February 13, 1864
"You lying, cowardly sneak, we admit to no such thing; and you base cowardly calumniator--lying and slander like yours knows no bounds, and cares not for the consequences. Rogers, go wash your feet and go bag your head."

February 20, 1864
"It was just as impossible for a certain long-eared ancestor of D's to wear a lion skin and conceal his ears, as it is for 'D' to write and conceal the qualities he inherited from aforesaid progenitor; His bray betrays him, to say nothing of his ears."