The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-14
Established in 1840.
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In our daily issue Of the LIST inst.'
We commented upon . communities
ticn signed "Observer," which ap'
peared in the State Register Of the
both ult. upon tho subject Of "The
Senatorial Succession" In the Daily
| Recister Of the 7th, that paper comes
back with its reply, g We trust fully
| inoubsted. If We. have endsavored
eenec;allv "a be guarded upon any
ora th;ng 4 th;s sen.torial contest,
,rn,. thsn .nother 4 has been "a
avoid attacking the integrity Of :
single gentleman whose name has
been mentioned asa candidate; We
lcisim 10 have succeeded in this fully,
| ~ do not desire TO sink the contest
lfato 7 bitter and we beg to say nm.
ldienifed and shameful souabble il
lwhiCh tho partissns Of each candi.
| date shall attempt to impsach the
|character Of another by inusndo OF
otherwise, and 90 render the struggle
disgusting 70 tho outsider, and won.
dsrfully amusing TO Democrats, who
lose no opportunity to get in . foul
and unkind blow upon Mr.. Harlan.
The Rsgistsr, in ~ rspiy, attempts
to represent 40 - following differ.
ont course than the above. If II 20
chooses, ofoourss il can misrspresent
|ns, but not without our unequivocal
denial Of its truth. But TO take up
this reply more in its order-It 10
said that No occupied : column in
our paper IN our comments; let NJ
say that about one-dfth Of that col.
umn consisted In full and fair quota-
lions from "Observer's" communica-
tion, that giving his own language.
the reader might know that We did
not misrepresent him. Had tho
Rscistsr been 10 careful ID Ito reply
~ h..a ~;v., orr. .rt;cla f.;r onnts.
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el0ns wn'0n = s'neu'Af' ls.'s1 =
DO, our replication IN orr Judgment
would not have been needed, - the
readera az the Recister could whore
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Daily Of the SOth Nov. and 40 4
what We sai6 Of il to-wit, that aby
nlain inference and insinuation Il
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mit 70 al VINO feso y An Inns seP'y
OCCURS TINS Pssssge;
"The Courier, not content with
trying 70 1t the clothing cut oy I'D
server upon the form OF senator
Harlan, demands, sin GODS name,
that any acharges Of dishonesty or
corfuption against the oenator oe
made fairly, squareiy, ana openly.
and threatens, II any one should dare
70 DO even that, that the political
me ana tne Prlvs1e i,le ~, ~ W; ~,
v;ii aha oanvsssed IN connection
with that of Mr.. Harlan" and the
gaping public be made to "see how
.ns me, sneess ca.anos; na.;,,. An 00n'srneu
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m.da env ,hraat a. oharoad wa rive
all we dio s.v and us;ng the eYac.
language OF our torA.r article. upon
the matter of comparing no.er as to
the four gentleman named:
Finally let ~ say we disdain to in
any manner attack or lnsinuate
sga'nS! 1 me cnasac'sl M ns o. M1. r.. A..soI, !.
= s-o1 oonrsa I ba desirable A. s, les The nolitioai
life, and If insisted on, the private
life of each of these gentlemen in
connection win tnst o. mi. as narlan la.a
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