The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-06-18
" Cash for Wheat. >,

A wounded bird always futters. So the
wounded among a less innocent class o.
Gods creation will occasionally show ind
cations Of their suffering.
Some ono, through the Rcpu1zican of last
week, in an article under the above caption
let himself loose upon US, and evidently feels
we'll satisfied with tho manner in which he
has sent US into oblivion but then, even
his wonderful article, the production of a
giant mind (?) maybe open to cricicism.-
Lot us see. He says that we " INDUCED in
lo,c Piny at the wheat buyers-that it is
utterly wanting in truth. and he feels called
upon to deny it in every particular" OF
course he docs not charge US with speaking
An untruth concerning any thing except that
which We stated on our own responsibility,
and tho only thing We so stated in that ar
ticle was "that the trade of the country
honestly obtained and respectfully treated is
worth more to the town than An acre Of
such wheat buyers As infsst Rcd Wing."-
This il only our opinion, but we have seen
no reason to change il since writing that ar.
ticls, and for our anonymous friend to deny
it in every PARTICULAR may appear to him I.
proper way for him to dispose Of it, while
to the community at large it may appear
only an eifusion Of egotism. Save and sx-
cept the above quotation, all we wrote, or
pretended TO write, .oas uhat acc had heard
others say. Our friend cert ainly did not
misunderstood us on that point, because he
quotes the very passage that embraces our
authority. We said it was constant COM
plant in certain section Of our county that
wheat brings moro at Lake City and Hast.
ings than here, and we gave the reasons as
signed for its being 50. Our friend says, III
tho statements are false, tho editor is stab
bing the trade and business Of Red Wing in
most vital manner with an ignorant nal.
ice that deserves the sevsrest hastisement." !"
True, If the statement We made IS false, that
is to say, if va falsely said people arc rs-
porting slandsroas stories about Red Wing,
ws have injured the place in its business
and trade, and ought to suffer tho penalty
ofsuch libel. But il is 4 full answer to
that to say that We can bring ono hundred
men who will say that they have heard the
same reports, and we can bring half as many
more who have reported it themselves.
But ifthe substance Of the report is not
false, We do the place no harm in publish
ing it, for such Is tho rport, and such has
6sen the report for tho last year and half,
and If it is false it is time it was rsfatsd.-
That report is injuring the town. and the
sooner that i is false, the sooner "A injury
to the city viii Be removed. We did not
pretend to say whether il Vas true or false.
Weonly stated what the report va. in Or,
der tot sivs the parties charged An opportu-
nifty ssshowiag i,s hlsity, il il il not true
Hsw do they treat our good intentions?
For sossh We ars "a enemy to the place b.
causs xs refer to report detrimental 10 her
character. and which IS running the town
Brave men. that. Now. vs again repeat
that last week ws only said tha. such were
II rpsrsss making no comments showing,
ssrtsadiae n any way 70 show thas ws b.
alavs1 tAsa :.nsk that We ,Lar,d 70 % q.
ssra ~ ars under aav sA,is.t;oas e nv
whsat hsysfs of this placs " fail 10 apps,-
1iais ths ssans. md even ifws were Il would
maks = di1sssaes. but bscausa, = " have
bs6sss said. - wanted 70 givs them u on.
ppstnnity o vindieats thar own eharae4ers
sand IL chas1eeessf q ths. p,aes Hia IL do.
la1tnsst q t1a3e whicA t1ey sspssssnt.