Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-10
The Library Association.
Copperhead Lies Refuted.

Copperhead Lies Refuted.
By this time it must be evident to the
most unbelieying, that the Evansville
Courier is determined to make war upon
every enterprise, calculated in anY way
to add to the prosperity of our city, and
the happiness of It's inhabitants, unless
such enterprise can be prostituted to the
base purpose of strengthening the rebel
political organization of which ii 10 the
recognized organ. No society of me-
chanics for self.improvement and mu-
tual protection is exempt from its as
sSults, or, what is more dangerous, its
indorsement as said organisation re-
fuses, or permits itself, to be used in
strengthening the Copperhead party.
With needless haste the Courier rushes
into everything Offering the remotest
possibility of party capital, and with
equal inconsideratensss deaounces eve
~ enterprise where it can neither dictate
nor controI Death itself affords no
protection from its vile attempts to cre-
ske sympathy for, or occasion rejoicing
in, its conteaptible organization.
Knowing these facts, no one viii be
surprised at that papers malicious as.
sault upon the Library Association--an
institution that has been in oar city for
years, and always managed by onr most
intelligent and respectable citizens. We
propose copying some of its falsehoods
against the Association. We will premise
this work by saying that, to the best Of
the knowledge and belief ef the Librari-
an having charge of the Reading Room,
none Of the editors or proprietors of the
Courier have ever visited the Rooms
Therefore. as the Courier has taken no
pains to ascertain facts, the community
is al liberty to conclude that the false.
hoods are not only coined by 1t, but that
they were premeditated and malicious.
Now to its statements, which we classify:
Lie No. l. "The management Of the
present Association, as conducted the
past few years, has been disgraeeful to
tha Directors, and very unjust and in
sulting to the citizens."
Boards of Directors are elected every
year. That the best citizens of Evans
vile, who have always been chosen Di-
reetors, have acted "disgraceful or
"insulted the citizens" 10 a slander
worthy only an imported rebel whose
ideas of disgrace, and insult" have
been sadly confused during the war.
We give some of the names of our citi-
zens who have served at different times
as officers of the Association:
John Ingle Jr., Conrad Baker, Geo
W. Rathbone, JAS E. Blythe, W.. =
HoIliDgsvorth, VIM. Baker, VIM. He'll
man, II. Q. Wheeler, Chas. DENLY, w.
81. Bingham, VIM. Baker, Richard Ra.
leigh, Matt Hsnning, John Law, g,
Copeland, Asa Igleharti M. Dalzsll
Will HlWalker, August Lemcke, Georg,
Foster, NJ. A. Lawrence, Osborne Riley
Chas. Babcock, NJ. r. Anthess Car
Schmitt, Robert Early. r. .~rs-
Lie No. 2 60 The meanest and mos
contemplate party spirit has controlled
the action of the Board during.the sCGr.
The, Evansville Library Association
has always been loyal TO the Govern
ment, and despised treason and traitors
That this fact manifested a mean o
contemplate party spirit" is so trans
pArentIy false that we need cay NJ
more -,..e--.rs s.
Lie No. 8. Subscriptions to paper
known TO be Democratic have been srs
pended. and their places filed with tina
class of journals which have villified
sla1dered, and outraged the opinions o
many of the stockholders in the con
cern-" ae-.
There has never been g time in thi
history Of che Association vixen promi
.nsnt and 4eading Democratic paper
have not been fonnd upon its Giles, an
never, so fer as We can ascertain, hav
Democratic papers been stopped, to Sis
place to others of different politics.
Lie No. 4. Democrats have no wor
in the control of its affairs, ard if q col
servative stockholder complained b
cause his political views were not rel
resented among the files Of the press {
the country, he was certain to be insul
ed by having his loyalty questioned"
There has not been . solitary Boar
of Directors, that we remember of, O
which there were not one or two prom
nent and influential Democrats. No leI
AN influential Democrat than Col. De-
by himself is on the present Board
Directors, and his word certainly 20
.as far in deciding the policy of the (
.eanization, aud his opinions are as mu
respected, as those of any otrsr memb
of the Board. As to conservatives |
ing insulteds nobody acquainted wi
|. ,tha Librarian believes q word of it.
Lie No. 5. "The institution owes
existence to the energy and enterpri
ls Of Mr.. James Harlan, Jr., formerly
resident of this city, more than TO .
other single manin Evansville.
The books of the Association she
i'm 1855, Mr.. James Harlan, Jr., 81
.scribed for two shares of stock, but Il
said stock was s'' forfeited for no's.pt
.msnt of FIRST instG1lment, and Il
Mr.. Harlan never paid one dollar to
support Of the Association. We are Il
to confess that had every other stockho
,,er manifssted the same energy
enterprise " By neglecting or refusing