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Editorial
May 12, 1857
Oroville Daily Butte Record
Oroville, Butte County, California
What is this article about?
Publisher J. Demott of the Butte Record defends against accusations from correspondent 'Plumas' (Howard Burt) in Judge Lewis' newspaper, who claimed the Record was pilfering from the public, dismissing it as a malicious lie by a cowardly employee.
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A correspondent of Judge Lewis' organ, a few days since, over the signature of "Plumas," took occasion to beslobber the distinguished County Judge with adulations, and accuse the Record of "endeavoring to pilfer from the public." On enquiring the author's name, it was ascertained to be Master Howard Burt, a contemptible poodle, employed to do the lying and libellous work of his masters, whose base and cowardly natures prompt them to shirk the responsibility. A more malicious and wilful lie was never uttered, and the innocent knew it when he gave it birth. This is all the reference that the subject appears to demand.
J. DEMOTT, Publisher Butte Record.
A correspondent of Judge Lewis' organ, a few days since, over the signature of "Plumas," took occasion to beslobber the distinguished County Judge with adulations, and accuse the Record of "endeavoring to pilfer from the public." On enquiring the author's name, it was ascertained to be Master Howard Burt, a contemptible poodle, employed to do the lying and libellous work of his masters, whose base and cowardly natures prompt them to shirk the responsibility. A more malicious and wilful lie was never uttered, and the innocent knew it when he gave it birth. This is all the reference that the subject appears to demand.
J. DEMOTT, Publisher Butte Record.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Press Freedom
What keywords are associated?
Libel
Newspaper Rivalry
Personal Attack
Howard Burt
Judge Lewis
What entities or persons were involved?
Judge Lewis
Plumas
Howard Burt
J. Demott
Butte Record
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Defense Against Libelous Accusations From Rival Newspaper
Stance / Tone
Defensive And Accusatory
Key Figures
Judge Lewis
Plumas
Howard Burt
J. Demott
Butte Record
Key Arguments
Correspondent 'Plumas' Is Howard Burt, A Lowly Employee Doing His Masters' Dirty Work
The Accusation Of Pilfering Is A Malicious And Willful Lie
The Attackers Are Base And Cowardly, Shirking Responsibility