Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1871 — A Card. [ARTICLE]

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Kentland, Ind., Aug. 26, 187 i. Editors Rensselaer Union; In your issue of this week I find the following item: “Mr. J, B. Conner, editor of the Kentland Gazette, has' written to par-' ties in Rensselaer virtually retracting the charge in his paper a couple of weeks since that one of the officers of Jasper county had been compounding with a dealer In stationery to swindle the county fifteen per cent, on tho cost of blanks, paper, blank books, etc., furuished for public business.” Since the parties to whom J wrote have seen proper to make public the fact that I have written them, and'created the impression upon your minds that I had retracted what I said in the Gazette, it will not be improper to give you the facts, which are best afforded by the letters themselves. Tho two letters below are all that I have written anyone upon this and both ol these, as you wi'A observe, are, in answer to th; e parties, somewhat interested. If these letters afford any ev'/aecoe that I have ‘‘retracted,” I v.as simply unfortunate in r;.y dSe 0 f language, for I assure you that I meant to do no such thing. Please find them herewith. I omit tho names addressed. Respectfully yours, Jno. B. Conner. Kfntland, Ind., Aug. 15, 1871, Messrs. Rensselaer, Ind. Gentlemen:— Yours of the 11th came duly to hand, asking the source of my information, regarding the allegation that a county offieer in your county had received a tier cent, on the purchases of county supplies in books and stationery for Jasper county, as alluded to in the Gazette of last week. The source of my Information was the remark, in my hearing, of a blank book ana stationery man, who said he , nad furnished your county with these articles. He specially mentioned no names. Tho purpose of tho remark was to induce another party to engage in a similar contract. If required to mention the name of that party, of course, I should do so; in that case, however, as to whether the allegation is true, his v evidence would be the better. Respectfully yours, Jno. B, Conner. Kentland, Ind., Aug. 22, 1871. Mr. Rensselaer, Ind. Dear Bib:—Yours of the 19th has just come to baud. I wrote you on the 15th inst., in reply to yours, very frankly all that I deemed of importance to write, and I regret that you appear so much interested regarding the facts concerning a matter with which you impliedly disclaimed all personal connection. Allow me to again refer you to my letter of the 15th for further reply. Respectfully yours,

JNO. B. CONNER.