The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1860-11-14
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Eaito, Star of the North Philemon John
gives up, thereby virtually acknowledging
himself a falsi(yer. This fact is now placed
upon record for future use and renders his
paper impotent for further evil. AS falsi-
flyers are always boosters, he omits no op
portunity of magnifying himself through his
paper. BY implication he boasts of his "de-
cent English" See specimens in his last
weeks paper. Thus,-"Our friends done
nobly in little Wyoming" In another
place, "Liltle Sullivan done remarkably
we'll" | will not multiply instances, merely
because, while his deficiency is proverbial
it is subject OF commiseraton. | should
{ be ashamed 10 kick ''desd lion," much
~ ore Palemon John, since he is afraid to
attract further notice, even by so much as
again elevating his ears. Therefore [ will
not ask him TO apply 20 myself all of his re-
fined epithets, such 'decent English"
blockhead," imbeciIity of intellect"
! "noisy cur" nuisance and the many
other names he has used until ii is sup
posed he has exhausted his vocabulary OF
applied 10 one person, lik two negatives
destroy each other, and like boy throwing
stones in the air, hits no person but himself.
He thus betrays all the "imbeciity" of
crow looking.ou1 of his cage and halIooing
stcaw" at random and the ridiculous ma
lignancy OF his own "noisy cur" in pursuit
of his TAIL running round and round in a
circle, with all the ardor Of veritable combat
His performance reminds me of a certain
ignorant editor who became noted calum-
niator. Being asked by friend how he
managed 10 elacken the characters of men
80 effectualIy without having any educa-
ton he replied 81 first sci down the name
of the man that want to libel | then go
| TO work and charge him with every crime
that ever committed myself"
As my motive for pointing out more of his
! falsehoods has ceased, and as the mind re-
fuses TO dwell long on the pakitude of falsi-
| flying editorials, | am indisposed TO pursue
| the subject iarther. But have been advised
10 call his attention 10 an item in his paper
OF the 18th October. He says, 1--WE would
respectfully advise him 10 get some re-
spectacle Member Of the Bar 10 assist him
in getting up his Indictment in order that
there may be no flaw in it."
| Palemon John is requested TO name a
single indictment with "faw" in it, during
the time | have been District Attorney.
They are matters OF public record, and can
be easily shown if true. | pronounce the
above TO be not only a libel, but an unmiti-
gated falsehood, manufactured from "whole
cloth" The Indictment against Frederick
Nicely, is the only one upon which any
question was ever raised that | now re-
collect, and that has been sustained by the
Court. ascrbe no credit 10 myself. II
has happened TO be my good luck 10 have
no "faw" detected .hus far.
In Russell on Crimes, vol. lst, page 24l
read as follows: ''Words spoken of a per
son in respect of his office or profession are
slanderous, if they impule incapacity, ol
want of some qualification necessary &c
carry on the Office or profession of such
person" When such words are printed
and published, suppose he knows wha
crime they amount 10. He had better no
felcllate himself TOO soon upon what have
concluded to do, as the law allows me two
years in which 10 decide what ought 10 OF
done ! doubt whether the fear of gettin!
besmeared should deter US always from de
stroying s.inkards.
) E. II. LITTLE.
Nov 5th, 1860.