The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-18

saw the proprietor sitting out on his from
steps. Apprehending no danger, w
passed along, and when we were opposi,
him. he beckoned US to stop, and we did
SO, still experimenting no danger. He
came down off the steps, approached us
in . very friendly manner, and said,
Unless you tell me who wrote tina,
article, / shall hold you responsible, and
you are the man for me to pitch on to !"
We replied Every well.'' and that we
should not tell him. li
Said he svon fpil7 ~ s.Sdt
We said we "should not, for it was no,
rulable for publishers to give the names
| of their correspondents" q
With that he appeared to fly in pas
sion. and drew from behind him horse
whip, which had there been concealed,
and which his friendly manner had pre-
vented Us from noticing. and commenced
laying il across our shoulders. saying,
with q half-suppressed oath, that he
would lash US through the streets. But
we concluded not to run just then. aud SO
that part of his fun was spoilt.
When he had lashed u.s., as we tho't,
about enough. fan honest acknowledge
ment, we presume, that that much was
deserved we took three or four steps. in
pretty quick time. [.ran'' would have
been shorter, and just as true and was
out of his reach. He did not follow up,
but psssed around the corner of the
house to the east door, where some other
man was Standing, and there stopped. I'd
We offered no resistance, but turned
and asked him If that was allg If he
had got through Under the circum-
stances, = splendid exhibition Of daring ]
He said he had not !! 50 we do not
know what he may have in reserve for
us! e But we give him due notice, that
we shall not quietly submit to any further
indignity at his hands "All right SO
far, but any more is unnecessary" seems
implied in this conclusion -l
A stranger from the East who witness
sed the transaction, remarked to bystan-
der, "well. now. that Is brutal! Your
society here is nearly as bad as it is in
Kanzas !" This seems to indicate
that the Eastern man came from the
West. Under the circumstances, how
ever, reversion of these cardinal points
is excusable. s.i.ss. s,., ~ \.
Such are the main facts connected with
this disgraceful affair. and we regard il
as an effort, on nthe part of certain class.
to crush out" the American Eagle, ;"
and drive us from the town IUmph !!
suppose we did lie. and refuse to make
reparation, does that make US any the less
martyr to the cause of morality p
Havn't we. the cagle-eyed sentinel over
the morals Of the people Of this county.
a right to grossly libel and traduce, for
the sake Of the good cause /? And don't
YOU see what glorious thing it is to-
suffer therefor, if you can only fool the
people into the idea that you have been
punished for opinions ,sake7-that you
are martyr to principle Havn't you
read that the "blood of the martyrs is
the seed Of the church % and who knows
how much sympathy and support we may
get, if we only make the people believe
that the Eagle is sacrificed for its advo-
cacy of morality? Bah my friend,
don't you know that humbuggery wins.
nowadays ?"l But We. give all such
due notice, that "Me thing can't be did r'
As. in this case, the head and front our
offending, was simply refusing. as every
editor is in honor bound to do. to give
the name of our correspondent to the
public. And for this we must suffer the
indignity Of a logging. THE public un-
derstsnd that you were fogged for ira
ducing the character Of q respectable
citizen by publishing statement which
you acknowledge did not contain the re.
motest semblance Of TRUTH
Do we live among civilized people. or
are We surrounded by Border Rufians
Is this enlightened America or are we
in the Papal dominions. and Thomas.
the Inn Keeper" made Censor of the
Press? I'' Thomas. the Inn Keeper"
nor no other person, has ever attempted
to assume such censorship Of the press
in this county. SO long as that press re-
Trained from lying about them.
We wish it distinctly understood. that
we are not to be driven from our posi-
ton! For we regard this attack as not
particularly called out by the publication
Of !" Chronicles" but as an effort on the |