Year: 1866

Courier, leader of the "Pahdees," and
" head-center" of the Rutland Fin
negans, has been bound over for trial
by the County Court for disturbing our
last Town Meeting. That is well so far,
but If he could be bound over to tell the
truth occasionally in his paper, it would
be good deal better.


The HERALD of May 14th contained
an article headed "Disreputable Jour-
nalism." The Courier alluding to that
article says that c, NJ. Gay chad the au-
dacity to desecrate last Sabbath in con-
eosting lying article charging us with
conducting our paper in a dishonorable
manner" etc, etc.


Again the Courier says in relation to
the same article:


"The editor of the Courier desires to
say that c. NJ. Gay, of the Herald, in the
above, has 'crittea and published mean,
dastardly and contemplate falsehood,
although written on Sunday"


Having read the above extracts from
the Courier, now read this from the
same Sheet


"We are well aware as to who was
the author Of the article headed "Disre-
putable Journalism" but cannot hold
any other than Editor Gay responsible,
as he accepted, endorsed and handed the
article in question to the compositor."


The readers Of the Courier pays their
money and takes their choice" We
will, however, relieve the mind of the
extremely pious and devout editor OF
that sheet so far as to say that the ar
ticle in question was not "concocted"
nor written" on Sunday.


The question is, not who wrote the ar
ticle, but whether the Courier is con-
Quoted in disreputable manner. We
are entirely willing to leave that ques-
tion to the decision of the public.


Specimen Of Courier tactics. De-
vote two columns or so of slang to an
editor for writing an article for his pa
per which contains too much truth
against you. To make the case stronger,
say that he wrote it ON Sunday. Next
week tip it all over, your two columns
slang and all, by saying he did not write
the article at all, but you know who did,
and you will make up faces at him when
you get a chance. This will serve to
throw off public attention from the dam
aging substance of the article to the
question who wrote it, which is of no
consequence at all.


The Courier seems 10 be troubled
about the capacity of its opponents, the
politics Of the HERALD and the lessen
ing Of its subscription list. So far as
we are concerned, we are happy to as
sure the Courier that we are getting
along quite comfortably; and the "Cou-
rier man. Is the last individual in the
world we should 90 to for remedy in
either respect. Yet we unhesitating-
ly acknowledge the Courier's capacity
for billingsgate, disturbing town meet
ings, and its many like accomplishments
in which we are deficient. But we deny
that our subscription list is lessening.
"On the contrary, quite the reverse" If,
however, we should cut off from our list
at one scratch, as many subscribers as
the Courier has altogether or ever did
have, it would hardly affect the HERALD
list perceptibly.


The Courier says that the HERALD
has always asserted that Mr.. Dorr had
nothing to do with enacting the law to
prevent illegal voting in our March
meetings. The HERALD never asserted
anything of the kind.


The Courier complains in it's last Is
sue that other papers throughout the
State copy what the HERALD says about
our town matters, etc. That is because
the HERALD is known to be reliable. If
the Courier should ever turn to telling
the truth and being decent, it would also
be copied by other papers. That will
happen when it changes hands,--per-
haps.


Altogether the Courier feels very bad
ly. 1t never is good for anything even
when it feels we'll, so it doesn't much
matter.