The Nevada journal., 1856-01-25

DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF Tive
picked up Democrat Tuesday evening and the
first thing that struck our eye, was most fe-
rocious little card therein, over the signature
of " H. I. Thornton, Jr.v 1t spoke of IN,
situations" personal to this gentleman, in the
Journal of last week, and as we did not re.
member anything of the kind ourself, we
rushed franticaly to our files to see if we
could discover in what portion of the paper
the newly discovered mares nest was located.
We read the article on Where the Moneu
Goes and then we read it over again, and it
may be owing to our stupidity, but VIC couldn't
find the insinuation." 1t simply stated the
fact, that Of the $4,000 appropriated
to the recovery of escheated estates. Mr..
Tharnton received one thousand for profes-
sional services:
We wish some one would throw out su ch an
Z" insinudtion" against US every day. We
would ask no other reparation than that they
make their words good.
But to return to Mr.. Thornton's card. We
were puzzled, non.plussed. We looked at the
subject i'll every light, and finally came to the
conclusion to consider the whole thing as
joke. 1t is true it didn't look on the face of
it exactly like joke, but it created in US an
irresistible desire to cachinate, which we freely
INDUCED, as VIC presume the public did, as
they read it. We give place to the following
communication upon the subject:
In the last Journal appeared an article
with the caption, +" Where the Money Goes, 4"
which has called forth q card signed H. l.
Thornton, Jr.," and published in the last Dem.
crat. The author of this card says be has
learned that E. q. Waite is the author of the
article to which he refers, whom he designates
as vulgar scribbling blackguard." Poor
/ little boy Thornton Like Bottom" in Mid.
Summer Nights Dream, he is "such a mar
vellous tender ass that if q hair do but tickle
him, he must scratch"
Now the article to which the boy Thornton
refers merely gives an account of the expend-
ture of twentynine thousand four hundred and
ninetynine dollars and seventy-fve cents
This the State paid to test the question whether
it could recover escheated estates. The Jour,
nal gave the items of cost. The only refer
ente made to the boy Thornton was this:
THAT no legal ability might be wanting.
the pair of Attorney Generals, one u S. Sen
ator and Judge, were reinforced by Louis
Blanding and Ii, 1. Thornton, Jr., who re-
ceived, the one the sum of $4,000, and the
other 81 ,OO0"
The truth of this assertion is admitted by
the boy aforesaid, 1--WE wish to word this in a
legal manner) who says "The fact that was
paid $1,000 is of record upon the books of the
controller" That is sufficient, little boy you
I can now sit down.
1t the aforesaid boy feels himself assailed by
the quotation given above-for he was only
assalled by the publication of the fact that he
received one thousand dollars for legal services,
how grossly have those men been insulted,
who received ten thousand dollars for their
services. But men are not so sensitive as
boys generally and it may be they have not
been insulted at ALL We rather think it was
not the intention of the article to insult any
one. We certainly do not blame him for TAX
ing the money Why he got as much at
single dash as Page would get for an entire
Legislative session.
The boy is sorry that he is obliged to take
any notice of the article or its author; but was
driven to this remedy instead OF other means
ne might hare resorted to- because as the
cautious author congratulates himself. dis
tance of sixty miles is between u.s. How
fortunate for Mr.. Waite that sixty miles are
between him and his precocious assailant |!
What Lilliputian in size, and what a Jack
Falstaff in courage Hold on Mr.. Waite
is not entirely safe yet, for says this card, "I
will here state that it is my intentio to be in
Sacramento some time during the month of
February No doubt this will frighten Mr..
Waite, who will doubtless be willing to do
anything to avert the anger of such an antag-
onist. Perhaps the Senator will be willing to
use his influence to procure the boy au office,
If he cannot turn him from his anger in any
other way.
A few words more with the boy, and we
have done. You made a mistake when you
took up the pen. 1t is an article which you
should not use until you arrive ut years of
discretion. You have assaied the character
| OF gentleman whose shoe-lachets you are
unworthy to unloose. 1t is very easy to call a
gentleman BLACKBOARD, but it is not so easy
to prove the charge. A gentleman can show
blackguard up in his true light, without
using blackguards language
A CONSTITUENT.
NEW DIGGINGs.-We learn from Mr.. Phil
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