The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-06
THE EDITOR OF THE REBEL ORGAN
IN HIS ROLE AS DEEAMER

IN the Constitution Of Saturday morning
was the following editorial which We copy en-
tire:
James B. Howell, after having become
bankrupt in character as an editor, made 4
pretended assignment Of the GATE CRY to
''my nephew Sheldon, coupled with the
announcement that Sam. Clark would carry
on the business of chief editor Of that paper,
"untI further arrangements icere made
1--WE, like many other people in this vicin,
~ supposed that Howell had actually parted
with the GATE CRY and retired to private life,
after having fully established the fact to the
Satisfaction of everybody that he was capable
of editing the lowest, diriiest scaveneer sheet
OF any man in America or of any other coun,
try.
"But il has lately come to light that tbe
pretended sale of the GATE Cry to SheIdot
was only fraudulent device of Howell ID
rid the paper of the disreputable repute j.
had acquired under his editorial management
asa chronic defemer of private character
and the open advocate OF disunion at the lie.
ginning Of the war, for mercenary reason,
only.
In the wanton attacks which were latel,
made in the CARS CRY upon large number
of our citizens, and upon ourself afterward.
for defending them through the columns oil
the Constitution the ears Of the ass stuck out
40 TAR that we at once recognized James B.
Howell as the animal to which they were at
tached: and we now address this article 10
him, for the purpose of letting him know that
he can no longer hide behind Clark, and
throw his dirt at us with impunity.
"We have measured him heretofore and
know of what mettle he is made, and feel
perfectly confident Of our ability TO shut him
mp short order
"He thinks everybody is like himself. inca
pable OF doing any act from any other motive
than the sordid one OF personal advantage
and therefore assumed that our defense of
the Jewish citizens of keokuk. whom he una.
lcously DETAINED in order TO CRAFTY his ma
hguant puriianical spirit, originated from
nothing bu, desire to get votes for our party
1t never occurred to him that any one can do
right for RICH sake, without expectation of
personal or pag.Y advantage, so debased and
grovehng is his arp nature
We thought IS EDITOR of the Constitution
had shown "a Utmost limit of meanness,
partisan hate. 3 personal odousuess to
which he coud ..e~cend in the malice, false>
mood, and demu- .sleal depravity that char
acterized his e. iorts in his gratutous and
'NtA "a" PNeNu -" tHs VI the JeWith citizens
of keokuk Ne we're mistaken. After his
preceding effort he was still capable of writ,
ing the above, an .ragraphs baser never we're
written. Nojoafa4list living, not even the
most Degraded ssceimens of Butternut edit.
ors' OF six>hs sine copperhead organs,
save lHoxAs ". CLAeErr, would have
written them. Arabs, Fejee islanders. Dig.
ger Indians, and Hottentots are false, uu.
principled, dishonest, barbarous. ignorant
vicioas, but they have the virtue Of eeneros,.
~ to their foes when these cease to ,eht
There may he some specimens having ths
semblance Of humanity, and yet lower thar
the sayages named who have not this virtue
among these in feelings and habits must tn,
editor of the Constifution be placed. N,
manly Journalist would retain petty spleel
and indulge ia vitaperat:on and unrelentinl
tradocsion ofan opponent in his paper-A
CLAorrr has done, after that opponent ison
of journalism and Official life. We do not -,
this because Ne have any idea that Nj. How
ELL feels moments concern 1t the slim.
assaults Of Til isvssEats delsmer Of geo'