MIR. Evans and Guard..
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! We have received the reply of Mr.. Evans, tht


Editor o: the Milton Chronicle, to the Communi
Gallon over the signature Of {" Guard which ap
prared in the Standard week or two since and,


for reasons satisfactory 10 ourselves, we must de-


cline 10 publish it. Mr. Evans will remember


that he was first charged by the author Of Guard, !"
! through the Standard, with attempting to vote
twice The simple and naked charge, we believe,


he did not object to but he did object TO what he


considered an effort to produce the impression on
the public mind, that he had trepdulenHy attempt
ed to cast second vote. We gave him a full and
a fair hearing through the columns Of the Stan
durd, and, as sett-of we published the reply of
Guard" Here we think the contr oveIsy oug ht
to stop; for if we should publish The Communica-
tion now in hand, ''Guard" would no doubt claim
the right to rcjoin-the Editor Of the Chronicle
would surrejoin, and thus an unpleasant and un-
profitable personal discussion would be thrust be-
before our readers tor weeks. I. .,-. h. -.-...


We assure the Editor of the Chronicle that we
would be the last to do him personal injury, or
10 refuse any reasonable or moderate demands
which he might make upon US. Like all other
men, he has his fobles and his faults; but we can
appreciate his good qualities, and hope shall
never, even in the heats and bitterness of party
warfare, deal with him personally in an unkind
or unjust spirit Though as he said in his reply
to GHGrd," he was no doubt too much excited
with the ardent" on the day of the election, yet
we are far from regarding him as habituaIIy ad-
dicted 10 the use of intoxicating drinks; nor do
we believe that he intended to commit fraud upon
the ballot-box, notwithstanding he went forwa rd TO
vote second time. This statement we should
have made at first, had we considered it necessary;
but he had laid himself open to our Correspon-
dent, and we left him in good hands We hope
the Editor Of the Chronicle and our respected
friend, the author of Guard" will agree to drop
the whole affair, and forget it. Political discus
siOns are generally productive Of good; but per-
sonal controversies seldom benefit either the pub
lie or those engaged in them \.,...g .,-,a....