The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-02
Fox RIVER. Feb. 1876.

umnS OF the TELEGRAPH against per
sonal matter, ordinations and recrlm
4 nations, which / think is right, anC
I have no desire nor have had any to
enter into any such controversy only
as / was compelled to do to defend my
self which every man has a right to do
1t is certainly somewhat amusing as
well as provoking to read A. d. C.'s
communication. In his first cOmmu-
InicatiOn he includes all in his yindlct-
i've onslaught that was opposed to his
Salem "Pet.' Next he encounters one
of the most respectful and influential
men Of our town and pays him trib-
ute that would make the very demons
rise up in judgment, but he finds to
his surprise that his ear marks were
not quite right (some one ought to
present him with Col. Crocket'S alma
nae to read and without any apology
for what he has done, he pitches into
one w. Well, if he means me, | GER
| tainly feel somewhat elated over his
communication, for I was not aware
that my general character was so free
from guilt, that after hunting every
nook, and corner, for some personal
onslaught he could find none, and as a
last resort he had to come right into
my family circle to find even one and
that one, even if true, how should he
know it? Is it possible that he pos
sesses such an inquisitive mind, that
after finding out the affairs OF his
Ineighbors, just the amount OF money
due them, just the amount OF their
indebtedness, their store bills anu all,
he must then resort to the family cir
Gle and find out all the ''leetle" secrets
there? Now if he even thinks the
world will think any more of him for
writing that vilifying, vindictive and
untruthful sentence, if he thinks his.
neighbors will respect him any more
or Whep he lays his head upon his pill
low at night and reflects on what he:
has said about neighbor's family
affairs, Whichhe knows and all the neigh
bors know to be a positive falsehood,,
will he think any more of himself?
Mans inhumanity to man has caused
countless millions to mourn. / have
no desire to portray character l
would now spend my time and talent
to write whole column if thought /
would say any thing that would help
to build up his general character,
knowing that it is good nature that
elevates and exaltS but the reverse
that debases and destroys, and who IS
there that has not erred, and it faults
were not overlooked to what depths
of infamy would thousands descend ?
Heaven, Justice and Philanthropy
cry out forgive. Now / will leave to
the world to judge if | have written
one word more than is required to de-
fend myself which all have a right to
do.
A. D. G.. knew very well when he
wrote his first article that he was
treading on the toes of more than one
half of the subscribers to Salem Ii
brary, and I suppose he thought he
would make the people believe all was
harmony in that library by calling it
the Salem Pet" and no one would
dare reply. But thought it too much
to bear, and replied and withheld my
name, through delicacy as | did not
wish to become conspicuous, and also
to avoid any personal combat, and l
did not then think it would be necess-i
ary to write again to make all see their
great wrong, and / certainly did not.
intend to use any ungentlemanly lam
guage in that letter, but A. ID. G. in
room of replying to the matter at issue,
run right into personalities. l an
swered again as mild as possible under
the circumstances, and you can all
read his last communication. / should
be very glad to discuss the Salem Lii
brary question if any one will do so on
it's true merits. [ can soon answer all
the points in A. ID. C.'s communication.
He says the trouble with w and his
ilk is the tax upon the members OF fifty
cents. Now if that tax was equal do
not believe he can find one single mem
Der of that library that would find any
fault with it. Now why he should
write nearly one half column and use
all the epithets he could find words
to express about that fifty cents is
more than [ can imagine unless it IS
to set the whole thing before the peo-
pie in a false light. Again he says
that w has found another plague, to-
wit: that A. d. G.. draws five books a
week, and that is a child of his own
imagination. How untruthful /
defy him to find such a sentence in
any of my communications This
consumes his whole answer and not
one word does he say to the matter at
Tissue In my first communication |
set forth the matter at issue. 1t was
written in an categorical style, but it
was so plain that the most (what is
that word he use0 i-n-f-i-n-i-t-e-s-i-
NAL, now [ have it, infinitesimal mind
could see it. Now for his particular
benefit will state again just the mat
| ter at issue, and if he cannot compre-
bend it let him get some of the small
school boys to explain it to him. Our
library money was mostly donated by
one single man and the balance was
donated by the good people Of Salem,
so that the whole thing was perfect