Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-27
LAFAYETTE COUNTY FOR IMMI-
GRANTS.

From the st. Louis Timcs-Jo uinal, sept. -.
In an editorial in the Timcs-Journal ofthc 2Otn
inst. on the subject OF immigration into Mis-
souri,, we made the following quotation, ciIlrS
ing it 10 the columns of the intclligencer, of
Lexington, Lafayette county, Mo.
Our peoplc-:Wil extend the right hand of
fellowship to all wh" '"n- with honest intent,
and who VIII not attempt 10 cram their politics
or notions down the Threats OF our people,
And upon this supposed utternncc of the In
telligencer we commented AS follows:
'.There the political animus Is most clearly
exhibited. No man is wanted IN Lafayette
county if he intends to hold himself as the equal
of the present population there, with the rriNi-
lege oil speaking his political sentiments as Il
freedom citizen of Il Tree country
We have received Il letter from Mr.. Alex. \.
Lesueur, editor of the IntellIgenccr, denying IN
the most unequivocal terms that the words at
tributcd to his jour nal ever appeared in the cdi-
torial columns Of the lntelligcncer. Further,
MIR. L.esucur shows us 10y numerous and en-
haustive extracts furnished from the columns oil
the Intelligencer that not only does he not hold
sentiments averse TO Immigration IN L:iaH cite
county, and to the utmost freedom ni speech,
but that he has been an active. Jealous AMI ci-
icicnt worker in behalf OF immigration anu III
favor of such enforcement I I the laws ami slcil
liberal industrial and educaii Onal enterprises MS
are calculated to attract and attach Immigrants
10 new homes.
We record with extreme pleasure thcs" graft
flying facts. But we will remark, lareniheii'
cally rs it were. that If there he q county III
Missouri that might he held wholly eNcusable
for not wanting immigration, being sufficient III
itself in all the elements of conspicuous and eN-
ccptional intelligence, wealth and prosperity,
that county would seem to be Lafayette. Flu,
i DISTINGUISHED ~ IL ia in social and material III
fractions, it is found to be magnnninous Il:
| well, and ready to receive and welcome all new
Corners.
In view of these pleasant facts we owe an eN-
PLANTATION, of course, of the appearance III tn
| columns of the Times. Journa. OF the paragraph
attrIbuting to the In,elligencer and the people o
Lafayette county sentiments of the opposite
character. Our explanation is, that We ioun'
the paragraph IN the editorial columns of tn
Moberly (Mo.,) Headlight, there credited to til
| Intelligcnccr, and criticised by the editor OF H.
Headlight i'll II vein very similar to that used b.
us. We never suspected the gcnuIncncss of tn
quotation, and cannot account for the Head
lights error. While we regret having bee
misled. and most cheerfully make the amend t
the Intelligcncer, and to the people of Laiayctt
county, we do not feel that We can justly b
called careless in the matter. 1t seems TO II
so incredible that any Journalist should inten
tionally sarblc Il contemporary words in ordc
to make Il point against him. that we always &c
ccpt as correct what We find one OF our stat
papers quoting from another. We would rattle
be sometimes led into error by this coniidin
course, and feel obliged to explain, than to e,
into the habit of suspecting the honor of tn
profession, and trying to verify i'll advanc
what we find our brother printing.