The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1889-03-14
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that two fresh ink-sliugers have been
exerting themselves recently 70 mis- [
represent him, and when they see how /
neatly the hedgiings were caught in
the net spread for them, they will
smile aud say: ~Its the same old sto-
ry." For reasons satisfactory TO our
selves, we wrote a letter TO the Column
bus "Index" ia the latter part Of Feb
ruary, correcting the mistake made by
the MESSENGER in charging that two
Chickasaw boys were refused admit
tance to the A. & NJ. College, and ex-
planning how the mistake originated.
In this letter we took occasion TO rap
the Ellisville "New South" aud the
Slarkville ~Times" over the knuckles
a little for their Raughtiness in gener-
al and to ourselves in particular. This
letter was published at Columbus on
Friday March the lst and was repro
duced in the MESSENGER on the fol-
lowing Wednesday. as was agreed
should be between Judge johnson and
this writer, when his card which form
ed part Of the letter was presented
in this Office. Judging us doubtless
by the rule which would have govern
ed their conduct under similar cir
cumstaRces, the Young hopefuls, edu-
Gated in the same school, without con-
sultation we presume,-jumped to the
conclusion. that we had chosen a pa
per away from home, so as to keep the
people ofou section ignorant Of the
whole matter and forthwith each
writes a card to the 'Index" in which
that silly charge is the burden Of their
ssng. The Ellisville man says
Capt. Burkitt admits in the INDEX
that the Messrs. JOhnsQn's were not re-
fused admission into the A. & NJ. Col
legc, as he stated, but why does he
not make the same admission in the
CmcKAsAw MESSENGER Why 90 TO
a Columbus paper TO correct an error
made at home Why not, in justice
10 the A. & NJ Faculty, say through
the MESSENGER Juthe people OF ChlcSs
asaw county, have made mistake
and want to correct it? Simply be-
cause he is unwilling to do the Col
lege Faculty justice, and wishes to
propagate an error at home viii ch he
is forced to admit abroad
And the Starkviile ALUMNUs relieves
his mighty mind as follows;
eHeacknowledges, through your pa.
per, that the statement is untrue, vet
not one word does he say about il in
the MESSENGER The reason is evi-
dent. lie did not want to correct the
false impression which he had made
upon the minds of his readers, and as
it is not probable that his paper and
the INDEX have the same readers, he
adopted this sneaking, unmanly way
of confessing his error without cor.
recting its infamous work.
4Mr. Johnsons letter, though writ
ten for the readers Of the MESSENGER
is given to the readers Ofthe "Index,
and the people Of Chickasaw county
are still left to believe that two Of theil
boys were refused admittance into the
College. But this is trick character
istic Of the man, and nothing bettel
was expected"
These letters were published in th'
Index ON Friday of last week. whei
many of the readers of the MEssESeEI
in various portions Of the county haC
enjoyed. the castigstion we had giver
''the boys tweuty-four hours previOu
to that time.
The premises considered, we sym
pathetically commend to Mr. WelborI
his own query: "Who has lied p
We feel that we ought to eongratu
late the Starkville anderstrapper o.
the opportunity this controversy ha
afforded him to enlarge his chosel
field. We hazard nothing in saying
his reputation at home is less resplen
dent than his energetic co-laborer, foi
his name has never heretofore beer
conspicuous, except in Che 4. & NJ
catalogue and on a bill of indictmen
I'm the Oktibeha Circuit Court
Ourold fogy notions have impressed
IS with the idea that the duties Of
member Of a college faculty, receiv
ing pay out Of the peoples treasury
are Incompatible with the dirty worl
in which the editor ola libelious jour
nal engages; but perhaps we have no
kept up with the PRoGREss Of the ag'
aud do not fully understand the lati
tude given an Assistant in Agricnl
mral Department" or the full seop
and powers ofa prep prof It woul'
seem from the case IN point that Their
Is at least one Of the faculty at the A
& ~ who Is allowed to assist in re
lievfu0 the State treasury Of tha fund