The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-11-22
ValedictOry.

Ihave resigned my position in the Jour
nal to Mr.. James II. McNeely, late of the
indianapolis Citizen" agentleman capable
of making my place good in the establish
ment. Extreme debility from recent ILL
ness, prevents me from saying all | wish to
express, in parting with the readers of the
Journal. The uppermost sentiment, in sew
ering the intercourse, is that of sincere
gratefulness for the generous forbearance
with which its readers have tolerated the
freest expression of opinions on all subjects
through the columns of the journal for the
last three years. Though frequently Of
fensive to party creeds, and to the doctrines
of cliGues and personal prejudices, they have
never met with intolerance or prescription
"a community thus liberal in its views,
should have an able and independent press.
In the exposure of public abuses, the editor
has been brought into many sharp conflicts
with individuals, but as he was impelled by
no personal motives or prejudiees, and acted
reluctantly in discharge of a disagreeable
public duty, the venomous reterts which
some of these discussions have provoked,
have left,-because upmerite1-no rancor
behind, and he retires with a sincere wish
to bury all past controversies in oblivion.
In this editorial leave taking he cannot
refrain from expressing his obligations to the
mechanics and working-men of Evansville,
for their cordial good viii and steady sup
port. They are the chief architects of the
city's rapidly advancing fortunes,-an they
and the Press have a deep interest in the
support of each others prosperity, which
should never be broken. As a last word to
this class of his friends, he would earnestly
as a matter transcending all other concerns
they have in the acknowledgements the
constant, answering, liberal support of our
municipal free schools. Let no articles Of
demagogues or sectafians beguile them, un-
der any pretences, into desertion or neg
lect of these inestimable public blessings.-
They are the great levers that are elevating
the humblest children to the social position
and political advantages of the most fortu-
nate. They are the great eqnalizers, by ele-
waiting all to a high scale of intellectual
and moral advancement. They are the only
institutions by which our political theories
of equality and freedom among all citizens,
can be made practical in life. r.a,al %.
One more word. The revolving crimes
long contemplated by the widest fanatical
Notwithstanding crimes and scenes the
most terrible the human imagination can
pictuIe-have been attempted by the luna
tics maddened by the wicked men who have
raised the storm of sectional passion. The
event reveals state of feeling on both sides
that startles and seriousl y alarms every re-
fecting citizen for the preservation of the
Union. Lei, the people upon the borders of
the Ohio reflect that the first breach of har-
mony-the first dire effects of the mad pas
sions let loose By the most Aagitious doc
trines against the laws and the Constitution
of the country-will fall upon their homes
and fields. In this fair valley, win the bad
and insane men of both extremes endeavor
to concentrate all their ubiquitous purposes,
and makeit the scenes of hatred, strife, des-
olation, and despair The people on the
bordersyef the Ohio hold in trust the sacred
bonds of the Union. They should silence,
with most Indignant excavations, the agita-
tors on either side, and rebuke lit strong
terms the sympathizers with the men who
have attempted to begin series of horrible
tragedies, involving al the most awful
criPes within the range of brutal passions,
by exciting seryile instructions. In such
crisis as is now threatened, there can be,
along the border States, but one sentiment,
but one party-a union of all hearts and
hands for the integrity Of the q MON, and
the punishment of those who would destroy
it by false doctrines or reasonable acts. j.
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