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

not be surprised YET ~ ne"' '""s az -
saulted every person who he supposed
reod that letter. How r.dtculCus-how
and ,ngensreas, ~ try to
insult and abuse an editor Of public
journal because he published letter
which in no ray imtentred istth Mr. JACK
son.
Representative, Mr.. Jackson, is fearful
that we do intend to te 4 candidate, ana
evidently intends To c:lil out from us 81
Dat square refusal. Then he thinks We
will be out of the way OF the Abram
party. But for the comfort and con-
ISOLATION of Mr.. jackson and his friends
we will saw that We do not intend " be
. candidate for representative, anu under
ordinary circumstances shall not be; hut
we will further add, that if through
fraud and deception, and trickery, OF
any and all kinds, such 81 man ;,> \. r..
Doolittle or any Uf his drunken follow
ers should get the nomination for repre-
nothing will please us better
than to oppose them on an independent
ticket, for it is always more pleasure to
a man to be elected to amy office when
he has had opposition than If he had
none. Now we come down to the last,
and one of the most important charges
brought asains; u, by NJ. Jackson, viz
MAKING false Records. This is a good
hobby for old Abram, for if he can oaiy
get the people to believe tia; we have
made a one-sided record expressly for the
Lincoln Center party, nothing vi! take
better, and we would earnestly advise
Abram to work on this point with all
its strength. 1t will take better than
hanging, as many Of that party are too
to risk themselves to do such
a lob as that. Now, gentlemen, let US
consider this charge. The minutes and
records of the County Commissioners
Court are all signed and approved by
not only the chairman but by all three
of the commissioners, with the exception
Of the minutes of the meeting on inc
9th day Of May, which is signed only
by Hon. John s. Strange, the two Abr;'m
having refused to sign
this record undoubtedly tor two reasons,
list, they wished to have something to
blow about me, and, 2d,-they claimed
the records were not correct, tor the FOL
lowing reasons: The record commences
and reads as follows, viz:
Minutes of meeting OF the county
Commissioners, Wednesday,: May 18th,
1871.
The Board of Commissioners met IN
special meeting. for the purpose OF con-
sid srins petitions Tor an election for the
relocation of the county seat OF SAID
county, etc, etc. 70 this portion of the
records the chairman objected, because
he said the E,cetins was not called 10
consider petitions, etc, as stated, but
that it was called tor general business.
Now, gentlemen. in reply to this | have
merely to call your attention to the fol-
lowing legal d .cum en'>. both OF which
hear on the back the following endorse
ment. filed in INV Office May 22d, 1871.
A. S. POTTER, County Clerk.
Lincoln County, May 18th, 1871.
To Commissioner &. Drifts, Chairman OF
the Board of County Commissioners
of lincoln County, Kansas.
The undersigned members OF said
Board respectfully request you to call a
special meeting of said Board, for the
purpose of actin. upon petitions to DC
presented to said Board, asking that an
election may be called to relocate the
county seat of the County Of Lincoln,
State of Kansas, said special meeting to
be held on the oath day Of Nay 1871, at
the county seat.
(Signed) $. STRANGE,
JAMES WILD,
Commissioners.
In pursuance Of this request, the chair
man issued the following notice:
Elkhorn, Lincoln County, Kansas,
May the 18th, 1871.
Notice is hereby given, That a meet
ing of the County Commissioners will
be held at the county seat, on Wednes-
dav, May Gath, AID. 1871, it being a
special meeting called by the chairman
Of the Board Of County Commissioners.
(Signed) CORNELIUS DRIFTS,
Chairman.
Now, gentlemen. ersrg man IN tie
eounty knew that this meeting was called
to consider the petitions, and that the
netitions were considered at that NEE :
ing: and from the business done, and
from the request asking tor called
meeting, and the notice of the chairman
calling the meeting, which were filed in
nv Office three days previous to the
meeting. In the name of heaven what
record would you wish for US to make,
only what was made? Hon. James Wild,
in q public speech after the meeting.
stated that he was Jamboo-ied into sign
ing the request for the call. But, gentle
men. Won cant consider il any Of my
business if Mr.. Wild really has been
bamboozled, or how much he has, or by
whom, so long rs he does not claim /
have done il to him. This bamboozling
is none OF mv business. | have made
the records precisely rs the facts tran
spired. SO far as have any legal right
to know or require, and BY the Eternal
,riU nerer change them a letter schether they
are erer signed or not do not ask any
person to take nv statements on this
point. Come in and examine the
records. They are open for Inspection
bv any man, aai ! shall hc happy 10
show them. 50 much for the charges of
false records, As made by the Ahran
party and repeated by uon. 4. jackson
in public letter. Hon. Y. Jackson w.,s
last fall a candidate for state senator.
from the dis,-ic. of Which Lincoln Coun-