The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-17


but that the letter itself emanated from
the Hswk.Eye Office. We pay no flrtAA.
attention to it.
In addition to this letter, Knox threat
ems us with another one /" from certei4
corps 10 the army Of the West, whidh,
it is supposed, will demolish MS. W.
will wait and watch. '
But we have no Intention Of consuming
the time and patience Of our readers 10
q controversy with Knox cor any other
man" on this subject. Here are certain
charges made-shey are true OF falss-if
true, We say prove them if false. We ny
they should never have been made. That
is all anything else introduced is foreign
to the issue. a -
Such charges have been made before
against the managers Of our hospitals and
failed of proof. If true, now, prove il,
and we will willingly assist you 10 expos
ing the guilty parties. This vas al We
demanded Of Mr.. Knox. Jones pr others !;
and Mr.. K, being unable to do this, and
determined to do something desperate, bas
made mean and scurrilous attack upon
Mr.. Howell, the editor Of the GATE. per-
sonally, when, - the article vas in the
local department, Mr.. Knox must have
known that it was not written by Mr..
Howell, who-we here remark never
saw the article until it appeared in print
Mr.. Knox INDUCES in bom5astes .fivt-
oses fulmin atoms, and then closes BY chal-
longing Mr.. Howell to ego to war"
Now, it is we'll known that Mr.. H. Is
lame-his leg being broken-and has not
been able to walk half mile for the last
four years. Brave. chivalrous, noble, pa
triotic Knox! "If can't whip you, l
can make mouths at your sister," said the
little boy to the larger one; and Knox,
unable to make his point or otherwise vent
very capperheadish spleen, would prove
his heroism BY challenging cripples to war
May the honors that he will win by such
magnauimous daring sit lightly upon him.
Here is his chivalrous challenge to q
lame man:
Yes, we will go to war; Come, Mr..
J. B. Howell, here's our proposition: We
will volunteer as private in Capt. Har-
per's company, 45th regiment, To-day
men, and pledge our word and honor not
to accept OF a position higher than tina. Of
private, during the lO0-day's term, pro-
vided you will pledge yourself to do the
same. and resign your Office as Postmas-
ter at keokuk, in iavor' OF some one who
is not relative of yours, nor to any one
who is connected with the Gate office, d.
rectly or indirectly. Will you acoepsy
Ii 50, drop us line, and we win meet
you at any point you may designate, 60
route for the regiment. Now show your
"puck," and your love for GONZALES.
cents The ranks of their comrades
want filing up. They have become de-
cimated BY rebel bullets, while their
bosoms we're barred to the missiles Of death
in defence of that Government which,
for the time time, is being baptized
in the blood of martyrs, and under
whose broad seal you hold office. Will
you go ? Yours,
JAS. A. KNOX.
Associate Editor Hawk Eye"
Now listen, Bro. Knox, We wrote the
article. Won't We answer in Mr.. How.
ellis stead? We don't believe in cripples
going to war but we don't like to see SO
much military daring /" wasted on the des-
ert air." and when you get ready to 90 TO
war. shoulder your muske. and knapsack
and come along down. and you will fud
a person ready to accompany you, in the
shape of YE LocAL.
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