Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-07-17


and charges This journal with lack Of mora
courage. The Republican quotes from tho
Herald our account Of the quarrel between Ba
kcr and Mills, .in order to show that The edi
Tor Of the Herald has been remiss in the per
formance Of his duiies as pubic censor apC
correcior Of the abuses which fall beneath BIZ
immediate notices" and adds:
"Whilsl we have press that will deal IL
this namby.pamby manner with offences .
qansi the laws Of both God and man, jest So
long shall we continue 10 see AID hear Of these
savage exhibitions. and they will multiply on
our hands unli they become as familiar to Of
as dog fights"
When the shooting occurred, our paper was
ready for The press. Not q feet Of any i'm
porlance, in relation TO il, was then known
which we did no, publish. To be sure we
knew which commandment, Il either, Mills
had attempted to break and this is more than
the Republican yet knows; for IL charges
Mills with an attempt TO break the slh com
mandment-sn offence Of which he is certain.
ly as innocent al the Republican is Of Plagiar.
ism. No legal investigation bad taken place
Facts that were admitted and known, We pub
lished and we had 10 right to publish any
thing else. The parties were both men Of
standing and character. They and their fam.
lilies were quite as much interested 10 having
no Injustice done TO lhem SO any Journalist
could be to get up graphic report or as the
poblic could be in reading TRADE OF editorial
nnimsdvetsion.
Bot 10, US examine foT ons momoni the
ethics Of THE immaculate censor who has
come TO teach US the folly Of lighting and soc
how his morality makes somerset from the
high. gospel ground Of uon'resistanee, into
Tho brutal ring. The Republican recommends
spauiug and .pugiism. The censor thinks
that Mile ough, to have reialiaed, ought TO
have shown Baker touch Of the 'selenoe. -
By the Republicans creed, every saint ought
10 be one Of The fancy Tho Republican
would have given in Ell 10 his hyi6s, popped
his raaulsrs into Dakor's heyes, aud battered
his mug with clenched fists but goes lie
death sgains, 'dog6ghts.' The Republican
says
I'VE think II he, tMills) had elenehed HE
6.ts. md reahated on tho Hssauliaf by giving
him, or attempting to, drubblng Ia the good
Old. fashioned way, he wonld have done suil'
cient 10 rescue his character from the charge
Of cowardieo you'd have inflicted well.
merited and aud not too serious punshmebi
and disgrace on Baker"
oh, thou pink Of peace! Thou pattern Of
meeknessl When the Herald advocates the
feroci,y Of The British prize ring, le, any one
bu, ocesaey call Us TO accoun, tor,Iemissaess
in the performance Of our duty as public
censor
Suppose now /, should torn out, that Baker
was armed with loaded six shooter, while
cowhiding Mills, ready to shoot MILL npot
the least show Of fssslaneel WHIT would
our purilis,ic censor Say 10 drObbipg Baker IL
the good old fashioned wayl Wha, was Mill,
10 dol Ne tras 10 act a. emergencies mlghi
require. II is no, the province Of a man with
Quill behind bis ear, ignoran, Of the facts
10 determine how be shoalj have acted. A
penny liner may amplify the details Of
police report 10 case Of petty larceny, or De
vote column 10 the particulars Of stfeoi
assault, resulting in the disNraogomeai Of =
fancy erava,, and no particular harm is done
the fiolh is measured, paid Tor, read and for
gotten. Blu, tho conductor Of public iourn.
al, who attempts 10 thrust himself 10 adyaaee
Of judicial inqoiry--to fores'all pubic opinion,
20 mako himself tribunal, to rendsf vetdic,'
and Judgements, wholly mistakes his true 70
cation and the character Of the American poo
pie. IIis inioiefable arrogance for any mar
10 charge Of type, sitting 10 his editorial chair
10 a,tenp, to warp mankind to the hen' Of hIs
own likes and dislikss, Facts, either admit
ted and we'll known OF proved. are the only
Unsuitable basis Of oensufe and animsn6ver.
zion upon private character. These are the
principles which govern the condust OF this
Journal. II the editor Of any Journal, by
chance promoted above bis ptopc, sphere,
iha, Of police reporter, is foOlish ouoegh to
think Of riding rough shed over every body
and every Thing wiIhou, regard IO right, b,
will only verify sgaia the cid adage: "sc, 1
teegsr On horseback and ho will ride 10 ,b'
devil"
or The Mass Nhig meeting assemblies il