Middletown transcript., 1868-10-17

IGNORES r.-The Middletowu Transcript studi-
ously Ignores the Gazette and draws all its Will
mington political news from the Journal ana
o.dtesmdn. ~ Inc arlstocratic organ Of the family
rule seems to have few friends. Commercial.
=, On the contrary It proves the sagacity of the
TYunscript. its editor knows that such vast mum.
oers of the Gdfte are received at his post-office
and are SO generally read in that town and vicin.
ity, that 1t is simply superluous to copy from il.
and It therefore takes such stems from papers
that are rarely seen, and read but very little in
hiddletown. larger number Of Gdzates are
sent to subscribers at that office than of both the
other papers named together Gnzete.
The above statement of the Wiln,ts,qton
Commercial, that " the Middletoon Tran
script studiously ignores the Gazetse and
draws allits Wilmington political news from
the Jourm" d State'man, is simply untrue,
as our files will prove. Several times, re-
Gently, we have quoted from the latter pa
per; but, are we not at liberty to do so,
without invidious remark from the Com
mercial? The Gazette very properly pub
fishes its local political occurrences in er-
tense; the journal and Statesman. in the
instances referred to, published the same
in condensed form. The Transcript COP
led from the columns of the latter paper.
because its items were brief; brevity being
necessary, for the sake of greater variety
in weekly newspaper; not that the Tram
script studiously ignores the Gazette, {"
as falsely alleged by the Commercial.
From the Commercial of a more recent
date, we clip the following:
PAYS IT BAcK.-The Gazette takes advantage of
our item concerning the Transcript ignoring it and
quoting entirely from the Journal and Statesman,
to deal these papers, one Of which doubtless re-
CARDS us as a carpet-bagger and the other as a
poacher on its own preserves, a most vicious dig.
II says the Gazette is SO much read about Middle
town that 1t is useless for the Transcript to copy
from it and 1t therefore copies from papers rarely
seen and but little read in Middletown and adds
larger number Of Gazettes are sent TO subscrib-
ers at that office than of both of the other papers
named together" The Gdzctte forgets that Ma
ior Biggs and eleren other people subscribed for
the Journal shortly after it apostatiscd, probably
nearly doubling its bona fdc circulation. We
should also suppose the Transcript has several
subscribers in Middletown. Its claim seems ex-
travagant.
When we first cursorily read the Ga
zette's rejoinder to the Commercial, we sup
posed its allusion to "both the other pa
pers." referred to the Republican papers
in Wilmington. If it referred to the
Transcript, we beg to assure the Gazeue
that it has &" counted without its host" We
still think the Gazette referred to the Will
mington papers because the editor knows
nothing concerning the number of Tran
scripts which circulate in Middletown
and he would not affirm that which he docs
not know. We also assure the editor of
the Gazette that we knew nothing of the
number of papers received here from his
office, until his paragraph led us to in
quire. We find enough to do to attend to
our own business and let the affairs of our
neighbors alone. Were his numbers
quadrupled, we should be gratifed, for we
recognize him as co-worker with us in
good cause; and if his sphere of useful
ness is wider than our own, it is no ground
for envious feeling in US; because we are
satisfied with our own success, which has
exceeded our highest expectations.
The supposition of the Commercial that
we regard him as carpet-bagger," is
gratuitous, and hardly creditable to his
sagacity. if he be specimen of the gen.
uine Yankee; for. in truth, We have not
regarded him at all. Heis an utter stran
ger, and may have dropped down from
Massachusetts, or the moon, for aught that
we know, with or without carpet bag.
1t naught concerns us, who or what he is.
We therefore dismiss him, as Uncle Toby
did the fly" 60, poor thing; there is
room enough in the wide world both for
thee and me.'
A QUESTION ANswERED.-The CONNER