Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-29
LiBELLER SCORCHED.
Gen. John n. Rice, of Ft. Scott Pays
His Respects to a Topeka
To the Editor of the Kansas City Journ

To the Editor of the Kansas City Journal.
FoRT ScoTT, kas., Oct. 2i.-There appear
ed in the Journal Of the 2lst a special from
Your Topeka correspondent denouncing in
strong and robust words the cold-b looded,
heartless scoundrcl, TomlinsoI, who edits
the Topeka journal, and who is private sec
rotary 10 Gov. Geo. W. Click. To-day |
have read the cowardly and yillainous arti-
Gle of that corrupt scavenger of all that is
dirty. filthy, sanderous and foul in Kansas
Journalism. And as | wish to give this
atrocious libeller chance to hunt up his
proofs succinctly state:
First-l never wrote one word or line OF
any sketch or biography published in the
Kansas Herd Book, as he calls it.
Second was married at Cassvile, Ga,
December /, lsi7. by Rev. John Crawford,
by authority of license, and my Oldest son
was born December IL, lSis.
Third was not Major-General of the
Georgia militia in 1861, but was elected as
such in 1856 and moved out of the limits of
the division in 1857, when my successor was
elected.
FOURTH never said that in 1861 | was
paralvzed--for ! never was either, before or
since. In 1861 and 1862 Was sick a
greater portion of the time.
fifth-If Governor Click WAS ele lted to
the legislature in 1862 be was elected by
simply coppcrhead votes, because every
word of his history from 1861 to 1865 proves
he was a venemous copperhead, and there
is no evidence to-day that he has ever re-
pented.
Sixth--All this vile SANDER, it seems, is
poured out upon Inc by this slandcrer be-
cause | have on many occasions ventilated
the disloyal and reasonable record of G. w.
Click, which he made himself, and because,
as he says, ! have sneered at Sam Wood
the records Of the civil war Ia he says) be-
ing full of his brave acts. have done no
such thing. Never once have | referred to
his private character, aud only referred TO
him bv an amusing anecdotc, as TO how
Samnel came to be under fire on one occa-
sion. But rs this assault, the most cowardlv,
slanderou- and foul ever made upon any
man in Kansas, and evidently made at the
bidding of Geo. w. Click and Sam Wood.
if. in fact, one or both did not have hand
in writing il. | viii say that for all of sam
Woods bravery and heroic conduct
during our late civil war, honor
him; for every drop of blood he
she'd in the defense of the government
glorfy him. But when he was arrested and
confined in the guard house at Fort Scott.
charged with great crime, and when | re-
member that be was court martialed and
dismissed dishonorablv from the service of
the government, then in common with all
true men. hang my head in modification at
the result of human depravity. Without
being asked for it, | advised Governor Click
to get on his ride in his special train like a
'prince of a empire" that is furnished him
by the railroads, and Sam Wood 10 attend to
his canvass, and let me alone till at least the
election is over for even if | was rebel, that
in no way atoned for Clicks copperhead
treason-neither does it wipe out the records
Of that court martial. or blot out of exist
ence that soldier of Waubunsee county that
stood guard over him when under arrest
charged with high crime and INSIDE
meanor. Respectfully,
.JoHy Ii. RICE.