Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-10-26

We succeeded in arousing the ire Of /
the editor of the Aorrisyille Citizen, By !
an article that appeared in the MONITOR.
two weeks since. and his paper, last
week. was offensive with the OdOrs pecu-
liar to the author Of its original articles.
Not only is another column devoted to
the abuse Of General GrOut. but . space
is allotted to Us, and by means Of few
sentences, put together in Earle's choice
language, We are called fool. We have,
perhaps, no reason to complain at this.
and only say that Mr.. Earle may sue
oeeu letter In convincing the pubile that
this is true, than he has done in irving
to make his readers believe that General
Grout is knave
Mr.. Earle. that he may shield him.
self from the effect Of our article. which
fairly. but briefly. gave an account Of
his troubles with Gen. Grout, undertakes
to make his readers believe that Gen.
Grout wrOte the article alluded to, and
smuggled it into the MONITOR. through
the ALIAS who claims to edit this pa
per. Earle says he understands the
Generals dictionary" and wants him
to put his ora name under his osryi
articles"
Now Earle does Dot understand
'+Grout's dictionary" if he attribute:
the article mentioned TO him, and thai
the General may not suffer from am
misunderstanding in regard to the au
thorsbip of any of the editorial article.
that have appeared in the MONITOR 70
the last year and a half. We say that b,
has never written an article. or dictated
a sentiment for this paper. since VI
claimed TO edit it
We care nothing about Earle's nu1aer
Gus quarrels with his friends, ueighbor
or townsmen. but when he assails tn
: town in which We reside, or any Of GU
respectable citizens. we shall take tn
risk Of entering into their defence, not
Withstanding We may be in danger Q
being hit by the stink-pots, which tn
editor Of the Citizen uses, as his onl
available weapons
Earle knows he cannot provoke sue
eOndeseension On the part Of Genera
: Grout, as will cause him to answer on
Of the scurrilous articles that load dow
the columns Of his paper. Grout shuu
l Earle for the same reason that he shuu
. skunk, and wants nothing to do wit
him or his paper. He has never aske
for any space in this paper to reply I
L Earies rantings. and knows. as all know
who are acquainted with both partie.
e that they can do him no harm. exeer
among few OF Earle readers, who nav
not had the misfortune to make the a,
a quaintance Of the editor Of the Citizez,
: In Earle's last article he SAYS. Urn
= We did libel one of CIRCUITS enemies. an
t Grout agreed if We published the ibe
= lous matter. to see Us harmless TIL
: admission, On the part Of Ar. Earle. tn;
d he hbelled one Of Grout's enemies. I,
), cause be was at that time, a friend
5 Gen. Grout, or for any other cause. pu
d him In bad oder. and shows his reade
i Of what sort Of stuff he Is made. II
L man that did libel T. b. KimbalI
e 1867, Is the same man that does no,
5 and has for several years, Iibelled &c
y Grout. and the motives in each instanc
e are alike dishonOrable.
o Earle closes his long article, by cha
IL longing GrOut to another newspaper Co
d trOyersy, and intinates that he bett
, put his articles into the Citizen. vhe