Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-02
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NISsc IN Faeaveo.ss

ns.cev. Head 10. ana Ms '1teen sac~s '
Nssso IN E3eaven.''
Messrs. EprroRs.-Quite m amount |
Of trash and falsehood combined. has I
lately appeared in the Gazette under tho
heading, "Durant Copperhead Mission
AIRY and his efforts
An acquaintance with the author OF
the article would be sufficient to satisfy
Won why tho composition was "iit'en III
such wre.chedly bad taste. and Why u
contains so many egreg'ous ialsehoods.
Iha, you may hereafter become post
ed in governmental affairs and ponies
generally, permit me TO Introduce 10
your Acquaintance Io.-no, 10 Smith,
the prophet, although he possesses many
ii his trails but 10. Weaver, the mig
ger head, alias "Alpha Beta kappa,
the author Of said article. Je. was anx-
ions TO show 10 the world that he Under
stood at least the Greek Alphabet We
suppose his mother must have chas'lsed
him with Greek Grammar, instead oil
brick-bu, ,his may esplfin Why 10.
ia often known to become very nervous,
aud at times az extremely dangerous IN
divdua.
10. is great on facts yes, he iectures
on truth, which is Qt you conld give
J hun the least credit for yeraclty) y
, prominent characteristic of his--stll i,
| appears TO be rather arbitrary with 10.
i for i, "eompeis' him to do many things
. he should be ashamed Of. Here. yol
observe, am using his weapon, insinna
|. ton. 10. attempts TO convey the idei
!. that ! was the author Of the article ,hs
! appeared ia the DAAoehAT AND NKws
: OF A. 10. says, "lha, tory paper, Of th'
, 2sth ult., signed "Citzen.'
!, This. To use JOS language, IL "prepos
!. terons." ard with the statement sbon
: my travelling iron Cedar TO Scott conn
|. ~ N hs true As lae h seiiioH UNI III
distance between the two points is Jus
about 20 miles"
Now for another of Jos truths: ii
. state> that by actual count there ~er
:, but 81 persons present ut the mcetin
i referred 10, at my residence. 10. cam
within Just "a of the numler presen
which was l3s. This is much neaIe
than he usually comes 10 facts | refe
; to facts Ms defined by Webster and olL
). er photographers.
!, The punishment 10. received Will
:. youue At the hands OF his mother, wit
that contonnded Greek Grammar, mu
have caused serious and lasting flac
y tn,e III the skull, and think Fowlt
1r would say so confused Is his BRAIN tbs
~ he cannot tell the same story twice, eli
Ia he would have Informed his Gazet
u triends, "a he did his ne'ghbors, til
there were not 80 persons present
=" sad meeting, women included.
ne 10. divides the o. persons presc,
ID INTO three classes, the fret Of which
l. terms II soyalists. There was not
! Disloyslist present, To INV knowledg
without, we except niger head 10, MI
T. wo or three Of his ilends. In this fir,
~ elass he includes the Irish Of puran
{. 10. takes tins method of punshlpg Ii
i Irish brethren" for the cjec,ment
!, received from one oil his Irish nelghbor
y wagon. When 10. begs ride of Ii
Irish neighbor-, ! won advise him n:
10 get nervous or saucy again, il ,b
le l:cht ho 81 he received is not sniiicien
y Ii he wishes t. gain the good opluiol
;. II his Irish brelhrehs he must make a
= etlort at least To become decent in h
u intercourse with them, md | assure b
- he will he treated gentemsnly by Il en-
IS The second and third classes lie cal
j. LOYAL democrats and Cnlonis's." II J,
had been al all familiar with the sable,
= no harps 30 much upon, VIZ: truth, |
g wonld have made but two classes, loyi
n democrats l31, niggcrheads 3.
~ 10, aiios Alpha Beta Kappa, stat,
f. that by personal solicitation aud by givir
ont that there would he three speaker
present, and that would deliver vale
O. dlctory, managed 10 collect 81 persol
ne from scott. Mn catine and Cedar cou
II. tirs, ali OF which statements ale wit
IA out a shadow OF foundation, but arc j
truths.
- lie. us have another: He statcs til
ne here l32 houses IN F4rmington, llG
n-l which cover Union families. ha
.ul heard him nv five d.iferen, times
- 'ell this same story, and never hea
him tell 1t twice alike. The first til
he stated there were lO2 houses-th
Us 81 were | nionlsts the second tr
the le5, OF which % were Unionists az.
q il l0s, OF which 80 we've Gnionisis, d
u. % on until lie has got up to 1872 hous
There must have been a new import