Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-07-09
The Editorial collisios nj Fort Wayne

The Editorial CollistOe az Fort wayne.
The Shamocratic sheets all over the
country have set up terrible howl over the
collision that occurred at Fort Wayne,
two or three weeks si,cc, between j. w.
Dawson, Esq. the fearless aud sLlc editor
of the Fort Wayne Times, and Mr.. TrRSEn.
Of the Jedersonian. IL is their bull. Tor
Zcbray. as Mr.. Dawson styles him, that
is gorcl this time, hence their rage. We
copy below n statement Of the affair from
the Times, which, we doubt not, from Mr..
DAwsos's high standing as gentleman,
is a truthful exposition Of the affair
Though Mr.. ID. may not be justified in the
eve Of the law, for inhicting the just and
meritcd punishment he did upon the person
Of his jastardly and tyranica! antagonist,
yet, there will be few unprecedented minds
but will excuse him, under the circumstan-
c,s. No man of spirit could submit to a
similar provocation. without resentment,
and though we deplorc the circumstance,
we are free to admit that it is probable
that we should have done just as MIR. d.
did under similar circumstances. The spir-
IL of Border Runianism has become cx-
ceedingly rampant in the bosoms of bogus
Democratic leaders, and the game Of intim-
idation and braggadocia is resortcd to upon
almost every occasion. 1t is time the Ruff.
fans were taught by the law of Ter taiion;s
that they cannot with impunity trample
upon the rights and privileges guaranteed
to us by the constitution and laws Of our
country:
Some months since the Editor of the
.Iegersonian, put up inside of the Post Of
flee in this city, newspaper bulletin board
on which he weekly, rs his paper came
out, posted his paper for the public eye.
A month or so after that, the p NJ. erected
out side large bulletin board seven and a
half feet long and six feet broad, standing
about eighteen inches from the ground, aud
on which bad permission to post the
Times as often as it should appear. On
the day on which the board was put up,
appropriated the North West corner, oc.
cupying space of rs by 40 inches with
my paper, and to the exclusion Of all 9TH
or matter continued TO occupy it each week
as my paper came out. The editor of the
s1e6srsonian occupying his private board in
the p o. at all times, and after few
weeks commenced to use the N. +. corner
Of the large board ont side the =. o. BY
this usage had a right which all conceded
TO me Of using the N. w. corner but OF
Thursday. tho 18th juno, while l was al
dinner and before had posted my paper o
that day. the editor Of the Jcffcrsonial
posted his paper Of that date on his board
in the p. O. and also posted another Of hi
papers, not on the n. +. corner Of tn,
large board out side where he usually did
but on the very N. w. corner which hat
used uninteyruptedly from the time tn
board was put up, and while othcr parts o
the board were unoccupicd TO such an OK
tent as to take two or moro copies Of hi
paper had he desired to use so MUCH
Having thus occupied my ground. and con
scious Of the wrong he had done. he places
} himself in the door Of ColcriiIk's c0nicc
tionary shop in full view to watch the 70
suit OF his trospass, knowing that 'voul'
be soon from dinner or would discover tn
trcspass at least when i went to post III
I my paper Accordingly coming from
dinner At q later hour than usual. owing Il
indisposition, (by the way Of the p. Q. a
always dol I found the JefIorsouian 0
that date posted on my place, and con