The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-03-02
THE PILOT.
M A N | T 0 w O C:
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1860.
Charles w. Fitch, Editor Of the
Herald,

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editoria! controversies being carried on in
the columns of the papers for which they
subscribe and pay, that ne ever avoid, as
far as possible, being drawn into them, sx
cept in SO far as the character of our press,
and our standing as an editor become in
volved by personal attacks upon US. We
deem no other apology due our readers
for the space we occupy this week in an
swering and repel!ing the repeated charges
of FALsEHooD, DC, brought against us IN
the last issue Of the Manitowoc Herald for
we have no fear that they viii consider US
guilty of the slightest infraction or viola.
ton Of tie rules Of courtesy established
by the corps editorial. We regret that
we are again compelled to notice, in win
dicat;on or defence CT tie conduct-pri-
vate and ofIicial-of prominea: Democrats
! in our State, as well as Of our own course.
these other ungenerous, ungan.lemanly
aid contemplate attacks made By this
man, who las age without mauhood, and
whose Only significance lies in tie coat
lie wears rs editor of democratic q pa
per- established ten years ago in this coun-
u, which was then entirely democratic,
but which, if lcft a5oae to tie ca,e Of tat
press. would in aDo;I er FIVE years become
hopelessly Republican, and himself a pm
Si0ner upon that party, as lie is now, and
has been upon the Demo4rajic-a dsgg1r
for Its patronage-a bon vtroat on con;ri-
buttons levied on all is candidates
Two weeks ago, in speaking Of a receat
rad upon the School Fund by EepuLii-
can official, and in contrasting the conduct
of Republican and Democratic Commits
sioners, we took occasion 10 Illustrate our
position Jy referring to former transac
ton Of similar kind, wherein FITCu Of
the Herald, and Attorney General BoUcK
and Secretary JONES were concerned
We owe an apology K the present School
Commissioners for surprising that they
would not do in tie latter case what their
predecessors did in the former, but would
smother an Investigation, to save the thin
skin of an Insignificant editor of parli
zan press at the expense Of the School
Fund under their charge.
We, as the editor Of q Democratic pa
per, who had been for years on the most
intimate personal relations, and more re-
Gently connected officially with Attorney
General BoUcK, owed it to him, to the
party and to ourselves, to repel any and
every imputa'ion Of fraud upon him
in this transaction with FITCu-to scout
the idea that he, as Democratic Attornv
General, had feed q Democratic e.litor out
Of the School Fund No, we would not
through our own silence, suffer the name
Of an honest man to BE clouIed, though
by speaking We set a regiment of such
pigmies as editor Frcu to whining.
FIrcu complains that we assume that
his School Loan was fraudulent; and to
show that it was not, makes his statement
Of facts and conclusions, which lie SAYS We
knew before, Z" for we Chez explained them
to him (us) personally" Upon his own
statement even, we do not discover that
he proves that his loan was not obtained
on insufficient security, or that when lie
obtained it, he did not know, or does hot
now know, that the land was, and is total
ly inadequate security for the amount.
We suppose that in speaking of his per
sonal explanation to us Of these facts, he
refers to what took place between Us when
We visited Manitowoc, before taking up
our residence here, and as Assistant of
Attorney General BoUcE, with instructions
to obtain security for this School Loan
that he had promised 70 give to the School
Commissioners We think the Attorney
General, in sending Us here on such mis-
sion, showed more soiicijude for the char
acter and standing Of editor Fncu, than
FnCH did in refusing or negectiug to re
deem his own pledge. We know that the
Investigating Committee were SO fully sat
isfed that neither Of the School Commi,-
sioners ought to fall ynder any suspicion
that might grow out of this Transaction
if published, that they did withhold The