Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-08-05
The 0bserver and the Journal.

QOSetCeF. w e submit IT. OtOur Tedu-
ers, that they may see to what
lengths man viii 60 to sus tain a bad
cause, and what epithets he viii APP
ply to TIT unluck y individual, who,
even in selfdelence, applies the touch
stone Of truth to the baseless fabrica-
tons Of his perverted mind. We
also submit it to the editorial frater-
nifty, as an ebulition Of billingsgate
worthy of their imitation, whenever
they max e a batch of false charges
against a brother Of the quill. This
is all we have done in this instance
to draw down upon US this volley Of
personal ihvectiye, which serves only
to injure the char acter of the writer,
and prove that our shot have struck
home, ledying him no other alterha-
tive, but that of the man who is
proved Guilty in spite of his last en-
deayors TO prevent ito get in a
passion and rave to divert people
attention. from the overwhelming ar
ray Of ii Its under which he is with
ing. S4eh is the situation Of the
Editor Of the J0a4uaz, who, seeing
that we Dave utterly demolished eve
~ charge he has brought against US,
and his fntire inability to disprove
the charges We have brought against
him, pretends that we have sought a
personal quarrel with him; and, there
fore, fall4 to and exhausts his imagin-
alton in low personal abuse Of US
alike uh worthy Of him as nan and
an edi,oF We dislike to disgrace
our coilmn5 with said article, and
would n pt dc 50 fit were not neces-
sa ~ to Justify US for the manner ii
W ieh v + replied to that portion o.
the artifle which we deemed the pen
un8uite4 for. The old-the infrm
woman may make hel
mark, aF one replied to the British
General Tqrlton, when he said Gen
JEashinkson could not write his name
IT'S not the casket but its contents
Chat constitutes it's WORTH neither is
it the size but the purity Of the dia-
mond that is sits chiefest value. NJ
Meth er is it the bulk Of the outer
but the quality Of the inner man
that ma ses him respected; and the
Editor Pf the J0mnaZ may learn
that his size4and strength viii not
prove a sufficient bulwark behind
which ID insult age and infrnaity.-
Here is the arlicle-read it, and then
hear our reply to the CHARGES If con-
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already repned, as We
tbauohtlhecamn rantlnman 70 tbo+
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part merely ABUSIVE;
The :. Senior:' editor If ,he 0bsaI ver
has I,,hored vi,b miob, and m,in fron, III
j of rI,e c,5,,roy4rsy he,wean Il -
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eyircnel{ hos,il.. ,ow.trd hin = moo. -
,~naia az cfea,ure-,bat we a,e ;oi,;oa,sJ -,
The ~ors, Of passions 20 force him inlo ;.
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agains, his wish in yerv selr.5.(eoc, :. 49,.
:, nosj,ins, on The co.o,r,,,,,i.a vb;.h b..
pels him TO cchsure measures snnonr,el bv
his friends, thai we have COMM need tr,;
sa.e, against hin Tor dsfino 10 bnblisb !. No
per in hi same town ,yi,b onriAif. nnJI.s,
thai, we Re-. So monondIjsing IN o,r 49, H.
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nothing h fear fram H. a,,l;ob,anad II H.
sen,inaen. III +, ,as, LII, ,,,,,nf',. W.
the rysptssil,iiry 10 say hi. sa,,a edj, j. !