Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-15
AssaaIls by Doe LoaIsvIIle journal.
tFrom The KaoxsaIs whigf
To Geor0s u. Prentice.

10 6eorge ~. Prentice.
Since the opening Of this Presidential
campaign, ! have bean repeatedly as
sailed through your paper, either edit
orally or BY such dismissed officers and
humbngs as Wolford | have never re-
piled either TO your editorial attacks or
the attacks OF different correspondents.
| have felt assured that you desired to
make some little capital for your Con.
siitasional- Conservative States Rights
Peaee-on-sny-terms ticket, aud il has
grasihed me a little TO know that nv
blows have been felt somewhere. In
rotieing your attacks at this late day, il
viii be apparent 10 all that / address
myself to you, aud not TO the odds and
ends Of all Gods creation who compose
the newly organized party OF Democrats
and traitors with whom you are asso-
ciated.
Ia yeur paper Of the 30tb October,
Yoa state, editorially, that, " BrorHlolo,
harfRs received office from Lincoln, he
noe declares his appreciation, as ace an.
dsysfaad Of all that Lincoln has done
and all that he may hereafter do. Ersyy
sueA nan has his price
This, Mr.. Prentice, Is direct charge
Of bribery and corruption, and needs to
be vlndIcated by 8 statement Of facts;
after which propose 70 contrast my
record With yours, aud 10 take brief
view Of the relations your family and
i, 1ine sustain to this rebellion.
| hold an Office in the Treasury De-
me, t, which was conferred upon me
witbo at my seeking ii, or any friend ap-
nlv;py for me The pay is not equal 10
tbe tsh,, performed, and at no tine has
!, aid he board Of my small family,
with nv two sons in the army. have
rrt,inei the D. 'siticu because ! desired
- ssrve nv frie. lds in East Tennessee.
and to ouita with them IN restricting the
benefits OF trade 70 the loyal men Of the
country.
During the first eighteen months oi
the war, you, associated with others
helg ofice under Lincoln, or, if yos
please. we're mixed up with the con
tracts: and when ] last saw you in
Nashville, summer wss,a year ago, you
was sfsvi1g and Pufiug aicng, TO and
from the font, moving heaven and earth
to secure so.ue big contracts TO sFpply
the army Of the Cumberland, and writing
the most sickeuing aud fattering notices
Of General Rosecraus, with the hope o
winning upon him snd his ofhcisls Bu
ali your fattery failed. and al the let
ters you presented failed 70 secsre iel
you the contracts you sought; and thus
refusing to give yoa yo1r Prlee, Joss
bolted from the support OF Lincoin's ad
ministration. While yon were interest
ed in contracts under the Government
you vas as good Lincoln uan as
was.
To be candid With you, Mr. Prentice
you figured badly in your scramb. le satel
contracts and Chamber after extra priv
leges-oihers, associated with you, ant
making q tool Of you, and using y'oul
position as journalist, to worm them
selves into positions where they eou.k
swindle he Government Indeed, 4
beard the remark made BY men who had
always been your admirers, that it was
hnmiiiating, nay, mortifying and dis
graceful, to see poor old man in his
dotage, and under the influence of liquor
and an inordinate love of money. in
such drive as you were In, going and
coming 70 Rosecrsns's headquarters,
and ealing at the ST. Cloud Hotel al
Nashville 70 muster additional baekers-
While was at The North, after had
spoken extensively, and my speeches
we're re.oerted eqaaiiy extensively, and
vas made to say 10 the world Enst
really did say, that endorsed Lincoln
entire var policy, and the putting dovr
of ths r.bsIIon swsn 81 the cost Of sx