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tits known to the public that Tor the last
three or four weeks the columns Of the
Hawkeye newspaper Of this place have
teemed with scurrilous paragraphs directed
towards myself, some Of which have been
noticed by me in my editorial capacity, and
some overlooked. Occupying the position
l do, had no right to complain Of these
personal attacks, and did not complain, SO
long as my character for honor and integ-
rity Was permitted to 60 unassailed. In
the Hawkeye Of last week, however, pub
licity was given to an article 50 grossly as
persing me by insinuation as to remove all
doubt as to the object Of my assailant. !
was accused, indirectly, in that article, d
being public plunduv- accusation,
which, if true, should and would render
me infamous in the sight Of al honorable
men. In the indignation inspired by 50
base q charge, superadded to that which
could not fail to result from the admitted
fact that the person making it has been bu,
about three months in the Territory, ant
consequently can know nothing Of me, ! re.
piled in the last Gazette. For the char
acter Of that reply, ! now, in my cooler
moments, crave the pardon Of the readers
of my paper. l am free to admit that i
was coarse, and even disrespectful to my
warm and generous supporters. But for thu
assassin who has attempted to cast q shad,
ofsuspicion upon that which l hold dearel
than life-reputation-I have no apology


He cannot place more offensive construc'
ton upon my editorials Of last week thar
they were intended to bear. The name 0
the person who is on all hands understood
to be the author Of these attacks upon m,
is FIrz HENRY WARaEs; and ] hereh.
denounce him to be, what his conduc
shows that he is, xxAvE, scouNDREL
and poLrRooN.


Having taken this step, Of course al
personal newspaper controversy mus
henceforth cease on my part.


JAMES CLARKE.