Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-03-09

sire g;hened in the belief Of the facts
stated in my first article. beg to assure
"De'ts,' however, that the criticism of
which he complains, was penned more in
sorrow than in anger to him, and mainly
to place on record rebuko, which | be
, licved felt. more or less generally, by his
readers; and at the same time do sim.
pie ac. Of Justice to the memory of his
departed trGend. Faults he may have
had, bu, am yet unconviaced by Del
t"s' sneerins sophistr;es, that he holds
the rig hit to use them at his pleasure. |
will give him full credit for e!e,an die
ton, well rounded periods and attic wit
but | must think him sadly deficient in
."ss qualities of the head and heart
which are so much needed in our inter-
course with each other. He asserts that
'motiyes are never to be inpugned, and
that criticism, in undertaking to NEEDLE
with them tresds On forbidden ground
Here ! desire to take issue with him at
once, and if he will not consider 1t pre-,
sumptous in me, will suggest to him the
rropristy of little more sound sense in
| his future arLlcle-ihat neither notices
nor acts Fan be made the subject of criti-
! cisn only in particular cases,--and whore
one may be made the subject of invest'
CATION the ether cannot possibl from
! the nature OF their relation to each other
| be exempt In fact we can Judge of the
acts OF an i1divl3ua! so far as they effect
society-only by considering the motives
/ that induced them. IF the motive is good
! the act resulting from it, must be good
so far as the individual hitnsaif is respon-
sible. presume this doctrine is new
to "DeIta,' but It is one that will recon
mend itself to al those who are candi
enough to give it a fair and impartial
Judgment. | repeal, "a man public acts
are public property that is. they may be
! canvassed AMI discussed for the benefit OF
society, and SO may the notifies that pro-
! ducei them; ID 20 farther and say that
! they must be taken into consideration.
when it is sought to hold al individual
/ accountable to society For any acts direct
/ y affecting them. This is an axiom that
needs no commentary or eKplana,ion.--
/ 'Deita's' dis ihction is TOO finely drawn.
! hail. & l., Il
anc in bis We have Smother instance of q
zoo faucial Imagination misleading and
taking captive the prcnptinss Of better
| Judgment.
Now then for the application eharg,
ed "DcIta' with attacking the private
/ character Of m individual in public life.
and defending to the most od;ous person
allties in the pursuit of his object II.
defends himself by saying that motives
and acts are separate and distinct and that
| while the former are are the peculiar prop
| erty Of the Individual himself, and thus
, sacred from inquiry, the latter may, in all
cases be pursued with the most malgnan.
| 7indictiveness, and made the target for all
those, who, Ike "Deita, rnay feel all in.
ct,natioa to "vind;cate the truth Of histo.
! ~. If indeed, his distinction be correct.
then | affirm poSj'irsiy. without the least
! fear Of Contradiction, that the cases he
has cited from history, in support Of his
posl;lon-it' they be true and applicable
IN this instance, which very much doubt
are the strongest possible evidence Of
The utter absurdity of HE whole ground Of
defence. He has lost sight, altogether, of
the main charge preferred against him,
either ignoran,ly Or wilfaly, and gone Of
mo amaze .! metal 'ysicaI distractions
| and absUgdities to extricate himself from
the unpleasant dlaems in which he finds
! himself placed and promise him, that
it viii require all the ingenuity in his i'm
mediate possession to clear himself from
the charge. TO bring the matter home to
himself, let me ask what was Dalta's'
metiye in writing the ahiectionajle arti-
cIeS in question Did he have ia view
the bright giim:nerings Of Historic FAM?
Did he feel that the good of society re-
qQIred 'ais sacrifice at his hands, or was
1t as pleasing task for him to record the
mi$'nrtnnes Of others as to conceal those
Of his own?
Delta will not answer these questions,
nor is it necessary, for his assduiv ia
undertaking ard his maHsnity in pursuiar
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