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Show Major Goo dsp i ED, iii bia letter to tbe ii.irr Ociviu gracefully retracts, wiiat he said about tbe revenue bill in a tinnier communication, vbich wan reproduced in the Hekalt). He Biiyw: "I roiili'tfd that the lotter was writtnu in ureat baato, and before 1 read I tic biil." Now that tbe runjor bits hhowi) himself to be the truly Oid und ti'ible man that we always in-iiskd he we ought, perhaps, to overlook Hie nirau things he says nbuut the Hekald. They didn't come Jromihi' heart, because no great man, lilit! M:iirG ci-uki find it in him to think to oi iho.-e who, like us, admire him as a gi'i.llemau and an author. As be yivea us a word of advice, wo willl return it in Hie same generous spirit. He c1omjs his letter us follows: ,;Lel mo atiuio him (the editor of the Hekald), if be really bus the governor's gov-ernor's welfare at heart, and is truly bis friend, anil de&irea his retention in office, to ubfiain, absolutely, from defending or prais ng bim." The major will please let us con duct the Hekald according to our own notions. Wo have never tieunnd to counsel him as to how he should conduct the Inter-Ocean. In deed, we couldu'tsugge6t an improve meut, if we desired to interfere, as ftw people could make the Silt L ike department of the great Unioago journal more attractive or valuable than be, abounding as it tloea in genuine sentiment, delightful humor, and solid facta, artistically iuterwooveu with sprightly talea ol lead und eeusatioual bullion Btories; but we never bad the last inclination to make suggestions to Major Good speed, as to bis literary work, hence ask bun not Lo advise ua. |