Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-07-23
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:" The man that dares traduce, because he
can with safety to himself is not a man." p
we can have some respect for the duel
LIST who boldly meets his enemy on the
field,' and placing himself upon AIT equal
footing with his antagonist, (who perhaps
has been. guilty Of the greatest wrong one
man can heap upon anothcr) thus seeks
upon common ground repair the injury
and right the wrong, by taking the life q
HIN who is the author Of his miseries-or
falling in that, to forget his own troubles in
the sleep that knows, no waking. We can
also 70 far forget the crime, as to. respect
the physical courage Of the highway,nan
who boldly meets you and demands your
purse !; but for the cowardly assassin who
in the darkness; Of night follows his victim
with. cat-l'ke tread ana stabs him from be:
hind, we have no feelings save those o # utter
aohorrence;a sa' I'd ;;9:dit19 81 a',sccx- :
EDastardly as isssuch an act. however,
and, tfsptaved as must be the, man who can
commit such i deed,,-he is d., angel Of light
compared with (,l:ns who through the means
Of anony mous COMMUNICATIONS Industrious
j. published and circulated, seeks to iniurcc
and dcstroy'the character and reputation, Of
those to n'whess-~ social condition his base
soul can never hope to reach. We never
look upon sucha being, bearing the form, of
man. but that we feel that in assuming an
erect position, he has escaped from the one
which nature . intended he should occupy
tor certainl y7it, was intended that he should
perform the same dutics assigned to the SER
pent who tempted our common mother
The thinss--.we will not so insult, Human
nature as TO call it 4 lman-who shieldin,
himself il ancicd security, INDUCES in low,
abusive insulting anony attacks upon UPON
respectable citizens, IS 50 far morally de-:
PRAYED and daecayed as to be a nuisance not
only in theseyes Of mankind-but even the
be.ststhateperish q: scent the danger from
atar," and refuse to- breashe,s the air poi.
sohed by his. presence. as:1 5.:a .eaiza6ay
=, Therdis no Crime that evinces 50 small,
mean and depraved a mind as the one com:
m'tted BY q libeller who has not the bold
ness 70 publish bis charges and ipssinuations
overohis own signature. Tho individual
who resorts to anonymous libcls to CRAFTY
PERSONAL hatred, has not honor enough for q
sheak;thief, nor courage sufficient to rob 4
hen roost. ard is as destitute Of all claim to
sd1eecency IS the devil to piety. len 7et
We are glad that our City is fast being
rid of such social lepers- they find the pure
a'r:of Minnesota altogether too exhilirating
for their use--too much oxygen in it. fOr
perhaps they wish to, escape the tar. and
feathers at presente thinking that the brim.
strne hereafter will be quite as much a
their delicate constitutions can undergo.
These remarks are called forth from the
fact that !. case Of THIS. kind ,ranspired in
Red Wing last spring, the perpetr.tor Of the
outrage having lived in seemingly: perfect Sc
curity uatilthis week, when tlIe victim Of
his malice succeeded n.ferretins him out
Take our advice, slues, and keep shady, ,or
Ike is afer you. 'aS's f5i7 1915 lesa .saiTs
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