Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-04-20
THE .vANDERBURGH DEMOCRAT"


The feelings of the whole community and the
decencies of life were outraged on Thursday
last by the appearance of an article under the
editorial head ofthe ''Vande rburgh Democrat"
filled 10 overlooking with blackguardism and
abuse fthe Wings of this county for Their
courtesy towards Gen. Lane and their exertions
IN getting up dinner and q welcome to him
on his return home. Aware as we are, and
as is this whole community, of the utter reck-
lessness which has characterised the sDemo-
craft for the last four months, neither we nor
they Were prepared for this exhibition of its
malice and abuse at a time and in a tone 80
well suited to destroy all good feeling, and
calculated to drive b, far the largest portion of
our citizens into hostility to the whole procee-
dlnEs. 1t has been the misfortune of this COM
munity for the last ten years. to be cursed with
series of dirty loeofoco sheets whose only aim
seemed to be to degrade and debase the public
mind, and living, while they did live. Tester
ing sore, respecting few of the decencies of
life, and sinking at last with their own weight
full in manner as were the papers that preceded
the Democrat" here, none-not one-eyer APP
preached tiHrottenness of thoua hit, lin scurillity
OF speech or III baseness of purpose; and we are
happy TO believe that there is not in the whole
Union another sheet that would compare with
it.
The Democrat" first made its appearance
about six months ago under the editorial charge
OF ). K. Hamill, and such were the fears of the
democracy hereabouts that the paper would
prove. under his direction, vehicle of SANDER
and abuse, and disgrace to the party, that
they withheld their patronage, and large
number of the faithful utterly refused to have
anything to do with it or suffer it to come
near them. Seeing this, the leaders of the par
ty set themselves to work to get rid of the edi-
Tor, which they succeeded in doing with very
little trouble, and the paper was put under the
charge of score of would-be leaders and di-
rectors of the party, headed by one of great ex-
perience in the peculiar mode of warfare adopt
ed by that concern. How the dignity of the
paper has fallen since Mr.. Hamill left, will be
seen by the article TO which we have alluded
and which will be found below. We know
that the respectable portion of the Democratic
party condemn the article in no measured
terms, and feel justly indignant that such sen
timents are entertained by the organ of thei
party. The person whose name stands at the
head of the paper, however, we are informed
by me mbers OF his party, is in no wise respon
sibIe for single article that appears in it
columns-that he is not permitted to make Sc
lections even, so little confidence has the Sc
nior Censor in his ability to make the pape
what, under the present rule, it is destined Il
become. If, then, the publisher is driEea II
publish the dirty abuse of the would-be lead
ers without asking questions, the community
will acquit him of everything except stupidity
and will hold the real editors-some of whom
are known although the If names do not appea
as such-morally accountable for it. Will,
the publisher will be made to suffer in his pc
cuniary affairs-and not even his own part,
will continue their support to sheet SO lost t,
decency-the authors of this dirty work vii
4 he made 10 1eel the scorn and contempt OF ev
ery good citizen, no matter to what party h
may belong.
we might n.re show, By the publication Q
the subscriptions to the dinner, that two-third
of the amount obtained was from %hlSs, who
had they acted in the spirit of these prma
gogues, could have defeated the whole matter
But that is not necessary. The celebration
was not intended as a party affair. nor for tn,
purpose of cumyingf auor with any Que, but a
!. a demonstration of respect, and admiration fo
the services of an old and valued citizen, who
we are happy to know, has no feelings in com
mon with such meanness as is exhibited in tn
l following article, which for obvious reason
we could not notice on Saturday, and now re
greet the necessity We feel ourselves under t,
5 publish.