text:  From their frequent reassertion the English press accorded them credit; the English newspapers became the advocates of those they believed to be oppressed; no story was too ridiculous to obtain insertion; anonymous correspondents heaped obloquy on the best and most pains-taking landlords; while any attempt at their vindication was sure to be discountenanced--a tyrannical act of one man was seized on and blazoned forth as proof positive of the guilt of all