Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-10-26


.ssss- For the last six weeks the individual VIC
edits sheet in this city under the flaming title OF
Tie Ctm5trland Un!oa and ANtgany County Ga
zeste has been deyong an immense amount of men-
tai labor and considerable portion Of mis- ayaila-
BILE space to oursef The Cunibefiand Cticn and
-iuegany County Gazette is doubtless great paper,
and the editor fsad paper is doubtless great man
"a good man--a man who would not, under any
circumstances lead the dear people into the slight
est error. Unfortunately for himself and his rea-
dcrs this great is possessed of nomania: one
which haunts him every hour of his existence,
robbing him Of his rest and depryng him Of his
appctitc--hc has, in fact hnmJug on the brain
lie has been spourine it all over his magnificent
little sheet aud into the and eyes Of his rca-
dcrs, until he imagines thai they have all become
infected with his terrible disease, ard much
| uunomaniacs as himself Nc have often been told
that the above mentioned individual is very fond
of being, brought into public notice, and of puff
! ing himself AMI being ''puifcd'' by others Our
limited experience has led us to the belief that this
| is true. His attack on the CIvLlAT ONLY one
OF his little devices for attracting public attention.
| Ills readers must look upon Ill his assertions as 50
many little jokes, perpetrated for their amusement
and in order to pass on his spare time. We cannot
think he earnest in his remarks in regard to
his immense circulation, because he knew that the
facts in the would not warrant it. And in his
| delicate little assertion that we had published Il
| full column of ''self-audation and baldcrdash, -
| Under the head of Intelligence" lie only meant
that you should understand that we had published
al advertisement of dozen lines, DISPLAYED to the
| length of u half column. To be sure he did not
intend 10 lead you into the hcief that We had writ
ten column in praise Of ourself because that
would have been unwarranted ftischood, and
he would never approach any thing of that charac-
ter.
We give the editor of The Cumberland Tnion
| and AAegany County G., zette this ''puH" gratis
not because we admire him, for we don't. We
don't admire the man. his character, and rc
most earnestly beg him, in the name of common
humanity, TO his professions of friendship for
us--or they are false we expected them to be.
In regard 10 the question OF circulation, have
this to say. When we took possession of this paper
on the lSt Of July, found AT the head Of the
Editorial column few lines stating that the circu-
ation Of the CIVILIAN was orc than twice us large
that of any other paper published in the county.
We did not remove the notice because We supposed
il to be correct About the 18th Of September,
the son of the editor of the Lnion called on US and
stated that the article incorrect and requested
US to change it. We replied that we were perfectly
willing to do So and forthwith modified the article
SO MS to read almost twice as large" This did
not satisfy the bilious editor, 0nG he pitched into
us with all sorts Of quotati lions, italics, capitals
and stunning points for the next mouth. We
paid no attention to him, thinking he would feel
better after working off the immense amount Of
bNkwhich had accumulated, and would then be-
come little soothcd. Since he has had this coUn-
ty cnnvasScd and has published the lists OF his
new subscribers We have had hesitation in still
further mod fying our statement as TO read that
our circulation is much larger We have not
failed at any time to do what thought right and
just, and wtendcavor never TO fail so TO do. Our
subscription is steadily increasing, and will con
tinde To do so, not systematically, but steadiiy.-
Our circulation is much larger than that of any
other paper published in the county, and our books
are aicdyS open TO the inspection o the proper nu-
thoritics who are authorized TO ascertain these
facts and to be governed by them.
We had intention Of allowing oursclf 10 be
drawn into newspaper controversy and have not
yet. We only write this article Tor the purpose of
relieving ourscIf from TIE false light in which the
editor of the Union hasIwilfully, us we think,
eLdcavored to place us.