Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-01-08
TowN, or MINERAL POINT, .


was calculated to call forth such a tyrade OF
bitterness and balderdash from the mixer OF
drugs and " irigorifies." or | might have been
a little more guarded in NY remarks He
sets out by first trying digHify his remarks
by promising 10 state the facts IN the aud
then continues with his old and oft repeated
assertion that he had done every thing IN his
power 10 induce the Board of Supervisors of
the Town to levy their proportion Of The tax:
and IN his communication TO Mr.. COBB he also
says that the Town failed last year to levy
a TAX 10 meet lis interest, or any part OF II,
and though have used every eudeavnr and
ali the influence possess 10 induce them Ia
the contrary. they refused to levy tax TN,
year as WE'LL dc. Then again in his reply to
nv communication 10 Mr.. COBB lac ST.. es
among his other facts. that the Com non Com
ell of The City appointed Committee 81 three
(ef which lie was n.ade Cnarlnau) for the
purpose OF eonferr.ug with the Board of Su-
ierv..saurs of the Town in order 10 induce them
10 coincide with the Common Council IN lev
yIng the tax. and that lie wrote me "A very civil
and business like letter. which did not deIgn
the compliment Of a reply informing me OF
the appointment of the Committee, It's objects
DC. Now. air. one single paragra,..t; rom this
letter Will SHOW .4e reckleosness of hi. asoer-
/ iion, and i..nt This Committee was appointed
f.r far different object, ana that Mr.. VS.
cause must have been desperate one indeed
to induce him to resort to such miserab
and ungeutlemanly shift to defend 1t;
CRY OF MINERAL POM.
October Ilh. 1860. )
DEAR S1R:-At the last meeting of Tie Com
mon Council of this Clty a Committee, "f
which l appointed Chairman, was ap-
pointed TO confer with the Supervisors Of tie
| Town of Mineral Point 10 consult as 10 the
feast ilily of making some compromise as 10
the Railroad Bonds. and see II We could Ut
arrive at some basis by which We could clear
ourselves Of the b,trlien-for this purpose wo'd
ssk that YOU call a meeting of your Board, 10
be held at some Convenient place during the
week, al which We would he present. dc.
JOHN Il. VIVIAN, Mayor"
And 10 more coneluslvey show that this
proposed meeting was solely for the purpose
OF compromise or TO get rid Of the Bonds IN
some wav or other and NOT at all for the prr-
pose Of mutually agreeing TO ley The tax =
| When Mr.. Vivian came out To my place IN
company with Mr.. Beecher, he introduced
Mr.. Is =. kind OF Agent, looking after the
interests of the Bond holders, stating lha, be
had brought i'm out 70, the purpose OF ma
kius, to me- ana through me to the other MEM
bers OF the Board, some proposltlo OF compro-
mise in relation 10 our Railroad Bonds, the
! basis of which compromise he, Mr.. B., would
slate TO me. Now in all caDdor does tins
look ANYTHING like Mr.. V. " not having felt
stone uuturned 10 induce me 10 levy the tax.
when he had not up TO th3s time even hsntcd
To me the prop.iety of levyIng tie tax But
unfortunately for Mr. vs. lone idea when
! Mr. B. came to speak for himself he al once
/ gave US TO understand that in his opinion
! there was no probability OF affecting "A COM
/ promise for the present at least, but advised
US 10 levy the tax. and pay W the interest
/ promptly, and the Bond-holdcrs thereby see
/ ing our good faith might be Induced 10 com
promise on favorable terms IN a fcw years
/ | had also learned. previous 10 this time. from
! Gen COBB the Bond holders Law agent that
there was no chance Of compromising tins mat
ter at present therefore my cr'tel neglect OF
NJ VS. communication. Bat during my
.,,.-.-ss ION with Mr.. Beccher and Mr.. V,
r-o,,issJ Nj B. that I would use my infu-
-, ,,,,h ~. . her members of our Bo ri to
have the tax levied and have acted according
l. and n viii venture . say that through my
iufiuencc) the tax has been 's'is'', nos " IN
standing Mr.. V. most dogma '''''
thai il has not been, aud in order 10 '''e
- '
VIII have 10 elect a new Chairman Se
this event. Messrs Editors, | would rec"m-
mead that you. a. your earliest convenience,
announce tie name of his Honor John H. nv
Wan as a candidate for that office. as the pe"-
pie Of he Town begin TO think that they can
no, dispense with his services. / also during
my interview with Mr.. Beecher and Nr. v
proposed to Mr.. Y. that our Board of Super
visors would meet him aud his felow-com
mittee men on the Saturday following the
election. for the purpose OF conierrinS with
them upon the subject Of ieyyihs the tar which
entirely changed The object i"r which the
meeting was first proposed. and cannot fail 10
explain 10 all but the " wIlfully blind why
be and ms committee lett town on shat day,
and as they had ac,ed IN such bad " lasth N
The matter felt myself under no obligation
and not Warranted in running al er them 10
induce them tn meet Us. considering iEe Town
capable OF looking a er lis own in,e eais.~-
But alter my promptly attending the only
meeting with which AZ eed with NJ.
V to attend. and The only one under which
felt my sell under any obligation ia ai,end.
afIer the Committee hayiug treated the
matter wiki such cool indifference. Nj
Y uses the most of has space and talent III
endeavorIuv 10 show that because | did not
attend some half dozen meetings. that had
never agreed TO attend. that the whole re-
srin>Iolhty Of the uon-ie, yIng of he tax 10y
tie City res;s upon my shoulders Bot | AN
willing 10 let an impartial community decide
between bin aud | Ia lhis matter.
But the most pre-emineuily absurd as>er
tom IN his communication /, that Of Neo>TS
Dickinson and Ar-all, both beng IN Eiror OF
the CIty levyIns tie tax. and ihat too, III the
face OF the printed proceedings Of the Com
mon Council at the jime the Council 10y the
pefsuasious Of Judge Cothren and threats OF
Mr. Beccber agreed 10 evy the tax. knowing
- lie did that any one can see from those pro-
ceedlngs that both Mr. Dickinson aud Argali