The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-07-27

Ny DEAR GEoReE:-At your request
I refrain from saying "anything sharp
at the end' of your considerate letter,
and, hence, nothing is left me but to
say my say by way of preliminary at the
beginning thereof. Your opinion, my
dear boy, was not consulted regarding
the publication of the article alluded to,
supposing it would not be an impartial
one. Your inference regarding the dis
position Of portion of that $500 is dis
ingenious, and lays you open to repli-5
cation that would be damaging to your
argument, in the new profession you've
chosen, if offered in Court. For instance,
George. you might be accused of spend
ing the full amount you received for
not teaching that State Sunday School
Convention. week, in hiring the Telegram
to print your communications condemn
ing Mr.. HadIey and exalting yourself!
and the fact imputed to you that this
money was as much yours as if you
"had earned it honestly !"
And this, you see, dear George, would
be very wrong; besides there is no know
ing the chagrin and modification all
your old and valued friends, including
myself, would undergo, to see one whose
career as a Superintendent of Schools
had been signally pre- eminent-who
was regarded as ga burnin' and shi-
MIN light by the galaxy of educators
in the Nation; in short, to see yourself,
for whose super eminent career as
lawyer the prayers Of ten thousand ad-
miring lips are murmuring, thus used
up--squelched-- ght hid under bush.
ell ETC., by such a rejoinder! Indeed,
none of us mould stand it. You shall not
be struck in the dark, my dear George,
if can help it. Franticly, DC. Blvd.
P.S That "dead-duck" blunder of
yours. dear George, is k,iling-very It
needs no reply. Poor Stanton! To be
thus abused and not know it, is too bad!
Adieu! Blvd.
My DEAR Ben Your paper has been making
frantic attempts of late to attrac. my attention
and Inotice that your last effort is by playing the
| 'role magnanimous,' where you refuse to publish
severe article against me- the principle that two
| at time is unfair. Permit me to express my pro-
found gratitude for your interference in my behalf
but there is grave doubt in my mind whether your
| obligations public journalist will permit you to
| refuse to enlighten the people upon all important
subjects. am of the opinion that you ought to
have published the severe article chips and ALL
Y
paid for, it is injustice to my friend Hadey that it
| shall not be published. You remember that he
| ceived donation of $500 from the Council, some
months ago. Now that money is as much his Is if
he had earned honestly, and he has right spend
it he proper. If, therefore, he shall fit
the whole, part of it, in hiring penny a-liners
to write him up, it is certainly hard that you will not
print him up II, however, he refuses to pay up i
might be we'll for you to suggest to 'our friend that
Brother Elder is not running the Coun Gil now, and
that present city fathers may be little 10th
donate another $500 for this purpose. But upon this
matterI am not fully informed. Mr.. Hadey being
very careful Of public expendidutres--except when
the money goes into his pocket-he will not per-
NIT himself probably to become embarrassed in this
1 little private investment.
II seems, my dear Ben, that have recently dis
covered that johnson called Forney lead duck.
learned that fact several months ago from some of
the newspapers; also learned from the Same source
that b. applied this phrase to Stanton, and from his
prediectien for repeating frequently smart thing,
I supposed it might be true. But these newspaper
editors are such liars that one does not know when
to believe them. You, being in the ring, better
| able TO ksoU the truth. Now, Ben, am perfectly
willing that you should publish this, but hope that
you won't anything sharp at the end Of it, be-
cause am young writer and not much used to
criticism. However, i don't wish to dictate. If any
other fellow wishes you to publish any thing about
me, wish you'd make him sign his name to it. II
isn't fair to be struck the dark, and not to know
| in what direction the other cheek.
ci Fraterually de-. G. P. B.
Richmond horticultural Society.