Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-09-28
THE INDIANA JOURNAL.


Personal controversies between editors of news
papers, even when they confined 20 a ''wsr of
wits, and do not descend, is too frequently the
case. into the most low and vulgar biling-gle and
blsckguardlsm. are rarely of any profit TO he pub
lic and for this have always as much
as poss bic avoided being engaged in them.
If needed any thing to satisfy US OF the per-
feet propriety Of the We have adopted in the
premises, enough would be found in the semiweek-
~ Journal OF the 25th inst. That sheet alone con-
tans putrd vulgarity sufficient to prove its con-
ductor 1.-THE least who had the control of,bat
number.) to be tlackguard of the basest descrip-
ton and much more than sufficient to disgrace in
delibly paper assuming. it does, to be tie prin
cipal organ OF the party which claims .arge pro-
portion of respectabty, morality, and piety 1t is
alone because OF the assumption alluded to, that
such paper can deserve thu notice oil decent men.
As a specimen OF the ''decency" OF TINS chiefor-
gan OF The Wing party OF Indiana, we copy the an
Eexed paragraph.
The editor OF the Dupghill Oracle has resored
the OF the contents OF a whisky bottle in
which 10 drown the sorrow and trouble we have
brought upon him. Last Saturday afternoon he
found in a most pitlabe and disgust ing condition.
He ha. taken about dozen OF ga-ses VIII ch a.
NIGH have been anticipated brought him from
perpendicular position. When our Informant last
saw him he IN the same condition of the bird
that detles its nest. On learning the condi-
ton OF their friend, meeting OF the Dunghil Clique
was Immediately called, and committee, consist
ing OF Tim and Falstaf, appointed TO wash and
dress him. Alter two hours, operation with soft
soap and water. the committee reported that they
mad attended to The business referred them, that
the frlt nds of the editor could again approach him
without putting handkerchies to their ofactories,
md asked to be discharged. They accord
a ehartr a tIa pdl 10 rpa1
to his vomit again.
From other paragraphs of the same deectabe
character, in which the State Sentinel is coupled
with the choice term sDunghill Oracle" we are
compelled to suppose that the above Intended
10 apply to paper and one of it's ed
The Infamous paragraph has not the merit
OF originality, except perhaps gross fthines~.
Every bod, who has read the Louisville journal
will be struck once with the resemblance which
the paragraph bears to the backguard warfare .
ong prosecute ed by Prentice.
But we have to do particularly a this time
with the sianderous irsuuafions of he infamous
paragraph We pronounce them, one and all, 10
be FALSE utterly and totally uafounded and untrue
and that the of them is MOI only guilty OF be-
ing Infamous H6eiier, but that he is anentaby
desliiule OF common sense as well as decency.
If the contemplate character of the libeer
well known elsewhere as it is here, should not
feel cal ed to take This KIND of notice OF his false
hoods. Tut as he has obtained Fictitious respon-
sibliiy by having nominal control of the primer
pal whg press in the State, offer that as sutfi-
cieni apology to readers. II is not unreasona-
BILE suppose that "a few among his readers may be
miscd in relation his false and vulgar inuendoes
characteristic though they be of dirty tlackguard
only.