Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1871-03-03
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gho71Id The e9ozeEfe wish further informa-
ton, we are prepared to furnish a very con
shfD OF the g ACT providing .or a geological
survey Of the state Of Obto,t passed lasi
ass embly, an authorship generally asSuIn-
ed by orr late efficient and esteemed Rep
re~eilfative fri4In Delaware, probably
through a mfsta take.--GofltHlbus Letter 70 ne
DetuzCdTe Herald.
In behalf Of the public we would be
delighted to receive and publish any
correct information which the writer
Of the above may be able to throw up
on the authorship of the Geological
Survey Bill, and as preliminary there
to, since We happen 10 have original
and somewhat exclusive information
on that subject, beg leave to remark
that the Geological Survey bill was
passed by both Houses of the Legisla-
ture. word for word, and letter for let
ter, as originally drawn by the writer
Of these lines, without the assistance
or interference, in any manner What
ever. of any other human being. Any
one who asserts or insinaates the con-
trary is a falsifer, malicious and
shameless. and The truth is not in him.
Since I am assaiIed in this way, I
b, g leave to say further that the origi-
nal resolution to appoint special
Geological Committee, which the
House isaDimously adopted, was
drawn and introduced by the writer
hereof, who had the honor to be chair
man of the Committee so appointed,
and who also wrote and presented to
the Committee, entire, in his own
handwriting, the report and bill sub
sequently presented by the Committee
to the House, and OF which the Com
mittee did not see fit to alter or amend
single letter. Both bill and report
were written at my private room, in
the presence of no one, and where the
correspondent of the Herald must have
acquired his Information as to then
authorship, if he has any, by observa-
tions at the key-hole, taken without
my knowledge.
This egotisn, know, sill be par
doned, as the pnblic can readily see
that it is not voluntary upon my part
but made necessary by tbs above men.
toned attack upon my good name
which Is but part and continuation Of
a systematic effort to injure me, which
took its cue from the Republican Coun-
ty Convention of year before last, in
which, for the information of my as
sailants, and Of the pnblie at large,
may say, with pride. that had clear
majority of the delegates on the first
ballot. notwithstanding the fact that
I had made no canvass of the county
or effort to Influence the action of the
convention. On this subject am pre-
pared to furnish farther information
whenever it is desired.
As to the authors ip Of the temper
anee bill If April last. 70 which allu-
sion is made in connection with the
above quoted words, the information
we have given to the public is derived
from the official report of the House OF
Representatives., from which we are
informed, as already stated, that it was
presented to the Huuse by br. ADAIR,
of Carroll county, and the name of nc
other person appears in the report as
It's author or originator. A bill to reg
ulafe the traffic IN Intoxicating liquor
was, it is true, introduced d4ring tn,
same session by the present Repsesen
tative from this county, but neve
came to a vote, and was. a week or tw'
sisee, on the authors own notion in
definitely postponed.
ALFRED E. LEE.