The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-17

pect your person and rights but We do
claim that owing to your past political his
tory, you are not the proper persons 10 set
themselves up as advisers and directors in
the political affairs of Marshall County
We ask you, we ask the people are We
wrong ~ -
Peter II. Peters and James S. Magill
are not the only responsible editors of the
Enterprise. T. Fl. Baker and VIM. Hen.
ry, by agreement, are equally responsible
for what appears in this paper, aud Man.
ming knows it.-Enterprise.
Yes, We understand that distinctly.-
The people understand it too. The men
who Sc. you up an Office for the sole pur-
pose Of fighting Jim Lane. thought TO les.
sen the stigma that Is attached to your two
nam-s, on accouot of past coniuct, by at
taching two other names to the editorial
corps. We know and the people know
that Peter H. Peters is the publisher, and
James S. Magill is the editor of the Enter.
prise, and that Mr.. VIM. Henry is only an
employee at a weekly salary, liable at any
morsnt to be turned of by "our Peter"
whenever he thinks be can do better. As
for Tom Baker, he is neither resident
of this place, nor of Irving. nor of Man
haitian, butts now in New York enjoying
the fat Office Of Emigran. Agent from this
State, as reward from Tom Carney for
his participation in the Senatorial Fraud
las, winter. He does no, know any more
than any other man in New York what is
in your paper until he receive. it BY mail
from here. He is political speculator,
and how well his speculation Of setting you
up 10 the printing business, on condition
that you do his dirty work, will pay, re i.
mains TO be seen.
Peter H. Peters and James 8. Magill
we're not August 21st, 1861, nor at auy
| other, time, editors of the Democratic
Platform. and the Platform Of that date
does not say so.-Enterprise. g.! 81
Creatures who were vile enough to pub
lish the traitor sheet that the Platform
was in 1861, are contemplate enough to
deny it now. Il there man in this Sec
tion Of country, who lived here in 81. that
does not know that Peter H. Peters was
publisher, and j. S. Magill was editor of
paper In 1867 If there is we should
like to see him. The Chairman Of your
Convention held here Wednesday, Sep,em-
Der 7tb, can tell you of a meeting of loyal
cit, gems that was held on Vermilion in
September 1861, called together for the
purpose of coming TO Marysville 10 des-
troy the Platform Office, and to warn the
publisher and editor thereof that they
must leave the country 10 so many days,
or be hung for their infamy. They met
as men who loved their country, and whose
indignation aud patriotism was raised to
fearful wrath by the rank treason of the
dirty paper; and no one was known or
thought of as the editors and publishers
of the Platform but J. S. Magill and P.
H. Peters They were the men that were
talked of, and only they.
The press and material of the Platform
was owned and controlled by Gen. F. J.
Marshall, and in 1860 wa. edited and pub
lished by E. C. Manning as the pro. slav.
cry Democratic organ of this section Of
the country. July 31st, 1860, the Office
was demolished by storm. Some time
tina, fall Marshall gathered up the mate
rial with the view Of again publishing a
Paper.-EnarPrise A
Yes. it's true that E. c. Manning pub.
lished the paper . few months as aforesaid
and in that time be published a few arti.
cles that made F. J. Marsh sIl and others
think that Manning was . mighty poor
pro.slavery democrat. and they. we're glad
enough to have the Office blown down to