The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-08-01
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Inc hepublican Is mistaken in imputing
any article which appeared in last Mondays
Journal to the Senior editor: not that we feel
any delicacy whatever IN endorsing them
fuly,bu tina without using har-her Ian
guage, we might have made the Editors of
the Republican more kecnIy feel theinunen.
viable position than even now they appear to
do. knowing as they did, the time of our
arrival, we shall accord them good-sense
enough TO be aware, even if they did mol
know the fact from the style Of the articles,
that we had nothing more to do with Mon
days paper. than TO notify the readers Of the
: Journal OF our arrival. But this is an unim-
portant matter.
When the Junior wrote the. article, TO
which the Republican objects in no very
RenlIemanly language: in reply to an editorial
in that paper headed 1920 at one shot Z" (by
the way, we should like TO know what that
rneans) he wrote so under a belief which he
has had no reason since to change. 1t was
currently reported about town oil Friday
morning, that Mr.. B. was going to decline
running for the Convention, and would make
apublic declination at the meeting in n neigh
boring precinct that day. He did so, but the
meeting voted unanimously for him TO con-
tinue on the track and with the understand
ing he was to do SO, the meeting broke up
after hearing his speech. At five o'clock a
gentleman came TO this office and informed
the Junior Of the whole proceedings. Two
hours after the news had been over town.
that Blythe had agreed TO run, the Repnb-
lican came oat, and contained an article writ
ten evidently in the full happiness of newly
awakened hopes, stating with exultation that
he was off the track, and signifying he could
not have remained on with honor and homes
~, and hypOcriticalIy Iauding him to the
skies for his conduct. We asked the Repub-
hcan TO explain why he could not honorably
AMI honestly remain candidate after Mr..
Pitchers entering the race, as such an asser-
ton conveys the idea or rather direct
charge, that Mr.. b. is now guilty OF dishonor
and dishonesty in occupying the position
But no such explanation has been given
The outside editors Of that paper only notice
such things as give them room for abuse and
assertion instead of reason and Justice
Knowing, then, il the editors of that paper
had not been informed of MIR. BIS last deter
mInaton, that it was negligence in them they
were not thus before making so important q
statement, the Junior deservedIy spoke harsh
tSof their conduct. He was right. They
were either guilty of telling the public GER
tain state oil things existed which did not
when the paper was issued, or they were
guilty of a triyui negligence in not making
inquiries about the matter before issuing their
paper, when they knew it was to be settled
at this meeting. Had the paper been issued
N the morning, the editors might very reason
ably have said it was Mr.. BIS determination
to resign his place. Now mark the peculiar
and boasted honesty Of that sheet. o
The article alluded to above, appeared in
Friday evenings Republican. On Saturday
morning, If there had been doubt before in
any ones mind that Mr.. 3. did net occupy
his old position, it was removed by his own
declarations. The Republican had made a
statement, which spreading abroad among its
twenty readers in the country, was calculated
TO reach the utternost limits of the county.
and throw abroad the idea that Mr.. b. had
Withdrawn from the canvass. This, every
one must have felt, if uncontradicted. would
injure him; and Of course the public ex-
pected, whatever some little clique rul ng
the action Of the Republican in the matter
might have thought that Saturdays paper
would correct the mistake. But no such ex.
PLANTATION was made.
Sunday passed, and finally Mondays Re-
publican came, and yet if the public had beer
left TO the columns oil that paper for nlorn;l.
ton, they would still have supposed Mr.. B.
had Withdrawn and stayed Withdrawn.
In Tuesday mornings Journal, we publish.
ed such an article relative to the Repubi
cans unmanly course, that the editors coult
no longer run against public opinion, aud il
the evening came out with the proper correc
ton. Of course venting the bile OF their dis
appointment at US for forcing them to craw-
fish. And ashamed evidently of their course
they published anarticlc which they state wa.
written for Saturdays paper as explanation
or correction, but it was laid over unfortu
nateIy, as the Editors say, out OF curiosity to
see whether we would not deny the state
ments contained in it! Thus these mer
triAe with the public mind TO satisfy a paltry
personal curiosity, as to whether we would