The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-16
Editorial COUrteSieS.

We present some editorials from the COL
umns Of the Columbia Register and the Ande7-
son Journal. 1t Is against our custom to pub
lish the se~ntImentsand expressions contained
in either article but as they have created
some talk, and us we desire to express our dis
approval of that stylcof controversy, they APP
p,ur In the columns OF the Press and Hannrr.
lave taken the liberty OF emitting the
heading Of the Registers article. which was
perhaps, from its conspiciousncSs. more o..
iensive than anything contained in the body
of the article.
The parties to this quarrel are excellent
gentlemen and brethren who nre he'd in high
esteem By the journalists of the state, ana 1t
Is to be regretted that either should have felt
called upon to publish so abusive an artlclcln
reference to the other. We know that the eH-
press!ons referred to are the prGmptings OF
temper, and not The convictions OF Justice.
Az far ms we ave heard any expression from
outsiders, they have, without exception, con-
dcmned II, and one old gentleman. having
read the proof Of the article in question, said,
1T Is q disgrace to the craft Until editors
learn that personal feeling, expressed IN vul-
gar English, is not true journalism, we may
expect occasional tits OF this Kind.
[Coiumbia REGISTER,
The in~solrnce of tho anderson Journal IN
pcrSisting to attach to MS ignorance ana ,ttLrl,.
buting to US plausibility IN our Stalelcntlso OF
n piece with the rest OF the Dliilngs-ate our
upstarl accuser INDUCES In.
Din fortunately tor his case. our attcntl m YVES
called 10 the fact tina: we"mlSit be inlStFirc-
hendcn By some willing" who might suppose
we were really ignorant Of the fact CURSE YES,
and we told This gentleman that 1t was a trap
we had set and to what use we proposed to put
1t. He and ourselves had previously searrh,
ed the matter up in the encyclopaedia ut hand
and there was the skeleton head Just as we
had often kicked them over In the fcldS: Now
that this wiscacre who attempted to hold our
Ignorance up to scorn finds that he put his
foot in our trap. Inc attempts to get out by
"plausiblc'' on us.
There is ono other fact We will furnish the
anderson J~ournGl--not from IeckS Sim this
time: 1t is this: Puppies have front TEEN IN
the upper Jaw, but there are = me SINAI cur
bark ut the heels OF those who heed them no
more than the NOON docs when bayed.
Henderson Joarnnl.l
It Ia plain that the Rcgister itcheS and smarts
considerably under the thought mat IL Is not
regarded rs inscrutibic and 0'nniscicnt with
the Encyclopaedia near at hand. although u
loudly proclaims that there are some sn,ail
ours which prefer to use their jaw In Il mnllg-
nant bark attlie heels of those who heed thTni
no more thai the moon does when bnycd.'
, Now, as we are clnsscd as an "upStart 'ccu.
ser" we desire to quote, as mn ample warrant
for our course. the words OF Elihu In the Gth;
7th. Stli, 9th, 10th and 18th verses oil the 'SZu'i
chapter OF the book Of Job 81 am young, and
We are very old: wherefore was afraid, and
burst not shew you mine opinion. ! said,
Days should speak. and multitude OF years
should teach wisdom. But there is q spirit IN
man: and the inspiration OF the Almighty
giveth them understanding. Great men arc
! not always wise: neither do the aged under
stand judgment. Therefore I said, lIcarken
unity me; I also will shcw mine opinion. Re
hold, l waited for your words; l gave ear to
your reasons. whilst ye searched out what u
say" The invcctive and contumely OF tho
Register doesn't hurt us In the least. and 81;
tn Iugb IT. uses such cpithctS as puppy and
"cur.'' VIC AVE not rc,aliated by comparing
It.. editor to m old fop.eared hound, that yelps
a plea of defence upon the seeming intina,
ton OF q blow. We take no delight In that
kind Of controversy, and If the Register. de-
sires to persist in singing out the inulvidua|
ity OF the editor. regardless of the dignity or II
newspaper. and the fact that the journal Is a,
old as the Register. II Is at liberty to 80 ahead
In the privacy OF solitude and rehenrse to lis
own satisfaction Just how IL could fight.