The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-15
TIE REJECTED ARTICLE
i. GREGG.


The following is the article the Enio,
refused to publish:
Captain Universities, Editor Inion
SIR: | am exceedingly averse to engag
I lng III "A newspaper controversy, and par
tcularly with an editor 1t il a good dea'
like going to Fpw with the devil and the
court being held in his own doninions.
| would not again trespass on your space,
which might be devoted to better use. was
it not that there is a question OF veracty
between us. You assume that the Doe.
tor is muddled" Well, we won't discuss
that proposition, although | think | see
the whole field clearly But it would be
more acceptable 10 me had you said the
Doctor is tuddled. 1t would afford me a
better chance to rccprocate and to quote
the old adage ofthe pot calling the kettle, p"
etc. with this reservation, that, in my
opinion, the pot is the blacklist.
Jokes aside, let us see about the yeraci
! ty: You and stood in front of John
! Bengstons drug store, with others.
stated 70 YOU that | should not be infu
enced by outside pressure, nor by letters
coming to me as they did, but should call
the committee together and let them de-
eide. Raising your cane and pointing t.
Sweeney 4 Jackson office, you said
on don mean do YOU to have the com
mittee meet in that office over the way?'
And in order to refresh your memory. |
beg tn remind You that lit indeed the
idpSHS is not inteuiionall you Instantly
Legan to tell what you called an anecdote
of Mayor Deere, Of Moline, in order to
illustrate my position, and making him
appear ridiculous in the perversion If Ian.
guage. | decline giving the anccdoto. un-
les yuu insist on i.
Now, sir, all this can testify 10. and
bring witnesses 10 corroborate my te,ti
mony. | am done.
The committee will be called together
soon, and will fix the time for the conven-
ton As they deem best, without a single
suggestion from ne The convention will
not meet in Sweeney X Jacksons office. |
u n IN yours, Captain | think of securing
the City Marshal 5 office for them. 50 that |
they can deliberate without being button |
hcled to death. Let Us have peace Let |
Us subside little, and let US pray that the 4
action OF the committee may be such as to 4
tend to the salvation ut the Union.
by the way. | almost forgot to- tell you a .
good thing on both OF US | was riding in /
my buggy, on Sunday. having a gentleman
IN company, and on driving 10y the Harper
House We were hailed by a Moline man.
He deals in snakes, up there. and he spoke
thu, y. Beg pardon, gentlemen, but
we miStook this man for Captain Haver-
stick, aud We wanted 10 see the menagerie.
or, rather, To get foretaste of the good
time e'miuE,-the lion and the lamb
'ldins cut trgether. | take it lit may be (
that was the lion and you
the lamb And now will agree not to roar. !
nor shake nay hoary locks, mot enough of ;
them any way nor lash my sides witt |
nay tali,-as poor Joe Wells used to say
when portraying the actions of a wounded /
moose moss in the Acknowledgements YOU /
Viii agree To lie lamb-lik aud not try To- I
pa" your wool over my eyes. Ii must r
surely make You feel good to be taken for !
"a a Gentleman, and have no objection to be t
with respectyours, etc, 2. GREGG. II