The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-03
WARMOTH'S SOUR GRAPE ORGAN.

us, a total loss of that faculty. We no.
tice in it's last issue a piece which we can
hardly class as anything else than the
weak and puerile effort of some pigmy
of the human species, in which an at
tempt is made to assail the policy and
course of this journal. We have never
vet stopped, since the beginning of our
publication, as that paper has done, to
deile our columns by lying statements,
backed by naught but Il species Of bra
vadO which, when punctured, turns out
to be empty words. This little organ OF
a village "clique" which is now, in the
words Of Artemus, ga little defunct,
calls us the "Pap organ of Warmoth."
The Courier seems to have totally for
gotten thatin one of our previous issues,
we proved by the written statements of
two gentlemen of undoubted v~eracity,
living in this town.. how earnestly it
striven by all the little underground
paths" and by ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain" to put its spoon in
that despised bowlof Pap" Never did
a little two year old specimen of hui
mainly, kick, scream and beg with tears
in its little eyes for even q mouthful of
"Pap," as did the Courier strive with all
it's influence and strength to gain the
public printing. It failed, and from the
very day of it's failure it turned with all
the venomits poor little sheet couldmus-
ter, against this paper, its fortunate ii
val. It's course since that has been
marked by envy, malice, back-biting,
and all the little petty means which lay
in its power to annoy us. When after
listening for almost three years to the
i~nnuendoes and hypocritical cant, which
characterized every article in which the
JoURNAL'sname was mentioned, we COLI
cluded we would, by diyerting a few
lines Of our columns to the subject, eff
fectually bottle it up" We succeeded
in doing SO by publishing the above
mentioned testimony, andforsome time
we have had no allusion to the subject.
1t called for proof and we published it.
Not d line, or a word has ever appeared
to contradict the statements made, yet
that paper has the unblushing ~effrontery
to style us the "Pap Organ" The poor
little moth hasforgotten its singeing and
is once more futtering around the flame.
We are tired of using valuable space in
our paper, and devoting our time to the
Improbable task of answering charges
which are brought maliciously and are
the %outpouring of its animosity and envy
at the success and standingof the JoURN-
AL. When we, through our columns,
prove the falseness of the accusations,
separately in turn as they appear in that
sheet, it quietly ignores the proof and
keeps harping on the subject seemingly
oblivious of the fact that the readers of
the JOURNAL are more than twice as
numerous as those of the Courier.
Witt. all its strength and might, with
all the talent which it could muster in
it's editorial columns it has striven by
foul means and falsehood to iniure and.
destroy our journalistic prestige. It's
puerile attempts have been like the buzz
zing of a fly around our heads. When
the noise of the little insect became dis
agreeable We quietly brushed it away
and resumed our labor. Our business,
and circulation, Notwithstanding the
presence, in our midst, of the Courier,
have increased four fold, and our course
has been such as to merit the approba-
tion and endorsement of majority of
the true and law-abiding citizens in this
parish. Our career needs. no defense,
and our friends can be found by hum
dreds in all parts of the parish.
We will nextWeek publish the testimo-
ny concerning the Courier's Intellectual
attempt TO put its finger in the Pap"
which appeared in our columns a few
weeks ago. As we have already stated,
our space a be put to better use than
Tepublishing any of our articles concern
ing the Courier and the public printing,
so we have determined to have some cir
eulars printed concerning the testimony
above mentioned, which we will send
through the post-ofRee to that old fos-
nA ACA1GsGI We -h1444h los HtE1fIUIy
needs refreshing. We aresorry we have
III engraving representing the Fable of
"she Fox and the grapes that we could
send in company with the circular.
The Creator has given to some men
many talents; to NIL His creatures he has
given at least one. To a small class of
politicians, street corner orac1es and vii
lage clique organs, He has given a mo-
nopoIy OF that peculiar kind of talent
which answers arguments with personal
Islander. Wecannot say that this faculty
is altogether d~espieab1e; in one sense il
may be admirable. Naturalists speak
with enthusiasm OF the keen scent evin-
ced by earrion rows for tainted doors
and they tell us that foul birds excel the
entire animal kingdom in this i'll favored
pursuit. Theinstincto of the human seay.
enger e1anlates the buzzaEd, but, unlike
that bird, frequently takes d false scent
What q pity the Courier SO often exem.
pIlles this, in its ambitious efforts to II.
val its feathered p~rototypel
The Liberal Republicans and Demo.
Gratis have united, are uniting and are
preparing 10 unite in all the States. ex.
cept this. Why should they not do &c
here9 Defeat ii certain il they do not
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