The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-16
For the Journal.
FACTS AND FANCIEs ABOUT TOWN
Introductory

4nIGuuuStoAys
Mr. ED1ToR-As in our little private cor
respondence you have kindly acceded to my
request for an occasional column in your pa
per, and promptly and calamity declared you
would assist me in the preservation of my
anonymous mystery, even to the fighting of
my battles, l now introduce myself to your
readers, with brief Introductory. know |
there are times and occasions when editors
cannot say that which they think, and this
not from the want of any independence or
candor or boldness but because as their yoea-
ton is in measure to please they have not
the heart to say that which is displeasing, and
which may be unpleasant to personal friends.
The anonymous writer has advantages If he
wounds, the victim feels not the pain of
that worst wound of all, that the arrow came
from the bow of a friend; and if true to the
mark that arrow quivers in fostering vice or
a public weakness or a ranking idiocracy,
the retaliating indignation can find no certain
mark at which to aim in return. The anony-
nous writer is thus emboldened to speak plain
", because in his very mystery there is safety
Yet he who abuses the safety of anonymous
mystery to work out the designs of private
malice, is but a coward-he who would thus
in the dark strike at foe he would not dare
encounter in the light Of open day and face to
face, is an assassin. Understanding thus the
moral responsibilities and the advantages of
the veil of secrecy have chosen to throw
around myself, hope that nothing | may
write will prove have misconceived the one
er abused the other,
Yet, my dear sir, am by no means assured
that will not give offence to individuals and
porlrags eits+- ny articles Indeed
my task | should conceive but poorly On ds.i---
thy done, if | do not this. 1t is in vain to
seek to eradicate public evil without offend
ing the evil doors. 1t is useless to anticipate
pointing out public defects either in individual
character and life or in society itself, and not
be met by personal resentment or public abuse.
But assure you, my editorial friend, l am not
IgoiEg to suffer moments uneasiness by any
thing disagreeable my communications may
engender among individuals or circles, except
ing wherein l may feel an error has been com
mitted. Such errors of heart or of Judgment,
shall studiously endeavor to avoid, but l hope
will be ready to rectify when proved to be
errors. But my readers may think a terrible
shower must follow SO much Introductory
thunder. Well, my preface is proper in its
place. and circumstances of thought
and word may prove it was needful as well as
proper.
Now, Mr.. Editor, the above has been in
tended as much for yourself as for your readers,
in view of the fact, that you are necessarily as
ignorant of the aoho-is-it2 of your correspon-
dent as are those more directly addressed
You have kindly made me an exception to your
general rule requiring the true names of your
correspondents, and you are even ignorantof
my sex except so far as my chirography may
expose it. 1 am therefore quite as anxious to
assure you as Others that understand
my anonymous position and shall not
abuse it.
But after perusing the foregoing, 1 am
sure you must think your correspondent is
paving the way for series of bitter invectyes
or scandal, concocted in uncharitableness,
written with savage delight, and intended to
: be fire brands to consume what they may
touch In this you will be mistaken. love
all things lovable-but | hate as warmly all
things detestable ! love Gods sunshine and
his clouds-all things from His hands-His
blessings as the evidences of His love- His
seeming curses as trials Of the strength ofour
love; and l therefore most heartily contemn
those who not only misuse the gifts and bless
ings of His benifcence, but treat with trivial
lightness or blasphemous familiarity, His
very name and the teachings of His word. A
class of such persons will form the subject of
| my next communication. shall address you
7 one communication week, so that if | do not
much interest your readers, shall not greatly
weary their patience. INCOG.
ODD OF FEBRUARY.-The Cincinnatians are
= making splendid preparations for great cele
i bration of the ed of February. All of the
principal men and editors of the country will
be invited, and great number of military
companies from different places. We shall
have more to say about it.
IL III