The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-12-29
spoiling for an Imbroglio.
We fnd the subjoined article in the
Oregon Herald of the 25th inst:-

goes out Of his way to say of said Trayerso--'he
came to us under the wing aud quasi-recommen-
darion of Beriah Brown, and of course we suppo-
sed he was all right We.do not know whether
we are indebted to tho stupidity or the malice of
the writer for having our name dragged into per-
sonal controversy with which we have no connec
tion, in this dlsrcpatahle manner. IL the former,
we have greatly oHerrated tho mans diserimina-
ting judgment and ii tho latter, we haye quite
as much mistaken the graees of his heart for he
has never received any other treatment at our
hands than courtesy aud kindness. IIo knows
very well that We had no aequaiptance with Ira
verse beyond the intercourse we had with him as
Ijourneyman printer in our Office, and as printer
only we spoke Of him 10 Mr., Abbott knowing
nothing of bis character or antecedeut. We
would have done like servipe for any man in our
employment. We knew but little moro OF Mr..
Abbott and yet he holds his present position ed
itor and publisher Of the Democrat on our recon-
mendation. We may have done wrong in both i'm
stances, but certainly had no personal interest
or motive to deceive any and did not dream that
We were to be held personally accountable for the
future conduct of either of the men. When Ira
verse returned here he represented Abbott rs the
most uncomfortable liar and thief he ever at
tempted to do business with, and said he had to re-
sort to sharp practice to keep even with him.
Now Abbott says Traverse is an unmitigated
seoundrel.' They may both tell the truth about
leseh other for aaght we know to the contrary -
but neither of them has right 10 drag name
lintSS personal controversy, for neither has suffer
ed any wrong at our hands"
We have inserted the above, entire, for
two reasons, the first of which is, we de-
sire that the public may see how low a
man occupying responsible position can
descend aud, secondly, we want them
to see that we do not misrepresent the
writer in our reply. Otherwise We should
not have soiled cur sheet by its inser-
ton.
On sundry and divers occasions since
Beriah Brown has succeeded us as editor
in-chief of the Herald, he has substan-
TALLY urged upon the Democracy of Ore
gOu the great importance of beingunited
He has taught, in substance, that person
al feelings and interests should be subor.
dinated to the public good; and that nc
, one should be countenanced who, occupy.
ling prominent position, would unneces
!. sariIy provoke quarrel between mem.
t bers of the Democratic party. This i:
: right. Let US see now how he will ap
1 pear when tried By this standard.
He takes mortal offence, and indite.
and publishes the above brutal article
c because we said that Traverse "came tc
US under the wing and quasi-recommen
dation of Beriah Brown; and of course
! we supposed he was all right" Would
it not have been more polite in Brown
: as one of the leaders of the party in Ore
!. gon,-instead of jumping at the conclu
sion that We intended to provoke quar-
s rel with him-to have interpreted oui
: language more charitably? Is he abso
L lutely certain that he has not made mis-
II take? Would it not have been good pol
:; icy-as well as in accordance with the
, rules of courtesy that should exist be
= tween members of the same vocation, anC
: particularly between members of the same
! paTty-to have requested Of US an expla
: : nation as to what we meant? Has he no
e been rather hasty in villifying, on sucl
d slight grounds, one whose public and pri
: : vate life IS at least as pure and spotless a
5 his? We appeal to the public to decid,
e these questions.
: When We said that the scoundrel, Ira
Is verse, came to us "under the wing AM
Il quasi-reeommendation of Beriah Brown,
n We meant precisely what the language
re fairly interpreted, ipplics-nothipg more
I nor nothing less. BY the words "ande
'e the wing" we meant that he came on tn
: same boat, and in company with Brown
q from San Francisco to Portland, at his in
$ Vitation and instigation and by "quas
, recommendation" we meant the recon
: mendation which tho above facts imply
Z. We do not now hold, and never have hel
r Brown personally accountable" for an
is mans conduct, and particularly that
h Traverse. Brown says he spoke to us
to I. "as printer only" whereas the trpt
q is he never said one word orally to us
se bout him, The recommendation we r,
~ ferred to, was not in words, but in deed
Of "a "quasi," or implied recommendation
: But suppose Brown had recommends
tie him to US in words. Even in that cas-
our language, fairly interpreted, woul
not imply that we hold him responsib
lis for the action of the man Traverse, or th
we at all censured Brown for what he ha
nd done in the premises. We should ha,
ds rs supposed that he had been deeeiVed-ju
'ut as the best and wisest persons are occ
- sionally mistaken in their Judgment
at men and things. Our only object in m
be king the statement was-not to censu
ceI Brown at all-but to show how it was tn
sr. we came to take Traverse into partneKsh
I'd with us. That was all and nothing NOR
-. and if Mr.. Brown had been in charit
I'M bic and proper frame Of mind, instead
Ie being urged on by malignant passion,
would probably have viewed it in th
re light. What motive could we have hs
te, for making offensive personal remarks re
op ative to him9 Every prior act and wol
so of ours concerning him has been of Il
T. Imosf friendly naSare. and Rrown had ,