The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-06

.DrlgduC md hcs d III - - - =. - =
suitable reward is offered for the re-
covery of the stolen property the
detectives ascertain who has 1t, restore
it, and get the bounty, the macker-
els" not being molested. a
In OR northern cities this nuisance
would be abated by locking up the
juvenile thieves in a refOrma tory,
where something better would be
taught them than making free with
other peoples property tg.
Almost all of the mackerels have
mistresses, who live in comfort, IT not
splendor. on the proceeds of the
plumber of their youthful paramours
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE
Are a fine body of men, yigilant,
active and honest, we'll organized and
well commanded. They are not popu-
lar. as they are nearly all discharged
Federal soldiers, and were called into
existence by the Tennessee Legisla,,
ture, and superseded the paaroied
rebels appointed by John Parks.
They are finely uniformed IN blue
cloth and caps, and armed with a
belted revolver and truncheon.
With such constabulary as these,
one would think that fewer depreda-
tioDs would happen, and fewer male
factors left running at large to prey
on the honestly people in Memphis.
In our opinion, nothing short OF a
Vigilance Committee, such as purified
California, will effect the removal of
the social evils which af1ict that God
forsaken community.
THE PRESS, BAR AND THE PULPIT.
The three professions which every
community look up to as the cham
pions Of public order. seem in Mem
/ phis to ignore the existence of crime
and vice In their midst, or upon pay
ment of fee, exert themselves enthu-
siastically IN procuring the non-pun-
| ishment Of the offenders. The press
seldom direct attention to the fact
that the most fearful and enormous
crimes are hourly committed in their
midst. They give reports of cases of
delinquency, but make no comments.
Where crime is general, who will
stand forward to denOunce immorali
ty, when the Press, the Bar, and the
Pulpit, are silent and motioDless2
Memphis has five daily papers, the
Appeal, Bulletin, AUaLa5chey Post,
and 1 edger, not one of which yields
much profit. Their dninaus is secesh
to the core, except the Pest. They
are edited with considerable ability,
but, with the above exception, are
very unprincipled.
| PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.
The New Memphis, and the Varie-
! ties were in full trig when we we're
there. Edwin Booth was playing at
the former and rackapelt set were
doing a miscellaneous business at the
latter. The first appearance of Booth
was greeted with enthusiasm, such as
would never have been accorded to
him, had it not been that his brother
was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
Next to Davis and Lee. John Walks
Booth is the man most endeared to
the hearts of the Southern people.
They can see nothing improper in the
conduct of him who assassinated Lin
coin, because assassination is an act
with which most of them are but too
familiar.
We sought assiduously for the
opinion of all with regard to their
late opponents, and we must say that
they like Yankee as much as the in
habitants of hell regard the denizens
of paradise. They feel the most in
tense hatred towards US all, and those
who deem themselves beloved by the
unreconstructed because they are en-
deayoring to improve, as they think,
the political condition of Secessia,
will labor under a great illusion, as
these virulent people are incapable of
gratitude, and make no distinction in
estimating Yankees. They imagine
the people North will take to cutting
each others threats, and that then
will be their opportunity for accom-
plishing all they aimed at during the
rebellion. 1t is useless totalk of ame-
liorating the condition of that people,
as they will make no effort at i'm
provement themselves. Never hav-
ing learned to labor, and economic
when they had plenty. they will not
learn now In their necessity. Dissi-
patton has them in her unholy and
ruinous control, and will not abandon
them while a particle of hope re-
mains that they will ever forsake
their vicious course, and return to
their allegiance to virtue. The Gov
ernment is not to blame that vice and
crime prevails to such an alarming
extent in the rebel States; nor need
it be expected that were they left to
! themselves, that BETTER state of af-
fairs would reign In their midst.
Nothing short of miracle will work
their moral regeneration. VIATOR.