Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-08-31
Personalities.

The last Tree Democrat asserts that
it had "neVer made any personal attack
upon" US. As iothe Author of the article
which contained this statement, this may
be true. For it is notorious that the ed
itor was absent, and that the editorial
chair was filled by gentleman of this
place, whom we always respected for his
literary attainments and high moral stand
ing. But little did we apprehend that he
would use those talents for which the PEG.
pie ofthis County haze so recently elena
ted him, Ito mislead the public in reference
to the course we have pursued towards
the editor ofthe "True Democrat" In
the article which he devoted entirely to us,
statements are made which are without
shadow OF foundation, as our paper
compared with the former numbers of the
"True Democrat" will show. We do
not wish to accuse the ''erudile'' writer of
that article with falsehood-he certainly
had not examined the back numbers of
the "True Democrat" closely, or he never
would have so grossly misrepresented US.
The first personal attack came from
the "True Democrat" as reference to
the papers will show. We did not reply
for two weeks. for the reason that we al
ways have abhorred these low PERSONAL.
ties between politicians and more especi.
ally between newspapers. But when at.
tacks were made npon our candidates of
SO low and defamatory character, we
were compelled to take the position We
did. And if We have anything to regret,
it is that we did not treat them with more
contempt.
We have no desire to quarrel " it'll any
one, and much less with the editor of the
.'True Democrat" and if he will in future
take more consistent course and rec
ollect that there are others in this world
besides HIMSELF and not attempt to defame
the characters of all opposed to him in
principle, we will treat him accordingly.
THE SIXTH REGIMENT.-Three com.
panies Of this Regiment arrived at st.
Louis on the 18th inst, and were taken
on board the steamer Buena Vista which
left that evening for New Orleans. The
remaining seven companies, we learn, on
the day following departed on the steam,
err Endora and Ne plus Ultra for the same
destination
The paragraph of which the above is a
part is He.-Irue Democrat.
We did not intend to say any thing
further in relation to the paper which was
stolen from our Office, but the above at
tack upon our veracity compels US to call
the attention of our readers to the matter
again.
The paragraph to which the "True
Democrat" refers, in using the above lo,o
epithet, is one which we are willing to
submit, for correctness, to a discerning
public. We did not accuse the editor of
stealing the paper, but merely stated that
it had been taken and that our office had
been broken into. But we now ask, if
stolen property is found in the possession
of any person, would not the conclusion
be that he had taken it-unless he could
show how it came in his possession?-
"That Signal which was stolen on the
Sabbath previous to the election, which
was "teeming with Misrepresentation"
Ito use the editors own language, was
in his possession and getting its "deserts"
long before the dawn of the following
morning. This is a simple statement of
facts, and if the editor can claim any hon.
or from such acts, we are willing that he
should wear the lGurels.
CANAL.--We learn that the water has
been let into the canal from Marseilles to
Peru, and that it held water as we'll as
could be expected.
DHL1RluM We call attention to the
following:
"Philip Worcester, our County Com.
missioner elect, will be salutary check
upon the reckless extravaganza and
shameful Encouragement of our county
affairs that have made, for years, our
commissioners court motor ious.- True
Dem the 1lth
"We have made no specific charge
as yet against the proce edings of the COM
missioner's court in years past, but we
,ciI hereafter.--True DEM, the 18th.