, 1869-05-28
The Probate Judgeship.

EDITOR STATESMAN :-Permit me through your
columns to refer to a correspondence in the
Wdlld Wdlld Union of last Saturday, signed
Brutus, who says | am inefficient. Now what
Brutus means is my first object to explain
Bruins is a Latin name, and was given to Lu.
cius Jun.us, a near relative of the Roman King
Tarquinius Superbus, who through fear, caused
many influential patricians TO be'put to death
534 and $40 b. c. Lucius Junius, however,
by pretending idiocy escaped death, but was
named Brutus, or in other words a fool, aud
the correspondent above referred to certainly
subscribed himself correctly, since only fool
could possibly write such stuff The boot oi
ineticiency seems to Re on the other leg. This
Brutus, whom will call Brutus No. 2, says who
is r. Guchard2 Well, will answer him, since
to all appearance he pretends idocy, the same
as Brutus of Rome.
r. Guchard is the man who came here in
1857 as United States soldier and assisted in
opening this country for settlement. Since my
honorable discharge from the army | nave been
successfully engaged in merchandising, and can
be found at the same corner where | first started
my business years ago. My success is, perhaps,
a sufficient guarantee for my ability. Ia 1854 |
landed in New York, and not until six and a half
years after did | cast my first ballot in favor of
democracy. to which | will hold to the last.
Brutus No. in his editorial says, of all ene-
mics we most despise and never forgive is the
cerned, Brutus No. 2 had better wait until par
don is asked, before be refuses. What have we
done that we should be despised? Is it because
we did not believe the Rbolitiouists when they
declared they were not going to iutefere with
slavery or, because we did not believe them
when they stated they were not willing to give
the elective franchise to the negro or, elevate
him to the position of trust and Office with the
white man or, because we would not believe
them when they said they were not going to in>
terfere with State rights or, prescribe to the
States who should vote and who should not ?
or, because we would not believe them when
they assured the people that the bonds should be
paid according to contract? Did the publican
party not act in opposition to all these assuran>
ces? Have they not passed what is called "the
Public Credit Strengthening Bill" thereby sad>
ding upon the tax payer from eight to nine
hundred million dollars more than the enormous
debt already amounts to2
Now, sir, whether we have fought for the res
torAtion of the Union not, whether we have
lost our legs or arms in battle or not matters
very little with them-if we do not vote the re-
publican ticket we are still rebels iu their esti-
nation. There are, no doubt, many adopted
citizens who vote the republican ticket from
mercenary motives, but the more intelligent,
thinking, and Independent, will always be con.
servative enough to vote at least part of the
democratic ticket, which protects the working
man and assals the rich.
or my opponent have nothing to say let the
voters critcise his character, as well as his
ability l have little inclination to make poiti-
cal enemies.
elected to the Office of Probate Judge or not,
will always be a true and upright friend to the
unfortunate widows and orphans.
Yours, &C., r. GUICHARD