The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-09-12
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE CREOLE.
"a Rovland for gour Oli1er.o

greet with a volley Of Billingsgate and
slangwhangery. You took occasion 10 tell
the Madisonian, that it would have been
better 10 'fll up its columns with dead mat
ter than with such miserable stuff. You,
thought il sufficiently offensive to make the
buzzard leave the form, over which il pre-
sides with 50 much ecEdt." You examin-
ed ''the ear-marks' Of our luckIess banlling
and were convinced that its author was
the smallest kind Of scraps" You felt
that we "played the game TOO low down."
and that you Couldn't atforda half inch Of
star candle in noticing such balderdash."
You may rest assured, Sir, that the
American eagle, which spreads its project
ing wings over the democratic columns Of
the MadisoniaD, and keeps its eye steadily
fixed 90 the guarantees Of the federal con-
stitution, Is not to be frightened from its
pTopriety" by the notes Of war waged
against the enemies Of Southern rights and
interests. But if "the proud bird Of
liberty" which grasps the cotton-plant in
one talon and the weapons Of self-defence
ia the other, should be hereafter transform
ed into a buzzard BY the incantations Of
"SubNosa,n we have no doubt that it
would SOC leave the position, which it
loved to occupy before its metamorphosis;
and we should not be surprised, if, in Its
changed condition, the carrion-eate found
its way TO the editorial chair Of the Creole.
You not only thiuk our 'balderdash''
more offensive than "dead matter" but
you pretend that we. 'splay the game too
low down" TO deserve your notice. We
have only TO say in reply, that if the con-
tents Of our culver have moi reached very
elevated point, ii was because the game
at which we shot, was thought TO be among
the lower branches; and an experienced
hunter may conclude, from the recent aut-
tering amongst the blacS-birds, that what
ever you may say on the subject, you at
least feel, that our aim was moi 'too lows
But-to drop this figure Of speech, and take
a little palmer English-we humbfy think
the charge Of playing the game too low
4 = L N 200
down" comes with a bad grace from one,
who seems so familiar with the lingo Of
blackguards,& the tecnnicalities Of the card
table. Such readiness and flippancy in the
usecf aash-phrases, might lead one to sup
pose that you were, al an early period o.
your life, as well acquainted with the mo.
dus Cperandi Of faro-bauk, as you have
lately been with the financial operations Of
certain other banks.
So high, indeed, is your estimate Of you
own time and talents, and so low is you
opinion OF our "balderdash," that VoI
couldn't afford a half-inch Of star candle in
noticing" il. Those who have read til,
tar%-editorlals, with which you have grace
the Columns OF the sSnake-creek Exter
minator and Thunder-bolt Of Freedom,
will certainly commend the wisdom OF thu
carefully ~hnsbanding your resources. /
would, undoubtedly, be aH act Of great foil
to waste "a halfincb OF star candle'' Of
Scraps, when a judicious use Of it-sucl
as is exhibited in Yourgfre andlfury' editor
ial Of last w~eek-might enable 'Sub-rosa' 10
swallow all the Chesnuts, Greggs, & Wal
laces Of "GascODy," and enlighten the resi-
Of mankind, to-boot. The fact is, no man
can set the proper value on "a half-inch o
star candle, who Is not onversa ut with YOU
editorial labors, and has not pondered owe
certain magnificent articles, which have
lately appeared and re-appeared on the sub.
ject Of Southern Democracy These
latter illuminations Of ''the star-capdIe,
must be regarded IS the most etudite Al.
tempt YET made 70 settle The long-mooled
question whether il was The. election q
Martin Van Buren, to the Presidency d
The United States, Or the fraudulent intro.
duction Of The wooden horse within The
walls q Troy, which caused the downfall
of'hat famous city.
~ The way, we would like 10 know
where Won bought that 'star-candlen 3
yours; for i i the most extraordinary lumi
nary, with which The wit Of man has hith
ERIC blessed che world. The miracles, 70,
hare wrought with il, are scarcely infsriot
% fhe tabled wonders Of Aladdin's lamp
Why. sir, # Ajax lebanon had been fur
niahsd with such : candle, he would Deve
have troubled the Gods with that memOrs
bls prayer for Eight bnt would have BEEF