The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-03-18
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tor of which has presumed to speak slight
ingly Of the Prairie Nears. Before we
condcscend to notice this impudent editor
and his "catch penny" sheet, we will
offer an apology to our readers for lower
ing our self to his level. Since our en-.
trance on editorial life, we have endcavor.
edto keep within the pale of genttemanly
decency and decorum but as an old say
ing goes" fight the devil with his own
weapons" we are under the necessity OF
descending from our usual dignity to play
the game of dog eat dog"
Some weeks ago we spoke of the prac-
ticc some editors had of publishing parts
of stories from Northern newspapers
getting pay therefor at the rate of two
cents line, and cited the first chapter OF
the tale entitled-'' Richard Hoffman" as
an instance. AT the same time, we de-
nounced editors who Were guilty of such
Yankee tricks, as being mgentlemanly
and accused them of belyng themselves.
1t seems this editor of the Examiner
published the first chapter of Richard
Hoffman" and our remarks riled his feel
ings considerably, but in attempting to
justify, shows himself as perfect ninny
as ever disgraccd tripod. From the
tenor Of his leader in regard to us, we
presume he took the article all to him
self, though, at the time it was pemed,
we could not, nor can we now call to mind
the name of a single paper in which we
saw the story in question. 1t attracted
our attention before we became connect
ed with the Prairie Nems, and feeling
confident we never noticed it in the En-
amiaer, of course intended no allusion to
that paper. Indeed, we did not particular
ize; we merely spoke of, and condemned
the custom, but as the cap fits the Err
aminer man, and he seems anxious OF the
honor of wearing it, we repeat, it is a
swindle, a cheat and an imposition. If
the Examiner. and other papers of the
same feature will place these stories
in their advertising columns and charge
for them at their usual rates, we'll not
have another word to say but as long as
they impose such stuff on their readers,
and can only whine out the miserable
apology-1 the first chopter miH repay
pernsal, tie acdole story can he chcaply
obtained By tie rery moderate outlay Of
tuo dollars in u subscription to tie New
YORK. Ledger, so long will we persist in
saying il is cheating, a swindling ope-
ration, and the editors publishing, the
guilty parties.
AS to strutting ourself the censor Of
the Press" we disclaim all such ambi-
ton; but We possess and we intend to
exercise the right of saying just what we
please, in reference to what we consider
humbuggery and imposition. His in
timation of an intention, on our part, to
mislead by saying two cents per line was
the pay for these advertisements, is false.
We do not exchange with the New York
Ledger, and of course, were not invited
to publish, but we have authority, 0or the
truth Of which we will stand, for saving
two cents line was all offered to some
papers, and is it reasonable to suppose
the Ledger would offer some che price
and others another!
We are willing to admit Northern lite
ratuM, at least some of it, is worthy of
patronage; but when such under-hand
tucks and low. means are used to bring it
into notice, We say it ought to be "ta-
booed and kept from the Southern peo-
pie" This dolt Of an editor in connec-
ton with our hostility to abolitionists,
want to know why we don't come ont for
a separate confederation, instead of fol-
lowing the path of a defunct party. I'VE
tell the impertinent Jackanapes we love
the Union and we love our own native
sunny land, and we desire to see herpros-
per and increase in power, instead of be-
ing wasted and destroyed by contentious.
But our hate for abolitionists is no less
than our love for our own home, and when
we are convinced we can no longer re-
main in the Union as equals--as freemen,
enjoying the same liberties as Northern
ers, we are for separate confederacy.
But we cannot bring ourself to a willing
ness to see our fair land rent and dis
tracted by civil war, merely for the graft
fication of despairing political party.l