The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-06

men or because we think that CtaGrrr will
change his tactics. and be decent in this one
or any other particular. We merely call at
tention to it as a very unusual exhibition of
littleness and baseness.
We beg pardon of our readers. We have
no intention of descending herein to person
al abuse, nor to suffer onrself to be drawn in-
to a controversy Of that Kind with our cotem-
porary. The style in which he reyels would
drive from, our columns oar own readers, for
these would not tolerate coarseness and oh
| scenity tbat are his vernacnar. VIZ could
call him common and notorious liar. That
would be plain English and would b true.
but It isn't highly original nor very entertain.
ing to cur readers. We could call him an
ass; that would be true. and it is term to the
use of which he is very partial but the reriest
blackguarl in the commonest street row
handles il lavishIy. We could say that there
is no politician in Iowa 50 utterly and notori-
ously infamous as THoAAs W. CLAGErr; that
| would be true. but there is nothing original
in saying it. We might specify many facts
| which have made him thus Infamous. We
NAV do il hereafter but il isn't necessary to
| do it now We could say that he is 50 thor
| oaghly odious in public estimation, especially
in that of our loyal people, tina, even the
slightest notice of him in our paper gives
him undue consideration. This would be
true and We have computations Of Conference
| for noticing him to this extent.
The facts are, that in his haste as dema-
gogue to 1nake political capital out OF that
BLoA matter, he found himself defending
vilainy: that he had made another large al
dtion TO his odiousness in this community and
that the respectable people of this city hear
lily scorned his course in the premises We
so thoroughly ventilated him. that he whines
like whipped spaniel, aud he makes this
ptitul, malicious attack upon Mr.. HowE1i
aud Col SHELDON. CIAGgTr knows that Mr..
Howell is not in any manner responsible Tor
tie editorial conduct Of this paper. When
he ntiInstss to the contrary he is guilty OF
wiful, de iiberate fasehood His assertion
that the pretended sale Of the GA1E CiFYte
SHELDON vas only fraudulent device OF
HowELis is an utterly infamous falsehnoi,
such as only CIAGtrr coald invent or utter
Again We beg pardon Of our readers. We
have spoken plainly herein. 1t is no. often
the rebe organ pfoeokes rs to a tone 81
nearly approaching hsrshness. Bot IN tbs
above article his malicious and false assault
upon Mr. lowErt and Colonel SHELDON is :,
utterly uieaied for that it should be rehuked
When we treat him 10 excavations, we dt
} not care whether or not he gives as credit 70
doing the unpleasant business, but we hop
he will cease his uncalled for viilifcation o
private individuals. We wrote the article
referred To uurselt. we showed up CLAGEr
in light shieh evidently makes him fee
very uncomfortable and so he founders an,
I strikes GU at other persons. He was in hi
appropris role when he was defending ras
esliry IL him keep to the defense O
Blom, It was the matter missile. It's
Z weak dods - ty off as he does.
o Mr. Hose4,. can we'll afford to pay no at
tention 10 e.ttcrrTs abuse. He 50 complete
" vsnqnis 4 him prior to the lime tia
: CLAGrIr's organ was thrown into the rive
: by our outraged soldiers, that after its publ
cation was resumed Mr. Howell had 40 oc
casion to notice him Bot CisGErf felt )
5 sensibly ami painfully the seourgsngs ne ha
I received, that he continues his imbecile at
] tacks upon Mr.. HowELl, thus long after tn
latter sale Of the GATE.