Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-03
For the Palladium.
ECHO TO BUGLE BLASTS.

Mr.. Editor Dear Sir-I am not ac-
customcd 10 appearing before the public
in the capacity Of public writer, but, sir,
| must beg the privilege of a short space
IN your columns this week, for the pur-
pose of noticing some OF the animadver-
sions Of your pugnacious neighbor-the
editor of the Council Bluffs Bugle -
/ have been subscriber 10 his paper for
some months, and with Job-lil,e patience,
have submitted 10 his barbarous mulila-
liors of the English language--his base
and unwarrented misrepresentation and
| reiterated falsehoods-have borne with
his peryersions Of the duties and prive.
leges Of an cditor-but when
happen 10 see my intimate personal
friends, assaiIcd, msrepresented and abus-
ed, can no longer brooi such alrocious
invasions of everything decent, rcspecia-
bic and corteous, without entering my
earnest protest, and expressing my abhor-
renee of the man who is guilty of it.
Only few weeks since the editor of the
Bugle, in his usual fippant and ungencr-
Gus style, attempted TO casligate the au-
thor Of a letter from one Of the Eastern
Siates-an extract of which was publish
! ed in your paper-slmply because the wri-
Ter happened TO allude TO the notorious
course of the Bngle, in misleading emil
grants, and magnilying the advantages of
his particular locality, to the dsparage-
ment of other greatly more favored por-
riuns Of the state Now, what that letter
contained was not only palpably true, but
it did not even then tell half all the truths
Yet upon reading the letter, his Majesty
of the Bugle pretends to have his hair
spring sensibililies set to vibrating at a
furious rate, and assumes most sublime
ly ridiculous air of injured innocence
actually having the audacity TO claim truth
JllneSs } and accuracy CD for all his
absurd representations and gyratives.-
Truly, this is an age of wonders, when
such a man-pursuing such course
can have the impudence 10 set himself up
among respectable men as a specimen of
veraci.y 1t reminds me strikingly OF
the pretentions of that other thing floating
down the river with an apple--m the fa-
bic. Next thing we hear will be the ID
rebuking sin. But Notwithstanding the
editor of the Bugle reSorted 10 his layOr-
ite vile Bilinsgate epithets, in noticing
the author Of the aforesaid letter, yet ev-
cry one who knows the author of that
letter, as know him, will pronounce hin
courteous and refined gentleman, with
good judgement and fearless in speaking
the truth. And were not the truths spo-
ken in that letter SD apparent and well
known, would take some pains TO show
up the facts and figures IS they exist.
But must notice one more fragrant a
buse of editorial privilege.
In the number Of his paper
dated the l9h inst, see an article head
ed, THE biggest thief cries thief first
Wolves abroad" in which he refers To an
article published in an extra from the Of
flee Of The Nebraska City News, the OBJ
iect of which appears, was TO expose the
dupliciiy and double-dealing Of certain
ospirant TO high official position, and who
was attempting by false appearance and
representations to secure the sullrages oil
The people living in the locality from
which the News" eminates. That ex-
position was successful. The facts sci
forth proved true ahd could not be rebuff
ted. The effect was not that the individ-
ual referred to-who, by the bye, sssms
to be pei brother of the 'combination -
was run clear cut of the Territory, and
Immediately look shelter under the wings
of his "kindred-spirit'--lhe editor Of The
Bugle. Their accumulated spleen must
! be vented. They oSnnot reply 10 the an