Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-08-04
YARIous Irr;ms.

Mr.. GoopwIE:--Some.im when we
take n notion to write few items for
you, we are tempted to dodge the res
possibility Of what we write. and act the
coward like many Of your correspond
ents. In political times, or In fact, al
most any time, when we see FIERCE
Communications in the papers on any
subject, signed, MANY VOTERS" Il
means to us, ".nsany co,pards t" Why Is
IL, Mr. Editor, that so many writer's are
sSEASiso from responsibility An edit
or always has to bear the direct respon-
sibility OF what he writes--then he has
to father all that towards write. After
twenty-five years experience as IN edit
or, we charge It home directly as cow
ardice--and that too oil the meanest
kind towards an editor. And we dare
any one TO deny this. The writer Is
either ashamed oil his position, his gram
mar, his facts, or something else, and
hence he NEARLY signs lie, by saying
"Many Citizens, :" or" Agricola," or some
other cognomen which Is not true. IL
Is frequently the case that bold and
fearless editor needs to be BACKED ur by
his friends, Il he have any acquaintan-
ccs who are entitled 10 so sacred name
as FRIEND. We have suffered severely,
both in character and purse, Dy the lack
ofmoral courage in our prete nded friends.
When storms and troubles came across
our pathway scores OF them would write
communications iull Of vim, In our de-
fence, but sign some fictitious name 10
IL, then attach private note TO il char
ging us "not for world to let their
names be known. We always consid-
cred such a writer either ashamed OF
what be was writing, or OF the man he
was defending. Why is all thisl Why
DO we allow fictitious scribblers to abuse
us, or why will any man sneak gly do
a thing be is not willing to ownl Our
independent editors are not sustained
by real men OF moral frmness NJ hey
should be. And we wish good men
would either quit signing "fctitious
lie" TO their communications, or quit
writing till they can write something
they are not ashamed Of. But enough oil
this, as we intended giving you some
ITEMS.
-On Wednesday last we met Mrs.
Rhoda Brown, at Cincinnati, on her wa,
from New Orleans to Lewisville, Ind
She is the widow OF Nathan Brown, well
known to many Of the citizens Of Brock
vile, to their sorrow. Mrs. Brown hal
three children, having lost two in New
Orleans with the yellow fever. Mr.
Brown died in May last.
Mr.. David Fisher, formerly OF Rlsin,
Sun, has taken The David Garard house
at Harrison, and turned il into Ten
perance boarding house. That old "bar.
room" will be lonesome without IL
bottles.
The water was let out Of the cana
from Cincinnati TO Harrison on Sstur
day Last, and will remain out for som,
two months. During that time the pack
cts will run to Harrison, and the passen
gers will then 90 TO NUrth Bend b.
omnibus, and thence to Cincinnati b,
railroad. ittakcs only two hours to x
from Harrison to Cincinnati that way
And every traveller should 20 that way
and thus avoid the Western Stage Com
pany which has imposed on US so long
IL so happens thar while the canal I
TO be so long out of repair 10 Cincinnati
that II isnow nuvigable to Lawrenceburg
SO we will have nm outlet. Things cal
come by either railroad or steam boat Il
that place, thence up by canal.
We saw, the other day, in Whit
Water township, something new. |
was some good and pretty girls tina
wish to marry. IL any honest younl
man, according to the scripture stand
ard, applies TO us we will give letter .
, introduction.
I'VE have been unused many tim
with James Brown Rays opinion OF
, strong horse. Ills opinion was that
horse with large legs, and especiall
! large near the hooi, was the very person
llication Of strength and action. But
circumstance was related 10 Us the othe
, day which was little more amusing.-
There was political meeting to nom