Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05
Innate Yiclousness and DetractIOn.

ED. JOURNAL Whether "Vindex is
only another name for old man Hollen-
beck" is of small moment. The more i'm
portnnt question is--has he stated facts
and drawn from them just inferenceR?
1t is we'll known to all of us that much
of Mr.. Higgins life has been devoted to
journalism, and, by reason of this, his
communications have generally obtained
ready insertion in our own and surround
ing newspapers. 1t is also we'll known
to our newspaper readers that through the
Granger, Journal, Blade, Commercial Bee and
Sentinel, there have been incessant attacks
upon the management OF our schools, and
norton of the Board OF Education; upon
respectable portion of our citizens, who,
unfortunately, became involved in a
church difficulty, and gratutous and
offensive interference with the executors
of Mr.. Ways will in theexecution Of their
! trust. These. il is we'll known, emanated
| from Mr.. Higgins, and with the self-evi'
| dent intent TO iniure, and, il possible, to
destroy, and thereby remove the obstacles
10 the fruition of his hopes and possibly
! those OF his immediate supporters. Some
of the latter may have reason to exclaim,
"Snve us from our friend "
His election to petty office so inflated
his vanity that he became berett Of dlscre-
ton. and assumed airs OF diotation, AFRO
gance and superGiliansness which were not
only Disgusting but insuaerable. lie
wantonly and cruelty, mallgned men ana
women who were fNithtnlly and effectively
discharging their duties. He sneered ai
and ieered those immeasurably his snpe'
riors, holding them up to ri dicule, apply
ing to them foul epithets III print, ant
fouler in conversations lie sought TO IN
iure men in their private business anC
with deliberate falsehOod repeated th'
effort In his last communication.
Such conduct, persisteAIly pursued, !
rebuked not would, eventually, lie accepted
by the general reader as justified by facts
and II was therefore deemed best TO max
! n rent in the hypocrilical guise and CIV
} the public a glimpse at the rOttenness an
corruntion beneath. The exposure ha
r been disagreeable to the exposed.
Il was believed by many that Mr. ille
I Gin was largely prompted in his systemau
e course Of detraction, by hia innate viclouI
! ness and his we'll known penchant Tor pei
|, sonal controversy, in which he and II
s admirers consider him an expert, and
?, was surprise, therefore, to learn, as
did last week, that one Of the incitemen
thereto was the baser and meaner conslde
e alton of dollars and cents, A calumial'
X and a libeler for hire2 1t seems inredihl
/. Your correspondent has made no all
"a sion to the private affairs the domesll
~ social, religious or politipal relations
4, Mr.. Higgins but has confined hlmsc
~ to the topics which he has continuously al
ID Extensively thrust before the publio,, 1t
% ,r to be regretted that he should consider 4
10 discussion Of them "Ateu itluous vitppeT
Of OF ton, and personal abuse" Here we ha
a characteristic speer at another ma
n. much better than himself. ana VINO
a nrobablv moi read one Of his or my col
n munications. petraction is the pabulI
ot Of his lille, and it is difficult for him
10 make a point without its aid,
- NINpEx