New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-13
EDITORIAL PERiLs AND PLUCK.

The editor Of Tbs Moline (ln.) indspend.nt sn-
pounces in that paper, on the 3lst ult 40 event
somt what important 70 him, and not wholly deyod
| Of interest, We think, TO other gentlemen of the
saue profession. The ind,ptndtnt If We may credit
its own staten ept, and We suppose toat We may,
has been commenting, with whatever severity it
could command, upen what it calls the "deus Of
iniquity" in its Deis hborbood, by which it mesns
We forey the brothels, bar roCus and hells where
ahal TIE yicnsee is ofilic,ed. The proprietors Of
those festive ard popular retreats, and of those
ten ples Of the blindfolded Lady Of tho Wheel did
rot by sny means relish this criticism Of their pur
suits and old, therefore detail brase viz: David
Mead to teeeh the offending man of the newspaper
. little discretion and better manners, which David
Undertook to DO after the approved B. Brooks
fa.Siop For, sumo, oning little cohort of black.
eu,lds sDd bellies, the gallant Mead wsylaid the
jourl slist, ard, being well enforced, proceeded to
knock him down. The editor says tket he WAS
aI.o "pariialy strangled and partly doubled
" together 90 tbst our back and neck must have
beez b. oxen in another los tant bad not the beast
"sboye US been dragged of. The brute attempted
" ard :Sn rear executing other iojuris, i.ndish
"to r,l-te" Mead pe,s having assaulted aot bst-
tered TO TIE content Of his soul, Mead s continued
tie woIa with amin strument of deadly nature"
but was persuaded 70 desist "by the proup.
presentation ola revolver The assaulted went
h, e to Sbd up his Teunds-the assaulter, father
Mead usde haste TO . neighbOring Justice Of
the Peace, +. MsPes, esq Was complained
If BY one of his bosom friends, and upol the
testimony Of two Of Ike kidney, Was fned 10 the
exemplary ,um Of three dcllan. The m,ltreated
an, hoaeytr, still lives, and 60 does his new.pa.
pei 10 the very next Duloes Of which to narrated
hIs injuries, and proved that, while his body WAS
damaged, bis pluck was uhdluinished. Having
las be ss,,) bs.n "ss.siled by beat" hs hurl.
"oefsbee ia The teeth Of the beast aforesaid aud
threatens 10 use stronger arguments than words
Ito repel attacks Considering the stuff of which
Justices he Peace are made in that r-gion, AID
the low p'ics Of assaults sDt batteries, ue canno.
blame him for an ordinary act IF prudeLce; and
should Mead make a second demonstrates and
tee Editor shoe. him st expense Of ID, moro
thai Slt0, car advise 10 The Independent man is
not 70 grudse the Nancy. Lad in such casrs, is
great sOo'ser Of al Oyer.agtated system, aud q
dcse Of Steel not without considerable value. Tue
Editor Aforementioned having declared that " De
''kas been xd III the past ~ what he shall be IN
The future" We presume that be has taken the
proper prrssstoBs ant We can o.ly exptess the
tumaDe hoye that, 4 the worst cones. bis sin msy
Re s'eacy snd his son! utdaun'ed He may bs
| killed, but b. odds that De u be LETT unmo-
l--f.d. Mesi and his tail are, GU, stcnie.s, pol-
| nd III they kpnz him "a l.. I'll. .,.1
tSeo il p.TpOse, tie! VIII meet rim cSiIly OF keep
out Of bra wsy Altogether.
| lr 'his uncertain word, there are many speed
lsiiobs Which are sure 10 be n0r-rs uu1ers,iss,
among which ~e reckon the purchase Of pistols,
powder AID other ammunition, of hickory sticks
aid Of coSLide', for the purpose OF compelling
journalists to soy shst tfey have no mind to ssy, OF
70 leave unuttered Whist they have mud 10 utter
In the worst coptir gency, when newspaper con