The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-08
DENoeRAT OFFIeE. july 27ti,,

DEMOCRAT OFFICE, July "a tn.
The above lote, though dated the Esd,
received through the post office on Thursday
evening last. The request it contains shall
be most cheerfully complied with.
Is0nfess was much amused upon reading
this exceeding luiicrous document; and
though evidently conceived in q bad temper,
shall not initiate the spirit of tts author in
ny notice it.
Io9 essay to pass Judgment on my motives
IN publishing the editorial to which you al
Jude. Would it not have been in better taste,
thou testy eustodians Of the characters of "a
large and respectable portion of our citizens
first e have learned, from the proper person.
what was the true intent and meaning OF that
editenal.2 Would it not have comported
more with that indignant feeling you so POM
p0FSly affect, to have informed yourselves il
the language used was INTENDED to be pers0naI-
ty offensive. before you 50 rashly did that
which you must evidently have thought would
result IN demolishing The Mississippi Demo-
crat, and crushing beneath its Eains its young,
inexperienced and presumptuous Editor p
Nay, my former patfoHs, discretion IN this
matter would have proven much the better
part of yalor; for had yon been prudent enough
TO adopt different and wiser course YOU
would probably not now occupy 50 ridiculous
apoSition as you do in the eyes of that COM
manity whose fair fame rests so heavily upon
your shoulders.
If yen supposed for one moment that the
reception OF such note as the above would
lstimiiate me- as the Editor ofan independent
journal. from full, frank and bold expression
Of my sentiments upon any subject ola pub
lie natslFe, you will be deceived. have mark |
ed out for myself = plan OF operations for this |
campaign. ard if life and health are spared me, |
3 / shall most certainly pursue it to the END
| shall speak of political parties-of the effects
OF their acts upon our common country, and
more especially upon our section-at all times
plainly. shall endeavor to perform my duty
in the position occupy firmly, faithfully and
a. efficiently as my feeble abilities will permit;
and am determined to deal your party. or
gagizatiaa and your candidates as numerous
blows as ( you had never appended your
names to t ais bellieose document.
8 l am title curious to know what you
expected to accomplish by this step. If it
was to insall tor intimidate me, You have SIM
ply failed. lift was to injure me pecuniariy
and to detra It from the influence Of my jour-
nal, the failu Re is equally signal, for you con-
tubuted, "a ssuTe you, precious little to eth
er If to maj Infaeture little capital for your
sinking party. / am persuaded that, instead of
Strengthening your cause, you have weaken
ed it ever. here in Columbus. The only thing
YOU have succe eied in doing, ifsnch was your
desire, is "a get your names in a newspaper
more pronIineni " than they generally appear.
1t would have been well for you to have con-
sidered. that the members of a party whose
leaders and prss ] daily epithets to their op-
ronents. such. 70 instance, as 9disunionists,u
lave no r ght to complain if the tables are
turned on them.
/ will conclude this article with the single
,emark. that ifyo can detect, in the editorial
.Iluded to in your letter, desire, expressed
II implied, on my part to question the mo-
Ives Of anysone. I, viii confess that you pos
;ess more wisdom al ID literary acenBaea than
his community ave ever given majority
4 Won credit 43r.I II lprint, in another col
lmn, the editorial nuGp estlon, which Is mead
III TIE Deeisii,. "a 1e--7Te Duty Of the
S,,,ts ;, that every onesn iayread it and judge.
N himself Of the nuour;et y or the charges you
make. II. unfortunately, there De some VINO
anIot comprehend the al tlcfe IN IT'S entirety,
nd choose to apply ISOLATE o sentences 70 IheIn-
elves, it is no fauitof mi ne, and they have no
GIT to COMPLAIN.