The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-08-19
The Denr Old Flag VS.. The
r.H FIaauttoE Lie.
Ast0R HoUsE, NV Yokk. JnlH


10 The EIItor Of Ess World:
Happening to take up in the reading room
this momRg file oi the Boston Courier
and casting nv eyes over its first page, my
attention was hxed by the word Text" ov.
era paragraph taken from the Tribune o
the 2oih iostAnt. But the commentary,
above the suhiOinsd stanzas absolutely
''stung" me. Indignantly and inyoluntarily
pronounced aloud the words, "a base lie,
&a infamous lie; the Tribune never publish
ed these infamous verses" when a stranger
who sat near, noticed my agitation, dropped
Ais paper and asked, "What verses, sir?"-
handed the "file" TO him. remarking that
the Boston Courier, in attribuiing such sen
tIments to the Tribune, was guilty Of the
lowest meanest malice, and deserved the re.
probation Of every honest reader. The stran
ger, having perused the lines, returned me
the paper and asked, "WhSt blame do you
attach to the Boston paper? BLAINE. SIR"
repeated: IL charge it with willully and
mAlciously libelling the Tribune. The Tri
bune never published those infamous verses"
"But the Tribune did, sir" rejoined the stran
ger. "You must surely be mistaken" again
urged. Not mistaken at all sir" coolly
PERSISTED the stranger; and added: 81 dis.
tinctly remember having seen them in the
xnbune q short time ago" Said ], "Par-
don me. sir, you may be right. will go to
the Tribune Office, and il find it did not
pablish them hope to find you here on my
return, which will be soon" "You will
find NE here until Monday afternoon" SAID
tho stranger quite calmly. seized the tile
OF the paper. cut out the disputed article, and
departed for the Office Of the Tribune. Ar
rived there, applied to a gentleman who
appeared TO have the general direction there
in. asked, "Did that Showing him the
copy ever appear in your paper?" He re
piled, mot to my knowledge" He called
an assistant. and asked him the question,
"Was this ever published in our paperr-
The second gentleman replied also, "Not to
my recollection" Hastily leaving the office
started to return to the "Astor" TO con.
snce, to whom related the incident. My
friend advised me 10 return 10 the Tribune
Office and 60 TO the editors room. did SO
and found not Mr., Greeley, but one of his
associates. put the previous question"
to him, when he owned up "it had appeared
originally in the Tribune!n' "When did it
appear in the Tribune" asked. He refus.
ed and declined to inform me! turned to,
an assistant, clerk perhaps, who stood near
and r peated my question. He replied, "l
can't say precisely, but think it was q lew
yeors since" "Why did it appear in the
Iribune?" again asked. Because" said
he, "of some peculiar circumstance, p
"What circumstance" angrily asked,
could justify the Tribuue or any press to
assail the dear old flag in such an infamous
manner?" The fellow made ME no reply
but moe king laugh. Need say that l
left the Tribune Office with mingled feelings
Of chargrin, humiliation, and indignation,
and that did not return hastily to the AS
tor House? To ''the stranger l owe an
apology; to the Boston Courier another: but
to the New York Tribune my hearty con
tempt and deep detestation. The ''organ" Of
the Federal Administration it characterizeS
the symbol OF our nationality as "haunting
lie;" the official mouthrpiece Of the Govern
inent, it tells the brave and noble sailors of
our navy that "old glory" shields a pirates
deck" What will be the response Of our
''brsve boys'' in the field, when they read
the invitation to Davis and his rebels, "des.
troy it, ye who can" What say our mer
chants, when it calls upon the PIRATES Sem.
mes and Maffitt to "deep sink it in the
waves" together with the cargoes it was de-
signed to protest. And oh! depth of ina
my, it, the "organ," the "mouth piece" the
guardian.par egcelenee Of the "Union" ()
and the country, proclaim to the world that
our STARRY fag'' is "hate's polluted rag"
AN OFFICER CT THE U. 5. A.