Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-06-09
THE TRUE DEMOCRAT.

Inns paper made Its grand entree on
Wednesday morning. It's typographical
appearance is quite creditable to its publish.
er, and the spirit which animaes its editori-
ais speaks well for the ability of the "young
gentleman who writes them. His name, it
seems, is to "remain in the shade" for the
present The following extracts show that
the Sentinel man Evoke up the wrong pas
senger" when he made his brutal and un-
provoked attack upon Mr.. Bishop.
But if there must be war then war It's We take
up the gauntlet, and hur Jack defiance on our enc
MES We nave some personal acquaintance with
this man ofthe Sentinel I.e! HIM beware; the war
can be carried into Africa. We are lust the man TO
attend TO his case, and let him bide the issue But
let US come little closer. Let US take him hy the
collier his Tyler ieered Golfer, until he feel our grippe
stand there, miserable mscreant and trenble with
conscious guilt while we read you lesson addressed
to your capacity
And So most potent scribber, you.will commence
the campaign with lie barelaccd lie IN your mouth
\ our mnlgnlty could restrain itself even till wa
had made our appearance. You must foro stall if nos
sIble, public opinion, by 4 barclaced fasehooi a
means well worthy the iHfdai editor of selrrlous
prostitute paper. Your attack on the publisher Of
this paper you knew 10 be tIl5s 1t was malicious
y ou knew that your subscribers came in by tens and
twentles directing you - scontinue their papers;
ed more than one fourth, and that too, by the with
draWal OF prominent members of the Democratic
party; you knew that prospectus was not orig.
naly issued IN the Free Press, and by our re-
quest; you knew that nearly two hundred OF tho
prominent Democrats of the Town of Burlington inn
medaely subscribed, and are now in READINGS 10
lndorse IT'S sentiments, and that where any of the
Wing party gave support, they did It for the pur.
pose OF Establishing in thyenden County an honor.
able opponent; and finally you knew and no,c treu
"''on Wdt heher me GATOR nor supporters Of this pa
| per erer applied to John Iylsr for an office tina,
MIR. Bishop, the publisher, being practical printer
was merely in tie exercise of his legitimate calling
He IS not the editor; does he regard the gratut-
Gus abb Sc which has been showored upon him. True,
Mr. Bishop, az the solicitation of friends who con-
ceiVed that there was anything of honor or einolu.
nneht 10 be bestowed his long and well directed SER
wees IN the cause of Democracy fully merted IT, did
oher to take place in the cusom-house department.
but he was not the man. In the words If Edmund
Burke OF New Hampshire, he possessed not The
necessary qualtcat ons viz ire4cterY 10 hi, rrir.
sip!eS ana ms Par'y' And mark. and let it be
terror to you as long as you live, that the wretch who
can openly assall ndIydua. character and attempt 10
nlure the reputation Of private citizen is beneath the
contempt of an honorable man. and sooner or later
VIII meet with the meEed scorn Of an insulied com.
munly Go, then, slave OF serf and seek eonsola.
Ion from your equally venal master.
This is what may be called pretty "taH
talk" 1t indicates that there is TO be "war
to the knife, and the knife to the h," be-
tween the white and red roses. II is GER
tanly an ediiying squabble, and there is to
be most hideous caterwauling evidently.
But lest we should be charged with "endors-
ing" the Democrat, we will say tina, the
Wings here feel about as much interest in
the result politically, as the old woman eI.
hibited in the set TO between her husband
and the bear. "Far piay," said she, $50,
this is the only fight I ever knee phere /
did'ht care which whipt." But though the
politics of the Democrat bid fair TO be as ul-
ira and radical as the most abandoned Loco
Foco could desire, we hope it never will be-
come such an inscriptions vehicle of per-
sonal ribaldry and scurrilous abuse as the
Sentinel has uniformly been.