The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-24

OnCC MOtC " INC 81C0CuCS H
EDITOR PALLADIUM. s-.@e@ $50 ssGl
As Editorial honors are easy and seem 50
ready of appropriation, win You indulge the
weakness of the writer, just once, in the use
of the professional we in order that he may
realize the peculiar inspirations! !
Well here we go--E no. 7 .5t5az~..i..1
How an Gent and veteran An Editor should
he, before he can be allowed lsgitimately, to |
irrigate the objects of his admiration, with
such sedative explosives as liar. and to in !,
sert the like, light aud trivial or ornamental
edging into his edito, ial illusions, our pro-
fessional experience does not enable us to
determine. s.tst7 .-.....-.-
The philosopherof Chippaque is by general
assent, allowed the poetic license, in ques.
ton. ts,..f- -
AS you. Mr.. Editor, have been grarely ac-
cused of that odious vice-wilfully lalsefying
the political record Of the formidable quill
driver of the Independent Of this city, and a.
we stand arraigned for lending eur aid in
disseminating your Misrepresentation, We
desire the privilege of rising to an explana-
ton, to the end that,we may make the amende
honorable. protest our innocence of any in.
| tention to do the * editor Of the aforesaid
journal any wrong and thus placate his
wounded feelings. 5ss
And while we are endeavoring to do our
self Justice we will not omit the graceful
and pleasing incidental task, of seeing to it
that our * editor should have the full bene.
fit of his disclaimer, when asserting that he
the * editor aforesaid never did importune
Judge Wilson. to disp!ace Mr.. Burton, and to
re-instate him, the said * editor in his
former official situation as Internal Revenue
| Assessor.
We hope always to be sufficiently magnan.
nous, when having done fellow editor .
grevious wrong, and when as We now arc
convinced of an error, to step to the front,
with our little hatchet-snd bodily proclaim
that we did it, exhibited due penetence, and
ask forgiveness. And let us add, that We
would indeed be wanting in those finer
graces, that must adorn our nature, we're We,
for one moment, to permit ourself to doubt,
that when our * editor. casts his mournful
eyes on these lines-his expanding bosom
will heave a chastened sigh, and that he will
indeed felicitate himself in belonging to no
BILE profession-the fourth estate-that can
produce such exalted and worthy members as
the * Editor and our humble self.
1t is indeed tbs exchange of these little
sweet courteses of editorial life, that goes
so far to smooth the otherwise rough and
hat hncn fri.
Journey to the realms of perennial bliss!
We submit in all christian humility and
with all proper Difference to our older X
editorial brother, that neither We have been I
success as an sxpressor 'Olei iui'-yulgarl.
, called manu- facturer Of linseed oil-an ezper
in making bricks, or in administering th,
J tincture Of kinO, to * editors who from oveI
worked brains, have become somewhat to,
9 relaxed in their habits-is entirely foreign t
the SUBJECTIVE point is not we'll taken,
We are not specially on trial; either To-
1 our rsatillty or our want of that intellectual
accomplishment. But how different with oul
t X editor-beh0ld the contrast!
n In his first editorial skirmish over the sig
nature "X,r he RECALLED his readers and ID
/. balance of this afflicted community. with
touching rehearsal of his unselfsh devotion
the fortunes Of Judge wilson. He spent hi
precious time-lavisEed means-and lahore
: necessarily in behalf of Jerry!
:. While perusng the * editors gushing an
pathetic description OF how he, the said
q editor Lad fought, bled, and, If not died, e
n wounded badly in fighting against Mr.. Luliar
aud in rearing aioit the proud and gloriou
q banner of Jerry, and how be, the said ed
itor, single handed and alone, rushed TO tn
- breach, and by charging along the Who'll
4 line, surrounded the opposing hosts, unit
victory perched upon his, the K editors, ban
re ner. We could not but recall TO mind th
time -halIowed friendship of Damon an
Pithias, and the undying love of David an
e Jonathan!
70 Little did we at first realize the sentimer
n of the stocal French philosopher: 'lngrat
= tude is the Independence Of the Heart"
: But, alas, how changed this lovely scene
q and just here is where the interest OF til
:, public COMES in. Why has our \ editor
III rejoicing tor Jerry and victory. been SO SUI
!. denly and so ruthlessly turned TO mourning
- and his gladness TO sorrow What priva
re puiefs he has that made the change. alas, v
know not But in the qualification of th'
70 universal Yankee prerogative--guessing-v
N may indulge the fond hope Of discovering.
:" When did Jerry's unloveliness first betrs
oil itself? and why? and wherefore Ay
. there's the rub. m7e eli
T. The correct solution Of this question ms
;. not indeed, convince the public Of jerry nj
- fitness to represent our District . sscol
term, but it may 60 lar towards exhibitir
:, the philosophy o: our distinguished X editor
~ present attitude. We appeal 10 an intel lige
70 public to sustain US in our bold coDjectul
. and at the same time, We squarely and cate
/. goically withdraw the false imputation, th
). our X editor oesought Judge Wilson 70 rehal
o. li,ate him, the X editor from his former so
re cosy official seat, after Mr.. Burton b
been duly appointed and installed in bis, {
10 X editors steadl