Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-09-10
Corresponds nee Boise News.


EDITOR BOISE News We have to solicit
she use of your columns for the purpose Of
replying to an unjust editorial in the States
man of Aug. 9th, headed g Lot Jumping.
The editor of the Statesman has whether
@ilfully or not we cannot say been guilty of
misrepresentation, and as his editorial of the
9th is calculated (if it was not designed to
create prejudice against certain parties in
this town, we desire TO have evidence offered
on both sides in order to enable the people to
form an impartial Judgment. First, the editor
of the Statesman says that the lot jumping
was done by unconscionable pilgrims 81 aid
ed and abetted, as he is informed, by still
more unconscionable resident bummers in
town." That is all a mistake. The jumpers,
as he calls them, are all men possessing as
much intelligence as the editor of the States
man, as they are certainly better upto snuff
If the Duke Of Limbs " (as the editor of
the Statesman might not inappropriately be
called had inspected the "pledge he alludes
9 TO, before writing his article, itweuld proba-
bly, never have been written, for he would
have seen thereto attached the names of the
most respectable and influential men of the
town. He,WOuld have noticed that they were
not q border rufiians," nor yet bummers
or loAfers and would also have taken notice
of the fact that they were men who "Wouldn't
SCARE worth d-n." lie would further have
noticed that the pledge alluded to did not
contain single provision that he alleges it
does. On the principle of footing your
4 a. all, IL,
DukeY claims that his side has always
proved victorious in the personal encounters.
The exact contrary is TRUE. We have heard
ot but one encounter so tar, and in that
''so-called lawyer or "grab, "Ias theADuke
chooses to call the members of the bar res
ident here,) compelled the Captain of the
Town Co. and one of his subjects to uncon-
ditionally surrender and ground arms.
Judging from the appearance and reputation
Of the hostile parties, we think the g Grabs "
and us I" RufiRns" will be able to insure
q similar termination 10 every encounter that
may HEREAFTER take place. Monopolies used
TO pay before the institution of the g Great
Republic but since that event every attempt
10 grind and oppose the'many in order that
the few may grow rich, has proved failure
in this relation we quote short article from
the "Idaho Statesman of Aug. 9th, foot of
second column of first page, to show that the
Duke himself believes "the voice of the
people is the voice of God" Says he, THAT
is we presume he would not publish an article
except in quotation marks, unless it was his
own 49," When an uninstructed multitude
attempt to see with its eyes it is very apt to
be deceived. When, however, it forms its
judgment, as it usually does, on the institu- |
lions of the great and warm heart, the con-
illusions thus attained are often so profound
and so unerring as to possess the characterofI
truths supernaturally revealed" Hear that,
ye Town Co. The Duke don't REALLY think
you have any chance. There has as'yet only
beeh one case in regard to town lots, and i'll
the editor of the Statesman had consulted
the docket of the Justice, instead of basing
his assertions on hearsay, be would have
learned that man holding bond for deed
CHS vendor claiming under or through the
Town co., was fined $25 and costs for MA
LIoIoUs MISCHIEF in tearing down a jumpers
fence. The Town Co. MAY be animmaculate
institution, composed of patriotic and disin-
terested men, but the majority of people
heresbohts, " can't see it in that Light
Mr.. Editor, we are done for this time with
the immaculate Boise City Town Co., and
their champion the Duke Of Limbs"
G, w. L. ALLEN, 1T. NJ. HASH,
$ r, MoCRARY, W, G, DONALDSON,
e.F and MANY others