The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-04
NEOsHo RAPIDS.
A Very Personal Controversy.

NEOsHo RAPIDS.
A Very Personal Controversy.
EDITOR NEWS: In your issue of the
23d ult., / motto ed letter written by
our Buckeye which for imbecility and
egotistical bombast beats anything 1
ever saw. The whole tenor of til is
letter is big mot giving any credit
to his Misunderstanding them as not
being able to defend themselves.
Now don't think his friends will
thank him for all this, most of them
would prefer to defend themselves,
and do it much better than this would
be apostle can tor them. If however,
he acts as an amanuensis for his friends,
as l understand he does, he certainly
is entitled to little show of the glory
he must take in his scandalous epistle.
will be brief as possible for don't
like to indulge in this newspaper
slang, for it is not agreeable to me
and know it will not be agreeable to
the readers of your valuable paper.
Whatever said in regard to Mr..
Price in my last letter was no more
than would say for any one, under
like circumstances, even Buckeye. If
one has not the courage to defend the
truth, let him step down and out.
Buckeye says: The truth must and
shall prevail in this Price raid matter.
This is just what we want and nothing
more But, when Buckeye says and
calls our teacher Price fool, a luna
tic, man that takes his five glasses
per day in the room of three, we all
know he states that what is not true.
This was why L said what 1 did in his
absence and in his defence. I will
say again that Price is full an average
teacher, and l can prove this state
ment by those of his scholars and the
majority of citizens of this district.
We don't claim him perfect, but we
think he will average well by the side of
Buckeye. AS regards myself, perhaps
treating his bombastic slang with si-
lent contempt would been the better
way l should have done so,
had he not ranged so widely
from the truth, and the ques-
ton in controversy. Buckeye wants
to know how many papers you issue
week. His letter he says appeared
in the issue of April u, 1876. Now
NEws,-yOu all know that the News
issues on Friday of each week, and
the 18th don't appear on that day in
April last, consequently l was right
when 1 sai6 Gin the issue of the 14th."
This 1 call imbecility. He is cutting
his own root, when he says, 'citi-
Zens p" made a mistake in the date of
issue OF the paper. The truth is this
great I'Buckey is kickiag against the
pricks. The keen edge of the truth
cuts him to the quick, and he grabs at
this hurrIedly and unscrupulously to
prove his points, in so reckless a way
that he nearly skins himse If. Had he
acted with better discretion and not
been so willing to give what he claims
to be the occupation and trades of his
neighbors, he might been spared the
modification of having his own expos
ed. L treated Buckeye fairly in my let
tiers, no animadversion on my part in
the least toward him, nor even did /
SANDER him, for such is not my business.
Buckeye states that Price admitted
that he was a total failure as a teacher
Il deny the word "totar' being used
in the admission-"That he failed for
| the first time as a teacher" were the
words used in his admission. Neither
was Mr.. Talford's name used in;his let
ter. Buckeyes as he claims in regard
to who Price was owing. Why l
speak of these things is to show the
| falacy of what he tries to prove when
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self. His is all mistakes. not mine, as
the gentleman would have it. Now
Buckeye / did not intend to skin you,
1 was only lathering you preparatory
to giving you a gentle shave. But
it seems you thought were trying to
skin you. Not so my dear sir, but as
you have pretty nearly skinned your
self, propose to. finish it up myself.
No one wants to sl1nder the gentle
mans children or his friends. But as
this Buckeye has commenced to throw
stones, he lives in a glass house, must
take it cool if he gets them back in re.
turn. Now for friend Buckeyes Occu-
patton. 1 would gladly be relieved of
this job, but duty demands that it
should out. This Vender of that which
makes fools and inebriates of men,
that which makes fearful wives, moth
ers, and daughters, that which cOrrupts
the community, that which is at the
bottom of most all crimes, is what?
Whiskey, nothing else, and this is, or
has been this mans occupation, a ven
der of whisky, for a number of years
at least. This is bad business to be in,
especially when not done in a legal
way, and contrary TO law and order
feel sorry for you, and hope you will
quit this nefarious business. This is
worse than sitting in the shade, es-
pecially if one is reading some good
book or newspaper. Sitting in the
shade and dealing out this deadly pois-
on to those of your companions and
fellow-men is cruel and almost beyond
forgiveness. l hope when you lay
yourself down upon your pillow, a
Renaissance of your evil doiugs will
open your eyes, and may God have
mercy upon you. We propose to be
charitable with you and give you a
good degree at leniency., only once
more be man. As regards my being
fined, can't say how many fines Buck
eye would have to pay, but this much
1 do know, this gentleman left here
once and was gone a year or more,
and most of the people were glad for
then we had peaceable times. Great
Indignation however was manifested
when he came back and set up his
old trade. AbsOlve yourself quickly
from this heart-rending, death dealing
traffic and you will have the prayers OF
thousands. / am done. If the gentle
man comes again insist he give his
right name. Don't never call a man
a croaker, loafer, q gambler, a falsi-
far, unless you can prove what you
say.
/ viii quote a verse from BFyant's
pen for the benefit of Buckeye, seeing
he is in all error.
Truth crushed to earth shall rise again,
The eternal years OF God are hers.
But error wounded Writhes with pain
And dies among her worshippers.
Governor Chamberlain of s. C. has
been in consultation with the Presi-
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