The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-23
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pany, held on Monday evening, May 2lst,
the following statements in answer to some
charges made by the Enquirer Of the same
date, were reported BY committee appoint
ed for the purpose, and unanimously adopted
by very full meeting: --
The members Of the Neptune Fire Com.
pany having been made the especial sub
jects Of the libelous attacks of certain
newspaper in this city, called the Evansville
Enquirer, with ore John B. Hall as editor,
in consequence Of series of resolutions
adopted by said company and published in
your Journal, expressive of their approba-
ton of the conduct of the Chief Engineer
of the FIRE department, would respectfully
ask the further use Of your columns, for the
purpose of placing ourselves and the editor
Of the Enquirer in true and proper light
before the public.
The members Of the Neptune Fire Com.
pany are branded in Mondays Enquirer, as
can infamous set oflibellers and slanderers,
Individually and collectively" These vile and
libellous epithets have been wantonly hurled
at our company, and for what! Why, for
doing what Mr.. Hall says we have as good
a right to do as he has-"to express our
opinion of our Chief Engineers capacity
and his conduct upon the occasion of the
late disastrous fire in our CITY," In express
ing our appreciation of Mr.. Cooks capacity
and conduct, we deemed it our duty to 60
further, and repei in part the libellous
charges and insinuations made by the En-
qurer, in its unwarranted and unfounded
strictures upon that officer.
For thus discharging an obvious duty to
an efficient and worthy officer of the Fire
department, we have subjected ourselves to
deluge of INSCRIPTIONS caIumny from the
common vocabulary Of this notorious lbeller
} of his race-JoHN B. HALL. 1t has evidently
been Mr.. Halls purpose for months. to
create feuds and dissentions in the ranks Of
the firemen, by afousing political prejudicet
and charging spirit of partially on the part
of the American born 6remen in the protec
ton of the property Of citizens of their owr
nativity. We know that these silly charger
had their origin in no higher source, thar
political disappointment and sofdid party
enemity-and that any such Partially eve
|, existed except in the depravity Of Mr.. Hail.
corrupt imagination, we most respectful.
deny. Our company is composed Of man!
respectable citizens Of foreign birth, ever.
one of whom will attest the fact, that n
political or sectional questions ever entere
into their deliberation, or the control of tn
: Fire department in any respect. The fou
y SANDER that the resolutions to which MI
Hall takes exceptions, emanated from tn
!. Know No,hingism of the "Neptune Com
pany," is most emphatically hurled back il
. the authors teeth by the vote which passe
them. They were passed by an indiscrim
a nate vote of both foreigners and natives
with but a single negative. aud that given
native more "than strongly suspected"
81 We are at loss for any other reason fc
l. this last ebulition of ibslious bile from M
l. Hall, other than his own just consciousness
sr that he stands convicted before this con
y munity, of the very charges which he G
m wantonly imputes to our company. OF TIL
Dr. there can be no doubt! The load may rel
heavily upon him, but to him alone 1t b,
longs and with him it will remain like tn
- mark Of Cain forever upon his brow.
'o We are asked as a company to specify th
y charge we made against Mr.. Halls article.
"a To any one who has read his article di
Of passionalely and knows the conduct of M
Cook, at the late fire. and his efforts othe
a, wise to render the Fire Department efficier
r. and reliable. the original charge in the re,
?. olution would be sufficiently specific; "thl
=, the publication in the Enquirer lcas uncaH.
;. for, and abounding IN falsehood and misstat
>. ments."
II We do not think this general charge q
=, strong, against a man who al,oays write
lust as he thinks will best subserve his pu
pose at the, time without making the slighte
a enquiry or having the least concern az to Al
~ tua. facts.
ID But we will crafty Mr.. Hall. We specif
III LIST; that he uttered gross .falsehood whe
d, he stated that the Chief Engineer "attends
nd the late fire on horseback" And in ord
re to give the lie more ridiculous tone, he snee
vt ingly adds; certainly new place for hors
ma nship." In addition to this, the who
tenor of his article was to hold Mr.. Cook
n in false light, in an imaginary contrast wi
lis John Hewson.
n. We also specify, that Mr.. Hall utter
e. fdlsehood in the following sentence: 40
On Know Nothing Council is responsible