The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-07
A Kentuckiau among the Hoosiers.


The following rascally letter, giving an ac-
count of trip on the New Albany and Salem
Railroad to Chicago, was written by one of the
editors of the Louisville Democrat. A smaller
piece ofcontemptible SANDER by a citizen ofone
State upon the citizens of another, we were
never called upon to notice. The author of it
may be well qualified to write upon the beau
ties of Old Line Democracy, and no doubt has
that delicate observation which can readily rec
ognize superior excellencies in the foreign born
but we can scarcely believe that the be-
scented, and be-curled, and be-d--d* au-
thor of the letter below is capable of appre-
eating a live Hooser American. But read the
letter:
The hindmost car of every passenger train,
custom, or some sort of railroad law; has as
signed to the ladies. Native born. Hoosiers al
ways make regular stampede for this Car, and
most generally take possession of it. Here
they lounge and founder about like so many
Gagged bears, looking more impudence and talk
| ing more bad English than so many cannibals.
In one respect, at least; they claim an unenyia-
BILE distinction-their total want of respect for
women. In the car assigned to the ladies is a
private saloon for the use of the ladies, and
children in their charge, alone. The HOosiers,
or rather the bears, make this a sort of head
quarters, and even make it a sleeping apart
ment, thus subjecting those for whom it was
intended to much inconvenience and trouble.
At the eating stations they rush like so many
swine to the table, and 'gobble up'' everything
around them, like so many half-starved vul-
lures A woman has about as much chance
among them as she would have among the
Hottentots. We advise ladies travelling alone
through Indiana, to go as express packages
in care of Adams & Co.'s agents, unless they
have made up their minds in advance, to re-
ceive the buffeting ola noisy crowd who are
continually getting off and on in Hoosier land
These HOosiers won't do They are strangely
possessed with the idea of property, and bend
s every effort of the soul down to that standard
. Horses, mules, cows and bulls, with their breed:
and crosses, are standing themes for them in
the ladies' cars, and they are not afraid to talk
loud enough to be heard. They regard woman
as an indispensable. piece of property sort
r of every day convenience TO cook their meals
Z wash their clothes, nurse the babies, and takt
care of the carpet bag when they travel. We
: advise ladies generally, as they claim for them
selves the respect due their sex and position
to avoid live Hoosier, of the class we nave
named as they would the plague. Kentucky
j slavery is freedom indeed to the life of Hob.
S ser wife or daughter Slavery is an easy
t shackle, worn loosely and happily, by GU
4 blacks The position of Hoosier wife is
e lifetime shacke, full of toll, care and neglect
s May heaven never wed any of our kin to sucl
It boorish masters. Do not understand u
in saying that Indiana is altogether mad
a up of such people. Oh no and heaven pre-
Al - 4 |.
y hospitable Kentuckans who have settled anon
g them, and men from other States in the UnioI
10 who have decent regard for women. Thes
settlements are like the GASES in the desert
st they are green spots in life, which shed hal
!, around, until even live HOLSTERS, with thei
- under valuation of woman, may yet learn t
I'd regard her as divine institution.
IS Now we will wager new hat, that the con
y placent gentleman who thus talks ofthe people
IN Indiana, and swells himself in speaking of Ker
lg lucky, is regarded by every gentleman {
. sense of his acquaintance, as most consum
he mate ass fhe is not, he talks more sensibl
n, than he writes. The writings of such don
key are not deserving of notice, but that s
consummate a fool should be an editor, is mol
e' than we aoU believe until it is proven, althoug
G. the New Albany Ledger assures the public
lie is really So That the Louisville Democr:
re should give place in its columns to so vile an
lg contemplate SANDER on the people of Ind
es ana, is little astonishing If the principal &c
&c. itor has ever travelled in Indiana, or has eve
-- mingled with the people of Indiana, he mus
n know that to take them class with class, in p,
We likeness, in intelligence and in true manhoo
they are the equals of the people of Kentuck
If he don't know it by actual intercourse,
e- should endeavor to obtain information frol
Ill some one more manly and reliable than Il
" squirt who wrote the above quoted article.
nc +ws had written be-dlzened author'' prin
it above We believe he has rather
idea least foreibly, than had eded
,er doing.