The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-12-10

the air." but it was mean of any poet
to give her away by saying she tore
the "azure robes of night" Torn
night garments are not by any means
poetical things to contemplate.
The Generals principal wrath
seems to be on account of the COM
ments of the RECORD on the report
of his remarks on the college injunc-
tion case. The facts are simply
these: The RECORD reported the
proceedings of that meeting, and
gave summary of what each
speaker said. All talked very sensi-
bly, and to the point, excepting Gep-
eral Freeman. He mistook the OBJ
ject of the meeting, and launched
out into TRADE of abuse against the
petitioners for tho injunction, and
against the Judge for granting it.
There was not man of sense in the
hall who did not feel that it would
have been better to have left un-
spoken what he said. In the Rec
oRD's report it was not deemed best
for the interests of the college to
give his injudicious remarks. Con-
sequently reference was only made to
the few good points he made, but
this did not suit his inordinate van
ity. He wrote up himself, during
the following week, what he claimed
to be correct report of his speech,
and prefaced it with an Introduction
as if reported by the RECORD. In
vain it was urged that it was little
late and perhaps, not best to stir up
any more hard feelings on that sub
ject, as it was in fair way of being
amicably settled. Knowing that the
report was not true transcript of
his remarks at the meeting, he was
told it would have to he printed as
being handed in. He was also told
that the RECORD did not agree with
his construction of the law and that
his argument would not hold
water" To this he replied that he
believed Judge Bradley would at once
quash the injunction without further
and that the RECORD was at lib
erty to dissent from the position
he took. His own report of his
remarks was published and the
proof corrected by himself. The
RECORDS comments thereon ap-
peared at the same time, and cer-
rainly there was nothing in them to
call for such an outburst OF rage as
shown in the above card. The legal
fraternity and the public can judge
which contains the best law or the
most common sense. The General
quotes more poetry at tine RECORD,
but if he does not quote his law any
more accurately than he quotes his
poetry, he is In danger of being
tripped up by the other side. That
his quotation may strike the RECORD
with all the force intended, and out
of respect for the memory of poor
Oliver Goldsmith, it is here given
correctly:
And still they gazed and still their won-
That one small head could carry all he
knew"
The RECORD desires to assure Gen.
eral Freeman that Notwithstanding
the bitterness of his card, including
the asp and poisoned saliva OH the
monumental chin, it has no hard
feelings against him personally. But
while these are the writer's feelings
init that he is hopping mad at that
old reprobate Gov. Wise, of Vir-
ginia. Ever since Gen. Freeman told
| about his standing on the floor of con-
gress, with one long, bony finger
pointing at q peaceable. law abiding
member, saying, " if ignorance, i'm
pudence and vulgarity constitute
blackguard, there stands one," we
have had an aching desire to slap the
| old reprobate in the teeth. We know
something about old Wise and vent
ure the assertion that if he ever ut
tered these words on the floor of
| congress, he had another long, bony
finger on the hair trigger of derrin-
ger. Things have changed OH the
floor OF congress since those days
when the snap of the slave drivers
whip was followed by the crack of
the revolver. The American people
became disgusted with the low bull
lies who were Gisgracing the halls of
congress, and hurled them from the
Tarpian rock of public opinion.
Such fellows as old Wise are only
spoken of now as putrid reminis-
cences and should never be quoted
in this community. Confound old
Wise and his long, ,bony finger any
way. s'1t'
A Petition From the Cattle Men.
WHEREAs-Thcre is among the laws