The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-29
Refinement Of the Old Line Press.

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Mr.. Walker the principal editor of the State
Sentinel, the leading Old Line organ in this
State, by position, though its merits are of a
starvingly slender nature, recently had occa-
sion to travel some distance;and on his return
wrote out long account of his trip. 70 ex-
hibit the refinement of the Old Line press and
Of this family paper in particular, we make
few extracts. He called to see an editor; and
thus complimentary notices him:
eve can convey our ideas of Mr. Dawson.
as an editor, in no better way than By calling
to the mind Of the reader the expression,
common, doubtless, among his schooi-felfows.
whats the use of being fellow unless you're
devil of a teIlow?0 It must be confessed
that ne have acted somewhat on the principle
that whats the use of being DEMOCRAT, IN
less you're a hell of a democrat?" and Mr.
Dawson must excuse us when we say that he,
evidently, whether he will acknowledge it or
not, endorses, by his acts at least, the motto,
whats the use of being an Editor, unless
you're DEVIL of a IEEIL-FIRED Editor?'' The
MORAL reader must bear in mind that these
words" we use are printers technicalities,
which have no harm in them unless appr0pYia-
ted by outsiders"
Mr. Walker is very much mistaken If he
thinks such "techncalities' are used by decent
Editors in their writings, or in any such sense
as he uses them in respectable printing offices.
But here is more:
When riSs went 3n a8 n black approached the
writer ana expressed his sincere regret that
one Of such seeming intelligence should be 50
reckless in his conversation, and instead of the
Holy writings of the Apostles, should have his
pockets filled with political, slurery newspa-
pers. Let me advise you," said lie, my
young friend, to carry the Bible with you wher-
ever you go; and if you must read newspapers
let it be the New York Tribune or the Chris
tan Advocate" Old Lorenzo Dow could not
have ''raisei the deraf' more effectually than
did this little piece Of advice, and His Majesty
calculated, through our lips-'the Christian
h-e-l-l!'
Mr. Walker is NO doubs a very fit mouth
piece for His Majesty" as he is for the Old
Line party. He appears anxiously SOLICITORS
ofearning the approval of both Doubtless to
give especial delight to ellis Majesty" he can
not even in writing an account of his travels,
neglect to hit the Methodist church He
says
"While on the subject of religions humbug,
we are reminded of little incident that oc-
CURED with a real friend of ours at Toledo
He was attending Methodist Church, when
one of your oud-mouthed, empty-headed de-
chalmers, with one foot thrown cafclessly over
the railing in 'front.' was Familiarity descanting
upon the virtues of Jesus Christ, much after
the fashion that one of the b'hoys at the race
course will speak of boon companion"
And once again:
"a lady, whose general charity and practical
piety even the tongue of calumny has never
dared TO attempt to tarnish, once remarked to
the writer, that had it been possible thing to
shake her faith in the religion taught her by
her mother the plotting diplomacy andeun-
ming intrigue she had witnessed amongst the
l1nij4isters Of the Methodist Church from
twenty or thirty years association with them,
as the wife of one of their number, she; long
ago, would have been AN out right and avowed
infdel.
The writer Of the above extracts is disgrace
to his profession He truly shows 'his ma
Ijesty'' has one mouth piece in the indiana
press. That is enough for the State. We
hope His Majesty will secure no more con-
verts, Or that if he does, he will clothe them,
so far as their language is concerned, in the out
ward habiliments of gentleman.