Columbia gazette., 1854-01-28
TO THE PUBLIC.

TO THE PUBLIC.
Ny letter of the 9th of January to
the Editor of the Gazette, asking the
publication of special message to the
Common Council of Sonora in a posi-
ton, and with such type that all might
see and read," has called forth quite a
lengthy editorial from the editor of the
Sonora Herald, in Justification of the
position aud type, used in the publica-
ton Of the paper referred to. pro-
pose short review of the editorial of
DR.. L c. Gum. After the publication
of my letter, he comments by saying,
His honor has never been connected
with the press" or he would nos have
written this letter. TO the first part Of
this sentence, [ answer in the affirmative,
by saying that never was connected
with the press" and Iyet have to learn,
that it is indispensable to be CONNECTED
with the press" to learn what is courte-
Gus, and due from an Editor, III tie pub
ication Of a message, Of the character
of the one spoken Of. ! will here state
for the especial information Of Dr.. l..
G. Gum that if | never have been
connected with the press" that nv
pursuits in life have been quite as honor
able, as that of the gentleman, if he s
the Editor of little mountain paper,
and fortunately connected with the
press" Whether | should have writ
ten the letter Or not if had ever been
connected with tic press" I conceive
have a tetter right and also a better
opportunity to know, than DR. Gunn-
| challenge the Doctor to disprove
single sentence in that letter. What
are the statements. That the message
was placed in the back partof the paper;
ana that it vas put in , ely nall type,
that ii was placed under the heat! Of
"Ns,o Adrertissmepts." Does Or Gum
attempt TO deny either Of those state
mcnts. Ee does not; lut admits them,
and pleads that ''The uniform custom
pursued by the Sonora Herald hereto
fore, as by other papers, has been to
publish Messages, Ordinances, and 9TH
er Documents, ordered to be printed, as
advertisements" and says "by looking
over the flies of the Herald ever since
the organization of the City,in ISL ':;t
3clI Je seen that tAe s0ae course has teen
fo:iotred as heystofors. I Join issue with
Doctor Gum upon these statements, and
] say positively that the records will
prove this statement is not correct. I
will first refer to the Herald Of April
23d Of last year, and ask the gentleman
for bis especial information. to look in
the column next to the Editorial re-
marks, and he will find my first quar-
terly message to the~Common Council,
and not under The head Of "Nee,c Ad-
rertissmsats' as he says. I suppose he
viii say that that being the FIRST mes
sage / had sent in to the Council it was
honored q little higher. Well, as I have
brought up one case, in which there was
. deviation from what the gentleman
calls the ''1niform custom' that sufiices
70 establish the falsity of his statement.
But to show that every statement of gen
tlemen ''connected rith tie pr $50 is not
true, | refer to tie Sonora Herald Of
Nov. Goth, 1858, and ask the gentleman
to look Immediately following the pro-
ceedinrs of the Common Council, and
he will find my third quarterly statement
to the common Council, and not under
the head Of "New advertisements and
in neither case with small type as that
used for "Poetry and Nsao Adrertisc-
mentso
There is a cause or motive, with
most men, that impels them to action,
and do not think if any unpreiudiccd
mind will take up Dr. Gums comments
on my letter, and read them over atten-
lively but he will see at least some of
the motives why my message appeared
in the "IIcrald" under the head, place
and type that was used; 10 prove what
prompted the Doctor TO take different
course than the ssusual custom,'' [ will
give two quotations from his Editorial.
"N did not express the ris,cs of tie Edi-
tor and again, he says "now as this
special message was adverse to an enter
prise in which the editor has taken a
part" In this the Doctor has BETRAYED
his feelings, and the true cause of not
printing the message according to ''us-
u0lenstom' is very plain to be SEEN
DR. Gum says that he was requested to
publish the message in very large type;
very likely, and that he will cheerfully
republish it in any part of the paper
designated. | answer in reply that
crouch to no man; no, not even to one
that is connected with the press;n that
owe the Herald Office nothing. al
though I've been amongst its best pat
rons; and its Editor, nothing, more than
the common civilities of society. which
/ have always paid. That when / want
any thing published to suit me, that
will not be governed by the say SO, of the
Editor Of the Herald.