The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-29
4 Llbclling Editor Pinned!
BLoOMsBURG, PA.

SEPT 2lst, 1871.
EDITOR OF CoLUMBfAN.-The newly
iledged editor Of the Republican must
have n head as IL is said of the earth.
either being solid or having an exceed
ingly thick crust for he does not seem
to exercise the discretion of a boy of
ten years of ego. For instance, to show
his absurdity, in his paper of the 18th,
in Il local column, he says: "There was
nothing done last week in Court,n &C.,
and on the same page he has nearly
t'co columns of court proceedings !
Again, in the same local, he says: !:
"Thcro was no court this week except a
short session to take Judgments on
Monday" He follows up this asscr
ton with hay column of court pro-
ceedings of that day, in this weeks
paper! "When in truth, there were
more matters acted upon by the court
on that day, than any other day of the
term.
He further says, that the "usual num-
Der of petty criminal cases from Cen
tralia were disposed of, which are no
credit to the county" AS there was
but one case from that place disposed
Of JyMo court, or 6efore tie court, it
must therefore go to the credit Of Cen
tralia.
Finally he winds up his local by
making charge upon the court; charg-
ing it with "peculiar gentloness and
complaisancc." Now 1 will venture to
says that the geaHemde of BibLical 10 re
knows nothing Of the case, either pro.
or con. His only knowledge being
what he gathered on the street, which
is very unreliable. 1t is not likely he
was in court to hear the case and if he
had been he could not have told any,
thing regarding its merits. The charge
was certainly malicious and uDjustifa.
| bic, aud ono that no gcntlcman having
any respect for the court or for truth
would make; and especially when our
| President Judge he's the reputation OF
being one of the abiest and most impair.
tial Judges Of this Commonwealth. II
is Il charge unbccOming the lowest cali.
Ore of Il gentlemUn-none but an ass
would make it. His whole local was
therefore unit rue und maliciously in.
tended.
In an editorial speaking of the Ring
he says they are coming down from
New York to break it up. He learned
l suppose while wearing n white crauat
that they used to come down and dcs
troy tribes, but since he has tax en-, a
he says, the Chair Editorial, his percep
ton is not so clear, especially, when th
truth is involved. He capps off thi
article by making a personal attack up
on an individual of this town in the fol
lowing manner: " A man who is re
ceiving q salary less than thousand
, purchasing property and giving ever
evidence of prosperity far beyond wha
his limited income would warrant.
If only this impertinent Republican
puppy gave more eridence of proSperi.
he then would be brought to justice 70
making such charges and personal in
situations. The person referred to ha
moro property before he became res
dent of this town than he has now an
, did not depend upon his salary for tn
-, purchases he made. He came by it hor
, estly-by practicing economy and il
T duStry and paying his honest debts, NJ
: by avoiding labor and living in luxur
T and paying three hundred dollars yes
rent for a house or residence. Incor
!, sislency must be a jewel with the editc
, ofthc RepuJlicdR. u.