Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-11-07
NO. 81.

all, and was not away from my house sf-
ter tea.
Now for the next lie, Prof. fIatch,--
the next nail to fnsten you in the piIlorv
of shame. In the JOURNAL, Oct. III
stated that YOU had refused to publicly
endorse Prof Wilcox rs a teacher. In
your circular you say, "Tbis is false, as
his circulars of last spring, which contain
my endorsement show" Now, Prof.
Hatch. just let me show whit a liar Won
are. In conversation in NV office. a
short time before the Convention. when
you, Mr.. A. II. Yourg, Mr.. A. Morse
and myself were present, you said that
last spring, Prof. Wilcox wrote You for
an endorsement of him as teacher,
which he could publish. and you answer
ed refusing to give such endorsement, but
put in some complimentary remarks 81
him in closing your letter. This last hs
published in his circular, and you sail
you were surprised at such breach of
faith, rs the very letter from which he
cut the extract, was refusal to give such
endorsement for public use Nov. Sir.
Mr.. Yong, or Mr.. Morse viii either tcs,i-
fy to the fact of your making this state.
fnent, aud tie quest ton is. when did you
lie when you made the statement TO Us
in my office, or when you d9nieI it in tie
circular
There are many othes things of minor
Importance in your Circular, as false rs
those we have noted, but the gamo is too
small to pay to hunt down.
My course towards you is simply this
was in favor Of your denomination,
because | considered you made very fair
officer. l lahored to overcome preiudi-
ces against you. but 1 found so strong
an opposition, that knew you could no!
be re nominated, AMI coaIi not get tie
full support of the Union party any way.
In this event, | was in favor OF any COOL
man. and Mr.. Thayer seemed to be the
man, and voted for him ! The idea of
expecting "fec" from Won, Mr.. Hatch,
IS lilte too ridiculous. | was also in
favor Of Judge Howes for County SD
pervisor. and toll him 81, before tie con-
vention, anil yet circumstances made it
proper to nominate Mr. Maynard, and [
voted for him; yet DO not think .ihat
Judge Howes supposes I supported Mr..
Maynard for fec" Now, look as
your action, Mr.. Hatch. You went in
to the Union Convention rs candidate,
and was fairly beaten. You then accep
ted the nomination from the Democratic
convention, and done your beet to de-
ceiye the people and beat your own par
ty. | exposed the PecksnilTian bypocri-
cy of your card told the truth-that
was all. Two weeks after, the very
morning Of the election, too late for re-
futatlon tiii election was over, you sowed
the county broadcast with your lying cir
eulars, and stroyo to dishonesty win a
few votes BY pandering to a prejudice
against John Dale and myself. If you
had truth to tell, why not done it a week
earlier But you played the dishonest
tricks of desperate politician, because
it was your only hope. You dragged
through the county at the tail cud of
Copperhead ticket-you waded in politi
cal filth up TO your eyes for the sake of
an Office, and you have lost it.
II is seldom, Mr.. Hatch, that 1 como
out Of a canvass with any loss of person.
al esteem for my opponents. You are
about the first exception. l hate to call
man liar, for it is a term of damning
reproach. You are the first man ever
called such. Had You made your asser-
tons in the heat of excited conversation,
should have simply said yon were mis-
taken. Coolly writing them down, on
coolly made yourself liar. Hoping
that you will either repent and reform,
or else cease to claim to be an honest and
honorable man, am TRANQUILITY yours,
Lutte A. TAYLOR.