Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-02-13
Volume IT.---No. 28.

GREELEY SUING ron his CHARAcTER.--
+ Greeley, of the New York Tribune, has
brought SANDER suit against Mr.. Gray,
! editor Of tho Cleaveland Piaiadcalcr,
laying his damages at $4,000, doubt
less thinking thereby to frighton friend
Gray; but, from the cavalier way in
which the solemn farce is treated oy the
latter, it is evident that he is confident
of his ability to make good his charge,
or that no jury would value Greeley s
character, if entirely ruined, at so high
q figure Now, we should not like to
have Greclcy's character as a gift, even
as it stood before it was ruined by tho
Plandoalcr; but the idea that any jury
would assess it, or the damage. done to
it, at $40, 900, is rather rich as joke.
but ridiculous as a serious expectation.
Greeiey is one of the most slanderous,
splceny and abusive writer's of the coun-
try, and has hitherto howled the most
hidcously against laws of libel, that have
held him in check, and restrained his
utilization of others 1t would be but
fair to present the jury in the case with
some of his articles on the subject, as
indicative of the measure of damages he
has right to expect. But read friend
Trays notification to Greeley of the
course he proposes to pursue. From this
programme Greeley viii get Gray
" On the top Of his head
In the place where the wool ought TO grow, !"
long before he gets GRAY of the Plain
dealer. 1t will require almost as many
witnesses as Satan brought to provo his
right to the soul of George III, us re-
lated by Byron in his Vision Of Jpdg-
ment:
GREELEY VS.. GRAY-Thc gist Of the
charge Of Greeley against Gray is, for
supposiug case of Consideration" for
advocating Frcmont's claim to the Pres
idency, and also supposing tho amount
of that consideration. Pleading the
truth in evidence for our justification, as
we always do in libellous or Ebellious
cases like this, it will be necessary to
take the dispositions of both the Ere
monts, Bennett, Banks, Webb, Ford.
and all the ''high contracting parties
TO find the "local .habitation" of the
Fremonts, we hereby give notice to Sir
Horace, that dispositions will be taken in
New York, where, pro tempore, one Of
these Presidential candidates did reside:
North Carolina, where one superintends
a railroad; Georgia, where cone Of
them" was born; Canada, where "the
other" went; California, where one lived
and didA.en extensive cnttie business:
tthc highest peak of the Rocky Noun
tains," where one made his mark ( last,
not least, cup Salt River" where most
Of the heads Of the late Fusion family
can be found.
The next important witness is James
Gordon Bennett. His love for Greeley
may induce him to Mink little, but al
lowances can be made for his squirting.
4 He has already testified to one twenty
thousand dollar corruption fund, sent
into Pennsylvania TO suborn the Fillmore
4 press, and which the Hon. Tom Ford, Of
Ohio. is charged with mal-appropriating
Bennett knows more than he prints about
some things, but when solcmnly sworn
to tell the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth, as sworn he GER
tainly will be, some rich developments
may be expected
We shall also take dcpositions at
Washington on or about the 4th Of March
or breaking up of this Fusion Congress,
the first rs well as the last of the kind;
in order to secure the evidence offered by
confidential committees, caucus consul
tations, and other Mariposa doings about
the time Of the Pittsburg and Philadel-
phia Convention. There is a world Of
testimony bearing on this point locked
up in secret political conclaves and Know
nothing lodges, which II Is important to
have, and without which il viii not DO
safe to proceed 10 trial. The whole
Fusion party arc TO be put under oath.
and VIC Greeley and u are to fight the
late campaign over again in legal way.
There is nothing hidden that shall not
be revealed says the good Book, and
it seems we are 10 be the humble instru-
mcnt under Providence to make this
Fusion party rcecat. We hope Greeley
will not manufacture any more Fremonts
until we get through with what is on
hand. There is good time coming.
fTleueLdnd PIutaCleuley.