Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-08-25
The SentOr of the Miners Eapress, g. -" &c
eaikor cf tie herald.

| al
While for months past, the senior editor OF
the Miners Express, mas been weekly assa''-
ing the private character and political standing
Of The editor Of the Herald, we have been De
hating in our own mind, whether we should
again trouble our readers with notice OF ms
PRODUCTIONS, and Of his own follies and 'mPro-
nr;e:ies and had about come to the conclusion TO
lei him remain 10 his onted insignificance, but
finding that he is not content with the abuse
he is able to heap upon rs, and has set himself
about misconstruing our language, and using
it for The purpose Of injuring our place abroad
where neither he or ourself, or our respective
places are known, we have. reluctantly, we
confess, concluded to again bestow little no.
,ice upon him, that our readers, at least, may
know what estimate TO place hereafter upon
what may appear against eithcrus r'his place
in the columns of that paper. For it we ask
the pardon Of our subscribers, which. from our
indulgence to them, we trust will be freely
granted.
The senior of the Express, in a ase number
Of that paper gives what he calls the origin OF
the unpleasant controversy between the two
papers, the truth Of which we cannot concede.
As the Express sent in exchange for the Her
aid is the only enc read in this place, The public
cannot be familiar with its statements. so we
shall briefly cite its statement Of the originof
| tho controversy. Itsays the controversy grew
out Of some Of its good natured remarks con
corning our support of the Valuation law en-
acted last winter. The senior says:
| 1--WE strenuously opposed this act Of the
Legislature, and in an article took occasion to
speak Of the editor Of the Herald, in joking
manner-we ridiculed, in friendly way, his
democracy--for instance, we advised him" to
divest himself of his fiery ramparts' and
called him sthfippence democrat" &C., no:
doubling but that the same kind Of fun and
r;d;cule would be returned by him-indeed
our lone acquaintance with the editor OF the
Herald seemed proof against the idea that any
real offence would be taken at what we had
said. But to our regret we discovered that
| we had wholly miscalcuIated. Thenext Her
aid that came to US, contained an article in re-
ply, which, in style and character, was not
only recklessly abusive, and wholly irrcIa-
gents" we quote correctly.]
Is it joking in friendly way 10 pronounce
one who has ever labored zealously for the
success of the Democratic cause, a "thrip-
pence Democrat" and say that if he is a DEM
ocrat. he must prove it! Again, in the same
article, the senior says:
"From that day, (Which was in March last,
l HI, no hoc hoo0 thicker
| and hotter-though for some TINA the nghting
was all on one side, though at pretty long shot.
| The Herald commenced the war Of personality,
and continued for several weeks to single out
the il. editor of this paper, and assail his char
acter in the most reckless and ungentlemanly
manner; and we did NOT resent it. in the same
strain, until compelled TO do so in self-de-
i fence.''
| Nov, for our version. Called from our post
| to arrange matters for the settlement of the af-
i fairs Of deceased fathers estate, we invited
i gentleman, well qualified for its duties, and
i as pure Democrat as ever breathed, to attend
10 our duties during our absence. While alb
sent, he took occasion to review the Valuation
law, and wipe away some Of the objections
! which had been urged against it by the Bur
! lington Gazette, and perhaps so far forgot him
self as TO notice the Express. After opr re-
turn, we found that the Gazette was disposed
to further discuss the law, and We suggested
TO our worthy sub, that as it was his contro-
versy, he might carry it on under the editorial
head az before. He did so until the affair with
the Gazette was settled, about which time tire
B.P-.s- ~anae ant with its personalities con.
corning US, when the Controversy or quarrel,
rather, became ours. It is true that the Ian
guage used towards us was 80 absurd and RI
dculons as to merit little if any attention; but
having been on the most intimate and friendly
terms with the junior Of the Express, and re-
NAMED several days in Iowa City in order TO
assist him in obtaining an allowance Of 500
upon his bill for printing, which had been IN
Justly withheld from him, we thought the re-
marks Of the Express, aside from their injus-
tice, the most ungrateful and ungenerous.
Having no desire to injure, even had we inds-
putable grounds, we retorted in no reckless
! or ungentlemanly manner, bu. twitted him a.
bou, his g dandyism,' and fondness for the la
dies, as shown in his praises of the angelic"
bogus daughter Of the bogus Bill Johnson.
A, This time We had not the most distant idea
that they were the productions of Keesucker,
the senior editor, knowing that he was incapa-
BILE OF writing even common nonsense. On the
evening of the publication of one of oursquibs,
fired at the junior, we started for Dubuque,
upon the spur Of the moment, and forgot TO
take number Of our paper with US. We spen.