The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-31

every man who differs with him with filthy
| blackguardism. | have never lived in a
community where did not receive the per-
sonal respect Of large majority of my fell
low citizens Of every political party. In the
estimation of the men of the Tompkins
kind could not be sound. Before could
be so, must SO conduct myself as to earn
and receive the designations "Crdsy Fand-
tic,' "OM Nasty" "Frol," &C., from al
most every man, woman and child in the
community. Again:5Ig u 81.
"He (Noble) has evidently served the party
in the hope that the party might serve him"
For the information of the strangers who
have been in the; State short time, who
have read the scurrilous articles of Tomp-
kins, it may be proper for me to state few
facs in reference to my connection with
political parties in this part Of the State,
and for the proof of them refer to all the old
settlers, among which will name Timothy
Davis, VIM. Vandever, Il. H. Williams,
s. Murdoch. Il. Odcll, s. l.. Peck, j. CARRIER,
l.. G.. Collins, p. p Olmstcad, II. B. Car
ter, James Davis, Jacob Nickla,,s, VIM. S.
Scott, DR.. Andres, and Capt. Reed. These
gentlemen will bear witness that my tastes
and inclinatIons have always been aversc to
Office. That whatever may have been my
errors as a party man, Office seeking was
not one of them. That many times might
have been a candidate for honorable and lu
cratve Offices with Aattering prospects Of
success. That during the lS years have
lived in Clayton Co., no man has done more
hand work and spent more money for my
party than l. That during my whole resi-
dence in Iowa was never a candidate for
office but once. and that for the Legislature
If these arc the facts, what does the wretch
ed, pusilanimous, scribbling, ninny ham
mer mean by as sorting that have been
Republican that the party might serve me-
Is he so incffably green as to suppose that
my professional success depends upon my
soundneSs or unsoundness as a Republican.
Of course he means have been Republi-
can for he spells or gains Of Office.
Now to the wind up: ru. ~
ave fTompkins) feel sorry to be compelled
to say this Of a neighbor and personal friend,
and nothing but a strong sense OF duty to
cause we love more than friendship or life
would induce US to say it,
God deliver me from such ncshbors and
that I have been ALPHABETICALLY pretending
Republicanism for gain, and in the next
breath claiming personal friends hip. II
what he has said is true am one of
the mcanest and most dcspicablc Of men,
have no doubt if at the time he was pre-
pairing his scurrilous attack upon me he had
been asked the question whether he believ-
ed me honest in the opinions expressed
the answer would have been in the atiirma-
tive. But political advantage was to be
gained; he believed in strai ght nominations.
did not; and to get small party advan-
tage which he could not do by agumcnt, he
meanly assais my integrity.
But he talks about the sacred cause
This is so ridiculous as to be funny. PRAY
what cause? There is not Republican of
average intelligence in Clayton Co., who
docs not know that Tompkins is not a Re-
publican-and never was. He is simply
an Aboltionist in politics, and edits pa per
nominally Republican to make his bread.
Last Fall there was not a Republican speak
er from Vandever down who DID not repu.
date him. He has expressed the opinion
that the war should not end until the Gov
erument had crushed out slavery in the
States. In one sentence he advocates the
enforcement of the laws of the U. S. in the
South, and in the next the violation of
law ty mob force in Wisconsin. He ad-
vises men privately not to volunteer until
first satisfied that the Government intends
to make war on slavery. In his paper he
talks about God and conscience, but advo-
Gates that vile aborninatioh, free love- in
private. He manifests much interest in the
slave South, but has yet to be seen doing any.
thing for the lowly and unfortunate at home
The sacred cause then is not RepublicanSm
as every body knows Indeed, is he not
a beautiful specimen to sit IN judgment
upon my Republicanism
have, as will be perceived in this letter,
departed from my very settled rule to ay i'll
personalities in discussion My only apol-
ogy to my friends for the departure is. that
never was a man SO cauSclesSly and sense
lessly abu sed as have he, IN by this Temp
kins. REUBEN NOBLE.