The Hickman courier., 1872-03-02
aTbe Padncah Kentuckian with it's

ne Iauucan heOtuCklan- Win It's
characteristic impudence, assumes to
dictate to the newspapers of Western
Kentucky the line of duty they shall
pursue. The Keufuckian had better at
tend to its own business. Its cotempo
raries know their duty about as we'll as
the Kentuckian can make them acquaint
ed with it, and that milk and water
journal has not so highly distinguished
itself for able and fearless devotion to
its own duty as TO have gained any right
to take upon itself dictatorship to others. .
The NIay6eld Democrat has not re-
sRonded to the Kentuckian's call, and
therefore we do not extract from it. We
must conclude, however, that, as the
Democrat favored the Cincinnati charter,
and as the Kentuckian's charges of cor
ruptiou are inferentially against those
members of the Legislature who voted
for said charter, that it does not sustain
The Youthful Leader"
Here, then, are the Democratic jour
mails of the District, called to the stand
by the Kentuckian, each demanding in
round terms and in the name of the De
mocracy, some proof of these alledged
corruptions. In its issue of the 25th
ult., it confesses its inability to produce
tie proof; and we therefore, submit if
it is not mon suited" and move that the
case be thrown out of court. Ia sur
rendering, however, it begs some con-
sideration of certain "cjrcumsfaHtjGi
eridenccs, - which impelled it to the mis-
step, which we noticed last week, and
which it alledges were perfectly convinc-
ing to its mind.
This "cireumstantial evidence" has
been presented day after day, in all the
tempting garb OF language by the KeH-
tuckian, and backed by its endorsement
aud high standing as Journal, aud yet
has failed to attract the sericns consider
alton, or to obtain republication in the
columns Of siagle Democratic paper IN
KesfucLy. Can this evidence, therefore,
be so ostotmdag2 Or, is every Demo
cratic paper in the State Parficeps crtmi-
MS to the alledged eorruptions and dis
honesty in the Legislature If the
KentHckjan would prove this, as it in
effect charges, its boasted high sense of
journalism should lead it out of such
party, and in fact out of party politics.
But, without dwelling upon the serious
stab, It's innocent but misguided step.
would infict upon the Democracy, we
are disposed to forgive and forget. We
strive to be impersonal in all our little
newspaper jousts, but for the nonce We
must be pardoned, in order to exculpate
our Paducah cotemporary from any real
desire to injure the Democracy. The
political editor of the Keatuckian is Mr..
Charles Sears, a gentleman of culture,
fine tastes, and of superior scholarly at
tainments, and withal we believe a true
democrat. Nevertheless, the misty sur
misses of corruption pains him, and
throws him into occasional fits of choler
We say to the Democracy
These fits are monetary; upon a thought
He viii again be weIl-( Shakespeare
These ill-advised charges have so in-
fected his mind that he carries them with
him every where, rcr1Ifr1 ding trIc
childish rhyme,
Charlie had little corn,
non his little toe
Aud every where that Charlie went,
The corn was sure to go.
So much so that he now really imagines
that his fierce outcry against alledged
corruptions, had somewhat to do with
locating the new Lunatic Asylum West
of Tennessee riverl
But, as there appears no real grounds
for the KenUckian's charges Of corrup
tion against any of our Democratic rep
resentatives, the case falls; and we dis
miss it.
The earth hath bubbles, as the water has,
and these are Of them.