Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-17

VALLEY Fl zNAcE, W. Va Sept. II, l>N5.
Ia Open Lcssr from 4. c. Bo" siaH 10 HIS
ErceNeacy, y. +. B"a'r:
DEAR Sir: The course you have seen tit
to adopt in regard 10 our correspondence
TO make public in the press OF the country,
our difference requires me to come for
ward not to vindicate myself, or apologize
or explain. Our correspondence, so far as
made public, speaks for itself, but a reply
it does seem to NE might be tolerated; If
not in order. | AN sensibly aware OF the
advantage an obscare and almost unknown
individual has in = controversy with dis
tlnguished citizen, and high official. Ais
advantage should never be so pusillam-
inous as To avail myself OF, therefore, what
ever acts Of your life have become history
is not in this controversy for me to Crluclse
or condemn or to parade. We there
fore, meet with nothing before US
to discuss except our correspondence.
In the inst place must remind you that
IN making our correspondence public you
have been guilty of a breach OF etiquette
and we'll established rule OF law which
regards all private writings sacred, and not
10 be given TO the public without the con-
sent of the writer: but then the provica-
tiCn is so great you insist that the act is
justfiable. Did ever a truly great man so
revenge an actual or conceived insult? Is
this the part for a Governor OF the great
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, TO act?
From the time that civil governments be.
gan has great ruler so redressed griev-
ance? Governor Butler, you have the belt.
No other man ever did, and doubt II ever
conceived such an idea. You are original
in this. All this glory be thine. Is this
Greatness: is il the part OF q statesman, or
of low, mean, despicable, vindictiye, ma
lignant, fiendish demagogue? Stand up
and answer like man, or COVER like
| poltroon.
You did me another gross in ustice and
violated another we'll established rule OF
law. You only gave part OF my communi-
cation to the public, and were you at the
bar OF public justice, instead OF public
opinion, you could not be heard. Part OF
statement or a gsrbled record is not evil
| dence on any trial, so you are not fair, Just
or equitable. Such q man may attain
| prominence and be governor of State, but
is more apt to dodge into office than get in
| sauarely. | said in my first communica-
! ton I'VE were rebels aud not beggars, and
| if YOU thought enough OF our class to give
us literature or second hand books, we
would esteem it a favor and pay freight
| When you failed to even notice our COM
municstion, said | would have contri-
| button from Butler il such was possible,
1 anu L sent you Nuc tANSpNlDhoA iVbtSi'
which | expected would make you seeth,
bubble. boil. froth and foam, and
! intended TO give it to our association for
! amusement expected vigorous, terse
! language and approbriOus epithets, and
| then to laugh at your distant rawlings. In
stead Of a letter you rushed to newspaper
! TO ventilate your malignant spleen. Now
| what will do? Just this: II you ever
| show your face in the political arena again,
| | shall HE away to Massachusetts,, demol.
! ish you in debate and defeat you for office
or fsilipg in this shall carry you to Simm's
hole in the skies to blow your soul awsy in
it's weak silly vsporings at your inhnitise.
NAL and imaginary face and your bloated
| polluted carcass 10 sweat meauuesS and
wrong until its filthy stencil pollutes the
lowest depths of hell and makes it ten
times more horrible thSn il now is, and the
grease OF your frying carcass to ire its
flames throughout all eternity.
| A. G. BowNIS.
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