The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-02

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Fine Niacennes Courant is Of decided opin-
ION that the Arneriears will lie Jrry a st'sie
State, and that Fillmore won't acccptthe nom
nation AS the Frenchman said, we ara VERY
much dam somya-yet not being eatirely sat
isfied as to the value Of 4 Fineennes Courant
opinion, we shah yet entertain litth hope that !
il is mistaken this time BY the way, ii Mac
ireal entertains such opinions, why does he
ill w almost every column of his pretty sheet I
with dissertations the American party and
Fillmore? Why, il we thought the Old Line
party wouldn get single State. precious lit !
tie trouble should we take in exposing the rot
ton corruption OF its leaders and the pauSty |
of its principles. The fact is, the Old Liners
are growing alarmed. They had no idea the
nomination OF Fillmore would be received with
such enthusiasm all over the country.
/ The Courapt calls the Louisville Courier an
Old Line Wing paper, and says it spurns the
/ American ticket The editor of the Courant
is dcceiving bis readers and not through igno-
rance on his own part either lie knows the
lCourier has been on every side ofpoiitics with
in the last few years-thatit was native Amer
Jean, then Wing, then violent Know Nothing,
then rabd Anti Know Nothing or Democratic.
The last position it still occupies. Its editor
actually hatcs the American party, and in re-
turn he is simply dcspisod by them-not being
prominent enough for good hearty hate He
3 aiIliiatcs with the Old Liners. All old Wings
detest him. while decent Democrats refuse
connection with him. He isa lost, dead po-
ltician. and there is no Gabrials trump the
lsound of which can resurrect him.
~ We are daily beset by democrats to
elbow up tho State Sentinel for what they
= alegeiS anti-democratc i'll its course in rela-
ton TO banks and banking. The Sentinel
viii please consider itself ''blown up accor-
t dinghy. 1t does seem to some people that its
columns could be better employed just now
than in defendngan bolsterng up the banks
Of this State or elsewhere. At least such ap-
:, pears to be the democratic sentiment in Tip
y pecanoe LAT. A,ler. (De0,.)
e The late Old Line State Convention passed
$ resolution against all banks, as anti Demo
Y cratic. 1t was made plank i'll their platform
e Several Old Line papers stuck up to this plank
d thinking very innoeently that they had IL
e choice But the leaders do{gel. The State
of Sentinel waited some time, and finally conclud
" ed that wasn't safe plank for the immutabl'
J. Democracy especially as the party were re
/ sponsibie for the present Bank Law and three
tourths ofthc leaders Of the party in the State
n were directly interested in the banks started
r. under this Law. The Sentinel is now occu
y plying an extreme position 1t is not onl.
is opposed to the Bank resolution, but it is actu
< ally violent, imprudently and impoiitcl.
of Jealous, in supporting these Banks, Its yer.
DC violence is injuring that which it seeks to up
n hold Its Lafayette brother thinks the Senti
10 mel might be better employed. Why don
ct the lafayette editor do battle for the ant
j., Bank resolution?
e. G5-Thc one-man organ calls the Journa
he the defender of the Walkers. If so, have no
ID things come to pretty pass, when a newspa
= per which has always opposed tfose gentle
e. men, and is still politically opposed TO then
he feels called upon in common decency, to dc
It. fend them, dyed in-the-wool Old Liners a
Ie- they are from the attacks of their own press
CHI Oar Old Line friends should regard us wit
to great respect. They do not know what hoy
IRE they may have to rely upon US for delenc
x against the vindictivc assaults of their pape
ng If Gayitt conceives dislike to any one
ed them, and this poor victim dares aspire for 0
ng flee without Gavitt's consent why he and h
nd friends will have TO look to us for deenC
rat from Gavitt's organ. Now we promise then
lat if they do not treat us right decently, not
He word shall we say to protect them from GA
err lit and his organ. He may stock the cards c
he them, deal hands as he pleases, hide trumps
I'VE his sleeves, boots and bosom, yet not VOL
lld shall we say to expose his game, or to defer
rer them from the inevitable results. So you hs
did better keep on the right side of the Journal
you know which side of your bread is butte
as ed!
We MAIL RoBBER ARREsTED-The Indanap
We lis papers of last Saturday give an account
ly, the arrest of an Irishman named McDonal
ian for robbing the mails at Michigan city /
lad was watchnan of the Office of the n. A. &
di- r. B. where the mails are left. He w
tie, suspected and watch set on his movement
pa several mails having been missed. The Sta
his Journal says:
rial BY arrangement between Mr.. Boaz and N
di- Mcdowell, the latter, in company with Mr..
Benham watched in the railroad Office II
"" mails had been carefully counted and place
so thatif they were disturbed it could be SCI
ith at once. The officers had hardly conceal,