi
al public exhibits of the Swamp-Land fund:
and then says that no erhibit has been made
since last SepteHber-vey nearly one year
ago. twill! take pretty sharp work to com.
ply with the law in this respect-only about
two weeks in which to make semi annual
exhibits.
AworI and we have done the Judge very
face,iousiy remarks: "that, if any citizen or
tax payer, or any number Of them, see
proper to examine his official acts, he will
not do as the editor Of the Nonparei! ad-
vIsed Judge Sherman to do, should com
mittee or set of men come to examine his
official acts, that is, kick them out Of the
Office, but will treat him or them kindly and
render all the aid he can in making the ex-
animation" Now, we do not believe Judge
CASSIDY intended to wilfully misrepresent
Va, and, "knowing, rs we do" that we new err
said anything tina, could be tortured into
advice of that import, We cordially invite
Judge CASSIDY to make an examination Of
our files, to the end that he may become
better posted, and do Us nm act of justice
by publicly retractirg the above statement.
We assure him that if he will examine our
files to this end, "we will treat him kindly,
and render all the aid We can in making the
examinatiou.''