The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-06-12
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To the late Hon. John T. Wilson
Ipropose to publish your second epistle
as find it in your mouth-piece. the Man
chester Gazette, comment upon it as
proceed, and then quit, giving you the
last word, if you have anything to say.
And here is your first installment:
TRANQUILITY, o., May 3d. 1873.
d. Mdckley Esq:
SIR-A controversy either public or private,
is by no means desirable, yet it is sometimes
a gainst the tongue or pen of the maligner. For
if those who manufacture and deal IN slander,
rebuked, and exposed, there is no safety for the
reputation of any man.
DARD of last week, and must say, regard yours
the worst case of mental dyspepsia that has
rosy or tubercular consumption doubt if il
ever reaxes its hold, until its victim is relieved
much worse, is beyond my comprehension.
Alter houndering around like fish with
almost too Ugly to be said by even SO ansmiabie
gentleman assyourseIf, you come partially up
you did demand of me $500 for your Services
during the campaign, and gave me to under
you would rest. Well my impression is you did
rest rather comfortably during that campaign!
gcet that you do not assert your independence
like man, and say you did try to 6tack-nlda
me to the extent of $500, without any cringing
or prevaricating. You and both know that is
Lhe Iact IN the case and your silly efforts TO e-
In regard to the postoff1ce you remark as fol-
lows; you seem to wish to throw out the idea
that asked you to have my Son-in-law ap-
pointed postmaster at Jackson / may not
understand plain English very well but when
you used this language: at would be gratifying
to me to have him appointed 1 supposed you
were writing IN his in terest. L know very well
the public n a a1
personal controversy between us, and while
do not retract one syllable of what said on a
former occasion, every charge being strictly
true, had not intended to bestow any further
the material Statements Contained in nv letter,
which you have been wise enough not to do.
also the STANDARD containing your printed
communication, it seems due to justice that
first is curiosity in its way, and as a STRAIT
egIcaI movement is worthy of the genius of the
aSmuch as we are the only parties concerned it
would seem unjust If not positively cruel to the
rising generation to withhold your mastery
effort in strategy, SO here it is.
JACKSON G. H, O., May Is, 1873.
Hon. j. T. wilson:
DEAR SIR-My- paper will be pretty severe
on you this week. although 1 have reserved
sDme of the strongest points for the future, if
you desire to prolong the controversy. For in
Manchester Gazette a short time ago. in which
the editor ~ said that he had had no cores
whether he had taken the back pay or not.
Truman Varian young man who was raised
ing in my Office. He has just returned from
Manchester and he is ready to make affidavit
tHat ne set up that editorial from manuscript
an Hour hG1dlCritiTlg. There are several other
matters, like your letter to me about your de-
D. MAcKLEY.
Now to be serious, are you not surprised at
yourself for writing me such q letter? Did you
suppose your silly threats would deter me from
replying to sundry interrogations and false
statements contained in the third column of
your printed letter, calculated and doubtless in
tended to injure others as well as myself You
and take myself out of the sight of mankind"
No doubt the the news that had "Shuftied of this
Then you could lie with impunity. But 1 ex-
down on you occasionally, If for no other pur-
pose. That "desertion" case, in the resurrection
and italics, should be especially gratified if
you would continue it in your paper as q stand
when yeu said Ro4 yU1 9g5e TOO
self great scoundrel, if you did not stop and
not explain, hence that hard Word s'sco9ndrei''
attaches as applied by yourself 1 would not
definition of that word, 1 could not do better
than to procure your photograph.
Why, father Wilson, how sarcastic and
severe you can be. Heaven forbid that
1 should imagine that you could be
frightened. Your bravery at the battle
of Shiloh is sufficient on that point.
True, you had relaxation afterwards,
but the same misfortune befell Gen.
Sterling Price at the battle of Bonneville.
You do not deny writing that editorial
for the Manchester Gazette of April 10th
If had not notified you that had the
proof, of course you would have denied
it. Here is how you started out:
THE JACKSON sTANDARD-ExTRA PAY.
a.,
Hon. John T. Wilson, and seems anxious to
know whether or not, that gentleman took the
members.
We have no means of knowing, not having
his return home. But for ourselves, and upon
our own responsibility we will say that if he
5000 (ess the milege, which we understand
by provision of the law, must be deducted)
PENDENT straight-forwaFd business m man an than than
we supposed; We are no apologist for the law
the whole schedule from the President down
Mr wilson having Voted the s
every stage of the bill, we have no desire to see
placing himseif side by side with the half dozeS G
gentlemen who have refused to receive the
extra pay, one of whom, at least, did receive il
it to the Treasury.
Then you go on at length to argue
that because others had done the same
you had right to do so, nearly in the
same words used in your first open letter
90 to me.
We are told in the good book that
when we give aims we should do it with
out sounding our praise, or in othel
words not to let our right hand know
what our left hand doeth, or words t.
that effect. But if we go to robbing the
public treasury, we are not commanded
to be so very sly about it.
Did you ever read the works of Charlie
Dickens2 In Dombey & Son he describe
you exactly, in the person of Major Bag
stock. The Major looked like you anC
acted like you. He always prided him
self on his low cunning, or as he termed
it, on being so 'devilish sly" Take on
quotation:
"Talke ]. B. IS word for this; Joe is de-vilisl
sly,'-the Major tapped his nose, and Screwe
up one of his eyes tight; which did not enhanc
his native beauty" &c.
John T. Wilson as editor of the Man
chester GuzeHe really did not know
whether John T. Wilson as Member O
Congress had had his paws in the publ
treasury or not. And then you hat
never written to yourself on the subject
Nor seen yourself about it. All Joe
Bagstock You may be de-vilish sly
but you cannot deceive the people an
further. Are you hot ashamed of sue
TUbo oo1, I