Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-04
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public, evidences such weakness that answer
is hardly necessary. Trusting, however, that
tLis communication may end controversy
the begin ning of which was an attack upon
myself equaled in nearness only by the man
rer 10 which it has been conducted. I Offers
letter in evidence which completely over
throws the single point, which the investiea-
ting committee through the active exertions
of one Of its members though: they had
made.
have charged the committees report with
three distinct untrulhs. now sustain those
three and charge and prove three more. or
six in all. (This is termed sdoubipg'.l 1
call them untruths.' but the committee con-
slider them falsehoods. The words suntruth'
and falsehood,' while synonymous, are eener.
ally taken very differently. The former means
simply not true and may be explained a,
mistake. while the latter implies lie or in
tentional deceit. But this Isuppose, to quote
from the committees last productien, is Z
matter OF taste with which the committee
have nothing to do A melancholy, but just
admission These untruths, will now spe-
city. Is. deny that it appears from Mr.
Hills letter that 81 tickets sold in Rock
Island amounted TO s15 50 This is false
The committee jumped at tha, amount BY
multiplying 81 tickets by 80 cents. Turn to
my letter which the committee published,
and IT says that 81 tickets sold amounted to
81 70. The committee guess at the rest.-
But the letter from Mrssrs Devoc g. Cramp-
ton says they sold 80 tickets and paid me
*I775. Look On little and read their COT.
rection Of this statement. | received for 81
tickets 81 20, and for "a reserved seats sc 90
in all Sl3 10 Instead Of SIS 80. The proving
Of this first untruth proves the second IN
truth. namely, that one-half this amount
iS15.50) Mr.. Hill takes himsef,' as receiving
only $3.50 ard aging the Society 1915,
could not conv veniently take half TAts is the
seeona statement prored false Let the coul-
mIttee procure State and pencils and practice
easy sums in division, and no. state to the
public over their own signatures that one.
half of Sl3 IS is 81 IS, because such state.
msnt may mislead philan,hropic citizens in
70 the belief but l am q1oting from the
committee.
The third uatruth is, that l received 81 IS,
which the foregoing proof makes equany
tatse The remark which applies to these
uutruths is we'll stated by he committee in
these words. The amour. is small, but the
principle is the same.
Here is the letter:
NUN ISLAND, July =, lot-
X. 3. HILL, Esq.-Dear Sir: In iustic, to
YOU, We hasten to correct statement, made
in our answer to Mr.. Pu'nam's note, relative
to the tickets sold by us for The Strasser con-
cert
Relying entirely on memory, we stated the
number of tickets to be 80, and the amount
paid you to be Sl775.
We have since found memorandum which
shows that we sold "a reserved tickets, and I
siogle tickets; Sl3 IS being the amoun. paid
you, out of which you paid US so cents for the
posting Of the bills.
We gave no particular attention to the mat
ter, only keeping the money separate. We
regret very much having inadvertently erred
in our statement 10 Mr.. Putnam. hut VIC then
thought we We're correct as we now hRoH we
are. Very truly yours.
(Signed) DEvoE & CRAMPToS.
proceed to uncover more untruths which
multiply rapidly. AID call to mind the Scotch
clergyman, who, on announcing to hi. rather
nntruthfnl parishioners thettext 81 said in u y
taste, all zen are liars,' paused-sghed-
With sai'ess in his 'cne remarked, 'Ah, gin
ye were here, and David, ye might say that at
yer ieisure,'
A fourM an ruth is that have not contro-
vert-d the statem ent that | charged $40 for
the hall. See my card in 10Y last ccmmupi
cation. and if that does not satisfy, here etate
that on naming $40 to Strasser. immediately
and withou: any word from him, said, no, t.
The Society Sl5'
The ffh untruA is that after ards reduced
the pIlcs to SIS. did not. The then Treas
nrer of the Society fully agrees with ne on
this point. that not only d!d | make no de.
AUCTION, but that she asked none. r.y RI ply to
:, ~ Iu., 7
te:fay with Mr.. Strasser Tor SIS
Tie sixth untrah is that ".he balarce OF
tickets was never exhibited TO u.s." l assert,
that they weie. By this do not mean coun,
ID out before the individuals composing the
i0yes ,;sa atiug Committee" but pointed At
where they could be plainly seen, one being
handed for examination. to explain the ferry
pass. How did they learn that the number Of
tickets had printed was 1907 Only from,
me, al i when in the same breath, pointing 10
the unsoid and unused tickets. l -aid. 81 have
accounted to the Society for all sold; you
ought to know how many were taken st the
DOR; there is the remainder-count them for
yourselves"
Then, if the committee still maintain that
they are unah'e TO say i! they are fully
accounted fs,' | pronounce that statene ut
untrue and the publishing OF the fact Of my
not exhibiting" them as q subterfuge too
mean to expect from the lowest New York
Tombs lawyer
Following this last untruth is seventh, be.
ing repetition Of the incorrect statement Of
the amount | received from Rock Island Here
are given untru;hs with such close family
resemblance that they point to ore father. Let
h'm claim his own family, and provide fer
them.
The committee who, Through one Of its
members addressed a note to Mes.rs. Devoe
4 Champion. must, fancy, feel Through one
Of its members" some hat disappointed at the
onexpectei turn that letter has taken. II ie
said that - lie will travel from Maine to Geor
sia while truth is stopping to put on his
boots" bot In Justice to Rock leland, mu.t
say that truth drew on bic boots this time
with rapidity, and that HE boots are 90 highly
polished a. to eerve the "inveetigating com
mittee" with reflection for some time to come
rronounced the committees letter prepared
for me but never deliv ere j. as vile and insult-
ing, because it contained lying and oulcharges
which should have punished had the letter
not teen ~ithdrawn. Had desired to defeno
myself. whs. defence, esiets in the pubiics.
iion of letter which shs majority If the CON.
mittee Became ashs med Of aud therefore with.
drew. begging me not to bring II out. If
wss base enough to desire revenge for what
believe to be . malicious intent to injurs me
sarely Imight enjoy il nov. spprehend
that The tAbies ere turned. and that two Of the
committee, who we're ask smed Of the letter,
again owe. ruled the minority and insisted up-
% Its publication that the public might justi.
II them in what sssosd 70 b. . waveriDg from
previously settled purpose. - ! -
When, conscious that an u the psth Of
reetjtpde. If / meet % enemy, knock him
down, but never ,rample on him. With thi.
ssmstk i leave the committee, which brsathsd
is listle LIE away last Monday night. @
|aSThe uptruths charged 10 them will doubt