Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-07-16

.dgItional threat- Provocative ep-
ifhets before out Of h1ng. This pro-
cess was repeated during tne morning
and at noon Of Saturday, with the inn
portant difference that Mr.. dubbell
did not place himself in our way. On
all three occasions he chose a time
when no one was present to witness
his performances, and spoke in a tone
which apparently indicated a desire
not to be overheard.
on Saturday evening a young man
at b time not known to as as q
son of Mr.. HubbeII's, and who we have
beeu since informed, was seen IN ms
company a few minutes previously,
attempted to carry these threats into
execution. Having followed rs mp the
main fight of stairs leading to TINS
ONCE this gentle stripping selected
a moment for his playful mischief
when, not noticing his presence ana
having u attention directed rom
him. we had stopped to speak to an
aoonainfauce whom we met on the
1910 DIaee- The assailed being
6rst seized blythe shoulders then push
ed against the wall, viii scracely
attempt a description of the thrilling
scene which followed, eve through
history may be incomplete and the
books of cbivaIry will lose a luminous
chapter. Suffice it to say that having
succeeded in getting our a c to the foe
the latter soon found it convenient to
fall back upon his reserves. which we
believe was done with creditable order
and dispatch. The several hearty
blows Of which deponent is said to
have been the victim he is compelled to
state are one of Bro. HurIbutt' s playful
fctions which we cannot for a moment
suppose to have been fethersd by his
wish.
And now a word as to the eas1ss 6eiH:
1t is true that we have said things not
complimentary to Mr.. Hubbel1's polit-
zeal course, and we are informed that
this is his chief ground of ofense-not
any allusion of a strictly personal ma
ture. But we are not conscious of bav-
ing uttered an untruth concerning him
or done him an injustice. Did we be.
lieve anything we have said was un'
true or unjust we would be swift to re
tract and apologize for it. But what
we have said is certainly not worse
than he has himself spoken of promi
nent Republicans, and as we happen t.
know, is fully concurred in by man!
excellent citizens of this community
who have expressed to us their cordia
approval of its %utterance. Neither j
there any attempt at a public denia
of it. Mr.. HubbeH is not merely
private citizen but a candidate for Of
fee and as such is a legitimate subieC
of reasonable criticism. Wehave fiat
+ tered ourselves with having been pan
= ticularly charitable and Ienient tc
wards him, and we now bear him n
iI-will. But as journalists we have
duty to discharge-an ~obligationto til
! cause of right and justicet to fulfil whic
wehoId more sacred than Mr.. Hubben.
: good will. To that cause, as it seems I
J us, he has provenrecreant and, we car
! not commend his course. SilenC
4 would be consent andto half comdem
would be to half approve.
But for the publicity given by tt
Herald to one assault made upon u
we should probably have had nothin
to say in reference to the Others, alth.
the threats which have been MAD
might have given occasion to constrU
our si1enee as the result Of eowardic
Since the public has been made a
quainted with part of the story. it
e important that it should know Il
e whole, Wehave reserved many thin,
Of we might have said, but as to sayiI
Of what we have, we believe there is I
It option left US.
re Advice we are always gladto receiv
r and apologies we are ever ready
d make when convinced that we a
o wrong, but we are compelled to NAL
o those understand, who undertake
that by no amount of threatening
e violence can we be intimidated fro
-Idoing that which, in our relations
o the public, we conceive to be our dut,