The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-08-05
Phe Fight Between the Editors of the

Phe Fight Between the Editors Of the
louisville Courier and Journal.
The telegraph of yesterday apprised us.
Of a personal atfray between the editors of
the Courier aud Journal at Louisville.
1t is deeply to be regretted that the con-
ductors of such able ard influential journals
should allow their passions to be excited
and use such provocations as to tend to
greatly lower and degrade the press in the
estimation of the public. The article in
the Courier that led to the assault by MIR.
Prentice was exceedingly personal, as was
also the article in the Journal which led
to the Couraer's retort. In order that our
readers may understand the matter, we
copy the following. In the Journal, of
Monday, was the following beastly attack
upon Mr. Elliott, the Democratic candi-
date for Congress in the Sixth District:
The people of the Sixth District ought
to know the fact, if they do not know it
already, that their late representative was,
while at Washington, in the habit Of drink
ing to excess, oftentimes to such excess as
to be disqualified for occupying his seat in
the House Of Representatives. This fact
was we'll known to all of his colleagues and
to every person who knew anything about
him. 1t was evident in his face, it was
evident in his conversation, it was evident
in his walk, it was evident in his frequent
and protracted absence from his post OF
duty.
This the Courier noticed, and, after
denying the charges, said:
But, even were the charges against Mr.
Elliott true in all their length and breadth,
! is it not in the most wretchedly bad taste
for them to come from the quarter whence
they emanate? The Plug U gly editor who
makes them is notorious drunkard. He
not only takes his sprees, but it is patent
to every man, woman and child in Louis
Vile, at all familiar with his habits, that he
is regular daily drinker. He takes his
toddy as regularly as he performs any other
of his daily avocations. We, ourselves
have seen him on the public streets, within
the last few months, SO beastly intoxicated
that friend on each side supporting him
had as much as they could do to enable
him to navigate homeward. 1t is only a
short time since that, while going to Indi-
ana on lecturing tour, he was so deeply
in liquor that, in endeavoring to walk or
plank from the ferry-boat to the shore
he fell into the river. He was fshed out
and taken to the hotel in Jacksonville
where he was put to bed until he became
sober and his clothes were dried. AnG
he is now supporting for Congress, in this
district, Hon. Humphrey Marshall, who
it is well known, spent much more of his
time in the drinking saloons and gambling
hells of Washington than in his. seat on tht
floor of the House of Representatives, Oh
in attending to his duties; who now get'
drunk whenever he feels like it, (Which i:
not by any means unfrequent,) and who
at the last May election for Magistrates
was knocked down and whipped at Frank
linton, Henry County, for insulting mar
while he (MarshalD was drunk |
Voters Of the &rth District! is not tht
editor of the Journal nice man, indeed
to give you advice and instruction as tt
how you shall vote in August?