Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-10-05
INFAMOUS IOuRNAIlSM.

and went 10 farming in Iowa, or Mlnnes-
sofa. But he could not forget nor forgive
the csstigation he had received, and re-
venge rankled in his little soul. When
he thought the odorsoi the Gas Bag which
Mr.. II. 40 thoroughly punctnred, had
passed away, he returned and rcpurchased
All interest In the Sentinel For some time
he was careful TO say nothing about Mr.. H.,
but the wound which his vanity had re.
ceived would not heal.
Some time since, he again commenced
picking at his object OF hatred, and receiv.
Ing no responses to his coarse, ungertle-
manly and uncaled foi reflections, lie grew
bolder and bolder, ill finally he burst
forth in all the granducr Of his indescriba.
BILE mcannesS. How unspeaknbly mean.
vindictiye and malignant Mr.. EvERs has
been, and is, will be realized by our read
ers when we assure them Mr.. II. has not
written a word for the JouRNAL, nor even
made suggestion TO us, upon the county
seat question, upon general or local poll
tics, or in relation TO any Office or officer,
since two years ago last Spring With
knowledge Of these facts, who can resist
from despising and abhorng the vile and
unprincipled trN,lucer Of the Sentinel lie
does II to injure Mr.. II. in his business,
by casting obloquy upon him, and il would
not be strange II he has TO some extent
succeeded.
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Ills highest conception OF journalism ia
TO use his columns to destroy those whom
he can not direct aud control. IIisprinci-
pie Of action is so to abuse those who diff. |
fer with him that they will be afraid to
incur his displeasure. lie never presents
an argument in support of proposition
by reason Of his inability to do 80, but
seeks to secure his object by At once plung.
ing into low aud vile abuse Of those who |
fail to agroe with him. For the truth of |
this statement we appeal TO every reader OF |
the Sentinel Ills diminutive and malig.
nant soul cannot rise to higher plane. He
is constitutionally, and by education, low,
vulgar and mean. and incapable Of appre-
cinting anything which is not essentially
coarse and malevolent. He has low Gun.
ming; is innately vicious; tyrannical in
disposition, and possessed Of greed which
knows no satiation. lie can not stand up
right and look man in the face, but glides
stealthily around, with head down and a
hang-dog expression OF countenance. cast
ing, like the Sneaking wolf, furtive glance.
at those about him. And yet this bur-
lesquc upon honor and decency had the
superlative impudence to present himself
before convention of respectable men and
ask to be nominated for Congress. II was
n knowledge Of his true character which
induced a member of the convention TO say
to the delegates from Wood county: "Pre-
sent decent man and we will nominate
him."
a short time ago, he published state.
ments concerning the private business af.
fairs of Capt, CANFIELD, with a view of
injuring the latter because he had become
offended at the Captains son. Last week
he soughttO iniure and destroy Mr.. JOHN
II. CALLARD, young man just starting
in business, by presenting his private affairs
to the public in an unfavorable light. Was
there ever basenesS to exceed this? Can
meanness and malignity find slower
deep?" Who is safe from the devilishness
OF this miscreant7 Who is to be the next
victim?
A free press is considered the palladium
of our liberties, but when it is wantonIy
prostituted to purposes OF revenge and in
jury, it becomes all unmittigated curse and
its conductor wretch In harmony with
this thought, we give an extract from
late address Of Mr.. JOHN NJ. FRANCIS, late
Minister TO Greece, before the Press Asso-
citation of the State Of New York:
We enjoy freedom Of the press, but that free.
dom 10 too often perverted tn the base uses of
li6elous accusation. gross misrepresentation,
aud sensational calumny. In the reckless pur-
suit ot news, oltentimes. ina ginatiOn Is drawn
upon for Iacts idle aud vicious gossIp is re.
tailed as veritable intelli geuee; words they
never uttered are put into the mouths OF nen,
acts they never did or dreamed If doing are
charged upon them motives the vilest which
they never entertained, and which never enter.
them. A |
great deal OF this wicked work has been done
by the press, aiten under viItunus profession
OF independent or heroic journalism sometimes,
no doubt, thOughtlessly, and from 4 greedy
passion to get news ifthere Is none Of The ex
citing and sen satioDal sort To be had that ia
real, then 10 invent the article and set it aanat
as gennine--tO 10 get news. or what shall pass for
sensational news, at all hazards, tl,ough II be
not only false. but wills and Infamous in its
statements and implications as Affecting the
acts and character Of honorable men. ] shall
NOT mlnee words IN dealing with this evil. In
the name of Rr!evOusly abused profession,
and all that constitutes decent civilization IL |
deserves to be reprobatsd as a foul and wicked
wr"ng and repelled and ushed out as IN un-
clean thing with less ~ Ehame To- bIaIun its |
pnllnlinn than the white sepucbre Allied with |
dead meas bnnes. IL has brought discredit, il |
not odium. npon our jonrnalism Il represents |
the c"waTdly and steal.hy assassin Of charae-
ter rather than the champion Of justice which |
the h"n"rsblS and enlightened press should |
tyPify."
And just here we would state, that about
two and = half years since Mr.. SHANNON
mdniged in some low, coarse, ungentls-
manly and vulgar reflections upon Mr.. |
II. We now say to Mr.. S. that Mr.. II. was
as innocent OF the cause of those reflections
as the child unborn. But in that, as in
forty-nine-hltieths Of the other cases, he
has assumed the product Of his imagina-
tion to be tact, and predicated his vile
abuse upon it. Has he manllness suf.
heient to come forward and make the
amenJe hOnOrdbtei From EvERs' little soul
no such thing could be expected
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EvERs feels aattered in being called
knave, and says he would rather he called
kna~s than fool. The proof Is conclu.
aiVo that he ia both E;rs, n L,,n.o r