The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-04

/ SEVERE BUT Referring to the attempts
of the Locofocos in Washington and elsewhere
to give political party complexion 70 TN
sympathy for. France, which is Spontaneously
felt and expressed by all the people, irrespec'l
tive of party, the correspondent of the Phila-
delphia North American, Independent thus
writes -
And who are those that are so oud-mountf-
| ed for the progress of liberty and equality
labroad? They are theyariest slarcs OF power
at home. The menials who bask in the sun
] shine OF Executive usurpahon-who have no
i principles but the will of their master-who
Ibow dowa and submitto every humiliation
and cry out that James X. Polk, like Mahomed,
lis the only prophet They claim 10 be Repub-
llicans and Democrats Serfs> that go abroad
with the collars of party around their necks
land the brands of slavery upon their brows.
There is no government upon the face OF the
lclobe at the present hour, that needs revolution
so much as the United STATES There is no
monarchy or despotism now in existence, where
1.-The one man power has been so arbitrarily exer-
Icised. Louis Philippe was coerced to abdi-
cation and flight, for violation OF the charter
Iof 1880. But, James *. Polk. who has wan
ltonly desecnted and outraged the constitution,
lsealed with the blood OF the fathers OF this ke-
public, is sustained by great party, because
las cohesion and appropriation of the public
patronage depends upon preserving harmony
land supporting whoever they have placed IN
power, no matter what may be his offences
He has maze war-levied taxes and committed
'tother palpable infections on the constitution,
backed by the plaudits of his party and approx
led by his obsequious majority in Congress.
No king of Europe could have preserved his
: head, under the abuses of authority and law
! pactised by our so-called Presidc'lt-who ID
fact is nothing short of anabsolute despot, more
potent than the autocrat of Russia. This Is
1.-The great faction that sings pans to liberty
: across the Atlantic, and well it may. for it en-
Toys but what Gen. Cass called the soldiers
lpriyilege-that of submission at home. Well
, may the Ritches make their penny-whistle
lshriek with hosanEahs, who live and move and
have their being by the nod Of James X. Polk.
1t belongs to the eternal fitness of things. that
those who live in servitude should shout at any
lsigns of emancipation.
nTA most extraordinary affair in Shelby
lcornty has been much spoken of in this city
, during the last two or three days. The follow
ling account of it is from the Lexington Atlas
Lou. Cour.
Il FRANKFoRr, April %. 1913.
Shelby county has been, within few days
lpast, the scene of an outrage, almost without
Ia parallel in the history of crime in this sinful
world
Il A physician by the name Of Mitchussen, who
RESIDES in Shelby county, has been for some
thine the family physician of gentleman, mai m
led Guthrie, citizen of Shelby co. The wife
Iof Guthrie was indisposed some time since,
land Mitchusson was called in. The wife was
several years the junior of her husband, though
the disparity in their ages was not very great
she was woman of fine person and attractive.
Nicholson is himself married man, the faith
Ter of a family of interesting children, and a
member of the Baptist church.. He became
eaarnourcd- with Mrs. g., and scduced her, as
she says, by administering 10 her the tiaeture
and when shs hssap p4sa a Mioas
Ishe had done to her husband, she was deeply
distracted; but The sin was again and again re-
Ipeated. \
1t was finally suggested By Mitchusson, that,
lin order to place themselves in a position to
become one in law, he. M. } should rid himself
of his wife, and Mrs. O.. was to take the life of
|her husband She was finally overcome by the
|wiles of her seducer, and concented TO the
proposition. Among the many arguments adj
dressed her by her destroyer Were many address
sed from scripture.
A few days since Mr.. Guthrie was slightly
lindisposed, and Mitchusson was called to see
him. The Doctor prescribed for Mr. G.. There
Iwere several papers marked "white powder"
land "yellow powder'--withs secret Instructions
Ito the wife how they were to be administered
The white powder was prepared for the pa
tent. 1t did not look like the medicine he had
i taken on the former OCCASIONS He held the
Spoon containing the medicine in his hand,
land walked. 70 the window to examine it; his
wife followed him, and leaning on his arm,
tainted, or affected to faint, and fell on his arm.
$50 to tkroi1 the medicine ont of the spoon.-
la opening her dress to relieve her., found sew
leral other papers Of the same medicine She
was perfectly frantic. The husband " as confoun-
lded, for he was still without suspicionl She,
however, in spite of herself, told everything,
and in confirmation of her story, produced the
letters of Mitchesson. addressed TO her, which
are filled with the most ardent protestaiions off
love, and with hints of their plans. =
/ She was Immediately sent off to her friends,
who are people OF great worth and the high
est responsibilities legal gentleman came i'm
mediately to Frankfort to secure her pardon
lldl Sue miSut DC Witness against MltcnuS-
son, and for the reason, that w. Guthie was
unwilling TO see the woman who had been bis
wife, prosecuted for so great a crime The
Governor declined to pardon her, at present,
and the gentleman returned Immediately tol
tShelbyviie, resolved to arrest them. Mean
while. the story hat gone abroad and Mitchuss
son decamped-and was last seen near the linn
Tits of Louisville, though his pursuers werel
close upon his heels, and it is to be hoped, have
caught him ere this. All the parties concern
ed with this unprecedented affair have hereto
fore enjoyed the confidence and esteem of the
public DIR. Nicholson was in full practice:
was regarded as a good christian and a worthy
citizen. w. Guthrie is an industrious enter
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