Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-04-11

action, he says he chad other reasons that |
induced him to place no dependencsa on
either our statement or affidavit" Hare
Is moro Of his personalities which have
nothing to do with the business matter in
dispute. We assure the Hawkeys we
don't quail ct any Of those threats, but Are
ready to meet him or amy snake -ike cow
ard who stands behind him, whispering.
ad-like, in his ear, like Millions f.llen
angel in the ear Of our common mother.
He next attacks us for getting or having
wing subscribers 10 our paper. We plead
guilty 10 this charge in both forms, we havs
both get them and have them; and most
certainly we have asked wings to subscribe,
and they have done 90. We state further
that wings hare subscribed 1t thts Office,
becuuse the Editor Of the Hawkeye is al
ways in quarrel BY reason Of his per-
sonal attacks upon others. If the Hawk
eye thinks we shall abuse tho wings be-
cause he has thought ft to lug them in 10
this dispute, he 10 mistaken. They sub
scribe to our paper literally, because they
are not 90 bigoted a. not to want to read
both sides. For their patronage We are
much obliged, and shall treat them as they
well deserve to be treated. like gen.leme.
wings. But the Hawkeye s,yswe have
when told BY wbiss tiiat they would mo-
take our PAPER, on amy terms, "es'es in seed
Eases told them" that we should send The
paper to them. This Is false. But now
put on ''tother boot" Has not the Editor
ofthe Hawkeys gone into democratic shops
and told the owner that he should ieusx HI,
paper there: and should want some it'll,
things, such as CIGARS, Sc? But these ar,
small matters, brought into this controver'
sy BY the Editor himself; we have to shak,
off the mud, if another is so ill.bred - Z
throw it upon us. Every one Is anxious
t. succeed in his business he is not h,
ought to be, and therefore we hav'nt deem
ed it any crime to ask man to subscribe
! Here are more Of the dirty ianuendos
"If he will deny these" says the Editor
"then will we not only prove his owl
meanness in the transaction, but chow tina
he has been guilty Of other acts more highl,
censurable," SC. Here then is the proof
Oihev acts, different acts, those that haze n,
relation to this matter, are to be drawn il
to this controversy, merely to crafty III,
editors spleen, and al this for 81 A.! Le
US be understood; Ue do ..dkny These" ant
in doing SO, we fear no evil. But we asl
the attention Of the reader to the spirit o
the editor, 80 that they may understan,
why we reply. But 10 conclude. he say,
il he was intending 10 Eight with us h,
should put oni Paticoais. Well, Pstsieoat
would quite IS well becoms Aim as brooches
"Out Of the abondence of Ahe Heart tn.
month speaketh, " and j, MAY BE- that, Rss
fic0afs being constant stryo (o he Editor
Of the Hawkeye, therefore be- thinks they
would be SO to US, and Tor tnai reason has
concluded to make onehis panoply in case o.
fight. Whar's that cans, bearing ths sig-
n5fcanf mark Of the broad sWordf
Having thus stated the case fully, We
re-ask oar readers pardon, and promise
not to take up SO much Of their time and
space again. If silence would not be con-
strued in wrong light, We certainly never
would consent TO answer such low attack
in our paper again, for surely such . quar-
rel nunquam "Dalcique onimos nopitote
tenebi."