Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-01-04

that class of our citizens who were warmly
attached to his predecessor, and. perhaps, un
reasonably prepossessed against himself wher
he was engaged TO take charge of the school
The long and unhappy controversy between
the ''School Committee" and 'sOne for Many,
is not forgotten, or the unpleasant feeling
which grew out of that controversy either In
favor of, or against the action of the Commit
tee in dischargng Mr.. Wiggin, and in en-
ploying Mr.. Crosby. That either party was
to be put down as san Ignorant or malicious
rabble," we did not suppose, but that we
should have been cassed with the enemies OF
the Committees course, is passing strange.
Through all that affair, although we kept our
paper aloof from the quarrel, our feelings were
with the Commiitee-we make the frank con-
fession, whether we were in the right or IN the
wrong is another question-and of all the ten
thousand inhabitants in our city, not one was
more anxious thai the new incumbent of the
High School chair should succeed, or that he
should overcome all feelings adverse to him
and make all his warm, devoted friends, than
ourself. This was our position-our connec-
tion with MIR. Crosby's "rabble.'' The ra6-
bic! Those who do not fall down and wor-
ship, belong 10 the rabble. This rabble is
made up of taxpayers, of mechanics, of bust
ness men, of professional men. of clergymen,
of all indeed, who do not believe, and have
the manlincss To say so, that Mr.. Crosby is
the man for the station he unfortunately fills !;
the man of all others to take charge of their
dearest and most cherished interest OF the
excessive modesty of this ''rabbIe" paragraph,
we say nothing. We will only add here that
had Mr.. G. confined himself to his legitimate
duties; had he even, as editor of the Tribune
the Legitimacy of which labor is not admit
ted while in the employment of the city-treat-
ed US with common courtesy, and not have de-
seconded to the lowest blackguard level, and
cast his filings ght and left at "private char
acter" and ''street conversations" we never
should have drawn him from his incognita;
but we have yet to learn that our obligation,
to him or to his school, demand that we should
silently bear his mean thrusts and miserable
billingsgate. We propose now TO show up
some of the "Beauties" of this delectable
writer, who has made his appeal TO be saved
from the ''rabble'' of our city. We pass over
his ''nauseous rigmarole, y "unmitigated false
hoods, "adde-headed fluidity," "clap-trap,"
&C., to make room for the following descrip-
ton OF our paper:
" In decent circles, il would be summarily
kicked out for the uncalied for attempts at
personality with which it abounded but as
its existence and very breath are derived from
far other sources, we presume it ran no haz-
ard on that account. This sheet has been for
some time evidently afflicted with a serious
itching TO drop off the mask of semi-decency,
so uncomfortable to itself because so unusual
and 10 lend Itself TO every purveyor of dirty
backguardism who should offer himself 1t
has become FESTIVE under its temporary re-
straint, and takes the earliest opportunity,
which craven sneaking could bring about
for throwing it off. 1t now sails under its
own colors. 1t does not even aspire to the
possible dignity of low blackguard 1t sinks
below that, and plays the part of the most of
fenslve common sewer"
This eflusion, be it remembered, was pub
lshed before we had shown the slightest dispo-
sition 10 reveal the real person who was thus
abusing US. We appeal to our iriends-to all
candid men, if the above of itself would not
relieve us of all obligation to be very careful
in our handling of the writerl But here IS
another extract from the same article
g We understand that the nominal proprie-
tor is personally an inoffenSive man, who in
tends no more harm than he knows but I'M
fortunately for him, stress of circumstances
compels him to be taken in tow by a set of
housing hangers-on, who resemble the hu-
man species only in their ability to utter ar
ticulate sounds. Turn-coat politicans-would
be great men. seeking TO override that law of
nature which doomed them from their birth to
a congenial and appropriate liuleness of mind
and act-ruthess slaughterers of their mother
toneue-these and such as these, tester about
the Times"
A dozen years experience in newspaper
dom, and half that time connected with par
ty press, yet we do not recollect to have seen
in the drtiest columns of the dirtiest party
sheet any language that would match this and
this. too, from the choice spirit who is en-
ployrd TO mould, to great extent, the lives
of pur children, and in paper which not long
since spoke of the ''calm, dispassionate, reli-
able element necessary to give success to a
paper, which was opposed to all personalities,
to 'sirring up the waters of strife" in our
midst, and which took occasion to thank dem
ocrats-the democrats of Bath-for their lib
eral patronage! But here is more of the
same kind
"Around that putrid print the carrion Wild
Cats cluster You shall find them there of
every hue and degree-from the veteran ami
mails, with eyes of owl-like wisdom, and
whiskeIs of portentous growth, their long
tails bearing impress of the many traps they
have escaped, 80 the most insignificant kitten,
which, with snout just tufted, is practicing its
political news with appropriate grimaces -
The writers for this paper foreswore truth, as
a condition precedent to their being allowed
TO figure in such parts-most of them, indeed
caring nothing for this operation, since it in
volved no personal sacrifice, but carried them
with the current of their natural inclinatons
This motley herd-ihe Bushmen of the news
paper world-having long since parted with
all self respect, imagine all mankind TO be in
a similar predcament.
1t has happened TO us in our experience
IN life hitherto to encounter various monde