The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-21
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we frequently do, oil making our heisuooi
ashamed of himself! And he surprised US
yesterday by acknowledging our flagelation
as a compliment. Such exhibition of chris
tan meekness we were wholly unprepared to
meet. We shall most assuredly in all our
intercourse with him in future exercise an
equal degree Of christian forbearauce in turn.
This deep humility calls forth all the charity
which our editorial nature is capable OF bes-
towing. But as there appears to be little
lingering perverseness left get, we must be
allowed to take that out of him, and then,
as he has shown the "white feather" We will
agree to "bury the Ratchet"
He is vet to obstinate too confess what we
charged him with saying about the people of
Gibson county, and compels us to re-iterate
those pretty sentences once more, that he
may become the more heartily ashamed of
them. We will not msquote your icords this
time but give your own classical version:-
"As the opposition of Mr.. McMasters is
based on ignorance of the bill, and requires
only state nent of its real provisions in or
der to be removed. Doubtless there are
many benighted individuals in the same con-
dition. Indeed, it requires remarkable de-
gree of ignorance to enable one to oppose
the Nebraska bill on conscientious grounds"
The opposition of Rev. McMasters then
is based upon his ignorance of the bill.
Again, Doubtless there are many benight-
ed individuals in the same condition" OF
whom! Why, of Rev. Mr.. McMasters!
The deduction is plain. Many beaighted
individuals in the same condition of Mr.. Nc
Masters-ergo Mr.. McMa sters is beni9hied!
Benighted means according to our diction-
airy physical, moral or mental darkness
in common par lance associated with heataen-
ism.
Now, we don't believe this Rev. of Gibson
would have any choice between being called
q fool-straight out-and a fool by implica-
cation! We can see no essential difference
between being called a fool and being more
politely told: "Sr-you are 80 completely
enveloped in mental, moral and physical
Darkness thatyou don't know anything
or more blandly still-"Sir, you display such
"a remarkable degree Of ignorance that am
inclined to believe you a fool!'
Now Mr. Enquirer, there is no escape
your denial is a mere bandying of words
You insulted the intelligence of highly res
pectable class Of the citizens of Gibson
just as you have in this community, in your
bullying discussions of the Nebraska fraud.
That founding Clarion of yours had better
never come to light, unless you had made
better of it.
Again we quote; we want to keep these
pretty paragraphs before the people and give
them the benefit Of wide circulation
We believe the REVEREND Mr.. McMAs-
TIERS, is a Democrat, and "fcr the sake of
auld lang syne" we desire to brush away one
or two of the cob webs which have envelop-
ed his brain. We regret that any Iayman or
divine who has Democratic tendencies should
oppose the Nebraska bill, and, as ignorance
appears 10 be at the bottom of all such opposition,
We cheerfully volunteer to explain all knotty
points.
We give this extract without note or COM
ment.
We are asked, when we reviewed Rev. ].
HeMasters' letter! We read it on its first
appearance in the Clarion, labeled the paper,
that it should not get "misplaced," and when
the silly criticism of the Enquirer appeared,
we reviewed said letter. Is the answer sat-
isfactoryl
The INTELLIGENcER never attacked tie
doctrines of the Marcy letter, nor nothing
beyond a mere criticism; not one word
of condemnation Of the principles contained
in the letter, can be found in the columns of
the Intelligencer. The Journal advocated
the principles of protection to foreigners,
Just such as the Marcy letter sanctioned
weeks before that letter appeared, and the
Enquirer opposed such protection to the "bit-
ter end" Its opposition to that principle
brought down the contempt of the foreigners
upon it with vengeance. 1t said in
discussion of that principle, of citizens
OF Evansville who were similarly situat-
ed to Koszta, and equally entitled to pro
lection, that they came here with 'unclean
hands and mortgaged bodies and they were
not entitled to the protection of this govern
ment when they returned to their fatherland.
Such sentiments as those disgrace your files.
The Marcy letter taught the doctrine that it
was only necessary to acquire domicu in the
United States, to be entitled to protection,
and you then husIed your miserable clamor
about "unclean hands and mortgaged bod
ies."
Your threat, Mr.. Enquirer, to "show us up,
and take our daguerreotyp will not deter
US from our duty. We have seen the daub-
ings you allude to, and they only disgrace the
artist, not the subject.
~ j. Bayard Taylor was to have deliver.