Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-09-18
ellis Excellency,
"Gov. REYNOLDS,
"Belleville, Illinois,"

A short time since, we took occasion to cor
rect an error into which the Illinois Journal
had fallen, in asserting that we had com
menced an attack on that paper, and in
charging US also with discourteously attempt
ing to conceal our remarks from his eye. We
endeavored to make the correction as palata-
BILE as possible, believing the mistake by no
means wilful or a malicious one. But not
withstanding our caution against exciting
his sensibilities, we seem to have aroused
the gentlemen's utmost ire. Incapable Qor
that is the most charitable presumption) OF
understanding when he is well treated, be
gives full scope to his awakened wrath; and
ensconced in his reserved rights, lets of
volley after volley of fire and smoke in so
rapid succession that he doubtless hopes,
like Cacus in his cave, the cloud he has rails
ed will entirely screen him and his ridiculous
maneuvres from view. HIS hopes, we i'm
agine, will not be dsappointed-we only
fire at random, not considering the mark
worthy careful aim.
The violence OF the gentleman truly sur
prises US; VIC thought him clerer sort of a
fellow, disposed rather to seek the society of
"the chosen fer, 'cho, to the political Heralds
Of the times turn needless Of their contents,' IN
than to mingle in the din of newspaper
strife, or raise needless fucds in which he
las in the present case) must be the sole ac-
tor. But, it seems, we were mistaken; a
strange metamorphosis has come over the
the spirit of the gentleman, which we can
account for in but one way. Literary men,
it has often been remarked, are extremely
irritable; and the editor of the Journal, we
presume, in his late devotion TO '.Me admired
science Of Laerature''t-in his ''peculiar re
search Of the ,rallet Of popular tales" t-
preparatory t. the duties he is about to as
sumo Of catering for ''he fair and .fapored
daughters of the uoest," has become so i'm
bued with the refnements Of taste, and the
delicacies Of sentiment, that he cannot rel
ish the homely dishes, which we, poor Ga
zette-ers of the day, are able to serve up for
him. If we have offended against the gen.
tIsman's refined and peculiar taste, we truly
beg pardon-we erred unconciously, not
rejecting that the gentleman feeds only on
the delicacies of ''fairy lands,' and advise
him hereafter to pay no attention to
our homely fare; for we can promise no
change either in rarity or variety-we must,
if compelled, serve up such articles as come
to our hands, in our own coarse way, nor
stop long, to look for palatable condiments.
awe hate the politeness SO muchin vogue;
We call Il LIE, lie; rogue, rogue"
The conductor Of the Journal processes &c
have migrated to these western acaStes !oi
the purpose of initiating the public into the
mysteries of the ''much admired science OF
Literature" and of amusing the community
with the result of his researches in the :',cal
let of popular tales" And if he confined
himself to his original object he would doubt
less succeed. On the score of amusement
we acknowledge ourselves great his debtor
We have derived funds of entertainment
from his lucubrations, and enjoyed many a
hearty laugh of which that gentleman has
furnished the occasion. By all meaas we