The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-09-12

yate, my political, and also upon my official
character, almost simultaneously with my APP
pointment. s
Having never been accustomed toa newspa-
per CONTROVERSY OF. to writing personal sqibs,
and moreover. conceiving that the malignant
attacks of the Enquirer wercrentirely unpro
voked / intimated to Mr.. Hall that wished
them to cease Fora while after this no allu-
sion"was made Il. me in the columns of that
paper. 6 30 81 -
Recently, however, without any cause on
mypart whatever, that l am aware of, he has
renewed his attacks in a manner which seems
as If the pent up malignaney and rancour of
his disposition were poured out in them, still
paid no attention to them, until l saw in the
Enquirer of Wednesday morning, not only my
public, but also my private character, assailed
in amanner altogether unwarranted- by any
act OF mine And, sir, | had grown COM
pletely. tired of being thus banded about and
blackguarded through a public print, even
though it was one, the, reputation of which,
as well as it's editor, would prevent any Sc
rious result wherever it is. known. Not be-
ing man of letters, the press was in my
hands useless medium for defense, and ac-
cordngly determined to vindicate myself by
summary method. whichI carried out as fol-
lows Yesterday morning saw Mr.. Hall in
the Market and approached him without any
en- leavor to conceal my. intentions. On COM
ing up with him, l. withoutsayng, anything,
struck him a blow on the side Of the head
with my fist. In the melee, he got hold of
brick, and attempted to use it on me ; it took
effect on my hand, but slightly bruising it
Ithen knocked him down and used my cane
on him, admit unsparingly but not undeserv-
eddy.
Some. even many, may take exceptions to
the manner in which l made the attack. To
such | would only say, that when they have
known as have. what it is to be assailed and
abused publicly, without measure, both in
their public and private character, they will
perhaps think with me that the person giving
such abuse, may justly be presumed to be al
ways on the alert for an attack, or else that he
himself presumes largely upon the good ma.
ture of men. ..sps s1t +Hz ..@
= have nothing farther to say now of the
matter, only that regret as much as any one
can the necessity. which compelled me to the
course | have pursued, and MIR. Hall may rest
assured that have no disposition to engage
in a quarrel with him or any one else, and if
they will let me alone | will never modest
them. EDWARD IL. MOSLE4.
CoNPLIMENTARY.-1he New York Tribune,
arabid Black Republicans organ. lately said ::
IF Mr.. Fillmore opens his eyes as he
should, he will discover that his followers are
in the main blackguards and loaiers, and about
as fit to rule America as 50 many hyenas.R
t. Will not our friend Gregg, of the New Al
bany Tribune, and Sanders, of the Evansville
Journal, with the whole congregation of Fill
more men in Indiana, ''put that IN their pipes
and smoke 1T H'-[ State Sentinel.
We are not in the habit of putting things
in our pipe to smoke that Mr.. Greeley may say,
Bit more than We are remarks made by any
other enemy Of the Fillmore party. We have
choicer fave red filling for our pipe. The Sen
tinel must have tremendous pipe if every
thing is put in it and deliberatelysmoked which
Mr.. Greeley naughtily says about the follow
ers Of Democracy. The pipe which would
contain all this kind Of ,kinnekenic'' might
lie passed around among the Democracy of the
Union without becoming exhausted. Tire fact
is, if Greeley writes much of such trash as the
above, he will be saoked out by his enemies
The followers of Fillmore are in every partic-
ular as respectable and decent class of citi-
Ezens, as the followers Of either Buchanan or
Fremont and they are proud Of their posi-
ton as followers of Willard Fillmore.
4 V-E The ladies' will reeOlect thatthe Coun-
ty Fairwill be held next month. There are
4 premiums offered for. many articles onlwhich
the ladies' will be the only competitors. We
thing even last years exhibition of preserves,
ljeilies, dairy products, &c &c. may be excelled
We would also suggest to young ladies, that
there are prizes offered for literary produc-
rtions. ''.a g o3
OF The National Intelligeneer announces
its determination to take no part in tie present
Presidential canvass 1t has been confidently
claimed by the friends of Buchanan, that the
i 4ntelhgeneers would support the Cincinnati
:. pominee; but that was too bitter pill for even
the advocate of Peaiee;7 Pratt & Co. TO swal-
Z low1gdtl does not support Mr.. Fillmore be-