The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-31
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The Enquirer is getting magnanimous; it
has printed Judge Douglas speech, delivered
at Springfield, and communicated thereon
frequently in divers manners. In one place
it delivers itself in this strain, "The Re-
publican, abolition, fusion papers have de-
signedly refrained from publishing it because
it gives the lie, direct, to their misrepresen-
tations of him" Now as the Enquirer is
neither an abolition, Republican, or fusion
paper, it follows that Mr.. Douglas is repre-
sented in its columns in his true light; and
that would appear to be every thing that
the Enquirer could wish. Of course it is
immaterial what that paper thought of that
Senator three or four months ago, or other
wise any one disposed to bubble, might
hardly be able to reconcile its expressed
opinions then, with its statements now
Take, for instance, remark or two in its is
sue of March 18th, 1858, where it firstly,
secondly, thirdly, and up to eighthly, takes
exception to his conduct. There heis charg-
ed with being the first, out of all the Senate,
to attack the President and his measures
siding with Kansas rebels against the adj
ministration-withl eagueing himself with
Black Republicans and Know Nothings,
and being "irascible and captious" to the
Democrats of the House, and much more to
the same effect; so much so, indeed, that
it (th0 Eaquirer) "cannot help suspect that
all is not right" in his conduct
Again, in a late issue, March 9th, our
consistent neighbor declared, that if Sena-
tor Douglas should continue to allow his
conduct to be defended and endorsed by
any others than his own party in silence,
he "will not stand it," What he means by
this expression, we are not profound
ough to determine, but something dreadful
is doubtless implied, and the hon. gentle
man had better have care lest this signif-
cent inunedo be realized. But as the Sena-
tor has never to our knowledge resented the
affront of possessing the esteem and good
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side of the Democratic party it is about
time that the import of this threat should
be acted upon. However, perhaps the time
has not expired, and it would seem that for
the present Mr.. Douglas is received back
again into the forgiving embrace of the En-
quirer's arms. He who was an "apoState,"
a "traitor to the party" three months ago,
is now, when the issue of the question for
which he was discarded is to be settled with
out :his disapproval or concurrence, every
thing that is loyal or obedient, and is chant
ably received hack into the Enquirers most
gracious favorS. Doesnt our contemporary
deal out mercy without justice, when he re-
members that Douglas has not retracted any
of his reasonable sayings, and holds the
same principles he did last March? or is it
possible that another paper neither aboli-
ton, black republican, or fusion is the one
to lie and misrepresentation most worthy and
consistent Enquirer? The readers of the
Enquirer should direct their attention par
ticularly to that portion of Mr.. Douglas
speech in which he speaks of the Green
English bill as a compromise, and which
they are called upon to acquiescein as a final
settlement of the question.
On the 18th of March, 1853, Mr.. Bright
: addressed note to the Office of the Attor-
ney General, in which he said Judge Hovey
had courted removal by publishing his anti
! Lecompton letter. lie accompanied this note
with copy of the Evansville Journal con-
r tanning comments upon the letter. to show
the impression the letter had made upon the
: public and on these, he demanded Judge
{ Hovey's removal-and it followed imme-
E diately. There was not an intimation OF
g the shadow of charge on file in the De-
: partment touching the Judges character as
man, an officer, or as Democrat The
: only complaint, in any shape, was Jesse d.
, Bright's charge of nti-Lecomptonism That
: was his sole offense; that was the only rea-
son for his prescription, both by Bright and
: Mr.. Buchanan. Mr.. Bright and his friends
: are now preaching reconciliation and har-
f mony upon this "extinct issue" as they call
it. After visiting every anti-Lecomptor
man with memorable prescription who dared
: utter breath against the arbitrary dicta-
! ton of the President, he is now exceedingly
anxious to have it all forgotten; and in.
vites the honest anti-Lecompton men to ap
, proach him and kiss the hand that has ap
piled the lash to their backs. They are not
: we hope, the base, cringing slaves that he
: preSumes them TO be. When they can for
r get their treatment from the official dicta
4 tors, they will be The fit subjects for an,
:, degrading despotism.