The Empire County argus., 1854-04-15
Corresnondence of the Argus.

TO the Publishers Of The Empire County drgus:
GENTLEMEN In the la,t number Of your paper,
you copy an election notice to which is appended
my name as County Judge. Having done that you
proceed with certain editorial remarks from which
call attention to the following:
eve copy the above, giatts, for the benefit of our
readers in those townships where the election is to
be held The Judge probable forgot that those in
tcrestcd were entitled to the information through
the newspapers, and neglected to give it to us
1t should have been given 10 all The pape1S In the
cou,ty Notices relative to an election, are not of
party private nature. In publishing them, no
invdous distinction should be made. Let the po-
litical complexion of the papers published in the
county be what it may, courtesy due respect to
the people, and common respect to himself and
his constituents, should induced the Judge to have
rendered aH notice to Of the papers, and if he
conceived the county too poor 10 pay for its inser
ton, the gentlemen connected with at least one of
the papers have liberality enough to publish it
without charge"
LAS far as the publication of legal notices of %
private character concerned, we expect nothing
from the county officers. We ask nothing of them.
They have established press of their own to con-
troll public opinion, and to publish their own and
such other advertising as they can procure. We
find no fault with this. But certain duties devolve
upon the Judge. lie has a notice to give in which
al the people arc interested They have 1ieht
to know it through all the channels Of comnunica
ton that are open to them 1t is not to be expected
that any one paper circulates extensively through
out every precinct in the county and even if did
justice would require that all the papers in the
county should &c made a medium to circulate
election notices at least. The task of writing out
notice is not SO arduous, bether are the duties of
the Judge so nultfarious that he could not send us
a copy Even if he should chance to have a ner-
sonal plque against us-or conceive himself sighted
because We TO not fi to taud his hgal Qblhfies
he has no right to be discourteous to those who
elected him to the place he fills and by implication
insist upon their taking certain paper if they
would be advised Of the orders Of his Honor"
Since, gentlemen, you claim to be so veyy liberal
hope that having, in the columns Of your paper.
made direct attack upon me a County officer,
you will, through the same columns, publish NV
reply.(D
Your paper has raised itself in my estimation
lnsinuations and nnuendocs are cowardly SIAN
derous, and dishonest. Direct charges ALWAYS have
the merit Of peng manly.
have seen in your paper good deal Of COM
plant against the Court of Sessions, and against
persons whom you designate as ''the c0t.ntg off,
cerS,'(2)
nm Judge of the Court of Sessions, and am
County officer But while you confined yourselves
to sweeping general charges, however 'lnfounded
they might be did not deem it essential to notice
them.
As a specimen of the sweeping charges you are
in the habit of making call your attention to three
sentences in the words following
~As far as the publication of legal notices of
private character are concerned we expect nothing
from the county officers. We ask nothing of thin,
They have established press Of their own to con-
troll public opinion and to publish their own and
such other advertising as they can procure.n
The words, 'tle county o6ice,s,n taken in their
usual and most known signifcation imply aH and
not part merely Of those who are county, as oon
tradistingushed from township officers | am a
county oihcer, and so are Thomas Hcwes and James
Mcknight county officers | do not now own. and
never did own farthngs interest in anv news.
paper establishment under the canopy Of heaven. !
will venture that you will yourselves say, that you
did not intend to include Mr.. Hewcs and Mr.. Me.
Knight in the allegation that "thc county officers
haye established press Of their own"
You do not directly say, but you insnuate, that