Eastern times., 1855-04-05
Characteristic.

The Tribune OF this city, which seems to be
under the control of as precious set of public
defamers and retailers Of low abuse and pot
house vernacuIar, as ever defaced the columns
of a newspaper published two anonymous
communications in its issue Of Saturday in re-
ply to one in the Times last week, from our
Wiscasset friend, in one of which writer,
signing himself Troy" puts forth the fol-
lowing language:-
Mr.. EDIRoR.-Does the snarling THer1es
who furnishes the acid and wormweod for the
Times and the Mirror expect TO deceive any
citizen of Bath by dating his choleric missiles
from Wiscasset1 If so, let me justIe his con-
hdence little in the ART of covering his tracks.
and tell him his c,oven foot is traced wherever
he winds his venom-encircled track He NAV
make his ink dribblings hail from East, West,
North or South from the altar where he once
prayed for stipulated sum per diem. or from
the internal pit, and they are the same harpy
brood. None can mistake his snapplsh,
green-eyed progeny; they all come limping
into light midst halo of sscidity and bitter
ness often poured out upon those who never
did him aught but kindness.
Whoever will turn back 10 the files of the
Eastern Times, when the gentle 1hersites
traced the image of himself on pages odorous
with helebore and nghtshade, poppy and
gall, may see the original of much of the arti-
Gle in the last Times, which it appears could
not be carried to the proper height of sublimi-
ty without journey to Wiscasset TO catch
such poor inspiration as one of The County
buildings might afford him.
We flattered ourselves that upon the exit of
late odorous scribber in the Tribune, who
essayed TO do much for the enlightenment of
our citizens, that the people of this community
would not be again subjected to the humilia-
tion of seeing public press in the hands of
such choice stirers up of strife. But it seems
we were disappointed. His mantle has fallen
upon one who feels very mighty, but who
lacks the ability 10 do such marvellous things.
We do not feel called upon to take up the
cudgels in defence of our respected fellow cit
izen, who sells at "public sale,'' in the Ian
guage of former writer in that paper, flor
there is no one in our community who does not
understand that the mean, contemptible filings
Quoted are intended to apply TO our friend and
predecessor, JoHN T. GILMAN, ESQ., but in
consideration of the fact that he is meanly and
cowardly assailed by low scribbler, without
the least shadow OF reason, on account of a
communication that he never even saw, and
could not have written. The people of this
community know the gentleman so well, that
it will matter very little what the pimps who
wallow in mre of personal abuse say of him.
In regard to Mr.. Morse, he has always en-
tertained feelings of high regard, and we
might, if disposed, relate a circumstance of
which we were long ago told, where Mr.. G.
incurred the censure of some of his political
friends, for his public commendation OF Mr..
NJ. But This is unnecessary. Suffice it TO
say, Mr.. Gilman has never furnished US
line for the Times in which Mr.. M. was in
any way alluded to.
In justice to Mr.. G., then, we call upon the
publisher of the Tribune, to retract the foul
statements of his editorial corps; and we
would advise him in future to see that innocent
individuals in community are not made the
subjects of such base attacks.