The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-08-17

of the United bretheren Cnurcn
md was universally respected by allwho
knew him. If you never have any worse
men in your county than Mr.. Potter,
your will be very fortunate indeed.
Respectfully, &C.,
u. A. MANDALL.
We wish now to notice very briefly,
The letter of Judge (which was pub
Iished in your issue Of the 9Th, Of June,
under the signature Of X. Y. z. The
Judge is a fine looking gentleman, and
We had formed 4 good opinion OF him,
and our nelghbors here who are acqualn-
ted with him, say he is very good man
at home, but we think the Judge made
quite a mistake in writing such long
letter of advice to the people Ofthis coun-
ty, and implying that We are not compe.
tent to run our own machinery, without
the interpositiOn of outsiders; still we
think good deal of the Judge, and pre-
sumo he has keenly repented OF writing
X. Y. z. ere this, for we are informed
that at the 4th, Of July celebration al
Abram, where he had IS people, the
Judge was one of the orators OF the day,
he was believed to have shed tears. and
between his sobbings to have been heard
to say something about burying the coun.
ty seat. Dry up your tears Judge, ana
save them for Abrams funeral. That old
gentleman will die on the 7th, day Of
November next, and the funeral will take
place from his residence, on the FRIDAY
following. The old gentleman's grave
is dug deep and ,cide, and we shall be glad
to help give him christian burial.
Now a few words to a close Observer,
which was published in the same issue
with Doolittlc's letter, and is if anything
a little meaner than Doolittle's, because
FRS, the writer knows nothing about me.
Second. he resides out OF the county, and
it is not his business TO NEEDLE in our
affairs. And third, he has been consid-
cred quite respectable man, while Doc
little is not. This letter, gentleman, was
written by Hon. Y. z. Jackson OF Ellis
worth. He first attacks our good cloths,
and shallow brains. We never had the
pleasure of an extensive acquaintance
with the honorable gentleman, never
having met him but three times and We
think no gentleman would as>si the char
acter of Il stranger, rs Mr.. Jackson has
us. As TO our good cloths, we do not
know that !. is amy nf Mr.. Jackson>
business about what we wear. Our shall
low brains, we have them Yet, and al
though they are interiour to many, they
have done us very good service for 3s
wears, and we would not like 10 part with
them now.
Geo. Green, the horse thief.-The
ibram party are down on Geo. Green,
simply because they know he has influ-
ence, and is making more money than all
Of them together. SO they wish to ruin
him, and from early morn until evening
their bugles are sounded" Horse thief,
Horse thief" Still, there is not one Of
them but will stop with Geo. Green to
dinner or supper, and be as good to his
face as any man. The facts are Geo.
Green deals extensively IN horses and
cattle, and in buying and selling all the
time in this county, where horses are
often stolen, it is not to be supposed but
a stolen horse will occasionally pass into
his hands; but there is no man who Is
with Geo. Green that thinks
he steals horses, and even if he did, 1
would have more respect for him than
for A. Z. Doolittle or Hon. z. Jackson,
because not even the Abram men CLAIM
that there is anything wrong with Geo.
Green ercept his horse stealing propensities,
and not one of them but would be glad
TO take Mr.. Green's word for promise
TO pay $500. There is perhaps no man
into Iincln County that has done and is
doing. more for the settlers than Geo.
Green. His house is made a hotel, and
his table is always set with the best he
has, and travellers passing either way
stop and help themselves to any thing
Mr.. Green has, which is as free as the
waters tina, roll down the Saline river
in front of his door. Such men as
Doolittle and Jackson go to Geo. Green
for any tavors they may want and
half OF them perhaps not even thank
him for kindness, except occasionally
one, as Doolittie did, few days ago,
who said TO Green: "George, have
lied about you, and lied good deal to,
but did not do it particularly to injure
you, but for power in the party; aud
now, George, let us stop lying" "Oh,"
Green replied, al have said nothing but
what can stand mp to-" Well, [ have"
said Dcolittle, "and l am going to stop
now" We really hope Doolittle is re-
but it will be uphill business
with him. So far as Geo. Green is con-
cerned, his character and honor will
stand the test, long after the body Of old
Abram has crumbled back to its mother
dust and is forgotten.
II. J. Wisner comes in next for his
share of Mr.. Jackson's spite. We are
not much acquainted with Mr.. Wisner,
but from tho very fact that he is con-
dcmned by the Abram party, we con-
clude that he is a pretty fine fellow, and
VIC presume Mr.. Jackson's Islander will
roll off Wisner's head like dew drops
from cabbage leaf.
Mr.. Ira Cheney is one OF the first men
we rot acquainted with il. Lincoln Conn
", and We rcspcc, him ver5 highly. lie
i quiet, pcacc;.b!e person. good citi-
zen and ncighdor, and a gentleman that
has, so far, done wha, Jackson and Doc
little have not, and probably canhot do,
aud that l., TO mind his own business.
Old Wash. Smith Is a man we are not
much acquainted with, but he seems t.
bc It we'll disposed person, and we have