Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-04
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A Declaration 10 the Citizens Of
wilsmlng ton.

and maliciousiy slandered; that ! bav'
repelled the several libelous attack
upon me, as being below my position
and dignity to regard the author o
them, and convinced that the individ
, ual, who's. name disdain to mention
{ has tried his utmost to establish rep
utation and name for himself amorl
you "at my expense allow me, please
to make short but truthful statement
Being a boy ten years old, after hav
. ing passed with success through tn.
elementary school OF my native place
and having received, for more than on.
year, the preliminary instructions and
preparations by a private professor al
my fathers house, | was sent away t.
college in the fall Of 1872. There
made a thorough classical course in on.
Of the celebrated high schools In Prus.
sia. In 1872 political troubles deter
mined me 70 come to America, and af
terwards held in this very city posi-
ton of dignity, public estimation, thor,
Tough education and integrity, qualities
which never yet have been called into
question. In Germany | studied (and
was duly -xamined) Latin and Greek
nine years, Hebrew three years, French
seven years, besides the other obliga-
tory branches, studies all OF which a
student i, obliged to study if he wishes
to pass through any college within tn"
limits of Prussia TO this must add
that | was raised on the French frontier,
which gave me a particular facility, not
only in learning, sut prononncing it
correctly As had thorough know
ledge of Latin it was especially easy for
me TO study the spanish grammar, which
did from 1870 to 1874, when | was
properly instructed in it by Spanish
gentleman, Den Juan Laretta, OF Qui-
puzcoa, of Spain, and oth,r Spaniards
who were then in this country. As,
| therefore, Latin il the life giving elr
ment and the principle constituent Of
the Spanish (also of the Italian aud
French) language, except those words
and idionIr ~ hich are Of Arabic origin.
! had every mean, at command to enter
into its very root and foundation and
even thou Ii | am said not to possess
tlurncy OF speech, yet | claim greater
competency and ability to impart a
grammatical knowledge to my pupils
than man who, perhaps, never re-
ceived classical education who by
travelling from country to country pick
ed mp a handful OF idiOins, phrases and
provinrialisms of which it is impossl
bic for him to trace back and explain
the origin. man may speak a Ian
guag- ana yet be unable to teach it.
For instance, how many are there in
Wilmington that can speak English or
German iluently and yet could never
pretend to analyze and explain sin.
gle structure. lio~err. ii may happe"
that man might attempt 10 teach German
mHhom haring the slightest 'dea about ii.
Not long ago a well known and learned
professor Of Wilmington told me that
he could find a man who would without
scruple venture to teach Chinese If h"
could gtt pupil.
The very fact of my being attacked
80 vch-mentlv proves that there must
have been "som-thing t. pick in me -
that it must have been worth while To
notice me that | am considered a
stronghold of knowledge by my very
enemies, so that it was necessary tOI
them to gather all their strength, and
to 90 even beyond the limits Of truth
and honesty in order to give Inc blow.
If man has no reputation 40 one can
take it away frcm him; if man is n
Ounce and fool there is no need of a
linguistical challenge. | am proud OF
having been the object Of grea, an
noyanc- to man " ho deemed it n-ces
4ary to do all in his power, to swear
and to make oath, and induce others to
do 50 in his favor, in order to destroy
my reputation and the success resulting
th-retrom. | have met and am still
meeting with success. A reputation
once established is not easily pillaged
robbed and destroyed by an envious,
vllalnous man, who, a stranger to tn"
city, is bound to live and to feed Oh tn"
destruction of others. But the peop"
Of Wilmington c. mot be blindfolded,
and will Judge in Justice What have
said needs no exclamation nor int.rpre-
tatiop, am known to every citizen in
this city, having been here about five
years with h" exception of some inter
walls. and hav. no need of advertising
NV name at the expense of some one
else. have great many pupils, and
applications are continually made, not
witEstapding the Infamous information
nuhIisb.d AGAINST me. man CON.
nm to m. like truthful and upright
gentleman. and | shall esteem him: i'll
h. c.m.s lik. n thief. a hypocrite and
sacr.t DESTROYER II. il to be feared and
consid.r.d a castaway. Hundreds hav.