The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-11-24
EvfDEscrs o. nxnAxxAsLE GENIUS.

. doubk, after having perused the many
ssrieh, rare and rary" grms We havecsilassd
from time to time, from bis writings Of the
pas. three and one-ha.f years, and rescued
from oblivion, by re-publi.hiog in the Won
pGreil. While re have no doubts on this
point, We feel that il il daty ws owe our
I"nume.ous readers" TO keep them faiiy
posted in regard to tie movements OF eecen-
sric and aashy terrestrial ~ yell a. heavenly
bodies. As faithful public ehroniclsr, We
feel bound to taks cosnizsnes Of all great
discoveries il literature, ~ well a. art-in
seience ~ we'll As mechanism. Besides, it
Is no less . pleasure than = duty 10 this case,
for the discovery which has just been per-
fecssd, is the resal, Of the laborious studies
Of . sl.ox-tosnsman-po less parsonage
than Col. LTsA>pER W. BABsiTT, late can
aida.e for Supervisor Of Kane Township,
Pottauas.amis County, State OF Iowa.
Heretofore, We have only claimed Tor Col.
BisrETr three specialisies, TO ris: Able
Man; 2.-Popular Fasorise: 3--Man Of
much real worth Of character. To these must
nov be added another, i,h-Man OF rare
genius! Yes, mos, skep,ical reader, BABBrr
is Genius Of q rare speciss-he has esiab-
lished his claim land applied for pasen J
TO be thus eoasid red, By having fortunately
| made the discovery tha; the ordinary method
Of arriving at truth aad correct conclusions
by augmentation, reasoning, and ana'y-
zasion Of repu.ed facts, reports AM state
men,s-may be dispensed With altogether,
and 'sde whole business" concentrated and
embodied in few choice words-jadiciously
used. The Importance Of this discovery will,
Of course, only be fully appreciabls by men
Of extremely limited mental capacities
such as the discovcrer Of this science, and
TIE ins,igators, aiders and abctters Of the
late Democratic riot in this city. We can
not better exemplify the beauty and great
utility Of this new science, than By showing
how admirably it works 10 the hands Of an
sable man ~
10 defence Of, aud as a reply to, the charge
that the Democratic party Of this city was
guilty Of disgraceful and riotous proceedings
Oh the night Of the Republican jubilee, and
that the Democratic Mayor, Sheriff, and
City Marshal stood by and witnessed the
ssms without interfering, why, We great
BaBslrr calls US ",hing" and an ''animal"
says We get "drunk," and that We are q
"liar." Nov, We leave it to all candid men.
II there is no. in this answer Of re great
BABglrr's, display Of genius unequal!ed
since the days o. the food? What profound
ness! What brilliancy! Wha. keenness of
reP.rsee! Verify, the man who can, by
few strokes Of his pen, judiciously dash OF
these four words-thing, animal, drunk,
liar-and thus prove disgraceful riot to be
not only just, but eminen,ly proper and
harmless, is no common man, not he-he is
genius-and ye great BABBITT is that man.
Again, BY the aid of this wonderful science,
ye great BaBBIrr proves false our assertion
that the non appearance OF the before the
names Of Messrs. LINCOLN, CURrls and X. l..
UoUGLas, was an Commission Of the compost.
tor" His science is particularly lucid and
brilliant, in disposiug of "The Business"
io-pit: The editor of the Nonpareilis an
"animal, "a ''canine editor" a .quadrupedn
Great BABBirr! Wonderful science! What
remarkable evidence Of fitness for Supervi-
sor and LIT. Governor!
Again-We asserted last week, that, after
the nomination Of Mr.. DoUGLAss, we had not
time to distinctly set forth his multitudinous
points Of superiority over his competitor, ye
great BABBur, for the office. We'll, by the aid
Of this new science, ye grea: BABBlrr most
etfeetua,ly disposes of this assertion of ours,
by calling us a "sagacious ANIMAL" coupled
with the entirely original and profound
remark characteristic of the animal -
Admirable science! What an addition to
the Board of Supervisors of Pottawattamis
Couuty, its author would have beeni
After such an array Of proof, can any one
longer doubt, that BABBfrr is Remarkable
Genius, as we'll an cable man." popular
favorite," and "nan Of much real worth of
character !" We have often thought that
the charge Of porcrty Of imaginative illus
tra,ion in our noble language had its origin
in that peculiarly American habit Of orer-
looking those expressively srrse exclama-
tons so often found 10 the mouths of tho. e
who pay more attention to coarse and face.
tious jcsts than TO abstrae. and poetic fancies
We are convinced by the writing, of We grea,
BssDlrT that the charge was made by per-
sons who have never yet perused the Buq'e.
If any one ye: believe. the American Ian.
guagc is not as expressive as tina. Of the
French, hi. skep;icism can be cured BY
pssusil Of the brilliant corruscation, and
of genius which weekly adore
the column. of the BugIe.
This Southern bug is jus, now having
a magnfcant ruin the newspapers. II |
has "erowded ont everything else. 1t /. all |
buster add bravado, on one side, and doubts |
and copjectarss as to GLOW i, will all end"
on the other. In South Carolina, "0ne |