Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-06-28

SUB EDITOR OF THE HAwKRYE.-Well a
ware that not from one paper alone, but from
all combined, is the character of the newspa-
per press Of Iowa to be formed, we took occa.
sion. several weeks ago, to give the editor Of
the Hawkeye little rub for choosing sub to
act in his absence, who would disgrace it, by
ridiculng his long, windy articles in offering
a wager that he could indte more columns Of
matter expressing fewer ideas than any man
in stated district of country. Unconscious
that we were wantonly attacking" any man,
imagine our surprise, on last Friday evening,
upon receiving the Hawkeye of the 9th inst,
and finding therein the following, which we
copy as sufficient proof that we should have
won the wager, had it been taken:
There is man up North who was once
a-e1h- Of the editor Of this paner sad We regret
scion. We fear the whip was not duly apP1l.
ed to the urchin's back as he appears TO be an
imp still. He now edits. Cor pretends to, fol-
editorials aye scarce, whether from lack OF
brain, we will not say.) We say he now edits
"a by thing yclept" The Bloomington. Her.
add" This man is famous for making unpro-
voked attacks of personal nature. and we
who never dreamed OF throwing straw at
such dolt, are one of the number who have
been noticed. fool must sometimes be an
swered according TO his folly. though we have
always thought that the brayngs Of asses
ought not to be needed. The man places us
al the head of certain class Of writers. We
reverse the complimen. and place him at the
tail end Of all kinds and refer ID the columns
Of his sheets for proof. We hare concluded,
after inquiring Of persons who knew the man,
he is harmless animal with abilities rather
above New York clam, though clam-like he
when he 1 s6ooi5o We kfssp hi. month shu,
bursting himself by over-exe1,ion the Herald
man must chain his windy wit else similar
tate may await him---however, it will be no
loss. When we see the Herald hereafter, swo
viii be reminded of an ass or goose, we
hardly But we will cease as we dislike tor.
turing insects. {" Go, poor f1y,') and we fear
II we notice the man further he will be so Ella
ted that he will enlarge his sheet and make it
by 4. In conclusion we assure our readers,
as. this is the first, SO shall it be the last Of
such language. as it is foreign to our dispo-
s''lon. We Rave been wantonly attacked and
we must reply in coin to suit the assailan..s
Had we occupied the position Of the wor.
thy sub, and felt our dignity so grossly insult
ed as 1t appears he considered his, we might
have forgotten ourself and penned a reply
somewhat after this fashion: 'The man who
once worked for the editor of the Hawkeye,
or eight dollars per week, and now pretend.
o edit the Bloomington Herald, in insinuatine
hat We the mighty sub Of the Hawkeye, fall
little behind the greatest writer's Of the day,
las wantonly assailed u.s. we therefore FRO.
'ounce him devoid of common sense-a mere
'o'hiug." These few lines would have con-
aimed ell that is said in the above extract, fill
ing half column Of the Hawkeye.
We would, as friend, advise The editor Of
he Hawkeye TO obtain the services of some T
'iend. whose breeding has been such as 10
ualify him for the station. to attend TO the du.
les Of the editor, when he is off his post. We
re certain that he must have blushed with
hame when he read the above in the Hawk. +
ye.