Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-03-02
A Matter Personal.

per in this city, was feeling somewhat
sore over the defeat Of his party in the
Presidential election. but, until it was
brought to our notice by the issue of his
paper for this week, we were unprepared
to believe that his chagrin was so excess
i've, OF his veangeful feelings SO poignant,
as to permit him to step beyond the line
of truth and dccency, and in blind rage
to rake up accusations that he knows he
cannot substantiatc, merely for the graft
fication of his malevolent aud revengeful
feelings. Let us explain. 1t has been
the talk of the street, during the penden-
cy of the Presidential question, and never
contradicted to our knowledge, that in
the event of Tilden's election, Mr.. Barn
hart would be an applicant for the Office
of Postmaster of this city. The BULLE-
TIN, last week, III an article alluding to
the rabid attacks by Mr. Barnhart's paper
upon the electoral commission, and hav-
ing in mind what was SAID of his post Of
fee aspirations, ventured to intimate that
Mr.. Barnhart had personal interest in
Tilden's election, and that disappointment
might be the cause of his overflow of bile.
This remark, in no wise impugning his
character or reputation in fact or intent,
Mr.. Barnhart seized upon as IA casus 6elii.
and upon it found venomous and un-
truthful p rsonal assault upon the good
name of the editor hereof. holding him
up to public eXccration as an individual,
who, for the attainment of purely sell
fish end, was willing to sacrifice every
cons liberation of honor and wantonly
outrage the mos: obvious proprieties.-
TO do this, Mr.. Barnhart invades the
sacred portals of the tomb dragging to
light, to aid in his revengeful purpose,
the name of an honored and much la
mented citizen, long since deceased
Going back three years, to the time when
i: became necessary, by reason OF the
death of the incumbent, to appoint new
postmaster, MIR. Barnhart says:
1t was on that occasion that the Bull
LETIN was reported to have made his
memorable assertion that the OstOffice
WAS his property by right, and he had
been waiting (the death of the lamented
Capt Little) to claim it. The BULLETINS
indecent haste to claim ''fIs" property on
tie death Of the Captain, shocked the
nerves of the public, and as it proved ut
that time, his claim did not hold water.
We trust it is not necessary to assure
any member of this community, that the
above vindictive charge is untrue 1t *
IA monstlOus fabrication from first to last
1t h as not even the semhlance OF TRUTH
and we only wish that we could believe
that Mr.. Barnhart did not know it was a
lie when he printed it. If it is true that
we waited" and plotted for that or any
other position, while yet the incum
bent was on his death bed, we
should not have the cheek to try to avert
the merited scorn If honest men, arising
from such an act. Being fragrant and
INSCRIPTIONS falschood, we leave the pub
lie to Judge of the deserts of him whs
would publish it, knowing it to be such,
or who would give it currency on the
strength of irresponsible gossip.
From its personal nature, and the fact
that it my awaken painful or distasteful
feelings in other p,rties, We are relu Giant
to enter into details in explanation or de-
Tense of our part in the matter referred 10
i'll the above indecent paragraph. JUS
tice to ourselves. however, requires that
we shall make few general statements
lst So far from making the scandal
lous remarks above attributed to us, we
s'udiously avoided all agitation of the
post office succession during the life of
Capt. Little.
| ID We were not responsible for the
contest occurring at the time it did, and
practically did not enter iuto it until the
ground had been canvassed by other par
ties, Our opinion freely expressed at the
time was that it would he more seemly if
deferred to later period. We say this
without reflection upon those who
thought differently.
In conclusion, we are free to say that,
considering the utter lack of provocation,
Mr.. Barnhart's personal assault upon us
in his paper is without justification or de-
ccncy, We are not usually sensitive to
the thrusts of our contemporaries, but
when an imputation of this kind, involv-
inga charge of personal dishonor and
lack of feeling becoming gentleman, is
directed at us, we claim the privilege of
expressing our contempt for its author.
A "PEoPLEs Caucus The town has
been indulging in loud guffaw for two
days, over the outcome of peoples
caucus" for the nomination of city Off
GERS, held Wednesday evening. The
call was addressed TO "all who are in fav-
or of good government" and good and
competent officers; it was in the interest
Of real reform, and as an earnest of this.
its sole promoter was that model reform
er o. e. Hunt. He paid for the hand
bills and distributed them on the street.
and when the caucus convened, he it was
who was elected to preside, with III. S.
Ames rs Secretary. After the organIza-
ton, and the worthy Chairman was con-
graduating himself that his reform
programme was progressing swimmingly,
Republican in the room rose and grave
ly proposed II resolution, that it was mex
pedient to make any nominations on that
occasion. The Chairman opened his
eyes, but fairly stared when, few mo-
ments later, the resolution was adopted
unanimously. Another Republican here
arose, with becoming gravity, and moved
an adjournment. BY this time the Chair
man was dazcd with establishment and
sat helplessly gazing upon the scene,
with his mouth open, until prompted by
the Secretary with the remark that II mo-
ton to adjourn is. always IN order, when
lie called for the ayes and nays, and the
motion was again unanimously adopted.