Middletown transcript., 1876-03-04

Mr.. Editor:-If my friend Mr.
Townsend will only stick to the trull
~ relating incidents-state strictly
facts, he may, in welcome, inierspers'
them by way Of embellishments, aeifl
all has orn eloquent language such a
| only belongs to himself Let me quote
from him, ION Saturday the 18th Of
January this Billy Dean came to the
meeting of the Agricultural Society al
Middletown with Professor Porter, and
joined the society. and before really
they were members, as | understand,
for l saw them afterwards at the judges
table paying" l pronounce empha,i-
cally the above quotation untrue. H.
did not zee me pay money to the judges
for | did not pay them any. had
none due against me having paid M,
subscription ut au early stage Of organ
ization of the association. Prof Porte,
had also been a stockholder for a long
time. Mr. Tow nsend admits in note
at the end Of bis letter that he knew
the above quotation was untrue aud
that lie knew it befnre it was published
Now, what can we think of man who
will wilfully and knowingly utter
falrehood He brands himself us
falsiier out Of his own mouth. He
says II ask him as man Of truth how
be can harmonize the two assertions
In the first be says f D. Porter offer
ed the resolution to give the Grangers
one hundred dollars, and when | assert
it he comes out in the Herald as an
Eye Witness and says | was wrong
that Thomas Budd was the author OF
said resolution offering $1OO." | am
not much given to Dragging but this ]
will say Mr. Townsend may beat me in
eloquence and flow of syf lanaJ-like
pords peculiar to himself. but be never
shall beat me for sticking to the truth
at least not without great effort upon
my part to prevent it. Mr. Townsend
forgets that there were two resolutions
offered, one by Prof. Porter which wa
defeated or withdrawn, when Th"ma.
Budd offered second resolution. Mr..
Townsend with all his learning and
eloquence does not appear to have dis
covered that there was material differ
snce between the two resolutions. II
will try to show Mr.. Townsend ''hou
As man of truth I eau harmonize the
TWO assertions" )" On one occasion Mr.
L. attacxs Prof Porter's resolution
IN another occasion be attacks Thomas
Budd's resolution. not apparently being
bile to see that there was difference
q the two resolutions. l have tried 10
get it into his brain and had his scull
lot been thicker than that calabash be
70 eloquently refers to | might have
lone it. think that scuH of bis must
,e akin to the sculls of those new
lpgroes from Guinea" to which he re-
ers so eloquenily in another soft epistlr
published in your psper. am sorr.
or the best interests Of Delaware Col
ege that my friend says II have moi
ime to waste in exposing that old in.
In my opinion nothing
Vould add so much to the healthy
Forking Of that old institution as a
igorous campaign carried Oh by friend
,ownsend against it. He undertakes
0 quote from the Agricultural Reports
nd he either wilfully or ignorautly
Mss quote them Why friend Towns
nd are you so universally trying to
end the truth into such improper
hapes? When friend Townsend says
the old college has swallowed up and
J swallowing" up the land donated to
ur State (for the use of Delaware Col
'ge) by the Federal Congress. he
nows be is not telling the truth. or il
9 does not he ~ ignorant Of the sub
ct upon which be is writing The {
ame will apply to another Of his quota
ons. "a pamphlet Prof Porter sent
'e states they have IS acres as an ex-
erimental farm ito raise I suppose by
titled gardeners paid hv the State
and Grant. the finest kind Of vegc-
lbles for this offshoot of Newark Col
ge the Newark Grange to GO to Mid
|etown to gobble up that $l00." Now
le farm referred to belong. to Prof
orter, and not one cent either of prin-
pal or interest from the college fund
as ever been appropriated toward this
rm- l cannot excuse friend Towns
ID from wasting lille more time
lot on me) but do please Samuel give
'e readers of the TRANSCRIPT some 5
other than your own assertion
ID prove that the things which have
,arged you with uttering as untruths
e not such. | want other authority
an your own say 80 for. those who are
ter truth and believe in it cannot take
mply what you say as truth unless ,
'cked up BY other reliable authority,
We us IS. 7. 186O-X" {
VIM. DEAN.