The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-02-14
The ChaPmans once more. aud their
~ Paper.


The Chapmans once more. aud their
q Paper.
Below we give the exceedingly lucid reply OF
the Chapmans to oar article revie wing their
rast Course and rebuking their present nentrai
position aud luke warm action. when The Repub-
licss party has the strongest claims upon them
for all the industry and energy IN iheir powerto
give. We alluded to their leaving the Demo-
cratic party, starting the Chantieleer and fight
ing the Old Line Democracy. changing The
Chandelier Weekly to.the Republican" Daily,
and thus assuming the position of tre leading
Republican paper in the Stale. From this We
said its parts had right to expect, that it QUILL
lend its best aid to advancing the interests OF
that party, and 10 exposing the outrageous con-
duct Of the Old Line Democracy in certain acts
and words of its representatives in the Legisla-
ture. But that the Republican party had been
abused and slandered by o d Liners right under
the Republicans" nose-they had sought 10 de-
feat the will of the people in postponing the elec-
ton OF u. s. Senator-they had teen pursuing
course directly in opposition to that which Re-
publicans have most at heart yet the editors of
this pretended Republican organ, have by utter
silence approved the course OF the Old Line Dem
ocrats, and had not single word to say in de-
fence of the Republican party. We charged i.
with having for weeks preserved an entire neu
trality when at this time more than all hers, The
interests of its party demanded it and every other
Republican organ, should be zealoasly at work
defending the right aud condemning The wrong
sustaining the Republican party in its position
and exposing the rottenness and corruption OF
Old Line Democracy. We charged, too, that
this disgraccful silence of the Republican, was
founded on the fact, that the Chapmans had re
ceived the nomination of The Republican caucus
fer State Printer-ihey had doubts about receiv-
ing the full vote of the Republican party, as in
justice and decency, and in good faith TO the
interests of the party ITSELF they had no RICH, to
single Republican vote-and were now counting
up tn. votes of The Old Line Democracy to Sc
cure the Office. We appealed to the files of the
Republican to sustain our positions, which prob
ably not reade. doubted. The reputation of
the Chapmans as politicians and as ST honemen;
and especially as the nominee of this caucus fol-
State Printer, demanded that ifihe charges were
false, they should disprove them o. at least en-
'phatically deny them. They came from as re-
spectacle source certainly as were the objects
Of the accusations, and no planting themselves
upon any false presumptive ground of digni-
ty, or elevation above honest criticism, can
lieve the Chapmans from the obligations of
denial, or in case that is not made and sustained
a reconsideration of the action of The Republi
can caucus. But instead of manly reply. and
change of conduct such as to crafty the feelings
of the parry they have lately been disgratirg,
and to signify in some degree their appreciation
ofthe p-rtiality of he Republicans in the Leg
islature-the following appears as leader in
the Republican of the 9tn. We submit ii TO
the Republicans in the Legislature. We ask
tAens If our charges did not deserve reply r a
confession, and if an insult is not given the Re-
publican party by The present course of the
Chapmans2 We tell the representatives of the
Republican party, that those who sent them to
the Legislature are looki. at their action in
this matter Of giving the Safe Printing TO the
Chapmans. when those men at this lime a
tester in The otherwise healthy body of Republi-
canism- Let them ponder before the, elect to
Office these traitors to Democracy an TO Repub-
licanism:
.EvANsvILLE JoURNAL-This paper of Feb. 6
has somewhat leug ny article, criicizing our
course of action, and as it seems TO talk in sim
ceriry, ils sug estions really worthy of our
serious consideration; the more so because we
observe, that there are indications of slight
"chanae of weather" again in the Enquirer
neighborhood But are i'll puzzled litla
as 10 how We can properly direcl ourselve- ac,
cordin. to the suggestion of our editorial brother
OF the Evansville Journal What would The
learned Judge of The Wabash Courier say2
II is very sy, the Journal thinks, to give an
order. So Lord Raglan thought, we SUPPOSE
when he ordered the Light Brigade of English
cavalry TO the charge fat to themselves, al
Balakiave, but, as Tennyson tries to say poet
", and as everybo ~ else says in prose-
Into the valley Of death
Rode the Six Hundred.o
The Vienna note embracing the "four points.
neither consulted hor Considered the Turks, VINO
were most Immediately interested. Can any
body tell what that blunder will result in?
II is easier. however, TO exempify big things
BY little ones, than little ones by big.
Small Pox at the CapitaI.