The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-23
GOING FOR CORR.
a Couple of Virginia Editors Yearn
for the Bloody Field
of Honor.
Sone Editorial Writing which Has
the Merit of Perspieuity---
Bleed on the Moon.

PETERSBURG, Va. June % For some time
past there has been bitter warfare between
The Richmond Wing, Mahene's personal
organ, of which w. c. Elan is editor, and
The State Democratic Funder Journal, edited
by R. F. Beirne. The latter has been very
fierce in inveetives against Malone and his
followers, and gave utterance to the follow
iRg:
In making this comment on Boss Malone
we wish it to be distinctly understood by all
his corrupt henchmen that what we say and
have said of him we mean and have meant of
them, personally, Individually, collectively or
in any other sense they may choose to feel.
Amore vicious, corrupt and degraded gang
never followed any adventurer than those
who hang about the petty boss. These fell
lows it is who, having never a scruple in
promoting mixed marriages and mixed
schools, and in opposing honest white men,
and honest colored, we trust in the strong
desire to turn aside so dire an evil, accuse
their opponents of using their own offensive
word, niger"
To this The whig retorted in lengthy
editorial, of which, the following is the closing
portion:
Now, we might be contented with giving
the lie to all this as we do generally for the
Readiuster party, and specially in so far as
its charges are meant to apply to The Wing
in responsible way, but we wish further. to
say that the whole article from which we
make these extracts is a tissue of general de-
nunciation which would humiliate us if it
were not accompanied by lofty pre-
tensions of superiority in manners, NOR
ole LOTT rhah w
ridiculous, coming from source so pitiable
in all moral and intellectual resources, and
we wish further to say that this denunciation
is made with an air of such utter ferocity that
it might alarm us, but for our recollection OF
| the fact that the hero, the Bombastes Furioso
| of the state, has the singular reputation Of
| having illustrated his untamed valor only by
going upon the field without caps, while on
the other hand the humble parsonage,
| who now on this occasion has the
honor to represent The Wing, its edi.
torial corps and the Readjuster party
is at least reported to have been SC
rash once Upon time not to have forgotten
the caps falling before shot which he met
in full face. Consequently, unintimidated
and not utterly crushed, we laugh at The
States vituperation and vaporing, and beg to
remark that not only does The State lie, but
its editor and owner" lies, and the pool
creature who may have actually written the
article in question also lies, all jointly AND
| severally, deliberately, knowingly, mali
ciously and with the inevitable cowardice
that is always yoked With insolent bravado.
1t should be remarked here that Beirne
the editor of The State, went once to tn,
field and forgot to bring his pistol-caps. HI
has ever since felt very sore upon this sub
ject, and any allusion to it, especially if in
sinuating that those caps were purposely for
gotten, has had a tendency to arouse hi
anger.
Elan has been principal in several duels
has winged his man, and was once shot il
the face himself, in an affair of honor
There has been great excitement in the cit
to-day in reference to the editorials.
As soon as The Wing appeared the city pc
lice began TO search for the editor OF that pa
per, and information from Ashland, the hom
of the editor of The State, through the pc
lice, is to the effect that Mr. Beirne has disap
peared from his home, and his whereabout
are not known.
Warrants have been issued for the arres
of Elan and Beirne Bxt could not be served
as the whereabouts Of both were shrouded il
mystery. At The Wing Office everybody pro
fesses profound ignorance as to the where
abouts of Elan.
This, no doubt, is part of the policy to dis
count any chance for information getting in
to possession of the police. Careful inquir..
makes it safe to say that the belligerent paI
ties are not within hundred miles of Rich
mond In fact, those claiming to know
thing or two assert that Elan and BERN
have gone outside Of the state most likely
North Carolina. There is considerable dis
parity in the fighting trim of the two editors
Elam is small and thin in stature, Will
Beirne is quite tail, and has immense rotundit
of person
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