Daily Mississippi clarion and standard. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-07-18

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there is some danger of the wearer
strutting himself to death. The
troupe have adopted the old motto
"Iras ct ger6a loeamus." To conceal
this is impossible-as no man canlong
deceive the world as to his true char
acter, and the world has an old fash
Toned way of weighing character with
the neatness of an apothecary.
E As it seems to be a matter OF
so much concern to the Troupe" over
the way inasmuch as we presumptious-
ly suggested State Convention in
advance of them, we greatly regret
that they did not hasten to make the
same call day or two earlier, when
it would have given US much pleasure
to have seconded the motion.
Our object in noting the endorse
ment' of the move by the Clarion,
was the same which induced us to
mention the name of other journals
which have done SO, in order to show
the sentiments of the press upon the
great question. 1t may have been un-
necessary to have noticed this exceed
ingly small effort of the Clarion d Co.,
to impress the public with its own i'm
portance, and we simply allude to it to
show up their style of journalistic
trickery, evincing as it does, very
demoralized condition, in seeking
eagerly to appropriate as an honor or
distinction, that which was never
claimed or dreamed of as such by any
one else.
The people and the press are begin
ming to understand and appreciate the
blarney and humbug which character
ICES the numerous association" over
the way, and the soft soldering policy
| (which IS so distastefnl to dignifed
enterprisc) that leads them to embrace
''every wind of doctrine" which seems
to s'belly'' their sails even for an
hour As the matter is of such mo-
ment to the Clarion, we distinctly as
sert that the call for State Conven-
ton in the Mississippian was the first
that emenated from the Capital, and
SO far we know, from any portion of
the State. The call was made subse-
quently to the appreciation of the sug
gestion by some of our most distin-
| guished citizens-among them we re-
member Judge Handy, Hon. G. L.
Potter, Judge Yerger, and Hon. Fulton
Anderson.
From the Clarion and Standard, July IL.
TAE MISsIssIPPIAN.
In every reference by the Mississip-
plan to this journal there is displayed
a spirit of envy and righteousness
which clearly indicates that our Prince
Beautiful has very sore head. He
| doesn't like the Clarion and Standard
It's success distresses him, and he splits
| forth his silly venom to the public
disgust. We begin to think that he
likes to be noticed by the "official jour
nal" for the few illusions that we have
felt constrained to make to his sour
rilous sheet, THAT paper having lost
all the dignity which characterized it
under former proprietors have been
eagerly copied and animadverted upon
in the usual bilingsgate style in which
it's editor so remarkably excels. If
he keeps on, he will soon surpass
Brownlow, and will be equally as de-
testable in public esteem. Indeed, he
is already tolerably well played out
but the superabundancs of audacity
and brass with which he is gifted may
sustain him until he is again sen
dorsed'' by sone distinguished gen
tlemen" We agree with him fully
that ''no man can long debeiye the
world as to his true character, and the
world has an old fashioned way of
weighing character with the neatness
of an apothecary." How immensely
selfapplicable this very original
maxim. a Ne.
We claim nor special .honor or dis
tinction'' for having been perhaps the
first paper in the State to suggest the
propriety of State Convention; but
we do object to the course of the Mis-
sissippian, after q week bad elapsed
from the publication Of 0lif Arst
article, anu arUcr the public puiae had
been felt and distinguished gentle
men, consulted with, that that paper
should so ostentatiousiy parade its
concurrence as "Our CALL" and place
US in the attitude Of endorsing q
proposition originating in these col
umns. But This is fully in keeping
with the Journalistic trickery'' in
which the Mississippisn has become
so proficient. We are astonished. At
no assertion that it makes. no matter
how absurd and preposterous. The
truth is; the Mississippian. under its
present management" has become a
very unreliable sheet, and its editor is
regarded by the thinking men of the
country" as the Prince of Modern
Humbugs! We hope, for the honor
of the editorial profession, that he will
learn to behave himself, and that, after
this gentle reprimand, we may be saved
the necessity Of another effort to keep
him within the legitimate bounds of
journalism.
From the Mississippian, July ~.
Our criticism on the disgraceful po-
litical course of the Clarion for some
time after the surrender, coupled
with. our reprimand for his bearing
false witness, has called forth a con-
tamntihle and c0wardlv rnnlv from tho