The Van Buren press., 1875-10-19

tiary man with sharp stick. Weknow nntI-
ing Of the matter but our sympathies are with
the editor, and with all editors Who icaflesslv
endcaror to ab1te wrong and no good. Fer
haps he cuts too wide u swash as farmers say,
In striking at the GaEett'. ana others, bGt mat
is natural when one leels that lie has a big
Job OH hand. We shall hope to see Dan. come
out yictor.--Leteistafg State
a guuuueai u's urru sa,u, IuuSv4 y, M,
Evening Star, in regard to the Peutentiary
Not having the STIR In exchange, we have
never seen the chargas, etc. II oatragas have
been cotnlnitte l. they should be exposed. aud
the lessee should be held accountable But
welo not hope with the editor Of the State.
TO see Dan come ont victor" Rather that
for the credit of the State. rs well w the te.-
see he shall have satisfied the Governor that
there Is no foundation for tile charges Taa
Barren Press, Sept. Is.
The Van Guard, the Press, and we know
4 not how many others are takingus tn task for
few kind words in behalf Of brother cdi-
tor. Perhaps they know editors better than
we do. We did not think a journalist would
assert that a great ndcryng .alna WIS be-
ing perpctrated unless 1t were SO. His char
yes were grave enough to cause an investiga-
ton. We did hope. tor the hoHof9f The erVt.
that he might be victor. Yet We are told
this was wrong. :" But everybody does not
see and think alike" And we think our
brethren could have expended their ink to
van aud Zeb. Ward are nothing To us; only
Dan. is an editor, and we did hope. and 10
hope he il not 4 liar. But every body does
not see and think alike" We stand by our
record --LewisJu'g State,
In dissenting from the expressed hope" Of
the editor of the State, that Dan would
come out victor We did not intend to take
Brother Stout /" tn task but rather to regret
N Ill. -, .I, Nc. a.
graat A nature. and so outrageous to our ideas
Of Humanity ami good breeding. should be
sustained agtinst any one. Zcb, Ward, II the
charges are true, does not wholly bear the
'etixma, but the State Of Arkansas, and the
administration OF Gov. Garland (for the PEN
itcntiary is branch is In a measure disgra-
ced, and. IN part, must receive the odium of
such charges If proved to be true. This is
why we differ with the editor of the State and
desired. rather. that Dan should not be able
to SUSTAIN his charges before the examination
of an impartial board of commissioners. lf
Bro. Stout had had any confidence in the in
tegrity Of the board of investigation, who
whea he wrote, had the charges under eXami
nation. I've would have done himself more
credit, and the cfaft more honor IL he had
rest cd quietly untirthey conld have wondered
their verdict, before declaring the lessee gull
W. Dan O'Snllivap, Is no more to us than
Zeb. Ward. the leseee. and We do think the
position taken by the editor of tho State not
only very unjust, but exceedingly untcn-
able,
The idea Of Bro. Stout sitting as Il judca-
cor, in this case, aud deciding it. without hear
ing but one side just because Dan. O'Sullivan
is an editor, seems to us childish aud weak
Dan. O'Sullivxn Is not infallibe and may he
misinformcd. lie did not make the charges
HomAny thing which he himself knew, but
from Inform ttion he had received from other
parties. I,ctus give the devil his due, even
if he Is lessee of the penitentiary,
I'VE stand by our record says nro Stout,
that is +" we hope to ace Dan come ont yeto-
rious " We also stand by our record and hope
that the commissioners have given the charge
thorough investigation. and will be able, fn;
the good name aud credit of the State. to find
it unfounJed in fact. 1t is time enough to
condemn after a conviction has been had