The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-07-20
I he Anti-scatter,ng Champion.


Mr.. Holbrook, ofths Peru Telegraph who. after
being kicked out Of all other parties and factions,
is now, We believe, the valiant champion Of the
"ASTrScArrrRiNG PARTY" in the last number of
his paper has devoted column and half to
abusing US for the course we have pursued in re-
ference TO our county matters. He exults in be-
ing linked with sheriff Hurlbut-and regards it as
an honor to be permitted to rank with such men.
&c. To this we would merely reply that Mr.. Hol.
brook is welcome 10 lis new companion and all
he can make BY defending him, for at best he is,
ike Holbrook himself only our lsapings, and if
these Samese Twins can find any consolation in
eacho;hers mpaniOnship, surely we have no iaul;
to find
We have no objections whatever to SIr. Hol.
brooks making all the fun out of our articles he
can they were all written in good earnest, and
made up of plain statements of facts; and
We are inclined to think his Jan' will turn out
like that of another distinguished customer at the
county crib who, in his mirthfllness, addressed
his reply to the statements We published last
winter, in reference to pauper expense, made ont
by DR.. Rowland to the fun loving public 1t
may have been fun TO him but it was anything
else TO the tax payers
And as to the authorship Of the articles signed
NJ in this paper, Mr.. Holbrook in his comments
displays about as much ignorance as he generally
does on other subjects about which he writes. Bat,
as We are ever ready to impart instruction to the
ignorant, we would here repeat what has been said
before in this paper,tha all the articles we have
published over the signature Of NJ were written
BY the junior editor without any aidfrom the sen
ior whatever And We would further state to our
sleepy friend that most of the articles about which
he has been whining and fretting for the past year
have come from the same source The senior ed
replying to the low, vulgar abuse which has ap-
peared in the Peru Telegraph about him. And as
the junior had just commenced writing his little
pinfeather editorials" he could find no better sub
ject to practise upon than the rotten character of
Edmund 5. Holbrook and the intensity of Mr.. II 5
wrath at those Juvenile" efforts has been source
OF not little amusement to him as well as the
senior. As for the English language, it would
be- pity il we did moi know more about il than
Mr. Hulbrook does although we have never been
engaged like him in teaching the 40 abs, neither
have we ever been kicked from country school
house for making too free with some of the larger
pupils. We doub: not that Mr Holbrook can con.
jugate verb or even parse a sentence in his own
way, but We must say honestly that no paper is
received at this office which contains more false
syntax or bad English than the Peru Telegraph.
We agree with Mr. Holbrook however, in one
assertion he has made, and that is that an editor
should have flair understanding of few max.
inns from Count Dorsay" We deem etiquette.
as well as common sense. essential properties Of
an editor, but who can help smiling when they
are associated with the name Of Z. S. Holbrook
Why, he is the very model of impotence and stu
pidity, and we leave it to every man who knows
him to say whether this ia not a fact The course
he has taken in our controversy with sheriff Hurl
but shows his impertinence; for, we are informed
that Mr. Hurlbut does not thank him for med
ding with his afiairs-he prefers to have rs little
to do with such friends as possible they are lik,
the man of SCOT, wherever they touch they lesv,
a stain.
, It is useless for Us TO follow this anti.scatterin.
champion nv farther; he Is mere cvpher il
community at best--vithout influence or character
And although his vanity is continually promptn
him to thrust himself before the people for fivor'
they, disgustcda,his frequent appearance give hin
= ngcod, hearty kick and send him back TO where h
beloug,-n obscuri;y and disgrace,
"---------To bear the fate,