The semi-weekly Republican., 1872-03-26
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WEST FEL1c1ANA, La,
ia, Marchs2 1872.

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a... ALarch'25, 1872 J
! ED1ron REPUBLICAN, "A quiet citi.:y
aen,,peacefully pursuing Il an 9aggricuE
tural occupation, is necessarily ex-
pected to manifest surprise, when
without cause or reasonable provoca-
ton, his past and private character
is made the subject Of virulent at
tacks in the columns Of q paper
which he has never noticed and as
q decent respect for the opinion Of
friends, whom I have never either
betrayed Or fogotten, make it incum-
bent upon me not to remain silent,
but to justify them and myself, !
hope you will give place to this let
ter. .... ...,r .--; Mus. 5...,.Y.,..n ts,]
The attacks upon my character, in
the Dunn Leader, are Of a personal
nature, are violent, uncouth, have
nothing to do+with politics, are Of the
past and in themselves ungrateful,
ungentlemanly, and publicly exposed
without cause, ,qs. 'os. es.t.-s
J, The private character Of every
man belongs to himself, while his
public Or political conduct and acts,
belong to the people whose servant
he ought to be. j.. ,a. i. ~ q. "a. i
The journalist who confounds the
two makes mistake in his occupa-
ton and has but limited chance for,
brilliant reputation as a journalist
or a politician: 6,s..f !.
On o former occasion, and in. these
columns, I stated that Ihad no con-
nection whatever with the, REruP11-
GAN, either editorially or financially,
which statement made over my own
signature must be regarded as final
until reversed in like manner, and as
I see at present no absolute necessity
Of being controlled against my own
will and opinion, I reitterate here.
When the few disappointed and
unpopular men who now form the
neucleons Of the self-ordained repub-
lican committee of which the pub
lished editor Of the Dunn Leader is
sef-elected president, did me the
honor to offer mo membership there
OF, ! honestly, for the good Of the
party and injustice to the people, re-
fused to serve thereon. Il, as.g
This is the act of omission o1
which I am guilty and the cause o1
this .unearthing Of my private life
and of the insinrations and charges
contained in seven columns Of the
Dunn Leader. Had I-been proclaim.
ed q candidate for an office and the
|telection being close ut hand this sew.
en column attack might have been
lpassed in silence but it seems by q
logical deduction Of facts, that this
committee after all their great and
systematical attack OF nearly two
years they have only gotten sever
republican followers and to each has
been promised an Office to obtain bis
support. I can only modestly infer
from all these attacks at present thai
am considered by my enemies o
some Importance and that in break
ing me down consists their only
hope of political success. This is bu
a crude way of gaining the end de
sired. My politics are the same the,
always have been and are republican
in the fullest and broadest sense.
: I have always tried to exercise m.
feeble ability in Judgment of my owl
political opinion and never was will
ing to surrender any right that wa
meant for mankind. To others I hav
yielded the same privilege which
J claimed for myself. This is a fre
, country, every man has a right to hi
, own opinion and to vote as he please
, and no clique or so-called commit
Itee can warp me to its ends unless
concur in them.
The language used in the Dun
Leader is of the lowest order, Of bi
lings-gate slang, to obscene even fc
! the eye Of any community and ca