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From the Missouri Republican.


From the Missouri Republican.
CITr OF ST. LOUIS, .sprl 10
S. W. Foreman. vs.. Ksezle & Brook,
This libel suit, which hse been for senaetin.
pending in The Circuit Court of ST LEU.
county. cane TO trial few days since Con.
siderable interest was excited, as both psip.
tiff aud defendants were public nlen, sope.
what conspicuous in the party controversies,
Of this state Col Foreman, the plain,ft,
was. at the time Of the libel, editor Of n
St LOUIS fines; (siAcs then, that paper IA,
been on quite different footing, both as IA
moR aud measures ano keemiee s. Brook,
were las MIR keeale still is) printers and
publishers oil the 81 Louis Beacon. The psr.
ties were conductors of rival jackson presses.
and waged a fierce war against each Other
zach stiiying to be the head and org.a q
the party In the course of that war, Ii.
Sescsn laid itself bile to this action, by
charging Col + with disgracsful crime.
I ne defendants put in plea Of justification.
but gave 10 evidence in support Of IL; and
the jury. having heard the testimony and the
rguments o counsel, returned verdict Of
fee thousand dollars damdges'u
Plaintiffs Counsel-E Bates and II. e.
Gamble. ~
Defendants Counsel-H S. Geyer and A.
l.. Magen,s.
Since the above was written, we are in.
formed that motion for new trial ha,
been made, and overruied, So 5000 is the
settled remuneration which Mir Foreman i,
entitled 10, for the wrong done to his reputa.
ton. Aud we opine, that our neighbour Of
the Beacon is beginning to discover that,
however pleasant it may be TO call our rivals
and enemies by hard names, ii is rather too
L.
in by village editor.
Ii is little rema rkabe, and tie fact has
not escaped public ohssrv alton, that in this
violent controversy between Jackson editors,
three out OF four of the lawyers engaged are
invetcrate Clay men, and the foul tn is under.
stood to he jackson man Of recent dale,
and by force Of eircnns ,ancss.
These controversies among the Jackson
editors are becoming quite common, and our
| town has the honor Of setting the example,
beth in beginning the paper war, and in
! browning the campaign by swinging judg-
ment for damages. We entreat the great
| typographical eslserents at Wasbipgton ci-
~ and New York To take timely warning,
| snd If they cannot save thsirrepusations, try
| at least TO save their types and presses from
execution. Gen. Green. of the Telegraph, is
! IN danger. lie has lately published Mr.. Au-
ditor Kendall (now the knawn editor Of the
| Globe) as sa MgratetW hypocrite, and thus
| exposed himself the same punishment under
! which MIR. keenle is new suffering. Shosld
| the Heace,.- born Amos be encouraged by tho
good prospects held cut by our st Louis ju-
~ totaAe tae law oil bis quondan friend and
iel3ow lapeIer, shrewd question OF Arl.hne.
tn may arise. which we refer, for solution 10
sub Of our readers as hAve the gsod fortune
TO understand the golden rule Of three Tbs
question may be stated thus; lie Col Fore
msn, ex editor Of the st. Louis Times, reco-
yeT .tge tionsnld dollars Ter libel upsR him.
published by Keernle & Brooks, printers Of
lie st Louis Beacon, how much ought to
be recovered 10y Amos Kendall, Fourth Au-
d,ter OF tae Treasury Department.; and con.
iessedly the greatest editor of the Globe, for
libel published by Gen. Green, editor Of
the lar-ianied felagfep pip Whoever shall fur
niSh us with solution Of this question, shall
have the pleasure of seeing himself in print.
But, jesting apart, we trus, that this exem-
Plary verdict will prove salutary warningts
these publishers who lender the press degra-
ded and powsrless by habiiually lending it
TO the purposes Of oetraction and oaiumny.
Let truth be its guide and justice its law,
and it will soon become what it ought to be
the shield of the innocent, and the scourgs
Of the oppressor.
HoRRID MURDER --on Saturday