Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-06-17
From the St. Louis Organ.
Reported carefuly6y amember IF the Bar.
RECORDERS COURT
ST. LOUIS, Wednesday, June 7th, '43.
CITY Us. A. B. CHAMBERS,

CITY Us. A. B. CHAMBERS,
Charged with disturbing the peace of
Chestnut street, by fighting with " Ellis,
Esq, on the 9Th instant, contrary to the
provisions of the 18th section of the ordi-
nance establishing the City Guard, &C.
S. Smith, Esq, appeared for the accused
the defendant being personally not pres
ent,) and in his name entered plea of
"guilty" and in palliation only, of the
guilt, and for the purpose of producing
mitigation of the pecuniary infliction called
a fine, the counsel introduced to the notice
of the court, copy of the Old School
Democrat. containing an article written
and published by its editor, Mr.. V. Ellis;
which article Mr.. Chambers considered as
embodying threat of personal violence
towards the defendant, on the part of Mr..
Ellis. The counsel however, took occa-
sion to remark, that he did not so UNDER
stand the article alluded to, and he the
more particularly wished, here, at this point
of the proceedings, TO preclude any such
conclusion, because though he was now
counsel for Mr.. Chambers, and felt it his
duty TO present to the consideration of the
court his defence, yet he was also presently
to appear as counsel for Mr.. Ellis, and
would then have to state another view of
the matter. He did not consider the arti-
Gle in the Democrat as intending any
threat of personal violence against his
client, though his client had so considered
it, and acted under that conviction in max
ing his assault on Mr.. Ellis. He desired
the court in fixing the amount of the fine
to take into consideration the supposed
provocation; the fact that the defend
ant, Chambers, had had the ,DorSt of the
ARRAY, any how; that neither party had been
much damaged, and that if they were con-
tinually hammering away at one another
in the newspapers, it was but fair that
they should be allowed to occasionally give
each other taste of more substantial ham,
mering upon the streets and in the cutters,
provided nobody was troubled by il but
themselves. But see the article from the
Old School Democrat:
"Prentice's deputy. BLACKBOARD, whose ucubra
tons distinguish the columns Of the Missouri Re-
publican, has the following specimens of learn
ing, lcit, and mendacity, in the Mondays CODY
Of that print, to wit:
1--WE understand that the new paper will be
branch of the Washington Globe, and edited BY
young scion of the Globe house. league, it is
said has been entered into between the conductors
of the new sheet and the sckIy Tyler organ in
this city, by which combination they hope to give
Van Buren,, Tyler or humbuggery, strong push
towards success. Such a combination of materials
would sink any good cause, and as actuated by the
spirit Of destructveness, they are about to engage
i n the advocacy "of nnOonshine doctrine, why
it is not difficult to prophecy that they will 90 in
a hurry to the d-l."-MO. Republican.
"a league, il is said, has been entered into!"
What other jackass says it, besides yourselfl-
We Combine" to give Van Buren, a push!-
An idea worthy OF dead oyster! "a sickly
Tyler organ!" We've given you some sickening
doses, Mr.. Deputy Black guard, Or We greatly