The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-03
A nnesfInn of YeracltH.

lty with US on point that is suscep-
tible of such clear and prompt proof.
1t has seen proper, however, to do
so. In its issue of the 2Sth ultimO it
asserted very positively that the
" Courier was the only paper in the
city that published ALL the tele-
graphic news" In another paragraph,
in the same paper, it was declared
that the JOURNAL of the day before
/ (the 27th) published only about one
halt Of the telegraph report This, of
course, was an unblushing falsehood,
and we so characterized it. In addi-
ton, we insisted that the JOURNAL Of
the 9th contained all the dispatches
to be found in the Courier, with dis
patches via atlantic cable from Berlin,
London and Paris; also. news via
New York, from Rio Janeiro, relative
to the South American war, &c, and
a dispatch from Madison, Wisconsin,
giving the proceedings of the RepubH-
can State Convention, which were not
to be found IN that paper, and eohich
Il failed to publish.
In the Courier Of Sunday we are
informed that the proprietor of that
paper wrote the paragraph containing
the falsehood to which we took ex-
ception, and that he knew just what
he was about when he wrote il" We
regret to hear this, for what we before
regarded as an indiscretion, now as.
sumes the characteristics of DELHI
crate falsehood He uuquestionably
knew when he stated that the JOUR-
NAL of the 9th, contained only
about ose-haB the telegraph report,
that he penned a lie. Everybody else |
did, if he didn't.
We were FIRST under the impression
that the Courier of the 9th did not
contain the cable dispatches, and so |
stated. In a second careful review Of |
thas date, we found the three cable
items at the bottom of column of |
advertisements. But the closest
scrutiny of its columns failed TO dis
cover the following kilograms, which
in the JOURNAL of the 9th,
IN addition to all the telegraph news
to be found in the Courier:
MADISON, Wis, Feb 26.-The Republi-
can state Convention met to-day and
l.. s. Dixon. Chief Justice: 81 /
Paine, Associate Justice; II. G. Brown and
= fol ala at Ia, i
Lieut.. Gov. Solomon, Horace Rublee Gal |
ioway, Henry Bates and NV Lituejohn,
delegates at large. Resolutions were adopt
ed IN favor Of Grant for President.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28-The steamer Mis-
sissippi brings Rio Janeiro dates OF the
2atn OF January.
The United states frigate, Bislotequa,
sailed from Rio, for China, on the 18th.
Tue PaWnee wa. at Rio on the 18th.
Tue Huron was at Pernambuco on the
ith OF February.
The health is good throughout the entire
5oHth Atlantic Squadron.
Business is very dun at Rio.
There has been no news for several days
The last news from the seat OF war was
= nssttlsIactory. The siege Of Humtta con
l1nued. Discomfort at the delay prevailed.
The allies were draining the country OF its
gold, having all the contracts. The Bra
Gillian Government Is buying all the nee
groes 1t can, and freeing them on condf-
ton that they enter the army.
The cholera ragged fearfuIly in Buenos
Ayres, ana was spreading over the in
terror.
The rebellion IN Santa Fe Rasorio is
growing stronger.
Thus far, then, was the proprietor,
: who knew just what he was about
when he wrote it, from telling the
truth when he said that the JOURNAL
of the 9th contained only about
. one-haf The telegraph report"
The JOURNAL of previous date,
which contained the main por-
ton of the Presidents commune
cation to the Senate, but a portion of
which was omitted, purposely, con-
tanned also large amount of the most
news connected with the
impeachment question, which was ex-
cluded from the Courier to make
place for the stupid harangue of the
President. We dare say the great
majority of its readers would prefer
the ne1os to long-winded and stupid
speeches, and they would not care
it was received by express,
grape vine or lightning, so that it was
both fresh and reliable.
muuu
The Court of Impeachment,