Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-02-17
raise sympathy.

n gentleman VINO snail DC nameless, |
albcithe has name, and one becoming
extensively known, was much inter
ested in the welfare of young man
Of his acquaintance. The young man
was worthy. but there was depth in
the seniors sympathy difficult to ae-
count for ION tho ordinary laws OF
evidence" One day however, the
junior CHANGED 10 speak Of his father
"Fatherl-havo you a iathers asked the
senior. Certainly" was the answer,
inquiringly given. "Well well, have
wasted great deal Of sympathy on
ycu--l thought your father was dead,
and remembered how had struggled
with orphanagc and neglect" Now,
this did honor 10 tho gentleman
showed the depth Of his heart. and tho
right direction OF his impulses. But
there Is a great deal OF wasted sym.
PATTY" In these days, and vast deal
of a spurious character. Many spe-
cImens could be given, but We forbear.
and give our remarks ono direction only.
As people We are much given to
sympathy with victims Of oppression
In the Old World, Commodore Ingra.
ham Is apotheosiEed for his conduct In
the Koszta affair. distance lends
cnchantment'-thIs happened away
of at Smyrna. Who made half that
fuss because a FafEMAs was confined
in tho indianapolis Jail under direct
perjury
A most striking instance has recent
ly been given. John Mitchell, the
"lrish patriot"--bahl-managed to
get TO New York. The sympathy OF
the Gothamites was MI put FORTH
Could good old "Diedrich" have come
in among the sympathizers, he would
have broken his pipe and loosencd his
waist-band in wonder. Public meet
ings were held, funds given ,--Ircland
in her woes, her chains. butlermilk and
potatoes. were so described, that ladies
who were rich enough to afford ten
and twenty dollar handkerchief appli'
ed them TO their eyes and held them
there some time; while at the mention
Of England's perddy and oppression,
young gallants twrled their mustaches
fercely and clenched the fist with
the jeweled rings. and said "Shame
pom honaw." Cotton merchants, Union
savers. stock-gamblers, were carried
away with sympathy. John Mitchell
the poor "Irish patriot" the Second
Emmett" the "Emorald Isle Washing
ton" was on hand--"Blow winds and
crack your cheeks" Mitchell bear,
this as well rs he can. He had never
dreamed of being made n emi.god
IL never had entered his Uranium thai
men would adore him--ihat news OF
his coming would fly all over this great
country along the wires, and that "thc
wise men Of the East would come and
worship him and bring gifts and gold"
lie nj last concluded 10 make him
self useful rs well Us ornamental. lie
will be an editor. Subscriptions pour
in-he counts them by scores Of thou
sands; the people expect to weep over
his delineation Of down.trodden human
ity, oppressed freedom. 1.-THE Citizen
appears-"oh what fall was there
my eountrymenP" This martyr fol
Liberty--this true witness Of universe
right--this jealous advocate Of human
equality, announces il rs the highest
object Of his hearts desire 10 have a
plantation Ia Alabama, we'll stocked
with healthy negroes" This man, who
stands up as Freedoms Champion
: wishes TO breed SLAvEs--to raise mer
and women for abject bondage. MOI
is this all. He speaks very coolly o.
employing coercion to compel slaves
to labor. says ii is right to "make q
slave work" and there is mo way Il
make him work (as a last resort) but
the fear Of the lashl'
Now we believe that the man, who
under such circumstances. could write
such sentiments, deserves to be q ty'
rants slave. He ought to take hi,
own medicine, We would have nc
objection to seeing him in Alabama
ION aplantation," but we would have
his lodging assigned him in the "Quar
ters," and not in the great house.
Can there be any wonder why Ire
land is degraded. il su,h are the sent.
mcnts Of her boldest liberty champions?
Such men would only seek TO throw
off the yoke that they might impose
astill heavier one. 1.-THE little finger
of their oppression. would abe greater
than the loins" of English misrule.--
Where England chastised with whips
these would "chastise with scorpions
II is fortunate for Ireland that
revolution led by such miscreants die
not succeed. II is sufficiently degra'
ded now, but then il would have found
"a depth below the deepest depth"
OTMrs. Howard has moved into the
l. IL -.