The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-31

las, has called that Individual out in the
ENQUIRER, in a communication a column
and a third long.
He commences to speak of " the personal
vituperations of the Journal If he says
we attacked his private character, he is
wrong We were speaking only of his po-
ltical character and record. He then ex-
plains why he transferred the Journal to g a
set of incapables, with narrow, sectional
views men void of manly, independent
! sentiments The expressions "incapa-
bic" incompetent" &C., have frequently
been used by Mr.. Carile in writing for bis
pet paper, the Enquirer, and the same ex-
pressions have often been used by the edi-
tors of that maudlin, half-witted sheet-a
paper which its own friends are ashamed
Of We have never. heretofore, taken any
notice of these mean cpithets. We will now,
however, remark in regard to them-that
we entertain no such overweeuing and dis
gustng conceit of our abilities as either Mr..
Carlile or the editors of the Enquirer !; that,
on the contrary, we never boast of what
,
that We try to exercise them to the best ad-
vantage in the cause of justice and right,
I leaving others to judge of the force of
4 our intellect; and that the ultimate success
of the two papers, and the individuals writ
ing for them, will be the true test of ability.
J We are willing TO leave this community to
judge whether this paper is less ably con-
Quoted now than when under Mr.. Carlile's
control. If it is not as well if not
better conducted, IN all that pertains to a
good home newspaper, since Mr. Carlie left
the concern, we have been misinformed
a hundred instances. AS TO the ability dis
played in the political department, our sue
cess in helping to build up our party to its
/ present dimensions, in locality where, six
months ago, such party was very small,
contrasts, we think, very favorably for US
| with the ill-success of the Enquirer in the
work of its party, now about going to ruin
even down in this old Democratic strong
| hold. As Mr.. Carlile has been assisting
| the Enquirer, with his giant-like ability he
ought to have his share of the credit of the
mournful failure of that sheet. Mr.. c. is
| something of writer an experienced soph-
ist; smart fnancier; smart in a trade, and
is ID theorist on the sub
! jects of toadology and coal-dust roads,
but we imagine that very few people can be
/ found who will take their oath that he is
| capable of editing the London Times,
New York Tribune, New Orleans Bulletin,
or Memphis Appcai-as he honestly thinks
he is.
! " The person to whom | resigned the edi-
/ torial chair, had as manager of the Indiana
! polls Citizen, expressed entire harmony in
political sentiments with those expressed by
the Journal under my management; he
copied largely from its columns, endorsed
its views, and laudcd the paper so high as
to incur the ridicule of our contemporaries,
who thought one paper was bIt an echo of
the other. The evidence of his capacity
was the ability displayed in the columns of
/ his former paper, the editorials in which
! supposed at the time, were his own. From
these | thought he would be entirely accept
able to the old patrons of the Journal. l
did not know the effect on him, of the ex-
ternal influences which had constantly to
resist, which l lament to see have apparent
! ly gained at last complete control of the
paper
The editor Of the Journal was also editor
of the Citizen, of which Mr.. CarIiIe used TO
speak, and still speaks SO well, in the ex-
tract copied. The editorials of the Citizen
scere 1rrittsn 6y its editor. Mr.. Carlile says
they were able; we have no opinion to ex-
press in regard to them. The Evansville
Journal under Mr.. Carlile's editorship, op-
posed Lecomptonism, and sustained Douglas
and the Republicans in their war against it.
So did the Citizen. Herein they were IN
+" harmony" The Citizen "copied largely"
from the Journal the Journal copied just
as largely from the Citizen. Judging from
the way the two papers were mutilated by
the scissors Of their respective editors. they
formed "a sort of mutual admiration socie-
ty.' The Journal editor Landed the Citizen
so highly as to make the editor of the latter
frequently blush with modesty. The Jour
nal seemed to be in love with the Citizen.
So far " honors were easy" How very
patronizing Mr.. Garlic is
Mr.. Carlile speaks of "external in
fuences." We were influenced by nothing,
in our advocacy of Lincoln's election, but
our regard for correct principles. 1t is a
pity for Mr.. C. that he should not now be
governed by the same motives.
Mr.. CarliIe speaks of his advocacy of
Judge Hoveys election, and says that the
Opposition party generally were with him.
This is so yet many of the Opposition-e5-
pecally old Whigs-knowing Judge H.'s
inveterate locofocoisnl, supported him with
tue greatest reluctance, as the least of two
erils. They believed Judge II. less objec-
tionable than Judge Niblack, inasmuch as
he was opposed to the Administration ,; but
that did not make them Democrats, as Mr..