The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-18
THAT LETTER.
What Supervisor Bowman has to Say
About the Dog Day Venom Of
the Copperhead. Z

We live but to do good and make 9TH
ers happy Supervisor Bowman, OF An,
dalusia, having had his feelings worked
up to fever heat by an attack on the Il.
A. r. post at his place by Danforth's
weekly concern, penned reply in about
as strong language as he probably has at
his command, and sent the communlca-
ton to the Union AS before stated, that
sheet refused to publish the letter, be-
cause considerable portion of it reflect
ed on Dsnforth, who has been very
warm friend of the Union men since last
spring, when they talked strongly of cons
solidating their business interests. As
Supervisor Bowman is not so fortunate
(or unfortunate we mean as to own
a newspaper, we think it no more
than right that he should have public
hearing, and have therefore allowed him
the use of our columns. If the columns
are not long or broad enough for his pur
pose, we will gladly enlarge the paper,
as we feel compassionate towards any re-
publican who is refused recognition by
his party paper In our humble opinion,
however, we think that the doctor is IN
necessarily severe Oh the democratic par>
ty. But here is what he says:
THE DOG DAY VENOM OF THE CoPPERHEAD.
ANDALUsIA, Aug. II. 1t is tradition
that in the dog days, when Sirius RACES,
all venomous reptiles, in default of prop-
er receptacles, spew out their venom res
CARELESS of occasion The Rock Islander
| is the vehicle for this venOmous spew
! 1t takes occasion tor its especial squirt
on the day of the funeral observances of
the nation in honor of U. s. Grant. The
nation honored itself in hoHOring him,
| not that he was man extraordinarily
advanced in intellect; OF otherwise above
his fellows, but he represented the spirit
of freedom and manhood, and the over
Whelming current of events crowded him
into the front ranks The overwhelming
current of COnCeit, incOntlnenLly crowds
b. Danforlh toward the traitors front.
which he thinks now is in the ascendent
In his invenomed blindness he
thinks all dissent from his treasona-
bic, contemplate copperheadism, MS
idlocy, and safely, under the protection oi
law secured by the valor of the union
soldiers, weakly OoZes out his malicious
venom He somehow selects us, but the
solid front of the c. A. K. is what gets
him They unanimously adopted the
report of their committee The old sol
diers of the union, doubt not, indorse
every sentiment embodied in what he
stigmatlZes AS ''ldiotic Resolutions. He
knows our regard for law and order, iii
sures his personal safety, hence his cow
ardly venting of venom. He knows thai
one of the memorable conditions of admis
sion to the order of the c. A Il. is al
honorable discharge from the service Of
his country and government. We have al
to a man got that honorable discharge
J. b. ID. was in the service of his country
under the most thievlug administration
thai ever afflicted this nation. He ought
by all ordinary rules to have tiourisheC
: like Il green bay tree" But did he
Not bit. So fragrant were his stealing,
, rs purser in our navy, that court mar
tial found him guilty and sen
fenced him to dishOnorable dismissa
/ from the service of the United States
This sentence was not executed by james
Buchanan the then president out of a veal
sentiment of great COmmlsseration fol
thieves. and a III 1st ablect, unmanly. beg
: ging letter from the culprit, J. b. ID. HI
was permitted to resign, after verde
and sentence to the eternal disgrace o.
James Buchanan and the democratic par
70 ty, which he badly abused by assuming t.
represent them. This is the fellow
who. by unmanly whining and begging
escaped the proper justice OF II thievinG
administration, that he transcribed in hi
thieving proclivities. and now abuses thu
r freedom that valiant, true union soldier
I secured to abuse and malign them BY
. calling them idiots. They proved in 1856
that they were mch, when they refraine,
from putting stone to his traitorou
- neck aud dumping him in the Mississip
4 pi, as was on the point of being done. Ii
y learned n little from the only available
arm Of wounded union soldier, witt
. knocked his wig off and punched his trait
i orous body through the glass of abnsines
s window in Rock Island, after his vile in
stincts had led his weak brain to abus
the good, true and humane loyal ladie
u of Rock Island, who were working thei
best for the benefit of the soldiers VIII
had gone to the front. and for the fami
lies they had left behind them. This
's the infatuated cowardly fool, who pre-
st sumes from behind the barriers tina
10 union soldiers erected for the preserva
-, ton of law and order, to call their actio
D. idiotic. The reptile shows no MOI
II sense and gratitude than his namesaR
st congener. Now another word BY h
!. infinite brass he fools some decent patr
otto into a belief that he is the friend {
. the people. The thieves, sluggers an
Is worst elements in the community, by il
lie falibe instinct of birds of feather
- gather to his support. 1t would becon
6, those who wish to be in decent, patriot
company, to consider their surrounding
u and utilization, and while il is time to all
lie themselves with honest, patriotic Unfit
N ences. h. IL BOWMAN,
Late Surg 9th Illinois Vol.
re River Rlplets.