The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-08
Lo, Another Daniel come to Judgment.

sswhere ignorance is bliss, tits folly to be WISE"
Mr.. Grampee w. Hardin, formerly member
Of Legislature from this county, has just re-
turned from pilgrimage to Kansas, and pub
lished Yesterday in the Enquirer, for the en-
lghtenment of the people of this city, bril-
liant and veracious statement of the difficulties
in that Territory. 1t would scarcely be cour-
teous in US to doubt the qualifications of Mr..
Hardin for enlightening this community on all
subjects Of general interest to elucidate and
illuminate which might require the investiga-
ton of an analytic mind, accustomed in its re-
searches to separating truth from error. fact
from fiction, and drawing deductions in no
manner tinged by prejudice or partiality. Mr.
Hardin has no doubt within himself all the
elements of the historian, and cannot be sup
posed to laB6r-eYen in his investigations into
the causes of the Kansas difficulties and in his
narrative of the troubles which have torn the
bowels of that God -forsaken land-under anyOf
the vulgar prejudices Of the day, or of the pol
itics of the day, nor in any manner to be
governed in his opinions by selfish policy
which looks merely to getting on what ne may
suppose to be the stronger side in politics-that
side which may better offer hopes office. This
is an ignorant kind of community any how,
and it is we'll that men Of wisdom should on
proper occasions use all the abilities which
Providence has SO kindly vouchsafed them at
the expense of others, to eradcateithe preju-
dices and i'll formed opinions founded upon ig-
norance, which may now be riding us like the
old man did that popular historian Sinbad.
Mr. Hardin takes it for granted that the
good people of Evansville are totally ignorant
of the position of things in and about Kansas,
and have not the slightest idea of anything
which has heen transpiring during the last
year in that distant region, nor of the causes
of the troubles which we may have heard ex
list there, somewhat to tie detriment of human
life and to the injury of the value of property,
especially in horses. Possibly he thinks the
Enquirer is the only paper published in Ev
ansville, OF that because the Ohio has dried up
and the Canal is broken, we are necessarily en-
tirely cut off from the outer world, and are
thus plodding along, through no fault of our
own, in most wearisome ignorance. Evident
ly entertaining some such IDEAS; but undoubt-
eddy fully convinced as to ouI entire ignorance
of Kansas affairs, Mr.. Hardin's kindness in ap-
pearing before the public to properly inform
Us wherein we are so shamefully ignorant, and
to eradicate the mischievous errors into which
we may have fallen through this ignorance, is
above all praise. With his aid, added to that
of oar tall young friend who has recently been
engaged ina similar philosophical crusade in
this heather community, We hope soon to be
nearly as well informed as other communities
rs to the troubles and the causes of these
troubles, in Kansas.
Mr. Hardin's aaotiUes are most excellent. -
He makes his publication because he believes
the country has "been very much deceived by
interested partisans and presses,' in relation
to Kansas affairs. Mr.. Hardin is entirely free
from such interested motives as might belong
to partisans. He says at the close of his let
teri am Democrat out and out l shall
in this canvass support Mr.. Buchanan, and the
entire State, Congressional and county tick
cts" OF course, under this declaration, Mr..
Hardin cannot be partisan, nor can he feel
interested as partisan in giving wrong COL
oring to Kansas matters. He has, indeed,
been constrained to come out before the public
simply because partisans through political
motives, make interested statements. One
other motive. indeed, actuates him-"in view
of the approaching elections, the people should
be informed of the truth Mr.. Hardin leaves
the inference, that if it were not for the ap-
preaching elections, the people should not be
think he would have labored so strongly to
give them his ideas Of the truth, but for the
approaching elections. Mr.. HIS ideas of ''the
TRUTH" however, are very singular. We can
but briefly allude to them. He thinks it ne
cessary, in conveying to this people the truth
about Kansas, to give few details of outrages
said to be committed by the Free State men in
Kansas. His details are precisely like~those
we always first receive from the Border Ruff
fans, but which, after-news and full investiga-
tions, prove almost entirely erroneous, or SO
grossly exaggerated as to be objectionable
misrepresentation. He only alludes to the
very latest actions of the Free State men, when
after suffering the most abo minable outrages
from the Border Rufians, aimed at their lives,
property and families, they commenced retail
Eating these wrongs, and perhaps in some