Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1845-12-25
WASHINGTON, Dec. ID, 1915.


GENrs:-I presume you are kept advised of all the
sayings and doings upon the great political topics of
the day. by your regular correspondents, and will
therefore, expect your irregular to enter very
largely into details of matters and things Of that
sort SHALL therefore, leave it to political soohsay
ers to tell you what has happened and what is
to pass under that head-and give you myself, an
linking of what is doing in small way, by small
folks In this great onnium gatheru of odds and ends
You know, gentlemen, that every thing Outlandsh
outrag eous IN morals manners, has, this side of
the Aleghanes, been voted and established as West
ern. Does some BOBBY from the NORTH south, or east
with more money in his pocket than brains In his
cranum perpetrate any enormity whatsoever the act
denomnated cestern, and is highly censured while
the individual is voted extraordinary clever fellow
who has unfortunately, heretofore, associated with
m-barbarous western men-and acquired bad hab-
its and worse manners from them. Just at this time,
western man, supposed to be In possession of. or
capable of commanding remotely, any of that des
irabe article, political influence, treated with little
more respect than western men formerly we're; but,
aside from that consideration they esteemed and
treated as western still. The time is rapidly
approaching, hope when these local prejudces will
become extinct, and man will be counted man in
Decd who the requisite amount OF mental and
moral qualities to constitute him one, irrespective of
the whereabouts of his BIRTH his - broughten up"
as Jonathan would say You doubtless remember the
shooting down Of young Kendall in the streets of
this King City of the East, where the laws of the
Union are made, and the laws of decency and good
morals have often been disregarded and the pecu-
liar tone of the press at the time in relation to the
Notwithstanding it unfortunate and dis
tressng event, -nstcad of shocking and horrible
murder ~ the right name, which would have been
lis heading, had it have occurred oest of The Aegha-
MES Well, sirs, the unfortunate gentleman, (who
after ben. insulted by Mr. Bailey cooly and consider
aely walked mile and purchased six barrel pistol,
for the unprecedented and waited patiently some
half hour the of the street for Mr.. B. and
his friend Kendall to pass him-and them upon the
approach of Mr.. Kendall toward him, ularmed, from
the opposite side of the street, did deliberately shoot
! him down; and afterwards shot twice thrice at
the man who did insult him, and wounded him dam
gerousy) has just been set at liberty by the grand
jury-who, in their WISDOM have endorsed this cold
booded and cowardly act of self defence! At
ter this Judgment let one here speak of the unfor
tunate western man, who, in hot blood, sends his
neighbor his long home, unprepared and unaneaed
be called by har,her epltlet than unfortunate The
same jury, understand, brought in bill against
Bailey for assault and battery upon the unfortu-
nate gentleman who-murdered young Kendall, and
badly wounded him (B.)-scrved him right-though
must confess it looks unjust, after all, to give the
unfortunate gentleman the privilege of shooting Bal
leys and endangering his life, besides obliging
him to pay heavy bill to his physician, and all for
the black eye, which it is said he gave him provo
cation and then prosecute him for assault and bate
ry. o teupora, o mores LOCKER ON.