Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-31

Oh an dut1irinS punt
The compassion which we naturally enter
tain for those of our Northern fellow citizens
who real the Register, has prevented us
from presenting too many occasions for the
display, by himself, of the editors greatness.
We know very WE'LL without his telling us of
the fact, that Mr.. CoLFAx would willingly
re-puJHsh every thing which might be ut
tered in reference to himself We were con-
scious of this from the fact that in our list
of exchanges we have never known anything
personal to that gentleman to appear, which
did not afterwards find its way with flourish
of trumpets to the columns Of the Register
The COlfarian style of composition - that
is to say, the peculiar style which keeps the
author, in the infnitude of his-own-self, up
permost in the mind of the reader, had be-
come little too common to the columns Of
the Register. The returns of the last Octo-
Der election, showing Mr.. CoLFAx "StW
alead," and the comments of contemporaries,
setting forth his ,co'lderfal popularity, were so
frequently re-puJlisleI in the Register, that
we, in the simpliciiyof our nature, have fore
borne for some time to bestow any additional
favors, by which to produce such happy re-
suits to our former neighbor.
1t is true, that without the knowledge Of
that editor of the Sentinel, toward whom Mr..
C. entertains feelings of such sublime senti-
mentality, little paragraph or two, noticing
his merits, copied from other journals, did
slip into our columns, inducing calamitous
results, such rs none who have not read the
Register can appreciate or understand. In
addition to this unmitigated atrocity, the
former editor Of the Times not long ago, in 4
moment of forgetfulness, incidentally alluded
to the member Of Congress from the Ninth
District, in the course of notice made of a
certain change in the character of the RocLes-
ter Flag. That accidental ttoo line notice of
Mr.. CoLFAx, the only thing we have written
of him, or about him, since taking charge of
the Sentinel, induces an efferescence through
the Register of almost three-quarters of a
column, part of which we have placed at
| the head of this article for the edification OF
our readers.
Now, Mr. CoLFAx, ga few words seriouslysi
/ The editor OF the Register should bear in
mind that the controversies, other than poll
teal, between him and us were begun by him.
self, without any just cause or provocation.-
He certainly has not forgotten that when he
desired, in the midst of his abolitionism, to
elicit favor from certain Old Line Wings, on
whom his success, if not his nomination foi
Congress, depended, he coolly set himself to
work, attempting to make himself an object
of sympathy, by falsely representing himself
as misrepresented, politically, by the editor OF
the TTmes-an individual who hal never at
tempted to place him in false position. He
should not forget that his most unusual way
of communicating his articles to another pa
per, and afterwards giving them double pub
LEGATION by transferring them to the columns
of the Register, was as peculiar to his charac-
ter for cunning as creditable to his reputation
for meanness, and at the same time such as
might naturally be expected to bring quick
retort from the person assaulted. He should
bear in mind, in the midst of his late unscu-
puIous assertions, that those of his readers
who give attention to the contents of the
Sentinel, also, will know that he falsifies him
self when he charges us with following him
up from week to week with coarse malignant
abuse"
o, no. dear and highly appreciated" Mr..
CoLFAxl-" Surrounded as you say You are,
ably an army of generous friendsl" and emit
tied, as you will have the world understand,
to scat in the United States Congressl how
should We dare, an humble private citizen, to
approach your almighty imaginary presence?
Think you, sir, that ace would attempt to
draw out LEvIATHAN with hook? or his
tongue with a cord?'' Do you suppose we
"would put hook in his nose? or bore his
jaw through with thorn?" Have you an
idea that we would venture al to play with
him as with bird? or to bind him mp for
young maidens?"
We will lay no "hand upon him, but re-
member the battle and do no more!l"
KANSAS IrEMs.-Leavenworth now con-
tains population of eight hundred. and is
"stiil growing"
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