The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-02-26
c. p. Ward.


c. p. Ward.
1t is pity public journal occupying n
position so exalted as that arrogatcd to ITSELF
by the Goodhue Comfy Rrpu'lcan, should
condescend to prostitute its o6i:iaz columns
to the base, mean, groveling, cowardly pur-
pose of manufacturing public sentiment
against any private individual.
We are led to make these remarks, much
against our own inclinations, by the appear
ance in that paper, last week, of one Of the
most unjustifiable and scurrlous attacks up
on the character Of Mr. O. P. Ward. that
we have met with in Print in long time.
We have not a word to say in commenda-
ton of Mr.. Ward, or any other person here
Let him stand or fall by his own acts But
what we have to say is about the srovclling
meanness Of the proceeding against him.
For the benefit of such Of our readers rs
may not have seen the article in the RepuVi-
can we give brief statement Of the charges
made against Mr.. Ward. They are rs fol-
lows, viz: That Mr.. Ward lent Robert
McCorkle $40, and took a chattel mortgage
on horse worth S1OO-that McCorkle lett
the State to teach school, making Robert
Brown, Esq his agent to attend to his mat
ters here. That when the note became due
Brown asked Ward if he wanted the money.
expressing an intention to pay it If he did
That Ward said he did not want it, and
would make no trouble about it,-that Mt that
very time he had the horse in his possession,
advertised for sale under the mortgage, that
next day the horse was sold, Ward bidding
him in for o,-that after paying the debt
and cost, there remained in the hands Of the
Sheriff sum Of money belonging to McCor-
kel, AID Ward told one of McCorkel's cred
TORS where he could get his pay, and re-
ccived five dollars for giving the information;
for doing which, the exceedingly valiant
and remarkably honest editor of the Rcpub-
lem terms him "white livered scoundrel''
We doubt much if Mr. McCorkel would
complain because one Of his creditors gets
his pay !; but it seems the editor Of the Re-
publican can't comprehend the honesty o
paying a debt, and therefore, the person who
assists in getting it is "white livered
scoundrel"
Now, we ask our readers, what motive hat
Mr. Meredith in writing that article agains
Mr.. Ward Perhaps it would trouble 70,
to tell y; but we, who have seen the workin,
Of just such sn:vslling tri~k before, cal
easily divine the object, though we can hard
ly tell why Mr.. Meredith should make him
self tho tool of any person to effect such a,
object.
TIE truth Of the case is, there is two side
to this as to every other case Mr.. Brown
the agent Of Mr.. McCorkel, and Mr.. War
tell widely different stories. IfMr. Brown
+ story is correct, Mr.. Ward acted unjust ifis
! IDLY. II. on the other hand Mr.. Wards stor
is true, he was entirely justi6able. Nov
there is every prospect that, whichever part
=, Is night, = law suit will grow out Of the tran.
action. II such should be the case, the cas-
, is one that will be tried by jury tn.
, Jury will be composed, probably Of the read
ers Of the Republican; and the sole object
p that article was to manufacture in advance
a sentiment against Mr.. Vard-to poison
the minds Of those persons who may com
. pose the jury, so that, however honest :he
intentions may be, they cannot take the
. seats in the jury box with unprejudice
minds. This thing has been done before i
this place, against the same individual, wit
= the most telling effect and in order to max
,, the case sure thing, Mr.. Meredith think
4 it necessary to do so again. But one woul
think that common decency would hay
suggested to Mr.. Meredith the propriety ,
Keeping truth on his side.
:. We quote from the article few senter
9 ces to show bow much regard sor the tru.
/ has been maintained. "This communi,
e possesses IN individual incsmparably mea.
}. Ier than we, or any one else ever met els,
b where. For the benefit Of mo,
i, distant readers, we explain that rcfersnce
sImade to O. P. Ward, the street broker
. Now we will not say that this IS ialsehoo.
= for the iassrt to liz is m ingredient Of Ii.
sin. and every person i supposed 70 loo
q eharitabay upon his own faults bat. We d
o say It Is . mi,tals. Mr.. Meredith. sslitor
oi the GooaAae Coasy Reps5l;esa, q any oil