The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-11
THE EDITOR OF THE DUBUQUE TIMES
AND SENATOR DOOLITTLE

To the Editor of the Dubuque Herald
On Saturday afternoon, after consultation
with the president and other members Of
the Dubuque Democratic Club, sent the
following note as addressed
pypuquE, Sept, o, 1868.
NJ. s. Barnes, Editor Of tho Dubuque Tme'.
sR-In the 7imes Of tins morning ind the
following in reference to Senator Doolit.e:
"Whsnevcr a man can 10 found wandering up
and down the Iani with tho mark Of Cain upon
his bros one who IS spu-nei aud driven with
contempt from the abodes OF honest men; one
whose oath in a court uf justice would be con
sidored Of no more importance chan flea bite on
the trunk Of an elephant one who Is looked up
Oh with datestltiOu M home, ard refused ndmis-
sion 10 gcntecl society abroad the democracy Of
Dubuque are always sure to favor him with an
invitation to deliver them speech Somewhat
such a man they found at last in the person Of
the renegade Doolitte from Wisconsin.'
You are the responsible editor OF the 1imc',
and as such must be held responsible for its obi
torial uttoraucts. Upon the theory that you are
responsible ior the above extract from you pa
per- there is a sufficient explanation in tho cir
cumstanccs of your interview with Senator Doc
li,toat McGregor, and on the steamer Key CITY,
for the aumus Of the reference to him. accord
to you tho privilege Of publicly disayowing, and
making ample rctracton o', the slHnderous At
tack made by the Tim,s upon Senator DOolittlc,
who visited Dubuque at the rcque.t Of the Du.
suquc Democrats Club, ana if not satisfied by
o'clock this eN ening, that the disayowal and re-
| traction will be made, ia the Time, Of Sunday
morning, l shall see that the proper explanation
is made to the public, So much being due to Sen.
ator Dolittle from those who invited him to visit
| this city.
r. l.. Bowman,
Cor. Scc'y Dubuqac Democratic CIuD.
To to n late hour this evening" no response
! has been received and, representing the
| democratic club Of this city, having been in
strumental in procuring the presence Of Sen.
ator Doolitte IN Dubuque, deem it my duty
to make the explanation which, showing the
motives actuatng the editor Of the Times,
will be sufficient yndicaIion Of Mr., Doc.
little from the cowardly assault made upon
him.
call the attention Of such republicans as
Judge James BUT, who vas the first to offer
Senator DoolttIe his hand and friendly con
CALCULATIONS after his speech in Washington
square, to this viIlanous extract from the
| editorial columns of toe Times. ] call the
attention of all other decent citizens of Du.
buque, Of whatever party, to the character
Of the man and the newspaper SO indecent
as to attack the honored citizen OF a neigh
boring state, while visiting our city at the
request OF some Of our most respected cti.
zcus, in the manner Of the above extract
from the editorial columns Of the Dubuque
Times. call especial attention to it, be
cause the people Of Dubuque and north RI
Iowa should understand thoroughly the ma
ture Of the provocation Tor the pointed per
: sonal explanation, which | 'eem proper Il
make of the cause of the abuse which TIT
Times throws at Senator Doolittle. TIL
people have a right to understand the mo
tives Of such indece ~, and though ! 90 GU
Of the rule which usually governs me, an
indulge in personality, submit that tn
above extract rom the Times not only JUST
. hes this, but would be ample justification
for the much more which might state.
But one man can be held responsible 70
this attack upon Senator DoOlttle, and he
NJ. ). Barnes, the responsible editor of tn
Dubuque Times. His hate Of Mr.. Do6litl
is easily explained by the fact that on Thurs
5 day evening, at a public entertainments il
I McGregor, and while on the steamer Ike
City coming from McGregor to Dubuque
that responsible editor was in such cond
ton, and so pertinaciously annoyed Senate
Doolittle, that he was compelled to ask Pre-
lection from his drunken ndeCencies.
The rebuke which Senator Doolittle thu
administered to the editor of the Dubuqu
Times. and the occasion for the rebuke, wa
SO notorious, that the gentleman who had il
troduced the editor Of the Times to Senate
Dooiu.e, publicly apologized to the senate
$ for having done so.
These facts do not learn from Senate
DOolltte, nor from his political friends
l The gentleman through whom the editor {
= the Times procured his introduction TO Ser
ator Doolittle, can be summoned at any tim
to verify the facts | have stated. Gentle
men who were passengers on the Stcame
{ Key CITY, and whose names ! am at hbert
j. TO use. If requirrd can be called at al
It time TO verify the statements above made
, ! know the people OF Dubuque, OF wha
q, ever party, will not countenance the ludt
cencieS OF the Times newspaper, and
needed no suggestion from me to insuI
pointed and ample condemnation from then
OF the scoundrelly insult which the Tim,
II sought to put upon "a distinguished strange
s. visiting our city. ! make the explanatio
as something due to the people Of d.
buque. 7. L. Bowman.