Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1858 — “DAVID SNYDER, ESQ.” [ARTICLE]

“DAVID SNYDER, ESQ.”

The Expositor of week before last in speaking of “the gentleman whose name heads tiffs article,” says that “to the measures of his party he Is pledged. These pledges he is Sound to redeem. 11 is past life as a politician is sufficient evidence that tins will be dope.” -Oil, Crackey, what a whopper! Won’t this occasion] some horselaughs among the people of Jasper of all ] parties who know this David Snyder Esq. I ]To tlii nk of ?•//!.>■ past life as a politician" j being a jjf” guarantee for his redeeming any pledges] tl'iiut lie has or will make! I Why, this assertion is enough to make many of the old settlers laugh hearty enough to shake off dog-tidks. Wonder if the Expos- , ilor man refers tb that portion of “his past life as a .politician” in 1855, when David took a righteousjstreak, and very efficiently j assisted the Republican party' in defeating i the Old-line, Bogus-Democratic county tick- ! et in Jasper, composed of McCarthy for Clerk, Loughridge for Auditor, Jacks lor Recorder and McCullough for Treasurer; and stumped or rather hush-whacked the county against this ticket, and for doing received the cognomen of Judas froiri the leaders of that party which he will remjeinber. Or, docs the Expositor refer to that portion of David’s “past life asri. politician,” in ISSG when he would not tell openly on which side of politics he was “till alter dog days,” but secretly encouraged the Republicans and acted with them In denouncing Lecomptonism till after the. State election, which unexpectedly' lor David and the Republican party, went for (he Old-liners, then when David saw how the State election had gone, he all at once discovered that Lecomptonism and Bogus Democracy were all right, and pitched in ai d-sUmuped the out-skirts of the county' for old Buck, not having cheek enough to do this about Rensselaer where his treachery' was too well known to tiic ] Republicans. On, perhaps the Expositor refers to David's brilliant career as Swamnland Treasurer of] Jasper county in 1856, when lie gave certificates of purchase to bogus swamp-land d-bntractors lor abolit 150',-

000 acres, o!' swamp-land, without any money for the sdmo being paid into the State Treasury. It is yery evident that this article in the Expositor all about David Suyihr, Esy., was Jwritleii by the newly' imported editor, wild being a stranger, is of course ignorant/.)} David's “past life as a politician,” or so would not have made this ludicrous blunder and set. people to splitting their sides by this Tunny reference to David. — ftiT’As to the asiyrt ion of the Gazette that Mr. Snyder requested its (the missing resolution’s) suppression, it is unqualifiedly false,' and no such ehargeivvould emanate from" anyone hut an uddle-pjitod penny-a-liner.— Fl. \ positor. This j s all well enough, providing {.hedolt who acted as eaved-ffi-opper on the occasion had suggested a nuh to t iie thing.— Expositor. We make the above extracts in order that i our readers may’ sire with what peculiarly ; good grace the Expositor man can presume j to lecture us upon editorial- courtesy, as ho ! did in his last issue. Perhaps the gcntle- , man lias never hejird that precept comes I with ten-fold more power when enforced by ] example. At any- rate we suggest to him that it would be asjw-01l for him to keep his j lectures on ethics <tt home until be gets over | his.mania for scribbling such articles as the ! above. We have another reason for insertirig these extracts. In the first he says “as to the assertion in the Gazette" &.c: Any person of mere ordinary ability, upon reading our article would have taken our sentence in relation to this mattci, as it was intended, to he an inquiry,' for the purpose of acquiring information; but this man of brilliant intellect, with an accuU*nes»s equalled only by his discovery of the new court, finds that it amounts to an asssjertion —a charge. We very much fear that Mr. Berry’s strict regard for “editorial courtesy” led him astray from the truth in regarffito this matter. As for the other extract, we think the term he lias seen fit to affply to the person whom he charges-with aciting the part®4>f cvesdropper, would fit tl*e editor of the Expositor much better. Eaves-dropping, indeed! The conversation published in the Gazette occurred upon the public street, not in the presence, of one man, hut of half-a-dozen or more; arid yet this apostle, sent of heaven, to enlighten tlie pour benighted- heathen of Jasper, sets it down a& eaves-dropping; ] and in. the same paper in which lie reads us a lecturer on editorial courteSy, publishes such a sublime thing as tlie above. The conversation was mentioned by several who heard itgaild we (thinking that no doubt the honest fajrmer spoke the sentiments of a large majority of the people of Jasper) published it. But for Mr. Berry’s satisfaction, that notjhing of the kind shall shall happen in future, we are willing to pledge our party that when the ex-editor, or any other Democratic leader, wishes to hold a private conference upon the street, atld will before commencing give notice of His desires, every Republican will withdraw; themselves about tile space of a stone’s throw, so as to be out of “eaves-dropping” distance. ; % —— o^7’We call attention to the notice headed “Book Agents”—alsjj- to the card of the “New Madison House” in another column.

thing they (the Coiriinissioners) ought to have done, if they did not, and that ; is to contrive some plan to prevent the hall ot the Court House, from becoming a comI rnon resort for cattle, liogs, and other stock running at large. It is true that indebtedness of the county may be urged as an exj cuse, But that building belongs- to the public, and ought to be protected. As it [ now stands, it is a living, burning shame and -a disgrace to any set of men having it in control. We appeal, in behalf of the citizens—the tax-payers—the men whose pockets have hied—(or its protection, ere it undergoes such exposure as to render a heavy tax necessary to protect it as such a ; building should he protected. Let it he done.— Expositor. We heartily indorse every word in the ; above extract. The Court House has cost an immense sum of money for a new county of no greater wealth than Jasper can boast, and should not he suffered to go to wreck in a few years, and the county then he taxed to build another. Let the square he protected by sufficient fencing, and we will pledge the good citizens of Rensselaer to plant it full of the finest shade trees and render it an ornament to the town instead of a disgrace. With brother Berry, we say •“Let it be done,” and that speedily. (Mr. fSnyder) is distinctly a working man and nd business will he transacted during the session that lie will not be thoroughly acquainted wilh. We are glatl to thinkHhat we will have a member who can and will regard the interests of his constituents and see that our rights are secured to i us. We want a member now who is perfectly f amiliar with the condition of the swampland interests of-both counties, and one who will look after, and see that our fights are j properly secured to us. —Pulaski Democrat. Ha! ha! ha! Particularly rich, that! “Set a rogue to catch a rogue,” &e. “A member who is familiar with the condition of the swamp-land interest in both counties.” We were not aware that the speculations of lion. David Snyder in swamp-lands had extended to Pulaski; county hut that lie is fa- | oiilia.r with the condition of swamp lands in this county, who can doubt? But as to see- ; ing that our rights are properly secured to us —humph —mum’s the word.