The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-02-21
SIR. Booth again.

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yesterdays Enquirer from "lsrael w.
Booth'-suiprised, because we made him out
of pity, fur greater amende in Saturdays
paper than he deserved, and with which he
appeared perfectly satisfied, and because in
policy it becomes him to keep just as quiet
about this little matter as possible. Last
Saturday, we acquitted him of any intention
to defraud US; but as several of our friends
have heard US say, we did it on the sole
ground, we believed him too great fool to
know that in leaving the city as he did, that
he was doing other than proper-in other
words, that having published him as knaue,
we made amends having discovered that he
was only fool. AS he has seen fit, howev-
.er, to bring this matter before the public, and
to use harsh language toward US, and has
deavored to convince the public we have will
fully wronged decent E.an, we shall take
the trouble to make an explanation, and let
the public, and especially the Vincennes pub
lie, form their opinion of the whole matter.
Mr.. B. got programmes struck at this Of
nee, for which he was to pay seven dollars.
After the lecture, not visiting the office to
pay his bill, the bill was sent to his hotel
He was not there, but the following note was
sent to US, the bill having been due several
days:
MS. SANDERs:-I called just at noon and
at near ] O'Clock to see you-wil see you to-
morrow or Monday evening. You may "pufi"
10 the amount of So or $40 if you will.
J. w. BOOTH.
While he was writing this note the
omnibus was waiting to take him to the de-
pot! He was. wilfully deceiving US, in prom
ising to call the next day or Mon1ay, when
he was just leaving the city, and thus added
insult to injury so far as we were concerned
He called at the Office at IL o'clock, and did
see US, but said not q word about his bill
He inquired for the foreman, and saw him,
but did not settle his bill. He spoke, howev-
er, TO both our foreman and associate, about
remaining to permit his wife to deliver an
other lecture as had been promised, and did
this just before his departure! He tried to con.
ceal from US any intention he might have of
leaving the city. Finding he had left with
ont paying his bill. evidently thinking that his
lady would screen him from a newspaper er-
pose, We had no hesitation whatever in pub
fishing him as we have done other persons
guilty of cheating the printer, and MS we con-
fidently anticipate having to do many times
in the future. When Mr. b. was called from
Vincennes by our article, he visited this Of
flee, while we were absent at tea, asked the
foreman for the editor, against whom he
made violent threat, but was at once COOL
ed down by the foreman assuming the res
possibility, and inviting him to"pitch in."-
He called again in the evening. and saw u.s.
He was perfectly cool, did not use an often
s:ve word, and paying his bill promptly, we
voluG teered an amende in our paper, which
we wrote out, read in his presence, and gave
to the printer. He did not object to the par
agraph, or TO any expression in it. We told
him most emphatically we had no apology to
make for the previous article, nor for any ex-
preston in it, but should write just such an
other under the circumstances, as we most
certainly would.
With this explanation, we leave the public
to jupge whether this man is more fool or
knave, and whether we under the circum-
stances mistreated him. Dir. B. threatens to
vindcate his character. We hope he will do
SO. He has now an opportunity and the
choice of his own plan of vindication.
We have not yet heard of WING editor.
or Wing congressman, or Wing politician
from the North, who is not opposed to the
Nebraska BILL Lou. Dem.
We are glad the Louisville Democrat has
not heard of any such ''doughfaces' in the
Wing ranks. The Wing party of the North
are NORTHERN Men. The interests of the
North may be safely reposed in their hands
for protection. The Wings will stand by
them, and oppose "to the bitter end" all
Southern encroachments. They will yield
to the South everything she may reasonably |
demand. They have no sympathy with abo-
htionists nor freesoilers--but they are for the
North as Southern men are for the South
They are opposed to this Nebraska bill, be-
cause it favors the South without GRANTING
anything to the North. But many Demo.
cratic editors and many Democratic congress-
men and many Democratic politicians, at the
North, are for this bll--yet many others, we
are glad to say, are opposed to it. Douglass
owa organ in Chicago, and nearly every
Democratic paper in his State, are opposed
to the bill. Many Democratic editors and po-
liticians, who feel in their hearts strong pull
sations for the North, and who will not con-
descend to truckle to the South from mere {