Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-04
War among the Apostles OF Peace.

We are disguised with some Of the
apostles of peace. They spoil the whole |
play, they perform their parts so badly
They dress appropriately-no objections
to their costume-but their acting is ex-
ecrable. We never read their papers
without thinking of broad-brim Quakfr'
with arms barred and in pugilistic atti-
tude. Some of the performers, of course,
are more expert than others, and go
through their role satisfactorily; and
it is natural they should feel offend
ed at the bIunders of their more mex
perienced associates and feel disposed,
now and then. to read them a lecture.
Some of the delinquents bear these lee
lures patiently and with becoming docil-
ity. but others are not so teachable.
The Cincinnati Enquirer is now en-
gagged in administering a course OF in
structien to'the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
which proves to be a most ill-mannerly
and obstinate pupil. 1t is continually
casting aside its garments, indicative Of
its mission of peace, and brandishing its
fists in a manner most shocking to its
instructor, as well as being sadly ont OF
Mace in the character it has been assign
ed TO repres ent. The Plain Dealer is con
tinually giving vent to expressions and
demonstrations that would indicate War
Democracy, and so repeatedly has il
erred in this direction that the Enquirer
has at last lost its patience and charges
it with Hypocrisy" This the Plain
Dealer resents and retorts as follows:
The drift of all this is, that the leading
members of our party and their nowspa-
per organs which sustain the war, whilst
they protest against the illegal uses tc
which it is prostituted, are guilty of tire
mendous deceit and are trying to gain a
Gictory upon a swindle. 1t is quite true
that the Abolition journals have over and
over again made the same charges, but
we had supposed this to be rather an evi
dence of their impudent falsity, and We
can very unequivocally inform this self
constituted censor in Cincinnati (who
unless we are greatly misinformed, ha4
not been long enough out Of the AboH
lion traces himself to entitle him to an!
consideration as spokesman for tn
Democratic party that the charges hay,
no foundation save in the bitter prejudi
ces of a brain morbidly prepossessed il
favor of its own views and fancies.
The great mass of the Democracy lou
0' their country ana hate traitors. The.
:, are immutable as the hills upon on
= thing: that the great Union shall not b
= broken up Their sons, fathers an
> brothers are in the field with muskets t
make good this resolve.
What spoiled child the Plain Deale
o is, to be surel charging the Enquirer wit
nc having been in abolition traces. An
ne then, too, to talk about hating traitors,
III and putting it in italics. If the actor
~ thus give vent to their feelings on tt
IN stage and in full view of the public, tt
~ play will have to stop. 1t will be impo
Oh sible to continue the performance whe
~ the actors stop in their parts to call eac
"S other names
u No, gentleman, as an interested spe
~ tator, we insist that the play as origi
~ ally cast, shall be played out. We wal
"a no new issues or side scenes. "
'0 have no use for war interpretations in
90 Peace performances, aud we shall insi
!! on the Plain Dealer acting its part AZ
=. cording to the programme. If it wi
~, ,r' not, we hope the Enquirer will kick
m off the stage and assign Its part to
ors performer less scrupulous and mo-
OF easily trained. abolition traces" i
l no deed How disgusting!