The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-28
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we acknowledge almost the periect hgHl
from long force of habit, Of any Old Line
Democratic editor doing and saying great
many things to which ordinary decency re-
bells, and which might forever destroy The
reputation of better men. We acknowledge
that the editor of the Enquirer in this city,
can say things in his paper, day after day.
from some kind of singular privilege Of re-
putation or total want of it, tn at would damn
more respectable sheets, and make every
honest man and good citizen thrust the paper |
from him with disgust. Not that many, very !
many, respectable men of this city, have not
acted precisely in this manner with the En-
quirer, and would no more permit that paper
to enter their families than they, would the
"yellow kivered" literature OF the day-but
that portion of party upholds the Enqui-
rer in all its absurd Inconsistencies, in its
brazenly false statements, and in its low
doggery language-this is why we speak.
But we have now only one or two Of the
Enqurer's false statements to consider. and
we should not notice them, but for the fact
that they contain assertions calculated to in
jure our city abroad, and which will be well
used by the presses Of rival cities, to injure
the reputation of Evansville. The Enquirer
has boldly stated, and for no other object
than to crafty it's enmity against Know No
things, that property in Evansville has lately
deprecated % per cent iu value! And that
this depreciation has occurred from the &C.
ton of Know Nothings in prescribing for
eigners, &C., &c.m I'VE cannot conceive of
anything more ridiculous and absurd than
this last statement, even if the first were
true. We should like to know in what man
ner Know Nothingsm or any other ism I'M
der G DDS heaven, could lessen the value Of
property in Evansville. Has it turned even
one man out of businessls Has it injured the
prosperity of single'individual in the CON-
community. Has It interfered with the sale
of lot in the city or farm about the city!
Has it taken away any privilege from any
class of citizens! Has it offered single OBJ
stacle to the influx of foreign population.-
Has it done anything more than endeavoring
to prevent foreigners holding office! The
only means we have to judge of Know No
thingism, are precisely what every other
man in the community possesses, who, like
ourself, is not member Of any secret politi-
cal society. All the information we possess,
makes this charge too absolutely ridiculous
for serious notice. II the editor of the En-
quirer possesses superior information, we
wish him to point out the manner in which
this order, or society, or whatever it is called,
has injured, the value Of property in Evans
vile, and give few practical illustrations
Let him tell us what men have left the city
in consequence, and where they went to get
out Of the evil influence of Know Nothings.
If property in this city has in any manner
deprecated lately, the causes may be found
in something deeper, and more general and
mere crushing on business interests, than
any political organization in this city-the
same causes which have operated in many
other places to produce this same result. a
depreciation in the value of property. The
whole country has been suffering under an
almost utter stagnation of business, almost
an entire prostration of some departments
of industry, and an alarming condition o.
money affairs. This portion of the country
has not been exempt from the evils of the
"hard times" In fact, through a most un
happy condition of our State currency, will
consequent doubt and distrust and innumera
BILE private losses, on every side, we in Indi
ana suffered more than the people of almos
any other State in the Union, during the lat
and perhaps not yet completed crisis. Ger
tainly, if ever the property or prosperity of I
young city in this State could be injured
at this time Of all others, it would be suffer
ing, when people have no spare capital I,
purchase property, and many uf those WHIT
have property, are DESTROYS of changing
into money for the actual continuance G
their business operations. Under this cor
dition Of things, how base a hypocrit an
how arrant knave is he who for politic'
purposes, would charge the consequences
these "hard times" upon secret polite;
organization! Rather let the hard time
which have brought about such deplorabl
results every where, made good men banf
rupts, crippled business in all its department,
set cities back in the race of progress, an
flung pail over the whole country. be in
puted to that political organisation whic
placed the Pierce administration in powe
and which now, and even in this city. is SUI
porting it, under the name of Old Line Den
ocrats. ra1l4I8 a = 'i-! d d4l.t-. ti-i u,
But we deny this depreciation in the Walt