The Evansville daily journal., 1854-08-07
The Creytown Outra,

The GreytOwn Outra,
The Cincinnati Enquirer appeaIo be ,"o an
only paper we have yet received, uch ~" % n'
the boldness, audacity, or party svility'o o' n
whatever else it may be called, to steno '"I lt
Administration in the Greytown fair' anI
that paper to excuse its masters, islompe'ieN
to make a pervertion of facts utteY ineA'u'
sable. But.we have nothing to dowith 'na',
We merely give it as an instance Of pohuc1
depravity, and to acquant our rsadsSSsS01
the fact, that there is one paper at least in
the country prepared TO defend the grossest
outrage which probably ever dsgraced cur
country. Many other Democratic papers
are keeping perfectly quiet on the subject,
doubtless waiting to catch their cue from
head quarters, and perfectly willing to do
whatever their masters at Washington may
command. But there are still other Demo-
cratic papers, and leading ones, which have
had the boldness to call this infamous out
rage by its proper name, and who spare
neither the Administration nor Capt. Hollins.
On this subject, the New York Tribune
says:-"We cannot recall any other public
question with regard to which there has been
such unity Of opinion. Journals habltually
opposed on every other subject, representing
every shade of party feeling, every diver
gence of interest, and every antagonism of
nationality concur t0 declare the destruction
OF Greytown a needless, unjustfiable, inhu-
man exercise OF warlke force. Conserva-
tives and radicals, Wings and Democrats,
Americans and foreigners, all agree in this
one thing-all express the same horror and
disgust"
1t now remains to be understood whether
, the administration gave Capt. Hollins any
such instructions he appears to have act
ed under. We shall soon know. From the
fact that the administration organ has had
nothing TO say on the subject, the opinion
prevails that the whole affair is another great
administration act, INTENDED to shower glory
; on the Pierce dy-nasty, but which it begins
10 perceive will only rain niamy upon its
originators. We shall soon know how mat
ters are.
, The charges as yet remain undenied, that
the bombardment and destruction of Grey
| town was done by Capt. Hollins, in pursu-
ance of instructions given him by the Admin
istration. The press OF the country without
, a dissenting voice declare the act of Captain
Holins an unjustifiable and inhuman outrage,
. and only awaits the dev velopment of official
information to charge up the crime upon the
guilty parties. There appears to be no
doubts existing in the public mind that Capt
Hollins acted "by authority" in the matter,
and as little doubt exists that there has been
high handed usurpation of power by the
authoritative parties of the deed. Against
the general outburst of indignat uttered
throughout the land, no one word has been
offered in palliation by the government or
gans, either at Washington or elsewhere.
, The President has remained silent upon
the subject, and submitted to the imputation
of having authorized and directed the perpe-
tration Of the infamous outrage. He cannot
:, however, long keep silence in grave n
n matter. Both Houses of Congress have uni
ted in call upon the President for the OIL
: cial documents in the case, which will no
: doubt bring the affair properly before the
nation.
d The aggravating cause for the infiction
i ofsuch high-handed and summary vengeance
n for aught that has yet appeared-seems 10
= have been more. a personal than a national
5 insult, and a matter in which Mr.. Borland
:, may have been the aggressor. AT all events
q it was not such grievance as would demand
C such hasty and annihilating retribution.-.
: We cannot entertain the belief that any sat-
! sfactory explanation will be found in the Of
il fetal papers, about to be submitted, nor that
: any extenuatng circumstances can be shown
q to make the matter less an outrage and less
n a national disgrace than it is generally con-
r. ceded to be at present. We will await and
v give the Presidents side of the question a
n hearing before we condemn him, believing
;. nevertheless, that he cannot exonerate him.
;. self honorably from the charge of wrong.
u Sol. SMITHS New BooK.-T. B. Peterson
e of Phlade lphia, will soon publish "The The
# atrical Journey-work and Anecdotical Re-
collections of Sol. Smith,
Here is a book for which there will be an
unusual demand. Every one ho has read
: Sol.'s side-splitting Theatrical Apprentice
d ship" will eagerly seek after it. SOL Smith
!. is one Of the most amusing writers of the
:, age. lie has passed an exciting and event
ful life, and his retentive memory and keen
sense of the ludicrous, enable him to lay be-
e fore the public, in capital guse, full account