The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-10-07
JUDGE WILSON AND THE ELEC'
TTON.

EDITOR OF THE TIME5.-Hon. J.. S.
Wilson has not yet informed the voters
of the Ninth Judicial District whether
he intends to vote for Dennis A. MaEony
for Congress, although i. is several weeks
since the question was asked, and he was
called upon TO answer it.
Time was, when Democratic candi-
dates scorned the idea Of eyadng or re-
fusing to answer any question asked bya
voter Of his dictrict. be he whomsoever
he might. Especially if the interrogation
was a political opponent, would an old
style adamantine Democrat dsdain the
idea of skulking behind his official dig
nifty, or any other excuse, and refusing
to respond to any important question put
to him by a citizen. Mr.. McCreery, of
the Delhi Journal, is, as far as | know,
a respectable man, and the editor Of
paper in the Judges district, and he may
be, as he is charged with being, very
black Abolilohist but he certainly had
a right 10 ask the Judge whether he in
tended to VOTE FOR DENNIS A. MAuoNY.
But the Judge has not yet answered
the question, and | tell you and the vo-
tiers of tho Ninth Judicial District, that
He DARE NOT, and hence will not,
answer the question.
He dare not tell the War Democrats Of
the District that he will support Mr.. Ma
hony, for that would be an endorsement
of Mahony's bitter hostility to the war
and known reasonable procliyitjes and
sympathes.
He dare not tell the brave men who
now, in the presence of the enemy, are
sacrificing comfort and health, and haz-
ardlnr life itself, to crush the rebellion,
that he, at home, safe from rebel bullets,
will vote for Dennis A. Mahony, the Sc
cret traitor and open sympathizer-the
revuer Of the cause in which they are
engaged, and the s1anderer Of tic armies
in which they are periling their lives.
There is something more than romance
in war, and Judge Wilson DARE NOT
tel the gallant soldiers who fought three
days and nights at Donelson, two bloody
DAYS at Shiloh, who met the showers Of
rebel bullets at Blue Mills, and Wilson's
Creek, and Pea Ridge, and Iuka, that
he intends, at the coming election, to
my has no other synonym than traitor,
and who has done all in his power to
bring shame and disgrace upon the I'm
ion cause and the Union arms. He
knows aud feels instnctiyely that no
soldier avorthy Of the nanee-no man milo
has altered his life for his country-will
sink his self respect and manhood SO low
as to vote for Mahony, who has sought
every occasion to stab his cause.
Nor will any voter who has a son,
brother, father, or friend in the army,
vote for the villifer and calumniator OF
those who have taken their lives in their
hands and gone to the battle field Know
ing this Judge Wilson DARE NOT say
to the voters Of the District that lie will
vote for Mahony.
Nor dare he say that he will not vote
for Mahony, for he knows that answer
will lose him the support Of that faction
which has brought disgrace and odium
upon the country in which they live, and
of whom Mahony is representative.
Nor dare the Judge answer the ques-
ton relative to " Chancery Case 70. 1"
which put TO him a few days since.
II he answers them truth!ully he must
convict himself Of debauching his Office
as Judge-of prostituting his functions
AS grave administrator Of tho law to the
purpose of a depraved ambition. We
must admit that lie went 10 Geo. w.
Jones. and entered into corrupt bargain
by which fifteen thousand dollars worth
Of property was to be put into the hands
Of pet Of Jones and the principal own
er deprived ofall participation in its man
agement-that in pursuance Of this bar
gain he did remove the Receiver in the
case and put Jones by his agent in pos
session. He knows this and he cannot
call upon his friend Ben NJ. Samuels, or
his very dear friend Gen. Geo. w. Jones,
to contradict my statement, for he knows
they will both confirm what say Of this
bargain.
But | have done with this chancery
case to which indeed | should not allude
but that the Judge seemed to desire a
statement from me as party 10 the suit.
NY objections to the reelection of
Judge Wilson rest upon no personal
grounds or at least upon no official con-
duct IN any case where l have person
al interest.
But | protest most emphaIically aga
inst tie election Of a man to SO import
ant public Office who, after enjoying
pablic honors for some twenty years,
manifests SO little interest in his coun-
try's welfare as to occupy in the minds
OF large number Of his fellow citizens
position of doubtful loyalty. No matter
what have been his private feelings no
matter how many men he may have pri |
vately assured that he was opposed to the
rebellion-that he was opposed 10 Mr.. /.
Mahony no matter how many confden
tal assurances Of loyalty 10 tho Govern
ment he may have given. As citizen
of extensive acquaintance, of long resi- |
dence in the State--as Judge of long
standing, he owed a duty to the Govern
ment which had protected him, and un-
der which he has acquired wealth and |
reputation, and that duty was to proclaim
himself Tor his country, and AGAINST the I