Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-13
the PEOPLES COLUMN.

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70 the Editors Of the Radica, pa.
pers Of Wilmington.
GENTLEMEN i desire to remind YOU of tn,
Ct that firm tho time your ne ewspapers wpr
irst ISSUED you nave not ceased, ON any occa
,om .. 10 neap aDus- upon me personally, in tn
most unfair and mendaciOus manner. Durinl
Is administration of the affairs of the Pos |
'mce IN this city-with which the public
ound no occasion to cOmpan-the writ-l |
VAS continually villif-d and abused In you
oiu,nns; AS public officer, and publi, |
ptakeI expected to be severely criticized
Untpnt
This system Of abuse, with the commence
nent OF the campaign has, also, been cOm-
nrhced, and you Radical editors have scurrl-
ously represented the writer's speech mad
Il the ureeley meeting on Thursday night last
-rsonally abused President Grant and hi.
rirnds, and brought forward the same olo
rgumtnts OF the last campaign. | said OF
rant that after having sDlemnly taken tn,
dth Of Office to sustain the Constitution anu
ne laws, he broke deliberately. one of tn,
,tter, and he was perjured man; and tina,
lis party was led by such men as Morton ant
butler. the former rotten debauchee, am
ne latter spOOn.stealer. That Is the worst
[ said Of them, and 1t Is all true.
1t the Radical party brings forward old rot
IN. corrupt. debauched leaders OF the last
'ampaign, a speaker in alluding to them must
| ,pcessarily, II he speaks as to facts, say tn
.ame things as was said in the last campaign;
| md If tine truth Is such as In order to adher,
oi 1t, to make ones language severe, that il
| ne fault Of the truth and not of the speaker
Us to what was said of Grant, every state
htnt was true and Is matter OF history and
Il of it was provoked by :he party friends
{ you Radical editors who hung upon tht
krts of the meeting cheering for Grant, and
4 the most indecent and vllainOus manner
| throughout tie evening, made efforts to disturb
ne meeting and endtavOred to create IA breacl
fthe peace :aRd nothing but the good tempe
# the persons composing the meeting and th'
nnciliatory course OF the speakers prevent"'
fight, and perhaps riot. For those rutilal
ri-nds and their diSgraceful conduct you Rad
cal editors have no word of ceEsllre or re
roof.
You publish with exultation that one O
hrse ruffianly disturbers shouted out tina
rant had removed me from the position "
Post Master. 1t is fact that l was s.
-moved by him, but it Is equally fact, that
nud have retained my position as such, la
been disposed to prostitute my principle
md turn to be Grant man, as was earnest
solicited and urged to do; and, as, II
loubt, any of you Radical editors could
.asiy have done.
The editors Of one of these Radical new
)apers in their abuse Of me on account OF N
; ,peech Of Thursday evening last, stoops to IL
.ttteness of trying to criticize my use OF tf
word "deluQp," saying pronounced 1t de
O.ge,' aud tl,r you show what consuma
Son srs for Ths se , N ts mss,sq wou
rem to show that you were hard put to
| ind frll'hfu{ matter OF criticism.
). The editors Of dnoth r of the Radical new
)apers, one OF wllOse prOprietOrs, has herrt
ore been in the habit OF writins pee
tiarly surrilous article of me, says made
/ NAMED unused" Ah! gentlemen, / uS"d Il
= anguage OF truth, and truth, only. That,
u 5, which hurts, aT one OF those who ca
u things BY their right names, and when pt
u ,ons are In the wrong and kno,o it, 1t 's "b
!. err to be plainly and publicly told Of It, al
,l tor them such language had "b-tter renia
h i,lsaid." 10 rogurs and wronR.doers t
u ruth is always ''bitter." There is no doul
!, hat the felon, as he hears the language Of t
u prosecuting officer. considers 1t "bitter" a
& ninks the words he uses had 'b-tter rems
G. unsaid." II used such very bad languas
pI ,r it was nnt true, why don't You editors pu
{" i,h it to my discrelt, aud refute my sta
* =; nents" Why. indeed?
H. The editors of this same last mention
y, paper saw no reason. and found no space
," their paper, to reprOye a man VINO Is al
u pirant to the highest Oface In this city, VII
- he tonk his stand in the crO~d and attempt
III to disturb the proceedings of the NEE II
p Perhaps il the matter had been Investigate
ol somewhat, 1t would have te n discovered, d
'"' listurbrr Of public meeting is near akin
- some one of you editors | would, he
81 pause to ask the question, whether 1t wo
~ safe to make of such man conserva
3. of the public peace? .,
il Tie speech for which am so falsely q
lA, .hamelessly abused by you editors OF the Il
,a,t ical press, was delivered before very IN
N, wilmington audience and wa, applau
M, loudly, enthusiastic ally aud frequently q
H.. ing its delivery, without dissenting vo
~; and when about to close, was repeatt
~" urged By the meeting to continue, ana
ah' taking my seat was greeted by tremend
a" and Spontaneous cheering. These factS
ave would seem, ought tU he sufhcient 10
her the lie to the charge of my opponents,
tn. In conclusion wish to say to you edit
ave that hitherto have never in my pu
IN, speeches OF elsewhere resented your aou
n but now give you notice that hereafter u
.,., will be blows given as well as received, al
l'a" shall resent in my speeches any and every
% tack made by you upon me, 70 tne eAn ,'!.t.
10 INV ability, and In the severest- ana Oltte
manner am capable of not only as 10
Radical papers, but as to the editors IN
attic selves, and the consequences shall rem
ton with those who provoke this thing
the j. NJ. BAR
doc. Wilmington. July 18th, 1872.