The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14
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| tue COluu1uo Va SOuA AASS ASS0SS "
led to exclaim, "bEoOd and 't0On
DER" what in the world is the mat
ter? Did my very mild article o
the oath ult. hit any One2 Has Jo
Coburn or John Heenan been resur
rected, or has John Morrisey CONF
to town? Or may we be led onl!
to the conclusion that the "Bisna0rk'
has been re-Opened? What's th'
matter with "W. B. r. Z" Why
his tongue seems suddenly to have
come loose at both ends, and il
seems, also, utterly regardless as to
the choice of words employed, a
well as the reputation of its posses.
sOr. He has exhaust all the bal
derdash of Billingsgate. But my
consolation is that of the gentleman
who was kicked by an ass, viz: ait
was but the blow. of poor, dumb
donkey" 1 shall not attempt an
answer to the effusion of w. B. X.
in the Fpirit in which be writes. l
cannot afford to stoOp SO low.
There is a bone in my back. have
heard it said, "If you lie down with
swine you will rise with fieas."
Bnt to the article. We are told Mr..
Wood was not the principal speak
err in favor of a new party. / leave
this to the Judgment of all present
if he did not make the longest
speech. We are also told that the
convention had not dissolved, and
that the 7th resolution was not
adopted by the votes ofless than one
fifth of the members OF the conven-
ton. If his head had been quite
clear he must have noticed that /
said the convention had "0irtHaEly"
dissolved. But had he noticed the
word virtually" perhaps he would
not have cOmprehended its import,
seeing it comes from the root ''Ca1-
tue" And as to numbers, l am in
formed by an eye witness of entire
that, by actual count, at
the time of the adoption of the IA
nous 7th resolution, there were
present but sixteen persons, inclu-
diag Mr.. Hanna, who was not
and had no shadow of
right to vote; then deduct those
present who did not vote, and how
many are left? Now, Mr.. Editor.
take your own count, as stated two
weeks since, and who then must
bear the imputstion of falsehOod?
And last, but not least, friend
Ross says "W. S. Hanna, one Of the
on resolutions, was there
with his pocket full of resolutions.
Most astounding revelation! Is he
sure of this? Can he "lorOre it?"
Most Infamous wretchl Well, I
it's true, for Mr.. r. makes
the assertion, and what he says can
not be otherwise than true. And
am inclined to believe
it because / more than suspected
that was the case before Mr.. r. di-
vulged the secret, though 1 did not
dare make the assertion in my arti-
Gle. But, by the way, as am upon
the subject, 1 will state that l am
by one whose statements
are as reliable as those of any other,
that Mr.. ii. admitted that he
brought resolutions to the conven-
ton in his pocket. But Mr.. Il. in
sinuates that 1 stated in my acticle
that NTH. was there with his pock-
cts full, &c. 1 have re-read my ar
ticle several times in the vain hope
of finding the passage quoted, and
am utterly unable to discover any
thing similar. Did you issue diff
ferent paper to Mr.. r. from that
sent to me? an at q loss to dis
cover how he coRld have made such
a blunder unless it was from the
fact that "a guilty conscience needs
no accuser," and he being conscious
of the fact, Internationally %et the
cat ont"
And now. with bit of advice to
friend r., [ will close. lie should
remember IL is very hot weather
now, and he should be especially
careful to "keep COOL" IS it is con-
sidered very hazardous for persons
of ponderous brains TO become ex-
cited during the cheated term" 1t
Is also unwholesOme to take any
thing stronger than coffee. "lShoo
.fy!" FARMER.