Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-12-22
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OxroRp. Quo. Dec. 18th.

queen OF England, take the Brook
vile American ? or does Louis Napo-
leon ESQ, Of France, iake-ii ? or has
your paper. along with the Times and
Tribune of New York. been interdic-
ted in the Gallo ''kedentryG" ! ask
these questions because / am abontl to
write a paragraph on the eastern
quostion''--snd inasmuch as sam
takes position on neutral ground, !
will not like to involve the govern
mcnt in the quarrel on my account.
In regard to the great fight, then.
now going on between the Gear, and
the allied army. | feel precisely as the
old lady did whom her husband was
lighting the bcar--"I don't care a cent
which whips" The miserable pre-.
tence that England and France are en-
gagged in the war in behalf Of the op-
pressed--to maintain the integrity and
the existence Of Turkey. is simply a
grsnd-humbug, II is o war Of am
bition and Of conquest on the part Of
the allied powers, as truly as i is in
the part Of Russia, And the govern
ment of the United States has more
to fear. in my opinion, from the gras-
ping powers Of England and France,
than from any other source whatever,
While Turkey fought alone, something
was done-brilliant victories were
gained; but now, all we hear is thai
Seyastopol is not taken, and that the
Turks are towards. and ran away
Viva Ia humJHg!
Hard Times" will do for my next
paragraph. II is tho all-absorbing
subject of remark. 1T costs such a
tremendous sum Of money TO get
flour and potatoes, and butter and
eggs. Every body is wondering how
any body can stand ii, and yet every
body lives on. just as. high and fast as
when the times we're easy. You have
written some very sensible articles on
the subject Of economy, but I am
afraid they viii not do any good. In
this country Extravaganza is the rul'
ing passion. and the prolific source O.
ten thousand. bankruptcies. Oh, fool
why do you live beyond your income
to crafty vain desire to outshiuc
your neighbor?
/ have one fault 10 find with the
present editor Of the Brookville Am
erican. He don't encourage the po
etical talent that exists in such abund
ance about Brookville. Clarkson used
to publish whole column Of doggcr'
ell verses once in a while, for the am
usement Of the public, and have
laughed over some Of the "poems,
until the tears ran down like rain.'-
I hope the poets will send in their ia
vors rs fast as possible, and that you
Mr.. Editor, will encourage western
"genius." Il is your duty TO do it.
The season OF new books is at hand
and il promises some great things
i The life Of Barnum is out, and is
without doubt, the greatest Of all hi
humbugs. People will buy Il Of cours'
for somehow the people love to be hum
plugged. Isuppose Il will run through
a hundred editions in short time, be
cause IL is such capital humbug =
Go and get it, dear reader, as yo,
will, all the more, because tell you !
is humbug
You allude, in your last weck'sp pm
per, to one John Smith, that neve,
was married. Can II be possible tina
any one OF the Smith family is so in
fatuated as that ? Let no reader o
the American Suppose chat | am thu
John" referred to-notby mo means.
While | write these lines a duplicate
copy of my beloved self, slumberi
sweetly in a "crib" hard by-and
perfectly agree with Mr.. NJ. +. fup
per, that "babe In a house is well
spring of pleasure. Do tell tha
John Smith to go and get married.
Does he want the name to become ex
tinct :?
A printing press arrived yesterday
and con or about" tn first Of Janua
uary. win he issued he first numbel
Of the "oxford Citizen" May !
flourish a thousand ycarsi The New
School Presbyterian Seminary build
ing met with a sad accident few days
ago, in the falling Of a part Of one o
the outside walls. twill be repaired
as speedily as possible. DR.. Hall
our new President, has not arrived
yet, but is expected in few days. 1
| is thought that the Old School presby