The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-06
orr we understand the position Of the Ey-

OFF we understand the position Of the Ev-
ansville Journal, the Reputation of the Nation
al platform, adopted at the Philadelphia Con-
vention, by the leading Know Nothings of this
State, does not meet with it commentator.
The Journal could deal some very merited re-
Dukes to such men as Ortiz and Colfax, of this
State, to say nothing of larger lights in other
sections OF the country; and if the editor could
speak the sentiments of his mind he would not
be slow to censure these Northern Arch Know
Nothing Agitators, whose appeals for support
are made upon miserable panderings to Sec
tionai prejudice and bigoted fanaticism.
The great trouble, however. with the Editor
of the journal is, that if he should commence
his rebukes he would, in respect to consistency
be obliged to extend them to about four-f1fths I
of his party, and the presumption is that this
might get him into trouble State Sentinel.
We donot know that it is necessary in stat
ing or maintaining our own views, to rebuke
those who honestly differ with us-especially
when this difference is only on one subject
while we are united in all others. If we be-
longed to the anti-American party, we might
feel it our duty to party, Judging from the
course ofthe anti-American papers, to severely
rebuke every man who had the independence
to give utterance to an opinion contrary to that
laid down for him by his party leaders, even
though his independent opinion were precisely
the opinion advocated by his party year or
two previous, but now condemned by them
For instance, if we were an Old Line editor.
and one of the faithful and unterrified were
to express himself openly in opposition to the
extens on of slavery, and declare regular Free
Soil doctrines, we should feel under obligations
by all duty to read the gentleman out of the
party forthwith and give him genteel dressing
down in the bargain, althoughhe but expressed
the very opinion his party sustained in this
State and in State Convention, but short
time previous. And so on in any other things
But fortunately we are not an Old Line editor,
nor are our morals in a sufficiently bad condi-
be such an editor. At present, we can regard
with great complacency difference of opinion
on one subject among those with whom we
agree on pretty much all other subjects, and
feel under no obligations whatsoever to deny
them party orthodoxy because they have the
independence to proclaim their honest opinions
We claim no right to "rebuke' them, and GER
tainly shall not volunteer upon the disagreed
BILE business, delighted as no doubt would oul
Sentinel contemporaries be to read few graphic
rebukes from our pen
The Delegate who represented this District
in the late State American Convention, made
minority report, which we cordially endorsed
We have been and we are opposed to this con
tinual and dangerous agitation of the Slavery
question-yet we are Just as hostile agains
those Northern doughfaces who secured
its passage, as we were last Fall, when We
helped fight the good battle which on tina
question resulted in the complete overthrow
of the Old Line Democracy in this as in many
other States Opposed aswe are to the furthe
agitation of the slavery question, we are unde
no obligations, if this question is brought il
any future canvass, to refrain from maintaining
the opinions we have heretofore zealously advo
Gated.
We might be bitterly opposed to threaten
ed war between this and some other nation
but if the war once commenced we hope N
one doubts but all our sympathies and tn
''our country" So now we are are op
posed to civil strife on the question of slav
ery-but if that battle really commences be
tween organized bodies, we'shall most certainl,
be found fighting for the right, and not mer
idle spectator.