The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-08

known. barnes foresees, and he breads to
stand before Davis again. Bui ne ioiH, and
sooner than he thinks. In fact Davis is
waiting for hin-and spirits catdraw the
earth. ~ 81
barnes breads to look down the 70 ads that
leads thither, and so he changes the subject.
He wonders that somebody else has not
more courage, and don't love to fight and
don't try to kill somebody. Misery loves
company, and he thinks it would be pleasen-
ter to have the company of other Aen with
blood on their hands and a hell Of horror
gnawing at their hearts. 1t would help to
keep his courage up to have pa'tners in
guilt, and the prospect ofpartners IN punish
ment. So he encourages fighting ind MUIR
der, and uses his own tongue to help the
cause of i'll blood along. He ABUSES men
that have never wronged him, but he takes
care to inquire first whether they will fight.
II they are "small men'-have "fanilies"
that love them, and that are tied up il their
hearts-or if it is understood that they will
not shoot him like dog for his slar ders,
then barnes is brave-he rises up bsfore
Missourians and denounces the "small men,"
the men with "wives and children" to sup
port, ana makes mock of their desile to
live with and provide for these dear o,es!
0 barnes, what lofty courage is this! What
chivalry-what magnauimity--what tue
gentlemanly soulIit does display!
Did the assembled legislators of Ms
souri, rush forward and grasp your BLOODY
hand after that speech-and did they SAP,
''noble barnes, you are hero-you are a
leader worthy Of Christian people!" o.
did they regard you as a cunning instigatol
of blood, who with cowardly instinct, aimed
his sh ats where they would not be returned
lat the "small man." and the man who had
|"children," and loved them better than they
loved shedding your blood; who preferred
luling the cry Of sick and weeping babes,
to the startling of hell's chambers by send
lin thither your unshrived and shrisking
ghost to its sad account. Tell US, barnes,
how did the brave and the generally pure
and right-thinking members OF the Missouri
Legislature like your late bold and manly at.
tack on the editor of the Inteligencer.
We tell you, in conclusion, barnes, we
are not your enemy. We would not willing.
ly harm you, for you have q load on you
that is fast sinking you DOWNTOWN. Bu
yet we do not fear you. We are beyond the
reach of your harm, in character and person
, We trust that our words, however, though
they hurtle like chain.shot into your very
soul, and tear open the heart Of grief thai
! throbs there deep from the goze Of men, may
do good in retaining you from the sin o.
+ encouraging wrath, and in leading you t
purge yourself from that blood that already
clots your conscience, and seek safety ant
peace in the merits of the blood that "speak
, eth better things than that of Abel" taeg
But in order to do this decently, you should
Withdraw in shame from the place yon nov
|, occupy. You are not fit to be in the Legis
, lature. You have not the talent to justify it
T and having taken mans life and thus tram
,, pied on the laws of the land, you are no pro
lper example for the innocent youth Of TIT
land. Therefore get out of sight quickly
, for your country's good. II is absolutely hi
, deous to think of men slayers becoming th'
law makers Of civilized aud Christian PEG
pie. E