Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-12-21
From the Louisville Journal.

Lou Jour.
From the Louisville Journal.
% There is gentleman in Mississi-
pi.Mr. James NJ. Hartford, editor of the
Jackson True Issue, who, for some
time past, las been torturlng our DR..
Hagan, Of the Vicksburg Sentinel, to
death. A few weeks ago, Hartford
administered to the Doctor such ter
ribIe newspaper dose that the Doctor,
after swallowing half gallon Of wills
key, concluded he must fight. So he
posted off to Jackson, with a couple of
pistols in one pocket and bottle of
Clutch courage" in the other; met Mr..
Hartford in the streets, was whipped
like dog, go: his head and his bottle
both broken; and then, with the blood
oozing from bis nose and his ''cour-
age" dripping from his pocket, ,retrealed
precipitateIy to Vicksburg, glad TO save
such tatered remnants of his skin as
Mr.. II. had in mercy left him.
About the time Of this occurrence,
Mr.. Hartford, with view 10 become
Hagan's neighbor, issued proposals for
publishing Clay paper in Vicksburg
to be called "Harry of the west" -
upon the appearance of these proposals
a rumor got into circulation that Hagan
was making arrangements to remove
his printing-ofice to Jackson. There
upon'Mr. Hartford gave notice that lis
course depended on Hagaa's, as he
was determined to be the rascals
neighbor at all hazards-that, if Hagan
remained in Ficksburg. +" Harry of The
West" should be established there, aud
that, ii Hagan removed TO Jackson,
Harry should be established tkere.-
So poor Hagan can no more escape
from his merciless pursuer than rat
from ferret.
That our readers may have some
idea of the sort of doses that Mr..
Hartford thrusts weekly down Hagan's
throat, we copy the following from the
last number of the True Issue. The
taking Of the fellows hide was tender
mercy in comparison with all these:
That putrid, pestilent, spawn Of the
"bogs," the smell Of whom would
give buzzard the dyspepsia, need not
"lay the Aattering unction"to his-poste-
riors, that we do not intend TO estah-
lish our paper at his "door" "The
King Cambyses vein," assumed by this
f staggering drunkard and cowardly as
sassin, has no influence on our purpo-
ses. We are not TO be frightened from
our propriety by the insane rawlings Of
this leprous vagabond, pe1ured scouu-
drel, and unmitigated thief ofthe Senti-
) mel, whose counsels would contami-
nate the basest felon that ever sawed
I stone in penilentiary. We aUiH ''es-
: tablish," at his door too; and we tel
him now, without any apprehension o
E serious consequences 10 US from any
= display Of courage on4his part. We
: might be in some danger from a pro
e pensity to indule in stealing-nonf
. earthly from a propensity to fight
we are alittle slow In establishing a
e Vicksburgh, and he should at Sny
: time feel particularly "wolish' WI
e would like to see him. If we arr
IL permitted to use his own elegant Ian
guage, he knows what ''shop'' tt
call at. We will be a regular Gus
$ toner for all his spare courage, A
If we are aware that he has no such in
d gredient ia his composition, but occa
: sionally feels transitory glow of tn
e noble quality superinduced by copion
/ libations at the shrine of "John Barley
:, corn,' he can have the use of us t
). "try ii on" before it evaporates.
r. It's small business, and not an OF
y iginaI ole, to kick wretch who wa
k caned, cuffed, and spit upon, III all tn
;. moods and lenses of snch operations
II whose heart is black with crime an
; maIignity as the 'sdunnest smoke {
= hell, "and frozen with coWardice, h
+. hands stained with theft; and his topgu
III begrimed and blistered with perjury
TX Yet if it has to be done, we had 9
le well do it as another, and we will.
1t is not probable that we will hav
n occasion to again notice the theft of III
TO Sentinel before we have establishe
y our paper. Then we hope to be alb
{ to lay before our readers the rise an
q, g, progress Of the Sentinel, with and h
X employers. We learn that notice WI
oe served on distinguished supporter
k, his, during the summer, that be woul
to be held accountable FOR Hagan'a slal
le ders; to which he lied, and pitifolly r
y sponded' that he had no connectic
e :, with him, nor did hepermit him tovi
=. :. It his house, with his consent.