The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-24
6GOur specIaI DIspatches.''


eempts the great task of writing candid,
Truthful, and complete account of the Great
Rebellion of 1851. As he pours over the !
old files of our New York and Cincinnati |
contemporaries, diligently ransacking their
columns of specials, and their editorial com
ments on the same, how his head will throb |
with perplexity of mind, and his heart sink
within him as the great mass of absurd sto-
ries, ridiculous and contradictory statements,
accumulate before him. We imagine that
he will often-with far more propriety than
did Pontius Pilate-ask that solemn ques-
ton, "What is truth, and if he does not
frequently exclaim "Lord, how the world
was given to lying he will be the pos
sessor of patience which will deservedly
eclipse that of Job. We fear there will be
many martyrs to. the great undertaking,
and that before posterity will be able to re-
jolce in the possession of an elaborate and
truthful history of the deeds of their ances-
tors in this rebellion, they will have TO
mourn over as many sacrifices as have we,
| In the vain search for the northwest pas
sage, or In tracing the sources of the rivers
Nile and Niger.
Our dispatches from Washington this
morning naturally arouse our sympathy for
the individual who attempts to CLEAN the
truth from their conflicting statements
The Tribune asserts positively that.in full
cabinet meeting held Monday, "with great
! pain and reluctance 1t was decided to re-
move General Fremont from his command
in the West. The Times just as positively
states that the Cabinet resolved not to in
! terfere with him for the present. Here Is a
dilemma for those who place implicit conf
dence in papers with metropolitan fAcili-
ties" The proprietors of those papers are
as accommodating as the celebrated exhib-
itor of wild animals. "Mr. Snowman" ex-
claimed an interested little girl who had
been listening to his very profound disser-
tation on the teinpers and habits of his
Gagged pets-"which ia the monkeys and
which is the bear 2" "Vichever you please
my little dear; you pays yer money and
you has yer choice" So, if the people be-
come perplexed with the variety and con-
Trajectory character of "our specials,' not
knowing which to believe, they can con-
sole themselves vita the showman's aug
gsstion-they pay their money and they
take heir choice.
The entire uGIeliabiiity of the dispatch'
Is which are daily sent to the New York
Phisdelph'" Cincinnati and St. LouiI
press, is "a a Percsplible effect on tht
minds OF lbs people, Gud there ere not {
few who, like Bishop Ames, doubt the pro
priety Of Offering up thanks on mere tel
egraphic report. The agent of the AssO
ciated Press, who is employed for the sol'
purpose of giving reliable information anC
finding it utterly impossible to obtain IN
formation of that description, gives nom
at all on bis own authority, because he ba
= reputation 10 sustain Knowing, howev
er, that the people must have the usual TIVE
= or three columns of telegraphic matter, b
J. daily forwards q batch of New York spe
: Gals, credited to the proper papers. H
doubtless thinks no damage will result
from this, because the papers from whic
he copies have no reputation for veracity t
sustain. In pandering to a morbid desir
: on the part of the people for strange an
e startling news the papers throughout til
9 country have become so debauched as t
t forfeit all claims to reliability and integri
g ty. We are in hopes the disease will ye
L work its own cure aud that more health
s public sentiment will compel papers to loo
s for support not so much on account of th
9 startling and sensational character of tn
q news they furnish as for its reliability,