The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-08-08
a'olitital ami Mi1tellaaeous.
THE GREAT INCONSISTENCY

lNSoNSloAE
! Of the n. Y. Tribune is well shown
up in the following text and COM
ment. That the two articles did ap-
pear in the Tribune there can be no
I doubt:
The Dear Old Flag VS.. The Flaunting
Lie.
ASToR HOUSE, n. Y, July 25.
TO tie Editor Of the World:
Happening to take up in the read
ing room, this morning, file Of the
Boston Courier, and casting my eyes
over its first page, my attention was
fixed by the word "Text - over a
paragraph taken from the Tribune Of
the Goth inst. But the common
tary" above the subjoincd stanzas
absolutely "stnng me. Indig-
nantly and involuntarily pronounce
ed aloud the words, GA base lie, an
infamous lie: the Tribune never pub
lished those infamous verses, when
stranger who sat near, noticing my
agitation, dropped his paper and ask
ed, " What verses, sir?" | handed
him the file, remarking that the
Boston Courier, in attributing such
sentiments to the Tribune, was guilty
Of the lowest, meanest malice, and
deserved the reprobation of every
honest reader. The stranger having
perused the lines, returned me the
paper and asked, " What blame do
you attach to the Boston paper?''-
Blame, sir, repeated, charge
it with wilfully aud maliciously IL
belliug the Tribune. The Tribune
never published those Infamous vers-
es. But the Tribune did, sir" re-
Joined the stranger. /" You must
surely be Mistaken" again urged.
Not mistaken at all, sir, cody
persisted the stranger: and added :
u distinctly remember having seen
them in the Tribune a short time
ago." Said |, {; Pardon me, sir, yon
may be right. l will 60 to the Iri-
besve office, and if l find it did not
publish them then l hope to find you
here on my return, which will be
soon. "Yeu will find me here un-
til Monday afternoon said the
stranger quite calmly. I seized the
file of the paper, cut out the dIsput
ed article, and departed for the office
of the Tribune. Arrived there, |
applied to a gentleman who appeared
to have the general direction there
in. l asked, "Did that Showing
him the copy ever appear in your
paper?' He replied, Not to my
knowledge He called an assistant
and asked him the question, was this
ever published in your paper? The
second gentleman replied also, not to
my recollection. Hastily leaving the
Office, I started to return to the Astor
House to confront the stranger, when
| met an acquaintance, to whom |
related the incident. My friend ad-
vised me to return to. the 71ieune Of
flee aud 90 to he editors room. l
did 50, and found, not Mr. Greeley,
but one of his associates. put my
previous question to him, when he
owned up it had originally appeared
in the Tribune. "When did it ap-
pear in the I1Tbuue % again asked.
He replied, Il can't say precisely,
but think it was few years since.
"Why did it appear in the Tribune, .
| again asked. Because of pecu-
liar circumstances. " What cir
cumstance," l angrily asked, "could
Justify the Tribune or any press to
thus assail the dear old flag in
such an infamous manner?' The
fellow made me no reply, but a mock
ing laugh. Need | say that | lett
the Tribune Office with mingled feel
ings of chagrin, humiliation and in
dignation, and that I did not return
hastily to the Astor House? To the
stranger | owe an apology +; to the
Boston Courier another; but to the
New York Tribune my hearty con-
tempt and deep detestation. The
''orgau'' of the federal administra-
ton, it characterizes the symbol of
cur nationality as a g Haunting lie,
it tells the brave and noble sailors of
our navy that cold glory shields a
pirates deck What will be the