The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

The Summit Times.

not to ding another brick-bat.
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The Summit Times.
We have been asked the cause of the
spite of the editor of the above paper to
THE CLARION That he is influenced en-
tirely by malignity and not by the dispo-
sition of an honest accuser to deal fairly,
is proven by the fact that its editor COM
menced his assaults at a point where a
courteous interchange of views between
gentlemen usually cease, and commune
cation of . less agreeable kind begins,
and by the cumulative evidence that he
persists in making false statements and
refuses word of correction, taking care
to publish nothing that does not abet his
slanderous intention. We cannot ac-
count for his unfair course except on the
ground that the most miserable and mis-
anthropic of men, is the creature who
puts an estimate on himself above the
standard raised for him by a discrimi-
mating public. Some years ago a very
valuable newspaper establishment was
transferred to him by one of our firm.
He exhausted its large capital of good
will and public confidence and brought
it to the dogs. Another of our firm,
after the war, took him in as partner,
but he proved to be a poor stick. He
soon subsidized into the obscure concern
above named and for several weeks past
has employed it in abusing us; and after
fifteen or twenty years of effort in jour-
nalism he finds himself lower on the
ladder than when he commenced. Pend
ing the last election, he aspired to a NOM
ination for State Senator, and as he was
not eligible, he imagined THE CLARION
did him mortal injury by its urgent
advice against the nomination of persons
on whose eligibility even a shadow of
suspicion rested. We knew that what
ever might be the opinion of eminent
lawyers who looked at the question of
eligibility from purely legal standpoint,
an unscrupulous partisan majority would
view it in different light; and that the
people who elected a person in whose
case there was ground of doubt, would
be robbed of their right to be represented
by one of their choice. The consequence
was that the Times man didn't receive
in the primary election exceeding a third
of the votes in his own county, and was
beaten for the nomination. Since that
time he has imagined that he owed us a
grudge, which he is now striving to pay
off. The result of the nomination was
deemed fortunate, for two reasons one
was, that his election, even with the en-
dorsement Of a convention, would have
been doubtful; the other is, that if he
had succeeded, the seat would have been
assigned to Radical. AS it is, the
staunch district of Lincoln, Lawrence
and Pike is represented by that talented,
thoroughly sound and rising young states
man, Hiram Cassidy, jr., in whom his
constituents have just occasion to feel
sincere and honest pride.
We have been told that a part from
the ineligibility of the Times man, there
were other objections to his nomination
that his paper is a milk-and-water con-
Germ which has supplied no fact, argu-
ment nor data of any sort tor the crea-
ton of spirit of opposition to Radical
rule, and that he is never 30 happy as
when brooding over mis- own grievances,
or complaining of the party to which
he processes to belong. How this is,
we do not know. Our columns will at
test that we have invariably let his paper
severely alone, and that we have from
the start regarded him with all the in
difference which his insigni6cance merit
ed-as q miserable, chronic sorehead, in
whose heart nothing but spite vegetables.
He does not deserve pity; and to hate
him would be inhumanity. We can say
to him as Uncle Toby said to the insect,
ego your way little creature, the world is
wide enough for US both" Our paths
are different unless he takes 1T into his
head that he and ourselves are necessari- |
ly moving in the same orbit. In that |
event collision would seem inevitable |
because We don't intend to get out of the
way, nor to be knocked off the track. |
Our forbearance has shown that we do |
not seek game of that kind, but he viii |
learn that we viii not avoid it when
the issue is vindictively presented by
another.