Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-04-07
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rRoMouR EVANSVILLE Correspondent.


Mn. GoopwIN:-Do you allow your
correspondents to scold, aud do you
take Il patientlyY Edijors | know
sometimes complain Of bad writing;
may we not complain Of bad printing!
! At the risk Of incurring your displeas-
ure, and Of getting "a rap over the
knuckles," | will venture TO say that
my erletter. which was bad enough
at FIRST, is certainly "worse for mend
ing.' The last sentence in the seeord
paragraph has a period in the middle
of IL and taken as a whole, IL makes,
as is il printed, admirable nonsense
Bssidea sundry alterations, you have
Improved the grammar ofmy old female
friend. That was kind in you but
still that was not hor way of talking
feel however guilty on two accounts;
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was no doubt badly written. In view
OF the first, | must be satisfied with
the clipping you have done. and on
account Of tho second | must submit
patiently to the bad printing, Now |
will make bargain with you. In fu-
ture | will write short letters, and write
them more legiby; and you on your
part must not lop off anything. and
your compositor mgst "follow copy"
What say you?
NEBRASKA MEETINGS.
Our city has recently been consider
ably excited on the subject of the Ne
blaska Bill. Some ten days ago a
meeting was called which did not
amount to much, except, that it served
to create excitement in the community.
Another meeting was appointed which
came off last Thursday night. Apollo
Hall. capable of accommodating over
five hundred persons was densely
crowded. A string of resolutions ex-
pressve of the sense Of the meeting
was then read, first in English and then
in German; after which speech was
made in German, followed by speeches
in English by Judge Baker. d Mr..
Blythe. Mr.. DENLY of the Enquirer
was then called out in a speech in favor
of the Bill. The utmost enthusiasm
prevailed in the meeting. and at the
close vote was taken, only five, per-
sons voting in favor of the Bill.
There was one circumstance connec-
ted with this meeting which amused
me little. Gen. J. Oakly was APP
pointed Chairman of the meeting
Now the Gen. is opposed to the Bill,
but he is a Tennesseean, but recently
settled here; consequently he mas all
the views and feelings of Southern
man in reference to the peculiar in
stitution." Some of the resolutions
which were passed were antislavery IN
the strongest sense. But the Gen. was
in for it. He had to swallow the res
olutions first, and then the speeches.
Those of us who knew his peculiar
views enjoyed the fun no little. Still
he managed himself well, and at tie
close of the meeting cheered as Justify
as any one else for the Missouri Com
promise.
We were to-day honored with the
presence of the Ex. Pres. and Suite
( The Boat on which they were travell-
ing stopped at our wharf several hours
and gave them an opportunity of spen-
ding the time in our city. AT very
short notice meeting was called at
Apollo Hall, and at the hour appointed
it was densely packed with our citizens
of both sexes. Mr. Fillmore was well
coined and introduced to the audience
by Jno. Ingle jr. Esq; after which he
made chaste and beautiful speech of
about fifteen minutes length. The Hon.
John p. Kenneday of Maryland was
then loudly called for, who arose un-
der the influence Of a severe cold, and
addressed the audience in a chaste and
forcible speech. Our citizens of all
parties came to gether and seemed 10
take delight in doing honor to dis
tinguished public servant.
TUE LIQUOR INTEREST.
The liquor interest keeps up anna
zingly in these parts. About one half
of the population of this city is made
up of foreigners, who do not generally
sympathse with us in our movements,
and they don't scruple to dealin ardent
spirits in any form, if they can make
gain by it. 1t is not however the
foreigners alone who engage in the
traffic here; there are some native A
mericans who engage in the bsSness
on a large scale. Sill the cause of
Temperance is not without warm
friends here. There is hand full who
are doing battle nobly, unterriiied by
the fearful odds against them.
Even in the region where the liquor
interest is so strong. there is an increas-
ing sense Of the necessity of a prohib-
itory law. Gen. Reilly has been with
Us doing good service. During his
stay here, two men came in from one
Of the dark regions of the Pocket, to
do some trading. They went into an
establishment about dark, to trade,
and the proprietor lighted the gas in
his store. This set them to making
sundry enquiries about gas. The gen
tleman told them that if they would
go with him that night he would show
them a church lighted beautifully with
gas. They asked what kind of a
meeting it would be. "a temperance
meeting, lecture on temperance -
(Which side is he going to take?' 30
he is in favor oftemperance ofcourse, a
Maine Law man" "Well we won't
!. go" said they. But they were pre-
vailed on to go, d. were taken up where
the Gen. could pour a full charge on
them. The next morning they both
entered the same establishment when