The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-09-09

reply toihe following from tho Hunting
burg Argus!
Thomas II. Dillon. or Fidelity. nv.
mt We Greenbackcrs are going H, have
n Rebel General West 70 come III Pike ana
Dayiess counties 70 make Grcenbacl;
speeches. We think for the rood Of lie
party they had better lei him .tay "A
home. III Gen. West could have had N
ms way this Government wonld have
been destroyed. but We. who went Nm
he field, know how ihis government
was saved, aud ara OF the opinion thaf
lali ihe rebel officers, from colonel ~.
ought 70 draw a pension Of hatred and
disgust from nll loyal men as long Nv
they Ike and be forever branded with
MANY and doomed 10 pcrdifion. At
ieAst we 'hink that no more gross Insult
lcouli % thrown intolhc face Of a soldier
Ply any party than 10 send man here fol
yen us how 10 vote and what are onri
duties. after we have been compelled iol
whip them IN order TO save this govern
ment."
IA the first place, would saw. thaf
when The above appeared ia the columns
|of the Argus, | met Thomas Dillin.
manager Of the Argus). who told ne
mat ne would PUBLISH reply II desired
tx and accordingly sent Ia NV reply|
last week but for some cause unknown
20 me Il was not published hence a-k /!
you 20 do me the kindness Ia give space
ior reply. Had this article appeared
~ any other than Republican paper ii.
would have paid little Or no attention 10
= but As i was published III Il radical
Republican paper, DO not feel disposed
70 pass u by unnoticcd. II
As 70 me Aigus's suggestion = for the
good Of The party we thank him very
much. but consider ourselves under mol
obiigstions 10 take his advice: and HI
regar 70 Mr.. West being Il Rebel /
am noi positive. bu; as he lives in Miss
issippl, suppose he was. Has the warIt
not peen ended for sixteen long years |: !,
aud iias not Mr. West bern LOYAL citi-
feh III ING United States ever since the,
.Ar and ~ such Ii Ne nct en;itlAi to aill
'ne right. q Citizen .l4in tue same as the m
..l'or "a me Argus. or ry ether man nh
ihcn' ~ view ~ 'Aesa 'a. lf, why doll
you SEEK 70 kLEr Aror w N. the hearts \
"A ING American people that sectional \
hatred, strife and animo~isy That wasls
'aured By the war aud which should +,
have been buried with III, Why dol,
you seek % Keep one section OF ourii
;ounfry arrayed against the other? Isln
lat the only hopes the Republican party
"a ~ sustain lite. and the highest am
,i;ion Of their principals? II 10. fand ri
'efily believe il I'D. the Republican party -
ought. and in The near future viii be 3
INK 20 the deepest cavcrns OF political =
oblivion and perdition.
The Argus il Of the "opinion that 7
very rebel officer should draw u pcn-
ion of hatred and disgust etc. Ycs.fx.
hat 4 the Argus's opinion, unless they IN
mould come over ~ the Republicans. al Z.
'iu the notorious III. Pillow murderer.
Guerrilla Mpseby, Longstrcct aud num-
'er IA Others. then they would BE- sweet N
cented gefaniums. An they have 10 do II Il
Q become pure and spo.lcs i. IS Ia come ~
yer 20 the Republican party. That Il
ne consistency which has characterizedl-
ne republican party since 1865. The D,
republican party should fall on the
nd say: "
2. wash my soul IN have any) from errv xtain,
Ana make my guilty eVnsesnce w cieAn ~
Again lie thinks no more gross i'll lAr
az could bc thrown III The lace 81 NJ
Didicr, etc. .Gross INSULT" HI were
lc IA. Of the Argus. would talk aboutlH
ross insults; wait until have enumcr-I
Ied = few Of the DEErEsT and MEAxEsr
'Del guerrillas that ever lived. that -
'cre promoted 70 the latest offices ia r
ic land forvoting the Republican ticket, m
nd then talk Of gross insults" Hcre
list Of them read il, | have mol
oubt but their names are familiar to
on. viz; General Key, Qf Tennessee.
. N. General. and afterwards Federal. y
Judge Amos n. Ackcrman. of Georgia, :
. =. Acknowledgement Guerrilla John
Mosby. Of Virginia, Minister 10 Hong
ong James Il. Orr, OF South Carolina
mister 10 Russia; Col. Northrup. on --
orth Catolina, u. 3. Attorney: Cant.
uchannan, the lit. Pillow murderer. |eLe
uditor Of Georgia under reconstruction 81.
ts, and number Of others we could We
lmc were II necessary, all Of whom n
Gro sccessionists and rebels of the lop
.cpest dye, and yet we have no account !
your becoming SO grossly insulted ~
hen they were appointed. I'LL
The truth OF the matter IL the leaders, !
the Republican party are monopolists. lGoo
'tional-bankegs, and bond-holdcrs, aud 'F.'
Q Republican party il owned and con- \
oiled by them, and for their benefit ex- W.,
nsively, and greatly to the detriment| !.
all who live BY honest toll; but The .pr'
rgns and great many Others are too M :
UGH blinded by prcjudicc1to see this ~
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