Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-07
The Gaxette..The Lectures.

The GazettessJhe Lectures
When we wrote our honest convictions
about the introduction Of the partisan or
sectarisn opinions Of the speaker into
the lectures furnished by the Young
Mems Association, We knew that we
were rejecting the opinion Of large
portion Of the community. 1t is q thing
of entire Indifference to lis, whether the
matter or manner of our article pleases
the Gazette, but his structures convince
US Of the truth Of trite adage =" that
certain classes of mankind will boast Of
the possession of that Of which they have
the least" As an example; a rogue
will boast Of honesty, hypocrite
of religion, bankrupt Of wealth, and
fool Of superabundance of knowledge
or common sense. The Gazette editor
may belong to one or more of these
cIasscs. For our part, VIC have just
lived long enough to realize that we know
but little, but with that little we have
learned what estimate sensible men
place upon personi6cations of pompous
vanity, and blusterers, who, we're it not
for the protruding ears Of the ass, might
deceive the community into the belief
that they are lions in fact.
There is another system OF tactics
which appears to be favorite one with
the editor ct the Gazette. 1t is known
more Familiarity as "the cry Of stop
thief" system, the meaning Of which is,
that a pick-pocket standing behind bis
victim, with his nose over his shoulder,
and CRYING out Justify, "stop theft
"stop thief"-is at the very moment
rifling the pockets of the individual in
advance Of him. The propriety Of the
application of this metaphor to the Ga
zete is manifested by his repeated cen
SIRE Of the use Of personalities in news
paper warfare, while he, at the same
time, is bespattering every one in his
way. We have laid down for ourselt o
rule of action from which we will not
dcviatc, and that is, not to descend to
the use of personal reflections, unless
we arc necessarily compelled to do so, in
order to reach our opponent by getting
down to the level upon which he stands.
The Author Of the Impending Crisis.
We find in an exchange the following
from the Congressional Globe, LIST Scs-
sion, s5th Congress, 1878, part I'd,
page 1850:
'Is SENATE, Monday, April s, 1858.
Mr.. Biggs said: want to disabuse
the mind Of the Senator from Massachu-
sets and those who read this book as
to the reliability of the author on which
he relies. Who, then, is this Mr.. Heller,
of North Carolina, relied upon in the
Senate of the United States az evidence
from the South of the state Of Southern
society? l speak from authority that
cannot be doubted. Hinton Rowan
Heller, the author Of the Impending
Crisis is a native of Davie county,
North Carolina. His first appearance ia
active life was as clerk of Michael
Brown, a merchant of Salisbury, North
Carolina. Mr.. Brown is an elder of
the Presbyterian church and after Hell
fer removed TO Salisbury he also Joined
the Presbyterian church, and, SO far as
was publicly known, conducted himself
with propriety. After living with Mr..
Brown several years as clerk, it was un-
derstood at Salisbury that he formed a
copartnership with MIR. Coffmsn in the
book business, and LETT for the North to
buy in = stock Of books. He did not
return as expected, but shortly thereafter
went to California, and there, or shortly
after his return, wrote a book called
Land Of Gold He returned to Sails
bury about 1854, where he remained
some time without any apparent bust
ness. In the summer Of 1856, as is re-
ported and believed, he procured surety
for and obtained money. He, however,
about that time left for the North, where
he now resides, never since having re-
turned to North Carolina. After leav-
ing North Carolina he changed his
name from Heller to Helper; and it was
disclosed last year that, while clerk for
Mr. Brown he purloiued from him three
hundred dollars, and, after an exposure
by Mr.. Brown, Helper making a merit
of necessity, himself publicly coufesses,
in hand-bill which l have before me.
this thieviug on his part, and excuses it
upon the ground that he was enticed to
the act by some ambiguous express
sion of friend Of his that it was allow
able for clerks to SO do; and the further
excuse, that it was an indiscretion of
youth, although, at the time, he vas in
full staudingiu the Presbyterian Church,
and, as he says himself was seventeen
years Of age. 1t is due to the Presbyte.
rlan Church to say that this man is not
now member of that Church. Now,
sir, when and why he altered his name
l know not, except he defines Helper,
one who helps himself from the purses
OF others without their consent: and,
therefore, considered the change of name
appropriate to his character. He Is a
dsshonest, degraded and disgraced man.;