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

.Mr. Editor Dear Sri ar not ac-
customed 10 appearing before the public
in the capacity Of a public writer, but, sir,
| must beg the privilege of a short space
III 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 a subscriber 10 his paper for
some months, and with Job-like patience,
have submitted 10 his barbarous mulila-
TORS 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 editor-but when /
happen TO see my intimate personal
friends, assaiIod, mIsrepresented and abus-
ed, ! can no longer brook such alrocious
invasions of everything decent, rcspecta-
bic and corteous, without entering my
earnest protest, and expressing my abhor-
renee of the man who is guilty of it.
Only a few weeks since the editor of the
Bugle, in his usual fippant and ungener-
Gus style, attempted 10 casligate the au-
thor Of a letter from one Of the Eastern
Slatcs-an extract of which was publish
ed in your paper-slmply becausethe wri-
ter happened 10 allude TO tle notorious
course of the BugIe, in misleading emf
grants, and magniiying the advantages Of
his particular locality, 10 the disparage-
ment of other greatly more favored por-
lions Of the state. Now, what that letter
contained was not only palpably true, but
it did not even hen 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 a most sublime
ly ridiculous air Of injured innocence
actually having the audaciiy 10 claim truth
tilnesS % and accuracy % for all his
absurd representations and gyratives.-
Truly, this is an age of wonders, when
such a maD-pursuing such a course
can have the impudence 70 set himself up
among respectable men as a specimen of
y%eraci,y 1t reminds me strikingly OF
The prelentions 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 favor
lie vile Billinsgaie 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
a courteous and refined gentleman, with
good judgement and fearless in speaking
the truth. And were not the truths spo-
ken in that letter So apparent and well
known, | would take some pains TO show
up the facts and figures as they exist.
But l must notice one more fragrant a
buse of editorial privilege.
In the number of his paper
dated the l9.h 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
duplici,y and double-dealing Of a certain
aspirant to a high official position, and who
was attempting by false appearance and
representations to secure the sulirages OF
The people living in the locality from
which the "News" eminates. That ex-
position was successful. The facts set
forth proved true and could not be rebuff
ted. The effect was not that the individ-
ual referred to-who, by the bye, seems
to be a pei brother Of the Combination
was run clear out 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 cannot reply 10 the an