The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-03-01

the military e0tor OF the IrsOdae, but re-
fused to retoflsupon his personalities by
giving to the public the Disgusting details
of disgraceful eonduci on the part Of Tia
Horn SapH--tLe e,,:or OF that sheet, now
commonly called the ManitowocS Smut
.NachiRe-wllich have been furnished us
by men of all political parties in this vii
lage,. - reply 10 the repeated falsehoods
published by the Tribune against our per-
sonal character, We a. ked its editor SIM
pie question, the answer to which might
have conyeye much usefa! information TO
large elias. of readers in a very few words.
Our article Of last week is replied to
not answered--in an essay of column
and half of the Tribune, which, we are
assured BY a prominen, Republican. cos.
Mr.. Tin Horn two days hard labor, much
of which time was devoted TO WEBsTER's
Unabridged Biciionarv While this essay
of the Tribune claims to have been called
forth by our article, it carefully ahstsins
from answering the question we PROFOUND
ell therein, an,. neglects or refuses to give
the public the benefit of his experience in
a certain matter therein alluded to. ....
| There is.an old saying that burnt
child breads the fire." and we hope and
believe the editor of tile Tribune has, and
will 50 far benefit by past experience and
the evils he has borne, still suffers, and has
transmitted to his, children, through the
influence and effect of past Jurnings, that
be will avoid fire in the future but we in
sist that he shall give the public the ben>
eft Of his experience upon the subject, so
That others may be. warned uf danger in
time to avoid il, nnless there is something
disgraceful to the personal character Of
the man Of the Smut Machine in the ex-
pertinent Of the use Of lunar caustic In
creating outs de irritation for the cure of
inside mfammation-in which case the
refusal of Gen. SMITH TO respond to our
enquiry is not only justifable, but highly
prai>eworihy, ana in strict accordance with
the CONSTITUTIONS, which permits any per-
son accused to refuse to give evidence
against himself. ''''
But our last hypothesis is not possible.
The Tribune is a high moral reform paper,
condemning intemperance and licentious
ness and it cannot be possible that the
S. W SMITH who now edits the Tribune,
and applies the lash IF language so vigor-
ously to all SORTS Of vice and immortality,
using therefor the most crushing combina-
ton of words to be found in "WEDsTER's
Unabridged F" for the chastisement Of evil
doers--is the same S. w. SMITH who edit
ed the same paper FIVE or six years ago
who then got drunk upon all festive occa-
sions, and in one instance, while in that
condition, exposed his person in most
disgracefui manner in a public ball room
whose brutal RIGHTEOUSNESS was so no.
torious that respectable girls where lie
boarded would not allow themselves to be
alone with him for fear of insult whose
blood is even now contaminated by disease,
the fruits of the most disgraceful connection
with pro1igates-and finally, being a
sworn member of the order of "Sons Of
Temperance and solemnly pledged not to
indulge in the use Of intoxicating liquors,
violated his solemn pledge-perjured him
self, body and soul, thereafter, and con-
stantIy INDUCED in the qualification of his
beasily appetite for strong drink.
1t is possible that the S. w. SMITH we
have above described, is the same S. w.
SMITH whe now edits the Tribune and has
taken refuge in the society of Good Tenn
plars to save himself from one of lis
beastly sins (ntemperance.) We are ASST
red it is the same SMITH. But that order
affords no protection against that other
sin of his, Oicentiousness) and if he is
really reformed in this last respect, it may
be because--Iikc SoLoMox-he finds it
vanity and vexation of spirit"
1t seems strange to us that man who
has INDUCED his evil passions and appetites
to the extent Of the editor of the Tr,oune
even until his physical and mental sys-
TENS have become unsound therefrom-,
should have so little charity for compara>
lively light and venial ,ransgressions of
others; anil we are led thereby to the be-
lief that the moral reformation of Tin
Horn SMITH arose rather from physical
necessity than from any charge Of heart,
or conviction Of mind. IS 1855 r5a VS.
Our remarks above have been rather
general in their character but should oc-
casion hereafter require it, in self defence,
our language shall he more explicit; and
We wish 10 call the attention of the read
ers OF the Tribune TO the statement or &C
acknowledgement made in the essay above