Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25
CALUMNY REFUTED.


Some ono has had the imDudence to assert that
our neiphbor does not write his editorial articles,
md ,ba, they are written by the standing aPpli-
can't for Executive favor, that presIdes over the
most Office in this place. Now, really, we beg Mr.
Elliott's pardon, If he, or any ono else, has con-
strued remark of ours to convey the idea that
he did no. pen his editorial matter. We would
not for worlds be thus understood. That Mr..
Elliott is capablc of writing such articles as APP
near in il as EDITORIAL we are fully convinced
bv the glowing language found in our file of the
"Cecil Whig"-there we have found language
,ha, s.har-ows up the soul,' while it depicts the
corruption of the Van Buren, Party--therc can be
found swords that glow, and thoughts that burn
ideas that ravish the mind, and sentences ana
conceptions that burst upon the Imagination with
the fury Of tho avalanche. But that any one
should suppose that the editorials Of our neghbor
were written by the boss postmaster, Is prePoste
rous in tho extreme! We have thought and said
some ard things Of neighbor. but such an idea
never entered our mind that J. w. Borden could
write. as the editorials of the JelTersonian are
written. We have never been guilty of thinking
that he could write three ntelligible sentences in
connection; and we have believed, land, if we
have any acquaintance with the man.) that GER
tain articles the signature "Jefferson," OF
which he boasts Of being the author, are gross
plagairisms-are compiled from certain political
works that are far above the mind of a pet,ifog-
gng lawyer.
We have said that j. w. Borden is the conduct
rof the Jeffer sonisn establishment; and one
OCCASION intimated that he the editor. We
meant, in both cases, that he was responsible Tor
the pecun,ary Liabilities now mourning IN the es
tablishment-ihat, with the mein OF an arIssocrat,
he dictated the course it should pursue, and that
he marked out the course that would be most ac-
ceptable to the Kitchen Cabinet at Washington :
and we may have limited that funds belonging TO
the General Government, possibly we re applied
to the support of this federal press Our sole OBJ
iect in referring to this connection, has been to
hold up to our readers the cofupting means, 10
which the party in power resort, to sustain theiI
places and perpetuate ther power. That the
political press should be SEPARATE and aPar, from
those who administer thu federal government, NJ
one will doubt; for all must admit that when
backed by those who command the entire rev
enue Of the United States, no influence could b'
brought TO thwat its potency on the llbert'e
Of the republic The intelligence of the peopl
alone sare this country from anarchy am
despotism and if the press were in the hands Q
one party, truth would not be found in the news
papers.
We must be INDUCED in quoting the closing par
agraph of an article in reference to who is III
editor of the Jetfersonian:
If that gentleman, or any Of his friends, reall
believe that any of these articles were Mr.. Boz
den's, they might possibly find themselves mis-
taken if they were TO engage in political cor
troversy with him. We have no authority t
use Mr. Bordens name In this manner; but W
are fully satisfied that there would be yer
easy victory gained by him over either Mr.. Il
or any friend of his in this section of the stat,
We seldom laugh at things done in good fai,l
but this paragraph knocked our face into perfe,
commissions. Our minds eye in a moment res
ed on the vanquished victims of his power-Co
gressmen and Constables, Lawyers and divin,
editors and all the goose quill tribe fell motion
less, harmless, breathless at his feet; and as
fourished the dreaded weapon DER treu
bling world, he cried in transport:
s'Drag of the carcoses: lop off their knobs,
Twill witness TO the king Tom Thumbs good ohs:
Rebeion's dead, and now-I'n go % breakfast,
Tom Thumb.