Democratic banner., 1846-01-03
W." THE BRAVE DEFENDER
OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE.

OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE.
We thought We had done with tie dough
ty champion of this famous institution, o"'
II seems that we were mistaken; for glory
in q war of inkshcd, lie daroS Us to re-
new the contest. Not satisfied with the lau-
rels he has already won by his bravery in the
use of his pen, he seems determined to add
others to the list of the slaughtered. Meth
er the wounds of the ST Louis Republican,,
nor the expiring groans of the Jacksonville
Journal will appease his wrath; but the
preacher,the private citizen ofTroy and our
humble self must all fall beneath the dread
stroke of his pen, because We dared tothlnk
for ourselves concerning jacksonville Coz
.leoe. His Sanctum Sanctorum. He would
compel us to minister to his vanity by afford
ing him another opportunity for the display
of his bravery in a war OF words; Tor we
are satisfied in our own mind, that it was
that feeling which first prompted his fatal at
tacls upon the Republican, the Morgan
Journal and o~urself. And verify lie is
right, for a great light has long been coniin-
ed under a bushel. Now let him lay the
lash upon them, and show the world how he
can write. Forhow dare such editors COM
plain of jacksonville College, the foster pa
rent of so valiant a knight of the quill
Surely it is presumption unp~ardonable-lt Is
arrogance insufferable; and for it they should
receive the whitening rebuke of his pen
But it seems that we are to be the subjects
of his special attention; and that all others
must receive chastisement for their sins
through us. Every compliant which he
urges against any one is purposely so shaped
by quotations from our language as to pro-
duce the impression upon the minds OF those
unacquainted with the circumstances that II
is as at whom he aims, and not another over
our shoulders. He thus hopes to accom-
plish double object-to wound the feelings
of those who may have Jared to ctlcnd ~hi!"
he would produce the Impression upon 9TH
ers that we alone have been the aggressor
in every instance. No doubt all this seems
to him perfectly fair, for it is according to
his nature; and we shall not complain OF 1T
we believe we are able TO live un-
der il as we'll as the Misrepresentation with
which he has seen proper to fill his commu-
'nication. We must however inform the gen
.tlemen upon the proper authorities that the
"gangreened" citizen OF Troy, OF whom he
complains so heavily, did intend to patron
ize the Academy and was therefore interest
ed in the selection of a suitable teacher;
and further that the sentiment which he
thinks peculiar to him was in a modified
sense EXPRESSED by many of the best citizens
of that village as well as soT!e oil the lruS-
trees Of the institution itself. The author
of tbe communication should have known
this, for it was not secretly but publicly eX-
pressed. He says that he "was aware that
the question of Abolition would be raised
in the minds of some";yetin the face olthhs
knowledge he gave nc intimation ola wlshto
leave the Academy until about the time OF
the arrival of his man, against whom he knew
that the question would be raised. lie had
taken it for longer time; and it was then
first known to the citizens of Troy that he
wished to leave; but not then, unless they
shou,d receive as their teacher this man. or