The new North-west., 1871-03-17
TuE JovRmALssrsc FALsTAFF.

The Indepsndens is at present fair illus.
txatiOn of consistency bias, and (bodly)
gored. Two weeks sisce it. virginsl inno-
ccnce was outraged when the Jail admins.
tration-the open -deor- administration
disparsgingly mentioned, and thought II
''ba.i taste" because tho ''former officer u
now attending 70 his own business: A
week since the same immaculate, sensitive
sheet, without . shadow Of hesitancy, OF
even . prctext of cause, invades the grave
yard for victim of malignity, and cloaks
its base purpose under . doubt that Mr..
Frcdrickson's book and papers were stolen.
With Jealous ignorance It propoundsa whole
Shorter Catechisn Of interrogations to the
NEW NORTH WEsr-questions on facts
the Ludependsns is probably ~ coaversant
with ~ the NORTH. WEsr-snd says virtu-
ally, without we produce the evidence that
they were stolen, when stolen. and where,
and by whom, aud their value, it cannot
credit the assertion" Tho Independent
docs violence to the intelligence of the
community. If person is secretly assas-
sins,ed. are press aud people bound 70
remain silent. unless they can name and
convict the assassin, and relate oil tho cir.
cumstances. What We stated a. facts, are
facts. Our authority is Nj. Kohrs, Ad-
ninistrator, and half dozen others he will
name to the In&lepsndsnk It says, ''if the
facts cannot be substantiated they should
be withdrawn" Further It says: ''The
most equitable construction to be put upon
the matter is that no used the money in his
business, which It is to bs hoped may be
recovered from the cstate.".
The Indspendens has demanded ''the
pound of fcsh." We hold it to the bo nd of
its own declaration. Provo that, or with>
draw it. It 10 an assault upon the name
and memory of dead mana man esteem
ID by al ~ honorable and honest His
lips are closed forever. He cannot resent
insult, or vindicats himself from tho most
outrageous assaults. Though every crime
in tho calendar were heapod upon his mem
ory. the stillcd tongue might not speak.
AAC. "AO NtSN VIVA sVVu 1OssOU ASA ~ u1ou
can earn by . life Of integrity, may bs
stignstizcd with blsckost insinustions by
unscrupulous tongues, but tho dark impass-
able river rolls ever between the accused
and tho accuscr. Henry G. Fredrickson
was Democrat elected Treasurer upon tho
Peoples II ckct. This IL his crime in the
eyes of the Independent, and it allies with
Death to defsme him, when le cannot al.
swel.
In relation to his missing chest Of pa
pcrs and memorandum book, we repeat our
statement, that they were known to be val.
liable, and again aver our belief they were
stolen. Boxes like that aro not lost Re.
tention of it by any one not entitled thereto,
is theft The position of the lndepesdsns
Is unenviable. We leave its catccl,ism of
absurdity to its own contemplation, and ito
constructions to whatever Charity read.
ers may entertain for paper that has com.
nitted itself % It has. If it 10 Mr.. F.'s enc.
my II should have evidenced it long ago; if
bis fncnd, let all pray for dcliverance from
such friendship, and II its course is essen
tial for tho welfare Of the County, Why
was It silent for months! II has simply
found dead body. like Falstah did that of
the dead Hotspur on Tewkesbury held, and
is playing the ross Of q valiant hero. Be.
ware Of the desossmsHI