The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-06-25
The journal squirming.

Who writes the editorials Of the Jour
naIa is asquestion which we are unable to
answer. In the last one. q portion of the
editorial reads as if it might have been
written by q gentleman; another portion
contains assumptions that it seems strange
that any one havinga character, and caring
maintain it, should hare the reckless
ness to make. We must, however, treat
them as coming from the ostensible editor
whether they be his o. not.
Last week we copied extracts from diff.
ferent numbers of the Journal to show its
inconsistencies. We readily admit that
the present editor is not responsible for
anything contained in the Journal previ-
Gus to taking charge of it unless he vol
unfairly assumes to be SO. TO show that
he did assume the political positions of
his predecessors, we quoted his own lam
guage, saying : "In p0litics the journal
will be conducted as heretofore Every
candid man must admit that the only legit-
innate meaning Of this sentence is that its
politics should be the same as under his
predecessors.
But the editor does not admit il. He
says:
sWhen we said in our s~alutaticn that
in politics the Journal shall be conduct
ed as heretofore we had reference to the
course which the paper has pursued since
its publication has been resumed, and in
dependent Of any questions that may have
been put to this ~oficeeprior to our assam-
ing the control Of the paper"
Could any sane man understand him to
have "referencen to any such things
How could any one suppose athe same as
heretofore" to mean only a small part Of
e heretofore and Independent of any
question:" put to his predecessor BE
either intended .heretofore" to mean
ever since the Journal started, or he says
one thing when he means another. He
willing that Heretofore" should
mean since the publication of the paper
" has been resumed We might sup
pose that be meant by this its publication
under Mr.. Martin; but even this will not
do, for his politics are to be independent
of any questions asked of his predeces-
sors. Who could understand his language
to make any such exceptions The num-
Der of the journal from which We quoted
was the first under the control of its pres
ent editor, so a~heretoforen could not
mean anything else than under his PRE-
decessors.
This is certainly a very small hole for a
man who styles himself "thc champion I"
to creep out at. If the size of the hole
through which he can crawl is any indi-
cation of his dimensions, Fred. Douglas
might with some propriety dispute the
editer's right to the title Of de champion.
The journal proceeds to say:
"The editor copies some of our re-
marks from our sanitation, and tells his
readers it is q reply to the question put
by him some six weeks ago, to the late
editor of the Journal"
No amount of ignorance or imbecility
short Of absolute idioey q excuse the
editor from wilful Misrepresentation. We
told our readers no such thing. W. gave
q eextract from the Journal of the 9Th
of May, and with only . comma between
that and what follows, proceed to SAY that
that is in answer to our question. Il is
that, and not the extract Of June 9th,
which We tell our readers is in answer to
our question. No man understood us
differently, and nc honest man, except the
editor of the Journal would have had the
hardihood to say so,
ThenJournaI gets Funny.
The. editor of the Journal III his last
issue makesia desperate effort to he funny.
He says we are insane and must be sent
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