The Hickman courier., 1872-02-17
Proro2ing a controversy.


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Provoking n Controversy.
In reply to several articles in the
COURIER, Of last week, the Paducah /
KemacL-iou, simply says
"Tbe Hickman CoURIER seems ex-
ceedingly anxious to provoke eontro-
versy with the Keatackian, bat fails to
give an answer to a civil question pro
pounded TO it on a subject which was
introduced by itself"
The point as to which paper .6tst dis
eussed the negro testimony question
really amounts to noting. The public
men Of the District, those who have
watched the development of public is
sues give to the COURIER its proper
credit We have letters to this effect
from leading men of the District. The
Columbus Dispateh, di=interested wit
ness as between the Ksatucbian aud
CouRlER, in it's. last issue, states the HEX
maa COURIER vas admittedly the most
active aud conspicuous advocate of Ne
gro testimony But all this is mere
nothing
The CoUEIER's apparent anxiety to
provoke controversy with the Keatact
ian was upon different points, and this
the Kentacktan evidently understands
and apparently seeks to eeade.
The KeaHckta. charged briefly Thai
our present Democrafie Legislature wa.
corrupt; and that under an honest pros
eeution "a small State Of them would
be sentenced to the peniteniiaay.
That the Louisville delegation has
acted in such bad faith in regard to Ger
tain matters pertaining to the interest o
Western Kentucky as to cause the sue
cess of The Cincinnati Railroad
That certain members Of our Dcmo-
cratic Legislature was ia tie pay of Gin
cinuati.
That certain officials at the capitol
constituting what it terms the Frank
fort Rings had acted in such a manner
toward Western Kentucky, as to demand
our eternal hostility
These are grave aud serious charges,
affecting the honor and integrity of our
Democratic Legislature aud being pre-
ferred By Dea9crat,c orgaa, We de-
mand iu the name Of the Democratic
people who elected these representatives,
for the Ksnfpchtaa to make good by
evidence or Withdraw its iutimations.
The Frankfort Coa.moauealtb, tht
State organ Of the Republican party
seizes hold Of these articles from tn
Keat4ektals, aud Is now sounding then
through is columns for party purpose
against Democracy.
These are The questions which tn
Eeahetiqa raised, and it may not alEsc
to evade OF despise their further discus
sion. The Representatives assailed ar
responsible to the people; their honor i
impucued BY leading Democratic organ
and the people have a right to know i
their Representatives are guilty as charg
ed. Some ofthe Representatives suppose,
10 be aimed at are as innocent as a new
born babe, and.we are prepared aud au
thorized to 50 exhibit, when she Ken
tuehian can be brought down to speei
fcations.
Our articles were prompted by friend
ly spirit to tie KeAucLjals, believin.
confidently that it would Indulge in n
such grave insinuations except upol
we'll warranted grounds. The policy 0
the paper heretofore has been so pruden
aud cautious, that the insinuations no.
put forth weigh the more seriousl
against our Representatives. But sine
our Representatives, when they re;ur
to their constituency viii be made to ar
swer to the Keafactica's ipsinuation
we thought it only fair to each, the Kel
tackian aud our members, that a chanC
for mutual explanation should be d
manded.
The Keatac1.an may wear its SUI
posed laurels about negro testimony,
it insists on such efontry; but, we be
It to recur to these charges" against o.
Democratic Legislature, and imagii
itself called upon to explain. It's rep
tation and standing as Democratic Q
gan demands this much of it. Such /
timatious from Republican paper mig
be overlooked as the rancor of par
spirit but when they eminate from
Dsmocratie paper--a paper aspiring
.he leadership of the Democracy of t
First Congressional District, it can 4
be lightly passed over. Therefore,
the KenmckiQn proceed to explain.