Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-30
Tha Empire.

The Empire.
David Clark makes his valedictory in the
Empire Of Saturday, and retires from It's man
agement, having disposed Of the establish
ment to Messrs, l. r. Kelly 4 Co. The new
proprietors Of the Empirc make their bow 10
the public in a very handsome style, announc.
ing improvements intended 70 make the En-
|pire worthy an extended patronage.
We have not the pleasure Of a personal nc
quainiance with the gentlemen who nave be-
come the proprietOrs Of the Empire, but we
greet them with good feeling TO their new
field Of labor trusting that a difference Of
political sentiment will never be the cause Of
hard feeling or unpleasant controversy be-
tween us
The above is the manner in which the editor
of the Journal welcomed the present proprie-
tors Of this paper TO the city Of Dayton, When
we read the notice, we congratulated ourselves
that we should find in him, although a politi-
cal opponent, an honorable gentleman, and
one who was sincere in what he said. We
could not believe, Notwithstanding We were
warned by Republicans as we'll as Democrats,
that so smooth IN exterior was so foul within
thar such professions were but the studied
acts Of a consummate hypoerite. We have
been residents Of Dayton but two months, and
while we are deeply grateful for the many acts
Of Kindness extended to as by our fellow-citi-
zeus, irrespective Of party, we must admit that
brief as has been our residence here, the course
Of the editor Of the JourHdl-his vindictive
jealousy at our endeavors 10 succeed in the
enterprise in which we are ~engsged-his un-
scrupulous and false charges-his oA-repeated
attempts to induce his party friends to with
draw their ~patronage-has been such as to
prove the truth Of all we heard in regard to
his character prove him one Of those who
"Can pray upoi occasion, talk Of heaven,
Turn up their goggling ~eye.lalls, rail at vice,
Ds~emhe, lie aud preach
As for the defalcation in the county Treas
ury to which, under cover Of an anonymous
correspondence, (for we honestly believe him
the author of the articles which have appeared
in his paper on this subject) he alludes, we
can only say that we know nothing of the mat
ter only by what we have been told, not being
a resident Of the county at the time. What
ever may have been the causes which led to
it, we are certainly in no way responsible for
it, and no honorable man, we care not how
bitter his political feelings, would even by in
nuendo insinuate that we should he held ac-
countable. We have said that we know moth
ing of the matter but what we have been told,
but if our informant is correct, the Journal
editor should be the last man to call in ques-
ton the action of the then Treasurer,-the nu.
merous acts Of kindness which the editor re.
ceived at his hands-acts which preserved, al
least for the time being, the Journals credit
should forever silence all denunciation on the
part of the editor of that paper in regard "a
that transaction. We have never been bene-
fitted by it-can the Journal say as muchi
We never applied to the county Treasurer to
save n note from prOtest-can the Journal
say as much2 Certain it is, that had we ever
done so, and had we ever received such favors
we should not turn upon the man, when mis-
fortunes = overtake him. Ingratitude is the
basest of vices, and he who practices it, we
care not what his position or professions, is
deserving the severest censure of a communi'
ty where honor, truth, and humanity are look
ed upon as virtues,
AS we have stated upon n former occasion,
we do not wish to laden our columns with per
sonal controversies, as we consider them OF
neither benefit or interest to our readers; and
should not have done SO to-day, but for the
fact that the editor of the Journal has seemed
determined, for the last few days, to compel
us to engage in it. If he, henceforth, prefers
to continue tiff he believes that such a
course can add to his reputation as a man and
u Christian, If he believes it will build up his
establishment and break down the ENPIRE-
he is perfectly welcome to continue ii. For
ourselves, although we shall not hesitate to
attack the doctrines Of n party which we con
slider wrong, we have lone with him, personal
ly; and have more faith in the liberality, intel
ligence, and honor of the people of Dayton,
than to believe such a course on the part of
our neighbor will either rebound to his credit
as a man, or benefit his paper,