The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-15
Hutchen,s Card.

HuIChen7S
Not having seen the Card of "Sheepsfoot
Hutchen" in the Advertiser Of Wednesday, !!
till we sent for the paper yesterday morning. |
we made no allusion to the article, although |
comment to those who know Hutchen, may
seem from us unnecessary. We feel the less
called upon to notice his ebultion Of wrath, |
from the fact, that Stinson says Hutchen has
now +" no sort OF connection in any way with
the Advertiser" We congratulate the es-
Enlistment on its happy radiance. 1t has
now assumed one step toward responsibility,
which we hope will meet with its proportion
ate encouragement. If Ben himself can sue
coed in his endeayors to sell out, and a res
pectable Democrat become his successor we
shall warm recommend the paper, not only to
the support of the Democracy, bat TO the pa
tronage of the Wings.
We have no doubt Hutchen occupied at
one time such position among the Democra-
cy of N. Albany and Bowling Green, as to
receive the favorable notices from the party OF
which he boasts He might have boosted OF
even more, for he could truly have said, he
OLSO IllG party illOSL III
He bled the Democrats at New Albany, till
they would be plucked no longer. He was
also so unfortunate as to get Prentice down
on him, who dashed him as only Prentice can
lash an infamous man. Prentice gave him
the name of Sheepsfoot Hutchen," from his
having used an instrument called thus by
printers. to break into an este lishment for the
purpose of plumber. We meyer heard Of the
accuser retracting any such charge, as stated
by Hutchen, on the contrary, he fixed that
and others of almost equally dlsgracetul ma
ture on his poor victim, so firmly, that the
Democracy declared they would have no such
man among them, and the Specification ofthe
feeling was SO strong, that our hero changed
his quarters. He also left Bowling Green
under circumstances equally agreeable. Let
those who doubt his character, inquire of old
citizens of New Albany and Bowling Green
for particulars.
As we have said, 1t makes no difference to
US who edits the Advertiser-but we think the
proprietor has already discovered that it
makes a vast deal of difference with the De-
mocracy. No matter who Is responsible to
us Tor its editorials, the Democracy have some
interest in knowing who is responsible to them.
They have not been satisfied thus far in hav-
ing a recusant Wing the controller their or
gan in this city-and still less will they be
satisfied when they know that the principal
writer for what should be their own paper is
a man whom the Democracy of other places
have spurned from their midst. and around
whose personal character there are hoyerin
disgraceful suspicious.
We have no desire to injure Mr.. Hutchen'i
family, so that there is no defence needed, mol
any particular use Of our being held up tt
the scorn and contempt of the multitude. y
There is not the slightest use either, Of hi
calling certain charges wantonly and ma
liciouslv false" for the criminal is not apt t,
gain credence by declaring the charges of hi
criminality vindictive or untrue. But it
perfectly natural in him to declare US base an
Infamous, for infamy, like misery, loves com
pany.
But as Mr.. Hutchen's connection with tn
Advertiser has ceased, we drop the subjec
1t is but dirty one handle to say the least
We now close, with the simple remark, tha
when a man of Mr.. Hutchens character use
such epithets as we have alluded to, with otf
ers inginuated, such as contemplate scouI
dreln and 'lick spittle, y in connection wit
one who came to this city by the invitation
its citizens and without blotch on his cha
acter or dark spot in his past history 4
should at least have reputation which migI
in some slight degree give honesty to tt
spirit of his charges. Any bIackguard ma
make use of these epithets toward others, al
in fact we may know he is a blackguard b
his doing SO.