Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-08-25
a.. From the State Journal. AZ
s'ro LIE orr NOT TO LrE-TnAT is
4is tr.H THE QUESTION

Will tue editor Of the journal per
mil me b, place som matters belor
the public /, In lians. which are some
what Of n personal cast though rela
lively hearing OF, vital issues nos
pending before free Ind ana. i. f.
The medium though which ! usual
ly communicate my thoughts IN,
moral questions OF The day is not ri
suitable for the present purpose as IL,
leading journal OF my own State.
II Is well known that FOR cars pas
i has been my pleasure tlk,ep up :
close correspohd,noo with The Wed
ern Christian Advocate. Somc NV
and stirring evenls Ia the history O.
Indiana during The past few monlh'
seemed TO require from time 10 time
some notice at my hands; and for pub.
lishing some facts n repltion TO ID,
conduct 4 dig. fled officials. and
lawnibg office seekers, | have been
mos, violently assailcd and villain.
ously iraduccd NIL over Di The State
Really | cannot tell why men whit
have been the prioclpla actors in these
public scenes, should blame me for
giving their acts n wider noloiiely
than they could have procured by or
dinary channels. IL their deeds ire
praisworlhi, they ought to be thank.
fal to NE for telling them 10 the peo-
pie, and as Tor my comments thereon.
they are only The words of poor
"itinerant yagabonI." and need not
be 50 taken 10 heart by these very
hoaest men. -
Numerous pspers have been nj
me fr,m different parts OF the Stat.
containing what eated politicians call
the yile,t and most unfounded Sian.
ders. 1t has not seemed to me pru.
dent or necessary to pay any manner
OF attention to them heretofore. Many
abusive a,ticles have never read
My brethren toot have, been assalled
as set Of busy bodies in other mems
matters, ~ brawling hypocrites and
political preachers. All these things
do not move me. Ny character is
We trlhless aid nv whole life failure
IT they can be tarnshad BY the Shiny
elections Of hirc'ing editors whose We
ry soul' are sold f,r erog. or Office. II
would not be proper now to notice the
,elping slaves Of negro hunters AMI
whisky traders, were il not for the
blessed cause, the holy cause Of Tenn.
perance and Freedom. Too dear to
my heart is the cause Of the people TO
allow my neglect or indifference 10
bring q reproach uponit. Il is said
that l have attacked and slandered thr-
Democratic party. This / scarcely
need say is wholly. basely false. Not
one solitary syllable. have uttered
against the Democratic party, unless
The Democratic party consists o. n set
of rum-drinking laye-oatchers, or
'rswling inhdels, pronounceall ed
tors unworthy OF belief an. speci.
mems OF depravity who utter a false.
iood so glanng. did casually re-
Iiew the proceedings Of certain an.
i.Democratic. Slavcocratie. Rumo.
'rstic Convention, held here on the
s4lh OF May. IL came legitimately
within my province 10 review II be.
'ause II assailed all that ! held dear
q religion, good morals or politics.,
{, were conscious OF saying any
hing but truth in reference to that
Convention. | would take il back and
make the amende honorable. Such
,ape,s as the "Rushville Jacksonian"
The paoli Eagle"-"Cosington
friend" and "The Lsporte Times"
lave beea sent 10 me. They are all
specimensof OF FOSSIL whisky
'cracy. The question seems to be
With lhein whether they shall lie under
he truth or ie out oft, and The ,alter
ourse has been adopted with. great
In their haste TO confront
ruth they have run against their mas
ers as we shall see.
II would be absurd 10 say that Ihad
written against Democracy, when !
iave only held up to the gaze ofa few
he twin villsnies Of liquor selling and
negro catching. and other hideous
,rime OF consignlng the land oil free
lom TO Slavery forever. The strength
,f these papers is certainly in the edi-
orias instead Of the editors, while the
ormer would almost make soap with
,ut grease, the latter need a large out
ny of soap 70 wash them from the
stains Of years misspcnt.
rhe papers and others of like piopen-
silies se,ze one single fact of my letter
10 the Advocate and exhaust their bad
grammar and stores Of bile on that.
1 hey denounce me as a malicious
whig, misr,presenting the whole Dem
,ctallc party, and yet they only hx on
one single statement--to-w wit that con-
,erning Mr.. Hanneg"n's speech.
lregret 10 says TINT was one Of a
arge number who called for Mr.. Han
negan on the night Of the memorable
speech. There was much enthusiasm
exhibited when Mr.. Hsnnegan's name
was announced. He was loudly call.
I'd fer by the crowd in the lobbies.
while the convention proper seemed
10 get some, other man on the
ioor - Temperance men standing
around me called for, Mr.. Hannegan,
ind though others we're called, they
persisted until he arose-Temperance
men desired to hear in that Convention
,ne manly Temperance speech-the
resolutions on that subject were pend.
ny and hence ths interest felt in Mr..
Hannegan--all were disappointed.--
The noble ex-senator did not even
Mention the subject of Temperance,
much less dwell upon it. The editor