The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-06
ISLANDERS against notwithstanding Traitor
in our Bosom

appearing editorially in the Enquirer
to form subject of comment in the Journal!
but that sheet has this time gone little be-
yond what we shall permit to pass unnoticed.
In this city, where the private and public
standing of its editor is kno,on, and where he
and his sheet occupy position in public opin-
ion that render them incapable of much good
or evil, it makes no difference what may be
said in the Enquirer columns-but it does
make difference when the published state
ments of the editor are as likely to be copied
abroad and to. have the same influence, as if
they came from respectable source, and when
these statements are calculated to infict seri-
Gus injury on our city.
The Enquirer has more than once publish
cd articles plainly and emphatically stating
that the prosperity of Evansville is on the de-
cline that the city is going doaOn hi1i, that in
stead of being the fourishing place we have
been representing it, and our citizens have
been proud in believing it.. Evansville is no
more nor less than picture of decay. And
we were once before called upon to defend our
city from charges similar to this from the same
source, but we never expected after the evil
dences of public condemnation the Enquirer
then received, to be again called upon to sus-
tain the character of Evansville from the infa-
nous wretch living in our midst, a traitor to
the interests by which he is surrounded, anu
with which he should in some degree be den
titled We had not thought that for political
motives, or even in personal and malicious
desire to revenge the unmitigated contempt
that burns him here ON every side, he would
do it foul wrong in the opinions of people
abroad. We had supposed that even in has
brea asst, there might be some sense of decency
left, enough at least to save the city in which
concerned, than that of his presence and citi-
zenship. But we have been deceived even in
this small charitable feeling for the man or for
human nature.
In the Enquirer of Thursday, the very day
which witnessed the most splendid parade dis
play ever made in Evansville, and hence a
token in itself of our prosperity and enterprise,
and of the increasing value of that property
which demanded such great spirit and organiza
ton and expense for it's protection-appeared a
long editorial commencing thus:
The most careless observer cannot but be
struck with the evident stagnation of business
which our city presents. There is undoubted-
ly something wrong in the state of Denmark p
when our hotels and boarding houses are un-
sought and unsupported, and an unusual num-
Der of dwelling houses untenanted. Is there,
really, decline in our population as we sus-
pect, and if so what are the causes of this de-
cline?
Presuming this is fact, and publishing it
as a fact, that Evansville is suffering under an
unaccountable stagnation of business-that our
hotels and boarding houses are unsought and
unsupported-tha an unusual number of
dwelling houses are northumberland that our
population, and hence prosperity, is on the de-
cline-the editor goes on to account for this
state of things, and offers as reasons or causes
therefor, the Know Nothings, the Liquor Law.
and the operations of land spectators in hold
ing property so high. We have nothing to do
with his reasono for state of things which
does not exist. But we wish to briefly notice
his general statements base and inexcusable
and objectionable SANDER upon our city, and
which no one knows better than the miserable,
irresponsible creature, whose name is at the
head of the Enquirer.
There never before were such evidences Of
healthy prosperity in Evansville as at this
very day. Never before any one season, were
there so many large, substantial and costly
houses commenced, erected and finished in
Evansville. We can point out on two blocks
some elevenor twelve three story bricks going
up, several of them taking the places of sub
stantial houses torn down to make room for
them. On the outskirts of this city, there are
new houses springing up everywhere, and Of a
far more substantial character than those Of
any other season. And all this has been done
when we, with every other community in the
State, were experiencing the full effects of last
years short crops, in tight money market
and partial prostration of all kinds of bust
ness We do not believe there is another
city in the State of Indiana, which can show
any tuilS tlhe ehe improvements winch nave
marked Evansville this season. Such is the
actual condition of things here in this particu-
lar, well known to every citizen, and to every
stranger who has visited and examined our
city. 1t has been matter of absolute won
der to strangers that during such season we
have accomplish so much.
Property too has sustained its value re-
markahlY well But little of IL Is in the hands |