Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-05-26

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poor attendance Of males only to hear
said debate.
what NJ. A-mcans by the
''fecling OF pins We are 81 loss 70
determine. lie certainly does not
mean the telling of a pin. to be sy-
nonomous with The producing Of q ra-
iional arrangement. for he says Mr.
Hull in his first half hour succeeded
in telling at least four pins" Now
f Mr.. A-----------can give one OF the
arguments offered by Mr, Hull in sup
port Of the Resolution proposed for
discussion. during his first halt hour he
has better memory than generally
belongs 10 the genus homo,'--indeed
he can recollect things that never oc-
Cured
We presume Mr.. Hull win not deny
but that his first half hour, was oc.
cupied in declaiming part of one Of
his old tiereotyped Washingtonian
Temperance speeches. which consisted
IN telling what the abuse OF Alcoholic
Liquors had done, both in ancient and
modern times.
Having nevsrealled in question that
the abnSe Of Alcoholic Liquors was
the exciting cause of a vast amount Of
crime, wretchedness. and disease. in
the world, we did not feel ourself cal
led upon to oppose Mr.. Hulfs tolerably
fair exposition Of the same. Hence
he bad our permission to pass from
the further consideration of the evils
Of drunkenness in general, to the in
yestigation Of the great specific pro-
posed for its removal
'.Hull made another effort, and
within his half hour felled al least sew
en- OF the pins" So ssys Mr. A.
Well, If be did We were too blind to
see them fall, unless be means that
Hull made three additional assertions.
and then failed TO produce the proof
TO sustain them. He very impartially
gives US credit Tor telling one PIN by
making desperate throw atthe Maine
Liquor Law. for prohibiting the pur.
chase and use OF wine for sacramenral
purposes"
Now We have received credit for
feeling one PIN by thus pervernng
the truth, and asserting what every
body knows to DC false: it may be pos
sibe that our all cong tcring opponent
achieved his greatviciory (in the es-
timalion OF sMr. A------- by being
perfectly reckless in Offering just such
cogent arguments.
But what caps the climax is. our
AUDITORS account OF Ihe c'osing scene.
Hull's grand rallying effort, and It's
almost overwhelming effect upon his
auditors. Whether such a sublime
al shtof the imagira,ioa was intended
for hyperbole, or j. a real description
Of his delusions induced by HalI's
magnetic iAduence. We will not pretend
10 SAY. Butitis well attesled fact
that some men are perfect dupes Of
an assertion, whether mesmerized or
not
Who would have thought that
Hull would have made such a terrible
onSlaugt among the pins, in his last
edort, when al Of them had been pre-
viousIy ieled but one?--how he must
have spread himself when he cleared
the alley. No wonder he took the
vote at that time aud brought the
"eniire audience" up standing with
few exceptions. VIVA a perfect farcel
Mr.. Hull well knew he had utterly fai-
led TO sustain the resolution, and wus
very clear OF taking a vote upon IT,
But be- did take vote, which our Au-
ditor woald fain palm upon the pub
lie as having been taken on the ques-
ton at issue. The vote was taken on
temperance VS.. intemperancc. Tenn
perance gained it.
Yours &c.
L. CLIFFORD