Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-16
Hiram Z. Read, ! u
H. G. tiwathmey, 5
A. G. Hallock, 3
Chas. E. Marsh, Z
c. C. Bement,

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This-we think our readers will agree
with us-is the severest castigation-
we'll deserved and handsomely admins
tered-ever witnessed. Mr. French, we
fear, has laid himself liable under the
ordinance against cruelty to animals
We suggest to the Times editor that
he had better bring suit in that way, as
the best calculated to be avenged Of his
adversary.
Anger is the legitimate offspring Of
modification: therefore, we are not sur
prised to see the Times in a rage over
Mr. Frenchs card It was calculated to
stir up the animals, and make them
squeak, and gibber, and below Nor
are we surprised 10 hear the editor talk
silly in reply Nature is largely respon-
sible for that, and we are not disposed to
blame people for what they cant help.
In order, however, that our readers may
know what the editor has to say of him
self after being convicted of falsehood,
we copy paragraph or two from his
reply to Mr. French's card:
| Mr. French is very profuse in the use
of the words falsehood and SANDER All
we have to say in response is, that if he
imputes to us willful falsehood, he is a
liar, and we are responsible for what we
/ say in every way, shape and form.
His card is miserable and contempt
ible dodge. lie AYERS that he did not
make the motion to exclude the Louis
vile Journal, because he was President
of the Library Association; but he does
not deny that he supported the PROPOSE
ton, and took an important partin argu-
ing that it should be excluded. Mr..
| Marsh, whose name is attached to his
| certificate, has so stated, and we are pre-
pared to prove it We will also prove,
by good and creditable testimony, that
he did take an active part in favoring
the proposition.
Mr.. French, it seems to us, does not
'impute to US 1.-THE Times willful false.
hood" so much as he proves it. 1t is
easy to call men liars and to talk about
holding ourselves responsible in every
way, shape and FORM but it amounts to
precious little, other than to disgust
respectable people with those using the
terms In this community nobody are
regarded as liars but those who are
proUen such.
Mr.. French's card is no dodge. The
charge was that he proposed" to ex'
clude the Louisville Journal, and that
the motion was disagreed to by the
Board. 1t is the Times that lodges
but Mr.. French's blows were too well
aimed-it was knocked off its pins,
notwithstanding, and is now founder.
ing in filth of its own making.
We have laid before our readers the
result of this controversy as a matter Of
public interest. Peaceable citizens dis
like to be abused in public prints for en-.
Pertaining, or even expressing, private
opinions. 1t is their duty, therefore, to
frown upon, rather than encourage, those
who manifest disposition to pursue
that course If such things are encour.
aged, no citizen, however unassuminc
and estimable he may be, is safe. Thus
we see that the master mechanic in the
E. and C. Railroad shops-one of the
most quiet and inoffensive men in the
city-hss been given a notoriety in the
TIaEs as undeseryed as it was mali
cious and mean, An Editor who has
not sufficient brains to publish q paper
without abusing worthy private citizens
has u7icta Ion HE "a ll;r,,