Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-11-22

DELTA.
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sary for ne to become n missionary in The
of the U1oth-6n, who savage like, took up anu
brandished his war club in a cause he knew
nothing about, Indignant at what lie called 4
personal ailusion TO himself. but which allu'
was the gist of my first article? Simply Il
Prove that at a Democratic mcciiag hid By Xedti
and his friends, cheers wfre proposed and giren .fo'
a th,cf an burglar and the pertinent inquiry
was made, is it to be inferred tina. the Demo.
cratic party has become the indo,sers &C..
not il Is inferred. as Heath las il. In anothe,
article Of mine 10 the RtPuEL,cAN or Chicago
j. oMrnol l made use of the words ARE we "a
distinctly as being an endorser. for in his
last article lie says, ~ do nat deny bit mhat.
thy. the cheers, were !gitea ''utM a iusty good miu'
aid don't doub, but what they disturbed the equa>
AMY Of has irritable mind Now little Heath
chicken how can you manage to creep out Of
SO small a she'll backwards and run off with
1t on your head. How Indignantly you IN |
he rest Of the brood felt at the very insinna>
ton of mine that you could be guilty of such
naughtiness, and yet Heath, you was one of
the committee to call that little covey Of birds
together, as Democrats, you were present at
the meeting, and you now admit that 'the
cheers were given Now what a tempest you
undertook to stir ID in your little teapot and
how ridiculous you make the other copies mp
pear, who denied my assertion through the
press and on the street. The truth is, little
chick, you had a big check and although used
to being around in the brush with copperhcads
and other 'sarpintsn without any alarm, the
appearance of that "big snaik" that you read
about in the Chicago Times scared you out Of
Il years growth and evidently dwarfed ever
the diminutive intellect contained in The small
brain that came through so small n she'll.
That iowa river snaik, little one, is no
myth. Closer observation shows him to have
, head resembling Andy Johnson, who was
SO .respecyuUy alluded 10" at your meeting
lie is the great b-hoy (boa) of the sqnirming,
iuASS. AFA tIC wy
perhears lereabouts, as fast as he can slime
them over with pal,ry Offices.
Hea,h-en speaks Of my course during the
war. With the recllessncss evinced in plum.
ying into water by the little chicken that
could mt swim, he accuses me, anil my fanat.
ical fellow conspirators of using language IN
becoming gentlemen 10 political opponents At
hat time. language "Sillainous and abusive
This O. course is stated by cock robin on
hear>ay, and he still insists on making other
peoples grievances his own, as l never saw
lhainted with the subsequent proprietor Of
he G. & y. ". r. r., and a peanut stand
The citizens of Boone and this county know
very well my position during the war, aud
know that no man spent more time or money
in the cause, and that my '.fdaatical .feltow co,
spirators' were The brave soldiers and patri
otic citizens of the county. But Hcath-en did
you 60 to war, or stay ut home. and oppose il
beside. Yes! they say you went. The battle
OF Haverhill, Mass where you acted as .samon'
ueasiss to a rebel paper battery, will ever be
an epoch in your recollection that will. throw
Bunker Hill in the shade. 1t was there DUR
ing the war that your fellow conspirators wor
their first fuss and feathers' fastened on with
tar, an honor which it is rumored your ex,
tseme mcaesty e. compelled you to decline
choosing rather to shoulder your legs an,
seek new conquests on the glorious field o
Mt Vernon, Iowa, where alas, at the sight 0
he blue coats and brass buttons, and hearin;
certain threats, and ''cheers giuen Nth q ius1
10 q miA, I doubt not but mhat lily disturbed III
e7uan.miy Of his irritable mmd.' History re
cords that in the exuberancc of your drawer,
you tuiated away and was borne from the field
That was s.business and III eqrnest.''
Don't be troubled my little man about m
Government bonds. Ii | was the fortunat
possessor of those desirable securities I Shout
be apt to place them beyond the reach Of Ger
tain 'enlorsers.' AS it is l have not v do
lar in them, and have not had for about ~
years. l at one lime invested in them Will
you and your 'compatnols" were chirpin
that they were no better than Confederate s,
c%uritics. Nor do | even possess a Greenbacl
What little do possess, is 10 a farthing in Ii
channels of taxable business.
In closing this article, my fine fellow, Il
me remind you that there are a great man
whole soulcd pa,riatic men in the Democra
ic party. Men who do not endorse you
wing lie, the jeff. Dav:s--Copper Johnso
Reputation, Val:andigham, Confederate del
Dean, Hollen, Heath party, men who hay
known me and dealt with me in the countr
for the past dozen years and who still trad
with me aud will, Notwithstanding you 50
that she myself is really anxious to retail
the 'Copperlicad custom of which he va
speaking in his store a few days since" No
withstanding these sly snaky insinuation
these customers of mine are constantly il
creasing and only laugh at your csnsun'ma'
folly in nosing yourself into other people
quarrels, and the vain w~riggling you make
get out.
DON'T keep peanuts and candy, and sha
Mt all times take pl' assure in sending my Gus
TONER'S, who have babies, to you, provided 20
will always put up the packages in that q
y%ert:Sement of yours or your literary frien'
or amanuensis,' commencing Il wish was
baby
Having throwu out these few crumbs to m