The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-05-06
Correspondence.
A Chapter on Records.
EDITOR TELEGRAPH.


sy with one who admits himself to be a
representative Of the "mephetis Anaericana,'
but am compelled to ask your forbear-
ance once more.
The gigantic Socrates of the Union COM
menced this controversy by making ma
! licious attack on me. He lectured ME on
my official duty, and delivered a homily
on the moral law. He stated his case,and
charged me with treachery and dupllclty.
answered, and showed the charge to be
| false as it was illfounded for my part l
am contentto let the case go to the jury.
1 will only add, that even if [ were to ad-
mitall that he charges, which lam far from
doing it would only show that / had an
intention to commit an act which l alter
wards did not commit for by publishing
in the TELEGRpH I neither deserted nor
deceived any friends, political or therwise.
If I cave the printing to the Union, the
modern Socrates asserts that would have
exhibited the noble independence OF a
man of spirit; J" but, as chose to give it
to the TELEGRAPH, showed the humil-
iating subserviency of the partisan
Most sapient moralist ! Most consistent
logician What difference it makes,
whose ox-is gored!
Whenever, therefore, / amcharged with
treachery and duplicity in regard to the
printing, Isimply point to the fact that
the tax list was published in the Republi-
can county paper. Hence all the storm
in the little Un5on-teapot.
I In bringing up counter charges against
my opponent I was moved by no spirit of
malice against him but when person is
accused of crime, he always has the priv
ilege of showing up the character of the
accuSer.
In regard to the first charge 1 made
against the modern Socrates; why does he
not come square out and deny it? why
does he try to sneak out by saying that
{" the public will easily believe, ETC., and
eve hope the Col. has a higher estimate
of himselfas man than to believe, etc"
am at liberty to give the name of
the gentleman who was innocent
ly made the bearer of the proposition. -
He may not be exalted enough or learned
enough to be counted among the friends
of the Union Socrates, but / am proud to
call him friend of mine. If the gigan
tic Socrates will be kind enough to make
the denial will give the name. The
serpent is cunning but is easily tracked
by the slime ofh crawling. firmly be-
lieye the proposition was made with the
treachery, duplicity and low cunning, at
which years Of practice has made him an
adept But with all his scholarly abilities
he lacks a few grams of common sense.
He admits the second charge, in sub
stance. but tries to get round it by saying
that he spoke to me before the republican
nomination, and that he did not know
that my nomination was inevitable, etc,
There was enough of pTopG65g5tg however,
to warrant him in expressing friendly
feeling" as he says. And he also ad
mits that he promised the wounded sol
der" his influence, but the soldier had
too much honest pride to accept To use
classic expression, he "semelled a mice. :"
About this time the Goliath Of the
Union was SO gushing with love
and good nature from an over dose of
greenbackS administered by Aleck, that
he could promise almost anything, while
the " too2ds" lasted he could "scatter
bliss around" Whit in this happy con-
dition he had gery "friendly feeling ,
for third gentleman who was nominated
by his efforts, and who was put on the
ticket for the purpose of trading away
To an ignorant person like mpself-not
well versed in political chicanery, this
action looks like downright treachery
and duplicity, and he can never wiggle
out of it.
In conclusion,f must admit that always
had an unconquerable aversion to skunks
of any description, and as the Socrates
classes himself under, this head, he must
excuse my hostility. I did not intend to
exterminate him however, but as he adj
mits that | am a success as IAN extermina-
tor, it shows that his glass house is more
fragile than even supposed it was.
When Uncle Sam called for skunk,
killers, he found no more willing hands
than mine. Whatever my future adj
y ventures in this line nav he when the