Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-02

replies there is no 'intentioa Of wrong"
Prove the charges you have made. To which,
according to the method of the Standard, all
we have to say is, we state the fact ''hrmhly,"
''kindly." Prove that you did not have this
motive, or confess yourself a liar, etc. etc"
We submit that it would be an impossibiiity
for him to prove innocence in thought, mo-
tive and action, however pure he might be,
yet this is what he demands. Entirely con-
trary as it is to all customs or principles of
reason or common sense. He says he ''pever
knew or heard 1t stated or intimated who the
members Of the Committee were, other than
the four we mentioned last week"
Published in the Journal as they were, i'm
portant as is the charge he is making, he
prints only the names of one political party,
leaving out all those of his own, and even
puts them in the exact order in which they
occur in the published list, and then he boasts
that he never knew who they were, except
those he names. When a prize is offered for
curious memory we advise him to enter,
for his is the most convenient memory we
have ever known. We suppose he persuades
himself that all this is true, and what poor
little innocent he must be, as happy in forget
ting the very things he wishes as in punish
ing all opponents in the same self gratifying
manner. We asked him 10 make some charge
after all the fury and noise OF three weeks Of
this Duck shooting, as he terms it, from his
chosen station in the Catholic cemetery, and
this is his surprising answer. " We hare no
charg TO emake.' ''We have only conducted
this controversy in spirit OF humble inquiry
as TO the facts and circumstances of this matter,
and in defence from the coarse attacks of this
vile scribber."
We suppose that if reminded that he wrote
at first an article full Of spleen and accusation
and attacks, that his answer will be as in re-
gard to the list Of the Committee, (Which he
quotes so exactly as far as he goes. eve
have no recollection as to it particularly
And again, We hare nere7' intended 10 charge
acTong doing upon the Committee o, any one
Else connected ruth this tnhappy occurrence
No intention to charge wrong doing. I'VE
were more in sorrow than in anger" (using
the weeping dodge.) He says if we had met
his original questions in the same kind and
truthful spirit in which they We're originally
put, "all would have been we'll" How could he
expect this! when he so nearly exhausted the
abusive adjeetives and called us liar in English
and Latin, in his first article? Possibly he
might have been met and silenced as were
the Engli sh fish wives once, if We had called
him "parallopipedon, an "Isosceles TRAN
gle an old rectangle," or a "co-tangent' but
there is no argument in calling names, how
ever choice, and we think the weeping style
Standard than is the style which he calls that
of ''kind requests" il he must infict either
upon suffering public. We must, however,
beg of him not TO assume the championship
of the Committee as he seems inclined
10 do, for he says IF the Committee be
censured by the public they should not
find fault with us. A much as to say,
We have done what we could for you now
we must leave you if you are attacked you
must not blame us. Now We beg of the
writer whatever else he may do TO spare us
this infiction of his defences made in our be-
half, call us what You please, but your at
tempted defences more uncomfortable
than your abuse. We very much prefer an
swering the soldiers friends, if their feelings
are wounded, than this self constituted cham.
pisn of the memory of the Irish Catholic Sol
diers, and we have no wish for the ''use of
the columns of the Standard for the pur-
pose of making any explanations. We sub
nit, for his consideration, the fact that as he
has stated no wrong doing is intended to be
charged by him, whether there is anv reason
for US to rush into print in his columns AZ his
request. Again he says the citizens are insui-
ted by insinuations that they were wanting in
patriotism to assist in decoration services.
We suggested that if not present or caring
enough about tie matter to give half hours
shown as we'll by profiers of assistance before,
rs by mutterings of dissatisfaction after the
decoration ceremonies" Is not that fair:
What right has citizen who is too careless to
give any attention to such matters. to ''growl"
about any omissions which may happen in
the ceremonies, or what right has a newspa-
per which sends no reporter to attend ser
vice, to abuse the managers of ceremony,
which in the very solemnity of its character
ought to Danish all feelings of anger, and
malice. We think it must be admitted that
in decency all such, should maintain a re-
spectful silence. Ii the Standard writer feels
that this general remark belongs TO him, he
is welcome to it. and we hope it may do him
good, for it is entirely personal matter and
he has persistently declined to Indicate to the
public how much interest he took in this dec
Grafton matter, or il he was present at the
ceremonies. His conduct so far entities him
to no answer when he lays aside the lion skin
he has worn SO awkwardly, and whnes for
somebody to come to him and apologize. We
beg to inform him that we do not recognize
his right to summon the committee to such a
confessional as that, and now that he ex-
cuses, all from wrong doing" we do not
propose TO present any explanations at his
dictation.
MEMBER OF THE CAPITAL GUARDS AND
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.