The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-27

A Fact.
In writing for newspaper, it is Offer
difficult to avoid the utterance of word
that arc painful to some readers. Ere
quently the exchanges we receive contain
matter which impels reply harsher thai
is common to our pen, or agreeable to on
feelings. For nearly four years we hav
written messages to the readers of this pa
per, and it has been our practice to trea
everybody kindly. Political opponent
have occasionally fired a shot at us, but 81
disguised have we ever been with the silly
jabberings of editorial quarrelers, that W,
seldom refer to the mcanness of those wht
seek notoriety by hurting cpithcts at thu
Times. We concluded in October, 1856
that a paper could be run that would work
for the interest of its locality, mind its owr
bushes, influence its readers to do tn,
same, and become bond Of union in thu
social and business relations of life-a pa
per that could recognize the gcntlemanly
character Of many of its opponents, and
at the same time urge the propriety of sus.
tanning opinions not entertained by them
Our opponents quite generally credit us
with getting up ''good paper" moderat.
but decided on questions of public policy
and worth the price we ask for it as a bust
ness and news paper. The only complaint
we remember to have seen urged with any
degree of pertinacity is, that the Times is
too respectful to opponents, and therefore
dangerous to the opposition.
Really this is not an objection that
should weigh much with those who have
been educated to regard the amenities of
life as duties we owe each other; but there
are some people in the world who have been
so accustomed to the scolding and jawing,
the pickering and bullying, which their me-
nial positions heretofore, and now, may
have acquainted them with that they scarce
ly think they are well treated unless the
village paper puts them through regular
baptising of ugly names, such as ''liar,
knave, thief and so on, Though the Bill
lingsgate calender. We are sorry there
are such men, but as it takes all sorts to
make world, these lovers of mud ard bad
eggs probably have their uses and we will
not be hard upon them. 1t occurs to us
that our convenience would be consulted if
any person feels aggrieved with the respect
full course this paper has pursued towards
other papers and individuals, such person
will send to us his name with request that
we try our skill in drawing a vivid picture
of his rascality, past, present and to come.
The saliant points in his private history
might be given so as to enable us to give
the picture as dark coloring as possible
In this way we could finish up some very
interesting daguerreotypes of those who
thus insist on the naturalization of infa-
my. -: w.,
We prefer to speak pleasantly of every
body, because the world is none too beau
tiful when each earth-worm upon it exerts
him or herself to produce harmony in our
social relations; but if the style of virtu-
peration is preferred by complainants, all
they need do is to forward their names,
description of lighter or darker
shade, as their anxiety for blackballed pro-
minence may be greater or less.
This article is already twice the length
we intended, but we may as well refer to
other little affairs in immediate connection
with this subject. We seldom respond to
the snappings of those whose bread is sup
posed to be made by preying on the char
acters Of others. An experience of good
many years has taught us that the less you
have to say to such men the more you are
public might take up an
idea that such chaps were your associates.
Just here an incident occurs to us. Wen
relate it, and leave our readers "to point the
moral -
A gentleman from London had retired
from business comfortably rich, and devoted
himself to his books. He was sensitive
old scholar, and above all things he depre-
Gated notoriety. His life was one of re-
tirement emphatically. His daily walks
were through portion of the city
somewhat distinguished for dogs. One
evening he was passing house and a
small dog ran at him, barking furiously.
Impulse told him to silence it with his
cane. Judgment said no. The puppy fol-
lowed him half block, and annoyed him
so much that presently he blazed away !;
yells brought other dogs, and the gentle
man had to fight for his life. The masters
Of the dogs, seeing what was up, pitched
into the old man, gave him drubbing, and
handed him over to Bow street officer for
"riot." When the gentleman, bruised and
bloody, was locked up to await his morn
ing trial, he is supposed to have said: 'It
/ could have remembered that l am a MAN,
and l have got to this place by responding
to the insults of dog, should have
escaped this disgrace!"
ELKADER.-A letter from Spencer Els
worth, Esq, by favor of D. X. Hobart, in
forms us that high old time is to be had at
Elkader on the 4th. A "Bill of Fare" en-
closed, gives.san idea of the particulars -