The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-16
SOMETHING PERSONAL.
vessels.


Yesterday Mr.. George Nicholson, editor
and proprietor Of the Picnyu1,e In response to
the remark of merchant in this city that
the DEMOCRAT was again after Howard, said,
In substance, that the articles in the DEMO
Graf were good advertisements for the Lot
terry Company, and that they were prompted
by the disappointment of the DEMOCRAT at
the refusal Of Howard "to come down with
any more five thousand dollars
A warm personal friend of the proprie-
tors o. this paper, but unacquainted with
Nicholson, was present and heard the
remark. He promptly inquired and
learned the name Of the slanderer, and
meeting one of the proprletors, told
him Of the remark. AS soon as prac-
ticable a note was addressed to Mr..
Nicholson, demanding an immediate writ
for publication, The note was presented by
two friends Of the proprietors of this paper.
Mr.. Nicholson, much agitated, begged an
hours delay. which was granted. Promptly
at the expiration Of tho hour the
friends OF the DEMOCRAT called on Mr..
Nicholson for his response. He parleyed.
prevaricated, denied and shufiled, until the
gentlemen representing us demanded without
further discussion. q written and explicit reply
to our note, whereupon Nicholson refused to
write reply, saying, II deny that said any
such thingH' Falling TO obtain from Nichol-
son any written reply our friends stated that
the proprietors Of the DEMOCRAT had author
lied them to say that whoever said or init
Al - 4 n L
in It's attacks upon the Lottery Company by
pecuniary considerations lied, and they then
withdrew.
This is certainly an extraordinary case
That Nicholson made the slanderous state
ment attributed to him we know. The
person who heard 1t is gentleman
whose veracity Is above impeachment,
and bis word with the people OF
Louisiana is as good as his oath. He heard
the remark of Nicholson himself and repeated
1t substantially as we have given it; the
merchant to whom it was made when inter
viewed acknowledged that Nicholson had
used substantially the language attributed to
him. And yet when Mr.. Nicholson was
formally requested to make written retrac-
ton Of the SANDER he refused TO do so, and
affirmed that he had made no
such statement.
We should be ashamed to defend ourselves
against so villainous o SANDER as this If
our record has not been such as to brand any
such charge with falsehood, we know not
what words can convince the public that the
charge Is a.base, cowardy and Infamous
1t Is not, therefore, on our own
4I.,t - ~,
in these columns. We mention it more
to expose q base and shameless fraud
and slanderer than to defend ourselves That
the Picayune has been for many years the
hireling, the paid tool, the grovelIing
henchman, of any party, faction, mo-
nopoly or politician with money enough
TO ouy it's columns, Is a matter now
Of public notoriety Under Mr. Mich
olson's management it has reached the
lowest deep OF journalistic prostitution |
Any ring or combination can now buy it's
yaudy columns, and it's head, Mr.. George
without the decency to observe the
which should prevail between gen
aemen, or the courage to back his SANDER
,us gossip, sneaks through the city and en-
ieavors to make the public believe that the |
DEMOCRAT is conducted upon the same dirty
evel that the PiCdy.tne runs on.
We have heard that professional courtesans
lever hear the name of an honest woman
mentioned that they do not asperse her char
lcter and endeavor to create the impression
hat she is as vile as they are. 1t seems
hat Mr.. Nicholson Is, In journalism,
What the soiled doves are in society.
lie sells his columns to any one
Who will buy them; his paper is
the tool of the Louisiana
lottery Company; that monopoly owns,
onducts and directs it; it is the paid
nd gaudy mistress OF that institution; it
aunts in the gay attire bought with the
money for which it has sold itself to
he Louisiana Lottery Company and other
ings. Such being the case, its chief,
Ir. George Nicholson, like his prototypes
IN Basin street, goes around ard SLAM
ers honest journals, and seeks to create the
Impression that they are influenced and
by influences similar to those
which influence his paper.
We do not feel called upon to say more
pon this subject just now, and we conclude
W saying that, the remarks we apply to Mr..
and his newspaper may be appro-
'riated by anybody else who has said that
he DEMOCRAT in its war on the Lottery has
een actuated by any other than conscen-
iouS motives.