Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-10-17
1.-THE CITY


JANNEY AND The JoURNAL.-The expos
ure of the questionable manner In which
the recent election was conducted at Tod
Barracks has wrought the Abolition mana
gers into an extraordinary state of excite
ment, and they have formed themselves in
to company to insure and indorse each
others veracity. This is a very pleasant ar
rangement, but the combination of strength
is but an accumulation of doubtful reputa-
tions into one. We proved the other day
by Mr.. Janney's own letter that he had per-
verted facts and falsifed this matter, and
that his statement differed from all others
on the same side. Not satisfied with this,
he publishes another column of stuff in
Saturdays y JourndL rehashing the same story
which we showed was absurdy inconsis-
tent and untrue. Understanding that the
public had little confidence in Janney, the
comptrolling editor of the convicted Quar-
termaster's organp idorses Janney's char
acter for "probity" and reliability
Now if some body will indorse the Journal
editors standing for "probity" and "relia-
bility," the thing will be fixed.
Without attempting to refute the column
of contradictions over the signature of J.J.
in The Jowna5 we will simply compare
several of his statements: In his letter in
The STATESMAN of Friday, Janney says:
~ soent to the barracks yesterday morning
tclection dayl and Staid there all day."
In The Jonr7al of Saturday morning this
same Janney says;
~ ,oas NOT inside the barracks the ,chole
day."
A man who can put these two sentences
together two days apart is fit subject to
question anybody's veracity! 1t will re-
quire several alfidayits from the editor of
the Quartermaster's organ before the peo-
pie of this city will believe either Janney
or his indorser. Janney accuses Mr.. Bing-
ham Of electioneering in this: that he gave
tickets to soldiers who asked for them.
Janney says, 81 had not done anything of
the sort-e6ceH in three or four cases."
Janney makes the same excuse for himselfas
the weak-minded girl did who, when about
to be expelled from church for coming into
possession of an illicit child, pleaded in ex-
tenuation, that she ought not to be turned
out of church, for "the baby is such a title
one.n M
Janney apologies for himself by saying
that "a man is not always to blame for be-
ing caught in den of thieves, or COM
pany of blackgurds.' He may get into either
innocentiy." Whether Janney intends to
insinuate that he was sin den of thieves
at the Barracks, or not, is aquestion which
he can only answer himself; but one thing
is certain, that in den of liars or COM
pany of blackguards Mr.. Janncy is ell
tirely at home.
Janney manifests his desire to be "kcpt
before the people," by telling great many
stories which refute themselves, in the hope
of keeping up perpetual discussion about
himself. But we would rather be excused.
We would as soon think of cutting open
bag Of asafetida as to explode his many
absurdities and misrepresentation in de-
tail. The statements we have made in re-
gard to the Tod Barracks election embody
the facts in the ease; they are understood
and relied upon by the great majority of
the people interested in the affair, and until
they are refuted by better authority than
the slippery Janney, and the comptrolling
or the local editor of the Quartermaster's
Journal, they will stand as the Judgment Of
the public. Contradictions "by author
ity" won't do. Our authorities are pre-
pared to maintain the correctness of our ac-
count whenever it is denied over the sigma
ture Of those who feel aggrieved, and are
really compromised.