The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-26
DIETRICH AND MNAMEE.

DCl RlNIl AMI VI u.
Sometime ago, Hon. John Z. DIETRICH
one of the trustees Of the Southern Illinois
Hospital for the Insane, located at Anna,
published a card abusive of Mr.. John Nc.
Nance, who had been guilty of no other
ofcnse against Hon. John f. DIETRICH than
the possession of Il wife suspected of disloy-
atty. Why Hon John Z. DIETRICH was an.
gry because Mr.. McNamec had such wife
and did not enjoy the fact, is "A subject that
might challenge the investigating ability
of an average congressman; but, We are
compelled to the conclusion, that the hon
orable gentlemans anger resulted from the
fact that Mr.. McNamce, in his anger, had
suspected DR.. Barnes and had shot at
that gentleman. Hon. John f. DIETRICH
is man who stands by his friends.
DR.. Barnes is one of his friends. In
fact, DR.. Barnes admires Hon. John f. bet
rich and would he delighted by the return
of that gentleman to congress. Hon. John
f. DIETRICH had right, as We look at the
matter, TO he angry with Mr.. McNamee on
his friends account. His friend had done
nothing to Justify Mr.. McNamce in shoot
ing ut him. His friend had, it is true, been
in the habit of calling at Mr.. McNamcc's
house, when Mr.. McNamee was
away from home and Mrs. Nc
Nance wasn't. But, then, Hon. John
f. DIETRICH knew how pure of mind the doc
tor was and how innocent these little visits
were; and he had right to he angry with
Mr.. McNamee, because Mr.. McNamec,
when he ascertaincd that DR.. Barnes was
being attentive to his wife, did not like
the information. II is also true, that Dr.
Barnes had kindly taken Mr.. McNamce's
wife up in his buggy, and, in carrying her -
the asylum. had left the main road and Jog
gcd along down by out-of-the-way lime
kilns and out beyond the line of the asylum
farm; but had Mr.. McNamee, when in
formed of this circumstance by an annony-
nous letter, a right to get angry and shoot
at the polite and accommodating doctor!
Hon. John Z. DIETRICH was Of the opinion
that he had not, and therefore Hon. John
Z. DIETRICH gave Mr.. McNamee a piece of
his mind through the papers. And now
Mr. McNamcc, through the columns OF the
Jonesboro Gazette. fires letter at Hon.
John f. DIETRICH. He INDUCES in the crush
ing sarcasm of putting an Interrogation
mark inside Of parenthcscs whenever he
places " Hon." before Mr.. Dctrichs name
And he fairly annihiatcs his enemy by call
ing him "John,' and addressing him in
familiar manner. In this way he shows
plentiful lack Of dignity, and proves him
self to be anything but zone of those itcra-
~ fellows" He however makes certain
charges which should receive attention. He
says that DR.. Barnes has been whitcwashcd.
and that Hon. John f.. DIETRICH was the
whitcwashcr; that the trustees are afraid to
publish the testimony that was taken 10y
them in the Barnes McNamcc investigation:
that the doctor is a naughty man, and more
of the same kind of stuff. OF course, it i
stuff. Hon. John f DIETRICH, who ought to
know will give you his word Of honor that
all McNamcc says is stuff. But why does
not DR.. Barnes vindicatc himself in some
other way than by the report of the board
Of trustecs-a board composed of honest
gentlemen who are his friends. WHY not
arrest Mr., McNamcc: Why does he CON
sent to let this man run at large, charging
him with a serious crime, Is he afraid of
the law! Does he believe that an invcsti-
cation would show that McNamcc had IA
right to shoot at him, We do not believe
he does. But if he does does motif he is
holding off because hc believes Mr.. McNa-
NEE TO he man laboring under dclu
sion--a man To he pticd and not pur-
ishcd-hc should not permit his friends.
like Hon. John L. DIETRICH, TO abuse the
poor fellow lie should call off all the
pack of caIumniators now barking at Me
Names heels.
NJ