Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-10-11
Who is Col. Msssmore.

Last week we stated that Col. L. e.
Messmore had been given the opportunity
to resign his Office of Deputy Commission
er of Internal Revenue of New York. He
neglected to improve the opportunity thus
afforded, and has been removed The La
Crosse Repu6Zican, commenting on hisre-
moval, says: qe3s % h9i.sasi99 91 5@l
This is the same fellow Messmore who
was for several years q caIbuncle on the
Republican party in Wisconsin and man
aged to keep afoat by sclinging to the
skirts of his old law partner, Gen. Amasa
Cobb foraprotection, and doing the dirty
work of Gov. Randall, who once tried to
foist him upon the people of this circuit as
Judge against their willT Ithas been a
matter of surprise to many persons in
Wisconsin who are acquainted with Mess
more's tricks, that he should be allowed
to hold position that enables him to con-
suit his own interests, which are always
superior to those Of the public. He is, in
our humble opinion, possessed of less in
tegrity, less yeracity, less honesty, and less
of true manly qualities, than. any other
politician of either party Of the state. He
is the same cowardly hypoerite who tele-
graphed to Lacrosse that he had been
wounded in the battle, of Shiloh, and then
came home and hobbled around our streets
leaning on gun barrel for a cane. His
physician could never ascertain the pre-
else location of his wounds; and finally it
became generally understood that Colonel
Messmore was 'victim to misplaced con
fdence," and had suffered from a "wind
bruise," which affected his cowardly giz-
zard more than his robust frame. Still
this oily, crafty, pertinaeious advcnturer
contrived by his fippant tongue and bra
zen faced pretensons, to get from Cover
nor Solomon new appointment AS soon
as Governor Randallawent intothe Cabinet
his old tool, Isaac E. Messmore turned up
in Washington Those who know this
fellows political jugglery have no doubt Of
his unfitness for the revenue service. But
we do not believe Governor Randall will
allow a hair of Messmore's head to be hurt;
and we should not be surprised if Mess
more whines around General Cobb until
the latter helps him out of his scrape.
And if any further aid is required, surely
Messmore's old partner and chum, DIR.
Mckenney of LaCro sse, will certify to the
Colonel's coed character, and that should
.settle the hash.na Now all we asle3is that
Republicans throughout the country should
not commit the blunder of supposing this
fellow Messmore is martyr, who is en-
titled to their sympathy and defence-for
he is regarded by those who know him
too well, "as deyilish bad egg, From
poverty and obscurity he has suddenly
bounced into aff1uence and power; and If
there is az honest hair in his head, his old
neighbors and friends hercaway would like
to know where it is located. It is @ dis
grace for any administration to have such
curse as an incumbrance. lfhis reputed
brother Daniel MessRore, Of the Kentucky
Bourbon Company, who has recently been
arrested on charge OF having defrauded
the Government is as bed a man as we
believe Deputy Commissioner Isaac e.
Messmorelis, our advice would be to pun
ish him irstand try him at leisure In any
event iet4these two cute chaps be carefully
oyerhauled5 before placing them under the
protection or sympathy Of either political
party. A. few months ago we noticed a
rumor was in circulation that Messmore
had been murdered; knowing his old
tricks for keeping himself before the pub
lie, we not did copy the item. Suchifellows
never die. They are long lived. We do
not believe he will be seriously injured
now. He will get out of a tighter scrape
than this, and hayet cheek enough in re-
serve to demand the nomination for Vice
President as an apology for calling in ques-
ton his honesty and philanthropy.