The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-09-23
A Terribly shocked Young Man.

Terribly shocked YOunG Man.
The Evansville Journal pursues a course
of misrepre entaton of the Democratic NOM
inee for Congress, Just as it continually mis-
Judge Lockhart during the last
canvass. So unscrupulcus and so defiant of
all truth and fact is that sheet with reference
to anv one to whom it's editor takes notion
to vilify that, what it says, to be sure, is not
OF much significance The falsity of its un-
blushing assertions, day by day, every honest
Wing in the community well knows, and not
a single Democrat ought to care for them.
Times.
tits very we'll for the editor of the Times,
who cannot disprove any assertion we make,
to content himself with declaring the Jour-
nal has adisreputable character, is not believ-
ed by its own party, &c. He but follows in
the wake of dozen other Locofoco editors
who have lived, kicked up their heels, and
died, in this city, leaving us to sing their re-
ouiums. Instead of discussing men and mea-
sures, these precious gentlemen were always
well content to stand off at distance, and
wag their fingers at us, and utter big words
of disgust and horror at our course, as though
their opinion of us was of any manner OF ac-
count or influence in the community. Thus
now is it with our handsome contemporary,
who is nightly well satisfied to be let off from
harder work, by assuming the easy task of
accusing us of that to which we cannot
plead guilty.
We deny having pursued any course of
Misrepresentation toward Mr. Miller. We
have treated him mildly and kindly. In fact,
we have not thought him particularly worthy
of but three or four illusions since the can
vass has opened. His opponent is taking
proper care of him, and needs no assistance
from us. We are perfectly willing these
gentlemen should run upon their own merits
Us they are known in the District. Let but
the people know the two men thoroughly
and Reavis will be elected by large major
| ity.
Now the Times accuses us of vilifyine
men, &c. Will its editor be so kind as to
diswoue anything it chooses to class under
the nedu Oh w VIC iu'h
about men, especially those who may happen
to be our neighbors, we know what we are
talking about, and defy the editor of the
Times or the objects of our attack, to refutc
the statements we make. We suppose il
we were to call that editor himself a black
guard, or a political knave, which, however
we could not think of doing, he would cal
this vllifying him, although nothing i'll the
world might be easier than to prove him
such. And were we to give the evidence
without calling the names, we suppose nc
would call that villi(ying him. Thus it is with
others. We can neither call men names L
which everybody knows they are honestly Of
knavishly entitled, nor prove them worthy o
the most rascaly designations, but the Times
must accuse us Of villifying them. Truly
our neighbor is hard to please-therefore, W.
must be excused from try ing to please it at all
Hereafter, when it thinks or is disposed t.
say, we are villi(ying any man, its reader
generally and the Journal especially, woul
be much gratified to see the proof of our ras
/, cality. If it do not this. the public may sus
: pect the rascality lies upon our neighbor'
shoulders, where they are more accustome
to seeingit.