The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-11-18
THE sOUTH-w EsTERN.


the propensities of the editor or editors
I'VE don't know how to class them
of this seryile sheet having inelinations
to steal something, in the shape OF a
brother editors PROD fctions and put
ting them forth as original. All this
they dare not, nor cannot dispute, for
we know it curself to be true, as well
as others who have told us emphatical-
Iy that such was the case. But we
could look over this deficiency if it
were all the frauds the mongrels were
guilty of perpetrating. Such though
is not the case, for their craven hearts
are too deeply imbued in the black
chaos of prostitution to admit the
truthfuIness of the motto "liye and
let live" No, their sunken hearts
like base envy writhes at anothers
joy" and their polluted tonges stream
with the Yituperative lies nursed by
their self-poluted hearts. The adder
has no sting when it comes to vie with
the reeking poison of the cowardly
Islander and backbiter. Is humanity
SO fallen and corrupt that it pollutes
the sanctuaries of its own soul by the
fostering posion emenating from its
bosom! No wonder the slandering
tongue has such wonderful effect. Its
peace is murdered by the corruption
of its own miserable life, and like the
lion it seeketh whom it may devour."
Truly, misery loves company" and
its only delight is in rendering others
miserable.
The preprietors of the South Western
have, ever since our exposure of their
inability to edit their paper as they
protested, acted unprofessionally and
ungentlemanly with US. They have
retorted to none but unhonorable and
cowardly measures of retaliation. Ii
the publishing of the card of -
g. -- against US, they acted il
every manner but that of gentlemen
Not satisfied at this, the Junior mem
Der of the concern has made his derniel
retortin manufacturing and circulating
: hypocritical lies against us in private
: circles-since the publication of sail
: card, in paliation of the unprinciple'
: attack on US in his columns. If sue
a course be honorable, then we kno1
: not what honor is " act we'll you
4 part, there's where the honor lies.
!. | But such is not the case with our back
: biting cotemporary, for while they pu
i on the hypocritiCal face of silence i
4 their editorial capacity, they are bus
a in private circles stabbing yon unde
j the fifth rib with falsehoods that hay
I sting unto death" 1t is not SUI
!. possible case that editorial eourtesit
q have kept them from replying to u
It for this would have taught them
j. avoid slandering US outside of the
columns. 1t is not the true spirit
christianity that have kept them fro
= o reply to any of their cotemporarie
for while in silent contempt garbl.
o. over with hypocracy, they stab ;,
Il with their silence Yes, for viii
Il they turn the Sinking, smiling fa
of supposed silent contempt, til,
would secretly stab you were th,
safe from detection. We care n
: whatever suseess may attend their bu.
ness operations, they are mean beyo
the power of words to express; tn,
70 conduct shows that they have murd
n in their heart, and they are DETER
ac from doing the evil designs of TIL
ID heart by cowardice, not christianity
". for the latter would have taught tn,
to avoid giving any offence. There {
Il some editors who make christian
- talk who insult and wound the fe
H. ings Of the young and ardent, and th
back out behind the alter--a man "
~ does this, however high he may sta
'1' in society no matter if he is look
upon by the community as just q
n honorable--suoh man is q cowa
and should meet the just rebuks Of
I, honorable men. Reqaieseat in pa,
bis
=, ~ The weather for the past W
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