The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-01-15
DeIectabIe SANDER.

DeIectabIe SIander.
When we first read the extract below in
the filthy and blackguard sheet published at
Shawneetown we treated it with that silent
contempt with which all attacks should be
met coming from a backyard, whom an
honest man would not wish to elevate even
by the notice necessary for an exposure of
his rascality. We knew, that wherever the
editor ofthat paper was personally known, his
abuse would be our best eulogy-and our pa
per having more subscribers in his own town
than his paper, and we personally known
there, no attack from that quarter could by
any possibility injure US. But when the ar
ticle is placed directly in the hands of our
fellow citizens at home, by a sheet supported
by small portion of them, though the editor
be rival IN his personal blackguardism with
the first mentioned editor, yet denial Of the
libel may not be unbecoming. Nothing more
might be necessary for a full refutation of the
vlllainous charge to those who know the men
nothing more TO convince every good citi-
zen that it was an ill-begotten libel got up
in pure malice and rascaIity-than to say
Turney wrote and Huntington copied it
Although young in years, vet we are old
enough as an editor not to permit ourself to
be in the slightest manner disturbed bv
blackguardism. In entering the profession, a
man, whatever his character must make up
his mind to come in contact with portion of
the dregs Of humanity fettered to the press
like galley slaves to their oars, who can no
more avoid being blackguards, than man
can help acting out any other character he in
herits from nature. But. to the article:
SANDERS DID DISGRACE HImsELr.-In
spite Of all we could say and do, Sanders
would TRY" to take from Cairo that which
did not belong to him. We learn from good
authority, that he was prevented by officer
Tanner, from taking some of the furniture
belonging to his recent master Mr.. Holbrook
on board a steamer, after he had had it taken to
the wharf boat. Poor little Sanders-we al
ways thought that he was MEAN. but never
suspected, until recently, that he would
STEAL.
Sanders, now that you have been taken
up into good society, do quit pilfering. Your
WING friends have right to expect that YOU
will mend your ways ShaUneetoun Id
Uocate.
In denial of this charge, it need only be
said, that portion of the furniture used in
the Cairo Delta Office, we purchased of the
Cairo Company's Agent Mr.. NJ. A. Gilbert
and that after using it eighteen months
when on the point of removing it with our
other property, it was levied on by the con-
stable as Cairo Co. property, against which
company he held an execution, and denied
the right of the Agent to sell. The property
was of course left till the matter could be le-
gally settled. We have since received let
tiers from SAID agent, telling us that portion
of the furniture was proven the property o.
the Company, and that it could be properly
levied on, but that the other was his own pr
vate property at time of sale, which wa:
promptly returned to his hands, as his or oul
own possessions.
Now this shows the honorable character we
have always borne, when an enemy, embit
tered by our articles slicing him up, and he 6
lawyer, in looking over our past history fol
some disreputable act of which to make per
sonal capital, is compelled to pervert the
facts of an entirely honest business affair." tt
injure US. We, only need refer to the more
respectable citizens of Cairo, and to the agen
himself, for the truth of our assertions. Here.
after, all such personal attacks shall pass IN
noticed, as this had been till it was published
directly at home.