The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-23
The Anderson Journal.

Having no desire 70 keep up aSubjcct that
IS extremely diStnSteiul 10 MS, ne will say
nothing in reply TO the remarks and i~nterrCc-
a:"ri,s Of the urHagednfy 7imesand the -is1.-
ttWe Press and ETiE.T. but We hope that huin
uur esteemed contemporaries, without nercs-
sarily symraIhizinG with either party in a
petty controversy. viii publicly "dIllt that
they are not accustomed 10 finding objection
able language or expressions in oar columns.
Is their genera. rrI'n-liS would seem to indi-
cate. .A> You have taken thctrouAic To notice
The n'At'"r. Crnticn'vn. ri"a>c take Il %rarcTnl
whether YOU lhink the ,iUuir!df has said aiu:t
than M;t> Warranted by tho circumstances. but
don I hulk the whole matter. strike an aver
;t-". ana .lS>icn lis hi.f i.ir responsibility i'll II
."reralik:nG Va: While expressing couicmla-
tim.
The shove paragraph we take from last
w"cN' 5 .iIn'rrso" Js"rnrt. Wrarc FREE 10 a..
mt tina; We are not accustomed to finding OBJ
jcctionahlr language ~ expressions in the col
u'nus" " tie -ini. Yson J.E;mIi, and viii! go
further ana say that We have never seen AN
objectionable word or expression in that pa
per. except the one 10 which reference was
made, uni We think that expression WAS tx.
cuSah!c. CIider the circumstances wcuo not
see how that paper could have done less than
10 make the reply which ii did.
Perhaps VIC erred in speaking last week OF
the quarrel between tie Rr9iS'.rand the Jour-
nal. II Sn. VIC are sorry. We have the kind
est feelings personally for both papers. hut
some times we can sec what we suppose 10 be
the errors OF our best friends. The editor o;
the Register is u good and true man. and one
fr whom We have much respect. but when
c,l!cd upon 10 SAY whore We think the fault
lay. our friend will excuse us ii We say that
we think that a man OF his standing in the
State WAS wrong under any circumstances in
using tie language which he did, even II APP
piled to. the lowest specimens OF our race.
much less 10 a worthy and hiGhly respected
member of the press. The office OF editor Is
indeed II high one, and a responsible one.
And especially is this true OF the city editor.
We country editors look 10 the city editors
no: only for on" news, brit also for our exam
pies in composition. as well as In our man.
ncrS. 1t seemed to Us entirely out OF place
fer Il dignitied and educated Old gentleman.
whose manners ii would seem. would EioSt
naturally artakc OF the type Of the South
Carolina gentleman OF antc-bcllum days. TO
make use OF offensive epithctS To 4 younger
brother OF his own profession. and TO whom
lie might very properly give the hand OF
kindness III = generous Way even though he
may have erred to some extent. Those who
reach cinincHt stations, asa rule. arc not Sc
we're on those who may differ from them in
opinion or expression.
For our own part, We would be glad TO see
good will restored between the brethren. We
know that the editor Of. the R"g;S!r would
not willfully do anybody az injustice, and
have no douht that he already regrets having
spoken so urkiudly OF the Journal. For this
reason VIC hope that he will Withdraw the Of
fensiv2 and uncalicd for er:thets. II the Jour
nal does not then restore him TO his friendship
We are very much mistaken in the man. Life
is too short for gentlemen TO entertain ill
feelings toward eacn other for the sake OF
mere trilcs.