The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-11

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I.vembsr 9Th was, that he would eef-
tfaibly como If he was well ea0ugii -
lecture. Ills reply 20 second letter
w0s to the same effect. When II WIS
| known That be vas actually lse turing,
we announced him, and apprised him
| Of the fact and requested him to fix
| his time. 70 this he sent no answer.
/ Seeing him advertised 10 lecture in
Cincinnati, | immediately wrote him,
urging him to fulfil his promise. TO
neither Of these letters was an answer
received.
No less than SIX letters were written
to Mr.. Milburn. His answer was,
there shall be no disappointment"
| Missing the connection ut IDdiauapo-
lis, be wrote that he would certainly
make good bis epgagesnssot 10 ARr,l.
nsv. sir. Hoyt failed because Of
sickness and death in his family, and
unexpected absence from home, de-
ranging all his winters plans.
Parties were written 10 tive lettera)
| 10 secure one or two lectures from
Miss Anna Dickinson. She was con-
pslled 10 abandon nearly her entire
course in the West because Of sick.
ness.
j. Buchanan Reads terms were. TOO
high 10 wafrapt on secdphneeIof his
| offer.
The Library Board has been
charged with being partisan lin
is choice Of speakers. The fact that
| hayo written letters 20 Alexander
II Stephens. Hon. Geo III. Pendle-
a.. IL 4
Pitcher, asking them 10 lecture Tor
as far hs | could judge, Inns, in no
instance, or in any form or shape or
measure. permitted their own politi
cal views 10 determine their choice
Of speakers Indeed. in two IN.
stances. radical Republican speakers
were n0t solicited, (wllen their
names were urged upon the Boaf1J
because IT wins supposed their poit-
ical status would make them tnae-
eppta bic to some persons.
That have used oil promptnesa
and fidelity in executing the orders
Of the Board. / will say that I oan
remember no ono instance ~ which
| have not written In nc fra null
o,ano ouf, afterss,Ie orders we're civ.
on by the Board.
IF persons who condemn the Board
for failure, would inform themselves,
or even reflect little, they would
readily perceive tho difficulties In the
way. In most instances, owing 10 our
geographical position and railroad adj
iistmenta. Il speaker can deliver three
lectures, where he has close railroad |
eopnections, while he Is delv- |
f.,ssj ,,.. fu. here n.1 the ~ L. ,.,.,...,. |
here, must consent TO receive only |
QUO hundred dollars, when ho might |
be receiving three hundred.
A fault finding correspondent of |
the JOURNAL some weeks since de- |
noupoed tho Board for ts lack Of effort
aud. giving the names Of several en-
not have them In mr. city
Now, II so happened, that iust about
that time | received letter from Mr.
u. l.. brown. Corresponding Secretary
Of tile Association Of Western Liter
AIRY Societies. saying that one Of tho
very men mentioned by this cores
pendent, who had authorized him 70
maksH appointments for him,a fix his
route, OF course, promising to ahide
by it. nevertheless kicked thswhole
thlnE 10 pieces DCchnse the hlpolnt-
monts were TOO widely made. -
Finally, let mo say. If people WHO
are good 1T finding fault on this sub
ieci wsuld only mtwlb little com
mon sense with their charity, they
would know that popular speakers are
very much like spirits, teo mdV caU
nudply our mishtiest iueaptations, but
theV MI not come They viii not mp
at our bidding.
All Of which is respectfully sub.
mitted w H. MoCAnEH,
Cor Nen'y ~ L. A