Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-04-14

ANOTHER DISCHARGE FROM MR.. BrNK-
LEYs poP-0UNll

LEle fof-uuNl
Mn. GoopwrS:--Since you have so
generously profiered me the use OF
your columns for any reasonable length
oftimc, The ''pop-gun" shall once more
be loaded and discharged into your
camp. regardless of the danger OF an
explosion. You seem TO be somewhat
amused at my choice Of weapons. |
generally make II point to adapt my
weapon to,he game am after.
| wish to assure you that you are
labofing under quite mistake, when
you suppose my opinion with regard
TO my first article, Is changed. When
IL was written. ielt every word Of Il
10 be true. Thus still regard Il,
and thus ever expect TO regard Il. I'M
Ill happen TO have leisure and inclin-
alton 10 call on you and hear the
arguments which viii prove the "inu-
endoes" false.
l ask you to consider with me few
points In your late notes. la Note
you state, that. President Locke and
Professor Edwards. each informed you
that they did not approve the article
In question: so also did all the moral
and respectable young men clh lchom
voa conrsrsed on the subject. For a
plain and rnequivocal explanation Of
the former portion Of this statement,
/ refer you TO the card Of the Faculty.
In Your respond 10 my first article you
state. that, all the moral and respect
able young men OF the Society disap-
prove the article In question. and now
il is all wih tekom yoa hare eoagersed
would it not have been quite rs we'll
20 have made your iirAt assertion less
broad?
"The College could not be rcspon-
sible for the article. because you were
not nj the time Of the exhibition con-
nected with it," thought my crime
consisted--not. in taking part in the
exhibition, but being the author Of
that low and ungentlemanly, or, as the
ssrespectfM note" styled il, false and
slanderoas article. At the time that
deed was committed had the honor
20 be student of the College. But
who desires them TO be responsible for
tho article? | have never asked the
Faculty, nor the College. nor even the
Society TO assume the responsibility
1 wish it to be understood that II all
rests on my shoulders.
Note ,. | am almost persuaded to
call this bare-faced falschood. But
| still entertain too high an opinion
OF your moral character to think that
would knowingly, publish n positive
lie. | will simply call il a great mis-
take. It's sincerely hoped that before
you make any more such assertions.
YOU be fully assured that you are
"aatkorized' to tell that which has at
least some shadow OF truth about it,
In the first place, there were but three
members who left the Hall before adj
iournment. Your brother and two
boys were the members. The res
olutions adopted Tone Of which QUOTED
in my last) were not before the Society
for at least two hours after their depar-
ture. Again. there was not one ,cord Of
debate on those resolutions 10 which |
have referred. When they were before
the Society. one Of your warmest friends
arose. and stated that he was in favor
of the resolutions, and hoped they
would be adopted. The question Of
their adoption was Immediately put.
When the Nays were called for, no one
responded aud the President announ-
ced their unanimous adoption. Now
with whom does the mistake lie--you,
or your informant?
Now / have cried again" With
what success you may decide foryour-
self. And | have done IL too without
ayailing myself OF any Of yourliberallv
offered assistance. Had my side OF
the question been so weak, or had
there been so little truth in its favor.
as to need brilliant flashes Of wit, aud
cunning tricks of sophistIy to bolster
it up and thus make it passable |
might have called on you. No matter
what becomes of my little boat intend
TO continue TO cling to the rudder--
Truth-and so long Us can do this,
/ do not think your assistance will be
needed.
Parcnlhctically, / would like 70 add.
that it seems to me, that by the time
you have settled the charges made by
Messrs. Hull tE Berry and which ap-
pcared the same time the first report
of my "pop- gun" was heard, you will
have but little powder to spare. Do
give them chsrge-don't bring all
your powerful battery to bear against a
little boat manned by--a pop-gun.
Now | have written all that expect
to write on this very important subject
and leave it in your hands.
G. G. BINKLEY.
We have to say, in behalf Of the
young man who gave us the inform
alton alluded to. that he is well known.
and universally respected in this COM
munity. lie is neither ashamed nor
afraid to tell where he came from, nor
why he came; where he gets his mon
,ey, or how he gets it-questions that
certain young man We wot Of does
not like TO answer.
President Locke's note last week
certainly puts Mr.. Binkley in a very
unenviable position, so far as the APP
probation OF the Faculty is concerned
"Parenthetically" we would say thai
had Mr.. Binkley's name been attached
TO his first article, it would havA beer
as harmless as his great prototype