Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-12
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The Iasf RESORT.

two=fshes of oiee-the /
cohesive force Of public. plumber, which |
formerly kept them together; and being |
% nearly eplayed QUIT have taken 10
abusing and lying on the Union Office
holders Of this locality. This work is
now in progress, aud manifests itself in
The congenial columns of the Courier
,of which paper, soma of your readers
may have heard. The paper is under
the nominal control of set Of ire
sponsible Dugald Dafgeltys and white
washed rebels Imported from " Dixie
By our own home rebels, to do the dirty
work Of the half-defunct Democracy,
but it ia really managed by set OF
politicians whose bond of union is ha
tired Of the Union and Of Union men,
and the hope of again controlling the
public offices at some time in the indef-
mite future, for the use ana behoof of
their hangers CD, apd the
" DPnyeratic PairtyP@ az
The Post Office Of any place is al
ways the" stock object for the abuse
of the Opposition; therefore that estab.
ishmentin this city comes in first for
the defamation and denunciation Of the
clique who "most do congregate" in
the Courier sanctum. The Post Office
is the "bnffer" or bumper" which has
to take all the hard knocks. Very well;
] have no objection. / have bad nearly
five years, experience in such rough
work, and am pretty well Injured to it
People always have found and always
will find fault With the Post Olice es-s
Enlistment, and when a person goes
into the business he need look for Moth
ing better Hits necessary part Of the
business to be- "blowed up" every half
hour. Therefore, this fresh and malig-
nant attack is only /" little more of
the same sort" Ny rule Of conduct in
the transaction of my duties is, to att
tend closely in person to them, and en-
deavor conscientiously to perform them
to the satisfaction Of the public and the
Department.; leaving consequences to
take care Of themselves, and depending
on the impartial opinion of our people
for my justification in case of public
e@aas Y
censsnferg A@H FfNGE
The Courier has a 'two-fold object in
making itself the vehicle for these at
tacks. Firstly, to bring itself into mo-
tice; secondly, to benefit its rotten and
sinking party. Others of our Union
public officers may expect 10 take their
turn of abuse in due time. Our County
Auditor has had his Il am now getting
mine. Prof Rice, Superintendent of
Public Schools, gets one i1stallments Of
his portion in the Courier Of to-day. He
is a progressive man, a scholar, Pro-
testant, and Republican; therefore, be
is not popular with the Cowrier clique.
Let our other public officers prepare
for SMELLING committees" "men about
town" and other such instrumentalitiea
of observation, for the city and town
ship elections will soon occur, and it is
necessary for'the subdued rebels in our
midst, home and imported, to get up 6
hue and cry to throw the people off the
scent of their late treason. The New
Charter question is settled thus taking
away most Of the stock in trade of tht
party represented by these men,. Some
thing new must be put on the boards
else the party. can play no part 10 thu
election, 40 they could not last Spring
Their forlorn condition at that sime, ant
the fact that they have lost all the Offices
but one or two, alright their guilt.
souls; and as they--like ahs Couriel
adventures, when they came here t,
talk blackguardism and treason for on
| willing but fearful home rebels-hav
everything to gain and nothing TO lose
the bigger fuss they make the better 1
this respect, they initiate Chinese tao
tics, by making an outlandish noise an
confusion when going into action,
II : ! have something better 30 do than t
be writing articles in dssenseof my of
cial conduct for publication; burin ,th
case, for the satisfaction of well-meal
ing people in general, l shall take II
Courier budget Of complaints aud di
J, pose of them as satisfactorily and brie
ly as possible. The Courier makes
appear that ! have done this, that, an
the other act, individually. OF cours
am responsible for the acts of my su
ordinates, and have no disposition
shift the responsibility. AS for my clerk
L believe that, as q general rule, / ha'
{ had those that were as near up to n
ideal standard as The average of clerl
are. When complaints are made of the
conduct, / look into the matter COZ
planned Of, and if there has been wror
committed BY them, endeavor to RENEE
it, or prevent its recurrence. Ny cIerl
are, to nay personal knowledge, attenti,
to their duties, respectful, and anxiOl
to give good satisfaction, l speak
their conduct in general. 1T is ha
and a vexatious business, and oee
si5nally there may be just cause
blame. When liberals, I shall alwa
try to remedy it, if brought to my know
t edge. - 80
In the course of its daily series of
} rades upon me Sundays Included J, 4
Rebel organ makes several charges
r shallsexamine and comment upon Il
principal ones as they occur to m
i Prejudiced political opponents, and pr
fessional fault-6nders in general, I {
not expect to satisfy; but I do antic
; pate that reasonable people of all wa,
Of thinking will give me credit for got
intentions. impartiality in.the dischars
Il of official duty, and some little skill
o the business.
? is stated by the Courier that Ii
f ter was brought from New Harmon
}, for that paper, by hand, and receiv.
: through the Post Office FIVE days aft
!, the date thereof. presume the -persc
s who brought it carried it around in b
; pocket several days before dropping
Q into this Office, as frequently is the ca,