The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-16

Mn. SANDERS:


Democrat" or with any other pare: But a
apprehension, in relation to several things, as
erinced in his short paragraph in Saturdays
ISSUE which think | may correct without {
any overt act of war, or without
throwing down the gave for discussion. The
Democrat charges that L am Sin dreadful
splutter because we Glanced 10 tell the truth
about his antecedents" Wrong, wrong, Bro
II. am one of the best natured men yoa ever
knew. and it is an ipfexible law Of my eonsti-
tuition never to get angry or excited without
a reason, and if you do only tell the truth by
chance, as you intimate, Yen certainly have
missed it widely this time. will however,
endeavor still to maintain my egninanimlty,
and be moderate, as the Democrats article Is
moderate, and call it only "a mistake" Bro
Ii. also still insists that should give my name
to the public. My reasons for not doing SO
were stated in former letter, conceive that
they are, still valid. That long sentence about
noble and manly principles Of democracy."-
Coming out like man., and showing oneself
like an honest, upright and independent citi-
zen ought, "proclaiming principles ''openly'
boldly and manly 'moral courage" ETC., etc,
all SCUM Is well, remarkably well, but Bro H.,
don't you know that it requires q greater de-
gree of moral courage some times, not to do
thing, than to do it? The exercise of that very
principle was the Growing glory of Millard
Fillmore, during his administration, and the
very same mad-caps who then declared that
! 'he could not be kicked into war; are now
compelled to admit the sorndness Of his policy
in keeping cut of ona and the wisdom ofhis
whole course in our threatened difficulties with
S.Jain; and besides, if the Democratic party,
like an honest, upright and independent"
body had adhered to the mobile AMI manly
principles of pure old Jeffersonian Democra-
cy; selErespect would never have compelled
its veterans to withdraw from her ranks.
And again,-now keep quite calm Bro. Fl,
while Estate few facts,-it is an established
practice with "Old Line" organs (and you
f know it, to classify all other political ele-
n ments, outside of Old Lineism under the head
. of Know Nothingism; for instance, turn in
n disgust from the sycophancy and toadyism Of
: old line demagosues and their organs repu-
date the old line idea that slavery is national
v and freedom sectional, declare my adherence to
g the principles of the 1877, created by Thos
n Jefferson to the constitutiona1ty Of the Mis-
, souri, Compromise along wi h Richard N
: johnson; VIM. r. King, VIM. Pinckney, Wal
tar T.o,rr;a C.ovar,orS I2,rbo,,- ,,,d paacopt
Edward Lloyd. and twenty others in the Sen
v ate. of the most eminent jurist sand statesmen
v of their day, and FROM a calm dispassionatc
e consideration of the matter, arrive at the same
IS conclusions which Gen Washington and NOR,
Erecently James Buchanan formed, in relation
to protecting the elective franchise from tht
the invdious influences of the enemies of ou
"a government, and am all at once Know
# Nothing in all its Old Line definitions, viz
i abolition!st, church burner Irish slayer, darI
it lantern, bat owl, midnight assassin, fusion
II list, &c, &c., &c.
II / refuse to worship the Moloch of tn,
South, and l am a Garnssonian, or I de
}, cline any utilization with the ultraists Q
(. the North and am nullifer. l re
m fuse connivarce at the deeds of the Mis-
% soul Border Ruiiians, and am guilty Of tTea
" son. l repu late the clause in the Kansa
Constitution which gives to aliens after on
b. days residence, tho rights Of citizenship
And am the avowed enemy of all our vel
- disposed adopted citizens. Is not this exact
: ly the tactics of your organs. Have they an
:. modesty in their own arrogations, or sense
. reason or fairness in their Misrepresentation
n And is it not remarkable that they have
-. reluctance or delicacy is advocating to-dly
% what they inlmeasurably denounced yester
- day.
bo Stree the good old days Of Andrew Jacksor
y nutability is written on every page OF you
- history.
: But enough. have from honest motive
= abandoned what conceive to be crazy oil
!. wreck, cruising a. out on the political Sc
:. in pursuit Of spols, without any definit
= haven I-unnecessa lily perhaps-made publ
my change ofopnion but Withholding my nam,
> How yeBro Hicks, I'm exce3l ly happy t
- iorm your acquaintance. But Bro H. adds tina
[ am an oil Know Nothing. All Bro. Hick
IN I'm afraid you are mistaken in the person
go And now Mr. Sanders " It'll many apologize
ay for my GnintenGonal prolixity, will take m
L. cave. HI ReUoir.
lei SPENCER.
P. S. expect to spend day in your cit
en- $ Ortly, and will take occasion to drop in 20