The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-13

washington, r. Inc FOLLOWING
letter and card have been furnished
for publication:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Jan. 9, 1882.
General S. g. Burbrtdse:
SIR-Your letter, dated January
9th, was handed to me last night,
and as / suppose, with the accom-
panying documents given TO the
public in this mornings prints, l
presume it was intended for the
public, as its reception and my own
must be simultaneous. Sir, it is only
with the personal phase of the issue,
so far as it regards myself, that
can deal, and as you have abandoned
that, L feel no longer any interest in
your communications, as your
insinuations In regard to yellow
fever, which you so cautiously
throw in distract attention from
what has been said of yourself. All
l have to say is that, with the proof
of which you profess a knowledge,
and Of which l am ignorant, and
which you regard as ample, if your
courage ever ena bles You formulate
a charge and become responsible
therefor. there will then be ample
time left for me to give it cOnsidera-
ton. Respectfully,
(SigneO J. G. 5. BLACKBURN.
To the Public:
The correspondence between Gen
eral Steven G. Burbridge. formerly
of Kentucky. and now a citizen of
Pennsylvania, and myself, begun by
him, has, through his instrument
tally, been Obtruded upon public
attention. I regret this, but not be-
cause 1 have anything to fear from
the judgment Of the pub
lie on the questions in
volved, nor from the soldiers of the
Union army, who respected the
law of honorable warfare, l have no
feelings but of respect and appre-
citation of their manhood. General
Burbridge is outside the pale. by
reason Of the atrocities well known
to the people Of Kentucky, which
have justly made him an Outcast
from that state, where honorable
men have buried, in honorable re-
Cancellation, the animosities of that
unhappy period. 1 share the detest9-
ton of General Burbridge and his
conduct which is entertained by
Cenfederates and Union men in the
state Of Kentucky, and this feeling
l have expressed on a proper occa-
sion. The fact was made known to
him when he Intercepted me as to
my utterances respecting him. l re-
fused to modify my language or ac-
cept his attempt at Standardization
1 gave him frankly this answer. His
response is not an appeal to the
usages by which gentlemen have
been governed, but an attempt
to retort by counter insult. If this
course is satisfactory to General
Burhridge or his friends. cannot
complain; I dismiss him to the en-
joyment of any honors he may have
acquired by his effort to rehabilitate
reputation which, resting as il
does upon known facts Of shameful
personal history, cannot be made
worse by aught, / can now say
against him, or improve by his own
assertions Of innocence and certiii-
Gates of character. These are not
required by gentlemen who have
practiced decent respect for the
opinions of MANKIND.
(Signed) J. G. S. BLACKBURN.
The letter from Blackburn to
Burbridge was returned to the
writer as unworthy Of notice. For
my courage, says Burbridge, l refer
him to the history of the country,
which is silent on his achievements.
For ample proofs Of attempts to
introduce clothingeontaining yellow
fever virus, in to northern cities l
refer him to the correspondence re-
lating thereto now on file in the
state department.
(Signe0 S. G. BURBRIDGE.
Upon receipt Of his own letter
thus endorsed, Representative
Blackburn wrote the above letter
TO the public.