Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-05-31

fit us, and perhaps save, we must encour
age it-even though that settlement an
benefit result from temporary partial ex
oGus of our own people.
"AMATEUR JOURNALIST.
The Helena Herald OF May ED contain
the following article, the sentiment {:
whereof would disgrace q Digger lndl
Ian:
Gan apology in the Avant Courier i
the last, we hope, of thoroughly vlciOu
habit in which the conductors of the pres
of this Territory are prone to indulge.
newspaper ought to be able to MAINTAIN
an impersoral character and its expires
sions DC attributed to it. Its editor, in
deed, is responsible for its editorial expires
sion, but with this responsibility, which
NJ thing but an accident will avoid, read.
crs and contemporaries ought to be eats.
fled. Whose pen has written, what mil &
has composed given article, is question
wholly aside from any legitimate enquiry,
ard the habit of speculation as to III,
piece Of impertinence of which nv tx
perenced editor ought to be guilty, II
destroys the value of discussion, and
frequently leads TO mistakes, such as our
friend of the Courier contesses to have
made III the instances alluded to, of
which the persons Involved made no
and, we presume, cared TO-
thing. AS to the pretended grievance Of
the Courier, it is amusing, but we confess
ITS folly had heretofore escaped our
observation. We dIsclaim for the Herald,
and if it were necessary, would for the
two gentlemen involved, any formal dis
respect to the Avant Courier. But its
course upon public events, and especially
the public event involved, was so utterly
selfish -not wisely but foolish!y selfish, that
whatever of WI apons we could find in the
of reason, of satire, of riLicule.
we felt justified in using. Thcreupon
the editor of that sheet did not reply to
the Herald, which thus felt, but Says he
the supposed writer of the
article. lie made mistake in guessing
The author, and while all the individuals
either did not notice the matter
1T all, which is probable, Or smiled at his
folly. he repents him of his blunder, and
that the real author did not
vic ate all the rules which conductors of
newspapers prescribe, reveal his person
md submit to such punishment as this
modern Hercules shou d choose to be-
stow.
"All the persons involved are friendly
10 the young man who cOnfesses 10 the
absurd and unmanly blunder. but, as ex-
perience is the school in which such per-
sons learn, no doubt they all felt it was
best to let the matter drop. Whatever of
EDITORIAL expression is hereafter found in
he columns of the Herald will be proper
y attributed to it, and if it shall be sol
accepted hereafter in the office of thc|
Avant Courier, its conductors will not|
eel so Inundated, nor will their ridicu
Gus attitudes make so much fun for the
Joys. >"
Now, what was the ':folly," the "un-
canly blundcr" of the poor "youngl
nan"of the COURIER? Simply this:
The COURIER. upon information, accused
;ol. Sanders of writing far-fetched and
diculously high flown and personal
'ader IN the Herald upon the CouR1ER's
abroad course. The COURIER nor the
young man" felt particularly hurt, but
piled in personal, but not displcased
ay TO both the Herald and it's supposed
ritter. afterwards informed that Col.
anccrs was not the author, but that Mr..
edges was, and having reason to think
d. Sanders felt unpleasantly toward the .
young man." he las gcntleman) apollo.
yea in these columns to that gentleman, 4
ID asked why Mr.. Hedges had not las. in !
lty bound) relieved Col. Sanders of the .
'puta'ion. Mr.. Hedges then wrote the 4
young man." denying the authorship of 10
article, when 1.-THE inexperienced, a
1oung man" apologlzcd to Mr.. Hedges. L.
The public evcnts,' regarding the h
'URlER's course upon which the virtu- II
Herald wakes so indignant, are thc|
lroad and the Yellowstone questions. G.
Now, We may be ''youny" and "fool. +,
" and without "experience," but we b
ve not as yet "fclt humiliated.', We Il
de an accusation, found ourself mis- d.
made apology. If age AND "
'dom and experience teach one differ. Ia
course. we are satisfied to remain as =
are; while if the Herald had not for Icr
'rs followed the unmanly and outrage n
line OF action it lays down for US. IT
gut now be considered more of anIb,
horlty even in the s'housc of its "
'nds." As it is, its boasted simmer Ire
al'sm" has seemed at least a cover for RI
purse We 10 not believe it would con. to
r legitimate outside OF its newspaper A.
&c. We inform the Herald that We mr.
g confessed to no absurd and unman.
'iunder," and that were we as tagged" ~,
experienced" and ''impersonal" as r.i
alters itself 1t is, we should publish 4.
PERSONAL letter to US upon this matter ba
"lthstanding it is marked ''personal"
a the outside and confidential" mon
inside. But, being young" and ..inex. ha
enccd." we are not capable of az ,ro
'g, and have consigned the letter IN.
zen the circumstances would make ma
lit'ne, did they not make it laughable)| Ge
ne kindly flames of kerosene lamp. 70
70 '1mpersonalism' In journalism-|h ~,
o often becomes cover for PERSONAL NJ
se and criminal misrepresentation-if|s v;
"imDcrsonslism" be considered ,our. M,
:tic. the COURIER will none of it. nor
gnize 1t a. decent or legitimate. Ill /,
not regret its course in the premises ~.
accused friend las it had q right to -
nder the circumstances)-it Withdrew
was bound in common decency):
we imagine. althouuh ~. Iy..,,In-