Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-05-26

Jaw ulfecls- boiut ~ cltalBnt anea0
--some take one side, and some take
the other, and as the road is filed up
with one sort and another, there must
necessarily be a good deal Of clashing,
and crossing Of tracks. 1t is hard
telling where all the folks viii land.
think there will be mighty muss
somewhere along the lines.
Preachers are everywhere speaking
out on "Nebrasky," and lecturing on
Temperance, and Politicians are read
ing homiiies 10 the Preachers to keep
them straight, and the People are
really becoming ercited, and the pros
pect now is, in the estimation Of at
least an Immortal few, that the preach
ers will stand as used used up men,
Why, sir, even the Hon. { p John L.
Robinson has come out "agln" the
preachers, and the other day he made
speech in this town that must result
in giving his name lover the Left to
Fame's immortal story. John, you
know. began public life. with some
show of virtue, as a Proclaimer of the
everlasting gospel, and thus early lie
took a distaste 10 Methodist circuit
riders. Well sir, since the 5000 clergy
protested "in the name Of Almighty
God" against the Nebraska Bill, and
since so many Of the preachers have
come out in favor Of prohibitory
liquor law, and since John has been
confirmed as Marshal Of the State
and has no favor to ask at the hands
of the people, he has pitched into the
'itinerant clergy" with vengeance.
Some folks thought he was hard upon
poor Freeman, but tell you all that
''niggcr scrape," in which John -four
ished so appropriately. wasn't patch
ing to the asgfai onslaught he has
made on "the gentlemen OF the North"
of "the saddie-bags tribe" Perhaps
you are ready to say "Hold on, you're
exaggerating." but l answer, Just
hear him and then Judge for yourself.
In his Nebraska and iatomperance
speech he stated that Methodist
preachers are aineyam paga5onds-
irresponsible men, whoare in this coun-
ty this year aud somewhere else next
that they pay no taxes, no. not even
a poll tax
Speaking of the clergy without linn
il, or particular definition, he said,
"They are impudent. designing. pet
!. tyfogging men,"
Appealing TO farmers, he said, Are
you willing for these preachers to
govern you?--they want TO govern you
and the countryp' 1.-THE clergy, p said
he, "have always, whenever they have
interfered with political affairs, brought
about state OF anarchy and despot-
ISM"
AS sample Of the ignorance of
the man, and the malice Of his heart
against the "itincrant clergy" | add
a few more elegant extracts" y,
, tcld the farmers that "if the limo,
J law passes they must make no g der .,
, wine--pull up their vineyard. and cut
| down your orchards. These rondal,
| and tarbaridas wish 10 drive through
your very streets and destroy all the
/ improvements Of the working. respon
+ sitte men Of the covntrv. /. .Tbess
} Inherent ciergy," slid he. care the
D malign evil ispirits Of the times. ~
! "These preachers" he remarked. care
, committing fraud upon the people
: In their advocacy Of a prohibitory law. f"
S Again, at is natural for these men,
, when they get IL into their noodles
D that they are wiser than other men, to
0 be i1pudet and saucy.''
A And again, in his abuse of Method.
! ist preachers, he recommended his
= democratic and whig friends to "stop
5 the funds Of their preachers--starye
Q them out and they viii then learn 10
. keep their places"
Q He said (which no one who knows
him will doubt) that he was "as good
a judge Of brandy as any man in the
r county, drink" continued he,
: when ] please, what / please, and
| where | please, and acknowledge
Y have little self-interest in opposing
the law--l am afraid II might interfere
= with my own convenience.
r Speaking Of the distinguished Tenn
: pcrance Lecturers OF this State. h,
: styled them ''Va0abond lecturers" win,
y are here TO day and there tomorrow. .
: Just after be had emptied his stom
: ach of this "orful." impudont. { and C
n give IL its true eharacter) devilish
e speech, he remarked rs he came oul
r OF the Court House, chat the Meth.
: odist preachers were the very wort
|. men in the country"
. | presume John" foels better now
4 since the ''yomit." Such n load on 4
i common mans stomach would have
produced nausea bordering on deiirian
n frems''s, but he is rather used to the
nm, and by the help of a little ''lard
9 OIL alias Bourbon whisky, /" he makes
v out 20 hold as much rs n common res
r ervoir.
Q Like Hannah, who hated Mordecai.
y John "fell out" with Rev. b. I. Crary,
: Of Ellington letter memory, and like
j. Haman, who 20 get al Mordecai, de-
\ terminod TO kill all The Jews in the
4 kingdom. John resolves. in order 70
= get at Crary, TO exterminafo every
. "ifineroai pooaboad" Of The land
a And the fate of Hamnn will be tho in
: fallible destiny Of John himself. On
4 the gallows of public contempt he win
Q now hang until he Is politically dead
p -dead--dead-And may God have
!. mercy on his soul--Amon.
4 RECHADITE.
: 7. 5. Hargiti may say that Rob.
I inaon did not call Methodist preaehe,,