The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-08-30
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yVI tnC puuCity VI ulo lucdS 10 CNCll HlOIS
marked thanthe brevity of his language
We are not surprised that the gentleman
should try to dispose of our report in as
few words as possible: Facts, are stub
born things and when they a:e against us
Pthe less we handle them the better.
II. c. j. does not attempt to deny the
correctness of our report, except in two
particulars, and in those, only inferential-
ly. In the first, he admits all that we as
serted, and we will prove 1t by himself, (if
discriminating public can determine
which time he tells the truth, for he speaks
on both sides.) He says: "But the toordy
Customer Observe the punD is not salts
fled with making On ass of himself on gen.
eral principles, he must become very spe-
cifc, and thinking that the truth wouldn't
serve his purpose, he strains point. He
says Mr.. Jones proceeded to make nomina-
tions outside of the names announced in
the papers," We did say so, and repeat it
now. Let us take Jones for it again. He
says: "The truth is, of the two candidates
for Auditor, neither lras announced in the
paper" VIII He. j. deny that the name
of Mr.. FELTON,, the successful candidate for
Auditor, was placed before the convention
by ii. C. Jones, or that it was the first name
announced for office in that convention P
You dare not do it, Homer! Then, it is
true that Ii. G. j. did proceed TO make nomi-
nations outside Of the names announced in
the paper. viii the gentleman tell us why
the truth would not serve our purpose, and
,ohea the strain comes OH this 'point?'
II. C. j. attempts another point on the
question of delegates. lie says we were
'erorciseG about the r. r. r. Convention
allowing persons not delegates to partici-
pate, sc. Now, out of charity, and in Or
der to make II. G. Us piece Ineligible, we
conclude that the compositor made mis-
take, and set up N word not in the manu-
script; for, certainly, we sever charged
that there were evil spirits present at the
r. r. r. Convention, (no matter what we
thought y nor did we even pretend to pos
scss the power to expel such, if they were
present. So we say, that, in order to make
sense, we conclude that II. c. j.. meant to
say, we were 'ererctsed' &c. But this we
deny. 1T was none OF our tuneral,' and
we had no right to do the weeping, neither
were we disposed to rob the r. r. RS of
this their exclusive privilege, but were
rather inclined to say of the candidates: :
DEAD DUCK requi escat in pacei
But II. G. J. says, on the subject of dele
gates '''Your Buttcrnut Convention tried
the same generous move, and it was voted
down. You we're afraid to let in outsiders
who were not manipulated and set for your
Clique" This is not a point strained, nor
truth perverted, but absolutely false. In
the Democratic Convention, or Buttcrnut,
as the gentleman sees proper to call it, ev-
cry township was represented by delegates
present, and there was no such move made
as H. G. ]. mentions; so, of course, it could
not be voted down. The facts were these:
in almost every township the primary
meetings had resolved that, in the event of
any of their delegates failing to attend the
Convention, those who did attend, should
cast the full vote of the township.
The motion which Ii. c. j. pretends to
think was voted down, was one made by
Mr.. Cunning, to the effect 'that the dele
gates present from each township should
cast the full vote of their respective town
ships which had failed to make this pro-
vision at their primary meetings, on an
equal footing with those which had. This
motion prevailed, and had tle-moyer wait
ed for the report of the. committee on Gre
dentials, he would have discovered there
was no necessity for his motion, for the
reason that the townships were all repre-
sented by full delegations.
II. G. j. charges themembers Of the DEM
ocratic Convention with being 'deserters,'
bounty Jumpers and draft skedaddlers.'
AS the charge is made, 1t applies to each
member Of the convention; and, as taken
in this wholesale way, we personally know
it is false, and so does II. C. J. If it is in
tended as charge against any one mem
Der, we call upon H. c. J. to name the par
! ty charged, that he may belet in to defend
We do not propose to volunteer defense
until there is some one to defend. Name
the man, but be sure your proof sustains
the charge. But by way Of textfor your
next discourse, we will say, it is OUR opin-
ion that even draft-skedaddlers may be bet
ter patriots than 'shoddy contractors.'
BoUNTIEs TO CoLoRED SOLDIERS
PAYMENT OF THE SAME TO BE IMME-
DIATELY CoAdMENoEp.-The Paymas-
ter General will Immediately COM
mence-says the National Intelli-
gencer-the payment of bounties
to colored soldiers, under the joint