Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-09-23
Plagiarism.


Milton Gregg, in the New Albany Tribune Of the
14h instant, copies the Journals roorbsck charge of
Plagiarism against Governor Wright with as sactimon
Gus face as if he the said Milton, were perfectly
honest man. Now, if Governor Wright were really
guilty of the charge brought against him by the Jour-
nal, Milton Gregg is the last man in the world who
should repeat it, because he has been more guilty in
that respect than any other man in Indiana A single
instance Of his literary pllering we will give.
On the 1lth of November, 1850, Mr.. Gregg made
speech in the Constitutional Convention in relation
the rights of negroes aboltonism, the compromise
measures, Union, glory &c., in which the following
passage occurs. Mr. Gregg has inquired sc what shall
be the need of punishment that arch-traitor who
could udey lay his unhoy hands upon the pillar of the
Constitution to tear il down" and then replies as fol-
lows:
g would have him driven out from the abode of civil
zaton by the indignant frowns of his countrymenand
should he seek take refuge in the deep of
Forest he be driven thence by beasts of prey Should
he seek 60 bury himself the dark of the EARTH
may he be driven thence by the Kissing Should
he seek plunge himself beneath the bosom the mighty
deep, may It's angry blow him back upon some bar
and inhospitable shore And when years and ages
shall have rolled away, and he is still lone wanderer
the earth calling in vain upon the rocks and mountains
to fall upon and hide himwhen the lightning Of heaven
shall continue to play around him, soaring his eyebals
With lurIed glare and yet consume him nowhen the
thHnderbots shall break upon him. and crush him not
when the undyng shall continue prey upon his
vals, and yet he still lives on -lrhen the earth shall
still refuse him home-he sun lis lght-the dust grart
and Hearen her God-then may he feel-then may he
know what it is to bear the bitter and undyng
due to his perfdy"
See Convention Debates, Vol. I, p. 600.
Now, compare with the above the following from BY
ron's Cain 1t is the invoked upon Cain by Ev,
when she discovers that he has murdered Abel:
! May all the
OF life be on him and his agonies
Drive him forth Ger the wilderness, like US,
From Eden till his children do by him
| did by his brotherl May swords
| And wings of fiery cherubim pursue him
BY day and night-snakes spring up in his path
Earth's fruits be ashes in his mouth-the leaves
| On which he lays his head to sleep be strewd
With scorponsl May his dreams be OF his victim.
His waking continual dread Of death,
May the clear rivers turn to blood, as he
/ Stops down to stain them with his raging lin
May every element shun or change to bml
May he live in the pangs which others die with
And death itself something than death
To him who first acquainted him with mani
Hence, fratricide henceforth that word is Gaia,
l Through all the coming myrads Of mankind,
Who shall abhor thee, though thou vert their sire
May the grass wither from thy feet the woods
| Deny thee shelteri earth home the dust
grare, the sKB hs light! and Hearen her Godn'
Isn't Milton beautiful specimen any ma
of plagiarism