, 1869-10-23
CHARLEY mooRE,s DEFENCE.

ClAh1EL INJURIES DEr ENCE.
DR.. Bakers Onion volunteers the
following defence of Charley Moore,
the derelict Postmaster, which we
give a place in our columns as show
ing the character of the man who
was run off a military reservation
AoKMAIE.-Granny NewelI'ssiekly
bantling walls out against the Post
Master Of this city, aud makes series of
false charges which be can not sub-
stantiate by testimony of equal cedibil-
ity with that Of q Chinaman. This at>
tack upon Mr.. Moore has double puf-
pose. In the 6rst place, il Is instigat-
ed by a person who has been aspiring
for years TO the right to add P. NJ, to
bis name. So long has this great dis
tinctiou been bis fondest ambition that
it has become chronic, and be hopes by
paying our bloated neigbbor for circu-
lating his slanderous statements to ses
cure himself the much coveted position
OF Postmaster at Walla Walla. The
IriPIet's friend wants the office, so be
pays the editor roundly for slaudering
the present incumbent. The Triplet's
editor wants the money, so be publishes
these statements for pay. This may be
legitimate journalism, but we cant see
it. This paper, of doubtful credibility,
pursues the unvaryiug policy ofslander-
ing those who do not support it, and
concealing the faults and rascality of
those who do. II any one, wants to be
secure against the attacks of that dirty
little sheet in bis private or public char
acter, if be does not wish private char.
acter parrded before the public by the
Tripiet, let him slip the old man "piece'
and he will he safe so long as the money
will furnish the editor in !" gin and bit.
ters." This is one way to silence him
effectually, although it is somewhat ex>
pensive. Then there is another way,
which is equally an infalibls preventive
against the scurrilous attacks of this
fostering mass OF flesh, which is not
quite so costly a medicine. The remedy
is this, aud has been tried aud proved
good, both in the Dalles and Walla
Walla, viz +; physical chastisement. Only
tweaked his editorial nose most unmer.
cifully-caught it between his fingers
as be would have doae horse nail with
q pair of pincers, and yanked it much
the same-thereby greatly edifying an
sdmiriug crowd, and demonstrating the
fact that this most docile editor would
lead as well by the nose as by the ear.
Then, again, but a few weeks since a
man whose fighting weight was seven
stone ten," booted the aforesaid editor
off the sidewalk. These are only two
instances of the many that might be
cited to show the keenness of the sense
of feeling physical pain On the part of
this wholesale slanderer. Aud, further.
more, his paper has ever since the ad-
ministering OF these little chsstisements,
been most respectful towards the per-
sons who administered them, and this
also shows that the medicine is an effec.
tual cure. Now, we venture the asser>
ton that the person to whom reference
has been made as Cut Mouth John"
in nearly every issue of this maugy lit
tie sheet, can silence for ever, in either
of the two ways above mentioned. What
the old bloat has been playing for, is to
black mail this man be knows that he
has money, aud thinks to be able to
make him come down handsomely in
order to stop his stream of abuse, and
if the person assailed would hand the
editor few :wenties, we would never
see "Cut mouth john" nor "Shylock,"
10 that paper again. 1t is money he
wants, and that will quiet him. II the
gentlemen does not like this way, let
him put on the heaviest pair of doubles
soulded, copper>toed, hob-nailed boots
in bis store and go after the old boy la
Lacy. There is two main springs 10 the
old fellows composition love of lucre,
and fear of fogging; touch either one
of these aud you have him."
In reply to the above, we have only
to say, that if Mr.. Moore will deny
the charges over bis own signature,
we will publish afidavits establish
ing all that we have charged, and
much more. Before we get through
with these radical vagabonds they
will learn that we are not 20 be di.
vertedfrom our purpose by yany shower
Of filth that they may cast in our
way. We have lived this side of the
mountains for nearly eleven years,
and have a character that is above
the assaults of the thieves, perjurers,
| bigamists and scoundrels that run
the Onion, aud we tell the whole
pack, "Tray, Blanche, Sweetheart,
little dog, aud ALL" that we defy
them to their worst. A paper tha:
is without a responsible editor, and
that is simply receptacle for the
filth that is generated in the minds
of men who graduated 10 "hurdy
gurdy Saloons" is too contemplate
to waste words upon, and so we dls'
miss the dirty dogs to their kennel.
AND STILL THEY CoME.-A mem
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