Warren telegraph. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1857-1861, 1857-02-21

Tho motives arc diverse and the moral attitude
~ different. The lady had an undoubtcd right TO
protect her authorshp Of the tale and to develope
any transgression against 1t. But there 10 nothing
like hssvisg before eesdsmnisg even an apparent
criminal-and In departing from this salutary rule
by resort to the Adpertiser her relative commit
ted an error Of Judgment which we may fairly Offset
against that into which one of our Warren young
ladies fell when she refrained from appearing be-
fore the public eyc even % disavow the vaguely i'm
puted authorship. The Providence lady's talents,
we doubt not, enable her to afford all the latitude
which imitaton would dare Ito presume upon.
We shall not believe, unless upon better author
ity than the Adrertissr, that while the intellect
ual fund which supplied tho original tale is
unexhausted ts fair possessor 10 forward to divest
herself Of some Of the sweetest attributes Of her
sex-a reluctance to impute guilt. and desire to
spare the feelings ofwhoever may err without crime.
As to her "injuries," over which the Adrerfiser
fegns to weep, it strikes US that the implied
pliment to her production, by its imitation 50 long
after the freshness of its publication was over, and
she had received her pay from the publishers, might
we'll blunt the edge of her sense Of injustice. She
certainly has reason 70 entertain spirit of re-
vcnge, now that the facts are explained. Wehave
no idea that the Advertiser would have been allow
cd to figure in the matter at all had she or her bro
ther been aware of them. Since circumstances once
nearly favored us with her acquaintance, we have
to regret that they had not taken such direction
asMoull undoubtedly have prevented resort to
the venality of the Advertiser. Thisbrings us back
to Glass Ill Of Zoology, the Providence specimen
of which has something to say about " "gallantry."
Were it not for his inveterncy in fslsehoOd, his
pretended analysis of our gallantry would merely
show his ignorance Of the meaning of words. We
are not particular, however, to his definition Of
that quality in us, long he expressly confesses
that it is entirely different from his own. He then
informs us that his gallantry is Of n stamp which
leads him 1--WE give Lis own words) "t to right the
wrongs Of fair woman, so far as may be compatible
with strict attention to business What is this
but an open shameless avowal that his gallantry is
brought into exercise ony by dollars aud cents
that unless his greedy palms receive the coin, the
"njuries of the fair may 80 unredressed. while
he is ready to infict very unfair Injuries" for
"business consideration Out upon such gallant
ry Shame on such mercenary conservator Of
literary morals! Is it surprising that such terms
" coll-blooded," " dishonesty" silly" rogucry,"
&c. &c. are readily used against lady by one who
thus proclams his shame'
The Advertiser speaks Of advertising" our pa
per "gratuitously." This put us in some fear, be-
cause he probably never did anything gratis in his
life, except abuse and such notable exception in
our favor would expose US to the dsreputable sus-
picion Of fellowship with him. But when we found
that he "called us Names" Wa dismissed our
fears, knowing that though we might suffer much
with the public from his praise, We should surely
gain favor by his censure.
The sncer that the statements which, he says,
rest entirely on the authority Of the TELEGRAPH
editor" unworthy Of belief is pitifully wretch
cd. Who does not see that, since even the Adrcr-
tiscr docs not pretend that wo are pan;eeps Grim
inis, we should naturally be the second, if not the
chief person aggrieved by the alleged deliberate
crime and we confess to amomentary indignation
on learning the cond-hand nature of the tale on
which we had bestowed our commcndation. But we
are glad that not only "galantry," but the ab-
sence of circumstances seemingly complemental to
the offence, combined with general principles Of JUS
tice in giving our to the young ady's statement
before we would join in denouncing her. Is it
likely that wo would allow ourselves to be hood
winked by trumpery evidence in such case or,
as the Adrertiscr seems to intimate, become ac-
complice after the fact, having been victmized in
the first instance The rules of human testimony
give to our representation of the case after due in
quiry, something Of the weight which would attach
to acquitta of the young lady by the fair author
ess herself After the low standard Of editorial ve
racity presented by the Advertiser, do not won-
der that il should esteem editorial authority very
questionable; but it will remember that there is
a. much difference between us in veracity as in gal
lantry.
We might point out several other absurdities in
the Adrertiser's articles as, for example, its non-
sensical allegation that we do not know what con-
stitutes plagiarism but admit that plagiarism has
been committed, and something worse BESIDES"
which the Adrcrtiser wisely omits to define How
preposterous too, is it for that sheet to proclaim
our innocence, then revle the young lady and con-
clude by telling her that she owes all her annoy
anccs to us
The Advertiser editors medical advice only ex-
hibits ;gnornnce. We can 80 we'll spare the use of
the razor on our head that we need not spare the
application Of the strap" to his; the shower
bath" recommended we will omit while all the
water in existence is hardly sufficient for his pur
6cation; and a. to the Pills." we have only to
say that il he speaks from his experience of their
good effects, they cannot be good for u.s. If they
are wholesome for reptiles, they would certainly
poison our system, and we shall be careful not
to meddlc with them--a caution which he will do
well to initiate In regard to those nostrums adver
tissd ~ harmless to the human race but fatal to
vermin Of al kinds. This timely caution may save
his life,--for notwithstanding the puffery Of the
Advsrissr, they may really possess the virtues TO
which that scnsl print 10 ready to swear, in its
I" strict attention to business" eag0 ~