Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-04-08

WE again recur TO peculiar
phase of journalism, which ought
to be ranked under the head OF
"clericsl." The Light, issued yes
terday, refers to our response to its
recent open letter to the press OF
Los Angeles, and says that we
ought to have given less of Latin
and of Roman history and more Of
our sincere convictions. We de-
spair of our ability to teach this
churchman manners, and we shall
not initiate him In his departures
from the standard Of good.breed.
ing. The editor of this secular
journal can afford to have his pc.
likeness relieved In silhouette by
the rudeness of his clerical adver-
sary. It is true that, in the article
to which the Light refers, we USED
one Latin phrase-odiuna thcelo0i.
cxna-but we used it not because 1t
was Latin, but because, in all ages
since the mild and beneficent reli.
gion of Christ has been preached,
with its evangel Of peace on earth
and good will towards man, it has
been appropriated to describe the
wolfish ferocity with which some
religions disputants spring upon
their adversaries. We had sup.
posed that we bad made the atti-
tude of the HERALD On the seek
ing to enforce the revival Of an OBJ
solete old Sunday law sufficiently
and yet we find some
falsehoods in the Light,
which, as journal, answers to the
luous q non l,!cendo of the old
catch-a light giving out sput-
tering penny-dip radiance. or none
at all, to translate freely. Amongst
them is the statement that "there
sis not one of four daily papers in
"this city that is coming up to the
"standard of manliness. They are
"hidiDg behind the tripod, like
"whipped ours, and dare not SO
"much as rattle the chain now
"about their necks," etc. five
were to initiate the editor of the
Light, In this reckless and indie.
fensible style Of Billingsgate. Los
Angeles would become so offsns-
i've, from the mephitio gases
evolved, before month had
elapsed, that it would need
fumigating. But we intend to
keep to our good manners and good
temper, however our clerical OPP
ponent may depart from both; and,
here and now, we beg to
announce and to denounce
the fact that, in the last issue of
the Light, the HERALD is sought
to be made the victim OF DELHI.
crate forgery. Blackstone defines
forgery to be the making or alter
ing of any written instrument to
the prejudice of another's right.
There is q pretended quotation
from the HERALD in this reli-
gious journal, In it's last issue,
which has been grossly garbled.
In order to place the question be-
yond doubt, and to interest num-
Der of charitable and pious ladies
Ia finding out how some clerical
disputants respect the truth, the
editor of the HERALD offers to do.
nate $25 to the Orphans Home if
the extract purporting to be re-
published from this paper, in the
last number Of the Light, can be
found, as SO republished, In any
issue ofthis paper, daily or weekly.
We cordially tender them our files
In order to expedite examination,
only stipuIating that, II their rep
resentative fails to find the passage
as quoted, We shall be given a GER
tincate to that effect. This means
. very definite charge of q clerical
and literary forgery-neithsr more
nor less.