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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

Attempted Murder iu Brookvilte.
We announced last week that Bill
Stewart had become a county charge.
After being without food for several
days he was taken by one OF the
Overseers of the Poor. and put in the
family of colored man, until a way
could be found to send him to the
Poor House. In the meantime he
was supplied with whisky. chiefly.
probably, by his landlord. On last
Saturday arrangements were made to
send him away. but when the messen-
ger found him he s0as drunk again.
This so incensed John Wynn. Esq, the
Trustee who had charge of the mat
ter, that he determined to ferret out
the miscreant who wonld deal out poi
son TO such man. He found that
one or more of our licensed murder
ers-men of good moral character
men who have given bond to be re.
sponsible for damages; had given liq-
uor TO him even at their own expsense
or at the expense of some other per-
son-probablya candidate. But wha
could he do? They had been acting
under legal sanction. He did indeed
threaten to prosecute them If they
gave him any more, but it will do NJ
lgood, and only run the county TO ad
ditional expense. With such a jury
as our present sheriff would put il
! the box-Mr. Ladson, one OF BATE
ner's. standing jurors. probably fore
man, 1t would be impossible to prov
that Stewart, is drunkard.
What sober citizen can look nj thi,
fact. and not feel the spirit Of free
man stirring within him? Who viii
see the county thus involved inexpens
| by a legalized traffic and not say j
shall be stopped. Can any sensibl
man believe thatit would be productive
Of more mischief 10 seize. coniscat,
and destroy their numbering p,isor
than to allow them to infiict sue
wrongs upon the sober, honest, indus
trious citizens of the county? w
call it an attempt TO murder. IL
nothing less when properly viewed
These men knew Stewards con dition
They knew his late attack of delirium
They knew that even then he wa
boarding at the expense Of the county
instead of at their expense as tn
democratic slam law pretends to pro
vide. Citizens Of Indiana will you sup
polt men for Office that uphold sue
outrages? Will you any longer attemI
to RESTRAIN and correct" such a
evil? viii you not rather uproot
etirely? No law that does not pre-
vide for seizing and destroying tn
liquor ever did suppress it. and tn
has never failed. What then will b
your action in thi, case.
The above is, Of course,a lie. Sue
= at least will be the answer to it by Il
party that courts the influence of tn
liquor traffic. Let them pitch int
John Wynn. Esq. He is our infor
mant as to the facts. The deduction
5 are our own.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

Our or THE FRYISG PAN INTO THE
FrRE.-Madam Rumor says-Madam
Rumor lies, sometimes, you know,
and maybe she does in this case-but
she says that a certain woman in this
county was indicted for selling whIs.
ky. once upon time. She did dispose
Of some OF the "crlttur," and she
did receive some money at, or about
the same time, but certain lawyer,
who is cup to snuff" undertook her
case, and cleared her. A few days
ago, she settled with him, and he
charged her the sweet little sum oil
SEQ. Next time, she intends TO "fess
up" and get off with FIVE dollars
Now, II this Is all lie, we hope II
will be charged upon Mrs. Rumor. who
is our authority; and we would like
to see the man that would face her
and call her liar. We are in pos.
session, also, of the history of a law.
suit which lawyer Undertook tc
attend TO for $40, but for which ht
charged $50 when he came to settle
OF course 1t Is n lie. but let those who
want the particulars, call upon JOSEPH
GoudIe. We would like to see th,
man who would call him a liar. How
ever, everybody is liar nowadays
except whisky-sellers and their attor
mics, and organs and candidates.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

ES-If we were not such liar ms
to be unworthy Of confidence, we
would make public some facts relating
to paying taxes, that the people ought
to know. We would just refer them
to Spencer Wiley. Esq. No man,
among those Interested, will call him
u liar. He is too old and too well
known, 70 be met with that kind of an
answer. We will say this, however,
that, il what he says is true, and nc
man dare deny it. every citizen''should
be careful TO examine the books befor,
he pays his taxes. Just ask him
also. II he intends TO vote for certain
nominees. He will not be afraid "a
tell you. He does not fear excom'
munication for expressing his honest
sentiments. You see, reader. we ar,
"afeard" to say what is what wher
you are through with Mr. Wiley, W,
will give you other references, to mer
as well known, and as reliable, show,
ing that SOME people think sober mer
would make good officers and as safe
deputies as 9th r people.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15
CEO.C.nUNN ESQ.


From our exchanges we learn that
Geo g. Dunn. Esq,, is a Wig can
didate for Congress in,the third dis
trict. We hope he will be signally
defeated, even il il is by the election
OF Dunham. When the new the issue
that is now before the people is, and
ought to be. paramount to all party
interests. every m an who loves his
country should forego every personal
and party consideration for the over
throw Of the monster iniquity, that
claims the right to have dominion
over this country. Had Mr.. Dunn
been the choice of the convention of
freemen that met TO select a standard
bearer against Dunham,,we would re-
ioice in his election. But he was not.
For reasons satisfactory to the men
of that District. John A. Hendricks,
Esq. was chosen. He is young
man Of talent and integrity, and fully
able. to cope with Durham. even in
the first argument towhich the would
be dictator has tried to resort.
We are quite willing that the cold
line wings" should vote for Dunn. for
if they do not, they will vote for Dun
ham, it we understand what is meant
by "old Line" as applied 10 the few
hunkers whose idea Of national policy
can be expressed only by the words
Whiggery and Democracy. When
men who profess to be freemen. and
who have minds capable Of thinking
for themselves. refuse to form an onin-
ion on n new question, until they learn
whether il Is a Wing or Democratic
measure. we think they are tit subjects
to be yoked, by party task masters,
and driven to do the lowest and mean
est of party drudgery. The pathetic
appeals Of Senator Bright. last weel
to the "high- minded, honorable ole
line Wings" to fuse with the old line
Democrats, show that old lineism. il
his opinion at least, means supper
Of the measures OF the present pro
slavery administration. We hope, ant
confidently believe, that all true. heart
ed ADti-NebIaska men in the third
district will vote for Hendricks. /
this is not time when men should
throw off party shackles. and unite fol
the rescue Of their country from tn,
grasp of the tyrant slavery, no TIM
for union of bold freemen ever exis
ted. Let the nti-Nebraska men o.
that district. and Of every dist
riot, unite on the chosen standard
bearers, regardless of old name
and old views. and. such a Wa
terloo. !defeat as awaits the panderer
to slavery, in Indiana. will be seen or
the second Tuesday of October, a
viii teach the power on the throne, t
consult the power behind the throne
before passing such "a law as the on
that so justly ar,uses the fears @
American citizens.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

"A rnfHo OF BEAUTY Is soy FOREVER"
Why viii people endure plnpies on the ia
man face diylne.'or eraption. ofsny kind. when
IN fact so well known, that Or. osyssffs, TEL
isp Dsek aud sarssperuia eleanses the skin from
ailimpurliy, removing pimrles, sorcs,and Bleich-
Is, leaving the Affected paru a. healthy, smooth
and soft asthe flesh OF babe. i,is really price,
los. 10 all that wish the rosy besuy Of ehiidhosa
II causes all sores and polsonoes wounds 10 dis-
charge all infested matter, and oradicatns every
impuriiy from the system.
Il docs u work mildly, but sree,uslly, giving
conscious beauty and blooming health In tbs place,
Of ugIness and ssalsieksning disease. ~ ~
uPSes advertisement. ls llls i.p1 - nc
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15
A TOUCHING ARGUMENT.

One night this week, a bright eyed
boy, some twelve years old, applied to
us for lodging, and protection from a
drunken father. His account Of the
occurrences of the eyouing WIS most
painful. The father had return, d i.
rather drunken than usual, and Ike a
demon. had thrown dishes and other
articles. first at one member Of the
family and then another. and finally
had seized the gun TO shoot the boy,
who escaped only by running.
This is one ofthe evils of intemper-
ance that the office holders of this
county, and the Democratic party OF
this State. say is less than Selling and
desh Dying the poison liquor that not
only kills those who drink il, but de-
monizeseven a husband and father, so
that he would kill his own family
We wish every father in the State
could have heard this lads account
There was a manifest struggle between
lilial affection, that would conceal n
fathers faults; and the fear Of vio-
lence that madeit necessary TO expose
them. We think no man whose heart
is not stone, could lave listened to the
simple marathon of tho events Of that
evening. without at once vowing to
make unceasing war upon a traffic that
causes such occurrences to be common
in this christian land. They would
have seen practical REPUTATION of the
lie that ut won't hurt you il YOU lei
it alone" This boy has let it alone,
yet he was driven fom homC by it,
and filial affection was displaced by
disgust and dread Of drunken par,
emf. The outrage committed on tha
child's affection. is. Of itself, enough
to condemn the traffic. Let sober par
ents, who know what it is to be wei
coined home by the Joyous lips. ant
eyes, and hands. and feet, Of happ,
children, ask what they would take t,
exchange those greetings. for the fea
and disgust with which n drunken faith
er is met. We would rather an off
Ger should search our dwelling iron
garnet to cellar every day. than tina
our children's affection should Civ,
place 10 such loathing and dread
But there is no need Of searchin,
dwelling houses, but there is need @
searching outthe demon that thusprey
upon domestic happiness. Talk O
homestead exemptions and homestea,
grants 1t is all in vain while w
cherish in our midst viper that ma,
eli that home with worse than th
wailings of death. II We love tn
homes Of the poor, let us keep on
this viper. 1t can be done, and. b,
the blessing of God. in whose nam
we war against it, il will be DONE
| But il will never be done while we vot
for drunken men to legislate for us, Q
for men WHO are Of opinion that tn
rights of liquor sellers are paramount
10 all others. 1t can never be don
while we put men in Office that max
such men as this drunkard our Jurors
We have seen this man on jury whe
but little better qualified to act di,
cretely than when he was pursuing hi
son to shoot him. Let sober ME
think and act, as sober men should.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

Er Last Friday was hiyh-ddy for
the Democracy--at least we Judge so
from the number who got high
More drunken persons have not been
in BrookvilIe since the days Of General
Musters-long long ago.
ES- Ypu high minded. honorable
Whigs-we used TO call you Blue
light Federalists, but we will take il all
back. and swear we never said il, il
you will only fuse with us Nebraska-ls
--Brights speech. in o naf shell. -.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

EgThe Evansville Enquirer says
that Rev. @. B. Davidson, OF that city
is in favor Of the Nebraska Bill. Can
that be true? VIII our Evansville
Correspondent, If he is at home. give
us the facts in the cases. .a
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15
THE MAILS.


We have never known as much COM
planning about irregularity Of mails as
of'late. This complaint is not local
but general. But who is to blame?--
The FIRST one complained to and Of, is
the publisher, whose papers are delay
ed or lost. But he is seldom tlle:per-
son in the fault. That there should
be occasional mistakes and failures on
thspa OF good Post Masters and
faithful contractors is to be expected,
but there need not be, in we'll organ
lied postal system. SO many failures,
The fault lies in the effort Of the Depart
ment toreduce the expenses of carry
ing the mail, while the expenses oil
every other department. of govern.
ment are left MS formerly or even in.
creased. In the retrenching process,
he has discontinued some routes en-
tirely and lessened the service on 9th
ers. Thus. the Greensburg and Brook.
vile mail has been discontinued, and
matter for Greehsburg and beyond,
must go wa Cincinnati. and wait its
time for the weekly mails further out
The mail to Connersville goes but
half rs often rs formerly, and similar
changes have been made all over the
State. The consequence is. that mai
matter is delayed beyond all prece
dent-m"ils miss their proper connee.
tons. and the people are disappointed
and displeased. Last week. part o
the Spoutoons going south were KEEP
back day for want of room. and /,
part Of the Americans, going north
were merely thrown into the stag,
withoutbeing in mail bags. We d,
not blame our Post Master. He is a
faithful as a man can he, but the de
partment. in its wonderful economy OF
this particular point, does not furnish
sufficient facilities for the wants Of III,
country.
But where is the remedy! Mani
testify, the only remedy is in sendin.
honest men to Congress. who will de
mand, at the hands Of the Nations
Government. such mail facilities as wi
meet the wants of the country. B
the late exhibit Of the j. o. Depart
ment, it appears that, even at the ex
pense Of the service Of last year. tn
receipts from the free states great
exceeds the cost of transportation !
the free states, while the receipts fror
the slave states fell far below the e,
penditures. To make this desparit
still greater, the mail service in tn
North is reduced, and the expenditur
in the North also curtailed. How thi
is in the South we can not state. 1t il
at best, an unjustifable attempt I
bring the expenditures Of the Depar
ment within the receipts, while cor
gressmen spend thousands of the pub
lie funds In printing documents an
circulating them ut the expense Of tn
p. o. Department. We hope ths
freemen will speak out on this subjec
and demand sufficient mail service f
the wants of freemen. In the mea
while let not subscribers charge d,
linquency upon publishers. or upo
their friends. For n seassn at leas
We must expect mails to travel ii
slow line, but better time is comm,
particularly il the nation does not b
come a nation Of slave holders, WI
: are pensioners on the P. o, Depar
ment.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15
Robert Dale owen AN Aboiitionist,


We guess Robert Dale Owen will
be surprised when he gets home TO
find that he is an out and out Adolf
ZIONIST unless he has progressed, in a
foreign land, as fast as his brethren
have at home. In December, 1848 he
held the following opinions:
Congress, in my opinion. possesses
the power to legislate on the subject Of
slavery in the Territories, throughout
the term Of their territorial existence;
as, for example. to enact, in regard to
our Mexican acquisitions, aprohibitory
prsviso, similar TO the ordinance Of
1887"
Speaking Of bill organizing the
new territories of New Mexico and
California, he says:
IL would vote for, or introduce 9
clause, prohibiting the Territorial Leg.
islaturc from passing any enactment on
the SUBJECT OF slavery.
The above could hardly be termed
a-intsrpentioa, and yet Mr. Owen
was then prominent Democratic
candidate for the United States Sena.
torship. and the present administration
has endorsed his Democracy by for
eign appointment.
Mr. Owen went on to say;
"I need hardly add, that would
resist. by my votes and influence. any
attempt, by positive legislation, to in.
troduce slavery into any portion Of
California or New Mexico, or into any
| other territory now Free" .tAss
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

VINO KILLED Cock RoBrN?-That is
not the question, sir, but who can de-
pose the Democratic party-that is
the question. Hon. J. ID. Bright said,
last Friday. that the Wings could not
that the Free Sellers could not
that both united could not. 81 tell
you" said he, "if we are put out of
power in Indiana, it must be by Dem
ocrats, who prove unfaithful." We
guess Jesse will find it harder to whip
into obedience and servitude some
Democrats, than the slaves he owns
on the other side of the Ohio. Some
Of the Democrats in this county have
not bit more sense than to believe
they have right to vote as they
please, even il Jesse has to leave the
Senate and devote his whole time to
negro raising and negro driving. 1t
will seem hard at first, bet he will get
used TO it. In the mean time, VIC do
not blame him for trying to scare the
"unfaithfnl." And, if they wont be
scared otherwise, we advise that he
holds the rod over them, just to scare
them. Irish Catholics would as Left
die, rs be excommuniated from the
church by authority, and some Of them,
and some others too, would think they
we're clean gone, il expelled from the
Democratic party. Just threaten them
with expulsion, and lots of them will
cave in. Meanwhile offer teams Of
pardon to those who have thought OF
leaving, and may be they will come
back-but it is more Of a may be that
| thav WON'T
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

SrRrxE AMONG BARBLRs.--Oar Bar
hers have ris in their prices. Hereafter
they will charge transient customers
and Sunday customers TEN cents shave
They will charge 30 cents for shamPoon-
ing, and IS cents for cutting hair.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

Es- Having learned that Sol. Ma.
ker has left the Times office. we glad
ly exchange with It again. Success.
10 you Bros. Randall and Greene.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

On the 10th. inst. by Rev. J. Carson.
Mr.. Isaac Martin, TO Miss Julia Ann
Barnum. both Of this township. aas
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

Us The following Resolutions were
adopted by the Baptist Association at
its meeting here on the 9Th of August
WHEREAS, Intemperance is great
moral and social, as well as political
evil. and should be treated in law in
the same manner as other such evils:
therefore +.
RESOLVED, That the traffic in intoxi-,
eating liquors rs beverage, should
be prohibited by n stringent law, en-
forced by such penalties as will effect
ually remove the evil, and that we as
christian citizens. willnot sustain any
man for Office who is not in favor Of
such a law. $3.50
WHEREAS, African Slavery is an
acknowledged great, moral evil, and
WHEREAS, It, extention will be attend
ed with still greater evil; therefore
Resolved, That every christian isre-
ligiously bound to oppose the extern
sion and perpetuity of the traffic in
human flesh.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15
PRoPHEsY arArrzrn

In l848 we were a near neighbor Of
Hon. J. d. Bright. and often heard
him express bis private opinion Of the
questions then before the people. We
remember hearing him converse in the
presence Of some half dozen persons.
just after one of the Van Buren, cleo
tors had made speech. explaining the
position of the Buffalo Convention on
the slavery question, which was. that
Congress had the power and ough: 10
exercise that power, to tx bounds to
slavery; that il could and should pro-
hibit slavery n Territories while terito-
ries-that the newly acquired territos
ries should be protected by actual
legislation--most Of which was incor-
porated in the Democratic platform Of
ls49, and approved Ly the Democratic
Legislature Of Indiana the same year
and endorsed, as we have shown FREE
buently by Whitcomb, Robson, Fitch.
Owen, Law and others. In this con-
versation, Mr.. Bright said that if the
party that advocated those views had
papers to defend them, ir the several
counties. and men TO proclaim them
in every neighborhood il would sweep
over the north Ike a perfect tornado.
But. he added, nearly oil the. papers
and nearly all public speakers are al,
lied to one party or the other, and
they will not abandon their party for
such a purpose. Tie time has come
when hundreds oipapers ars defend
ing those sentiments. and thousands Of
the best speakers in the nation are
proclaiming them in every .neighbor-
hood. and Mr.. Bright isreaIizing what
he predicted. The doctrines Of those
men are sweeping over the wholen north
like tornado, and they are upsetting
many man, and many a scheme that
had appeared immoyable. We judge
from Mr.. Bright's pathetic appeals to
the Democracy TO be "true and faith
full" that he expects to fall before the
storm. He may as well come down.
s..a
The people Of Indiana have elected u
slave holder to the senate for the last
time, neither will they vote for a man
that pronounces the Declaration of
Independence "a selfeyident lie.",
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15
Mlrrf mmtiun.

We ssMost respectfully reauestv
our particular friends not ca boi
us by calling tn read the paper ON
Wednesday afternoon. IftIsis dout
do we,ii just say they shan,f.
rgThe Cholera is very bad at
Columbus. Ohio.
RYAN interesting letter from Ed
rington is unavoidably crowded out.
ESFlour is selling in Cincinnati al
1926, Wheat Sl:60, and Oats rs cts,
nTThe exports of specie from the
United States for this year bid fair to
reach $40. 600 600.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15


Tks LarreneeJugk Register, copied
il as a veritable letter. and we receiv-
cd our information through the Regis,
ter. the Sentinel containing itnot hav.
ing been received.
We confess TO having published 1
falsehood. II is not the first tim,
however that we have been misled b,
believing others. But. in this case
we confess that there is not suflicien
justification. We ought not to hav,
put confidence in anything so noto
rious q liar as J. L. Robinson coulS
say. We did indeed think that. fol
once. he might tell the truth. but W.
were deceived and led into error BY
him. Henceforth we will disbeliev,
every thing he says. and we advise al
men who respect their reputation t.
never make an assertion on his credit
lie is a liar and the father OF this on,
lie il no more. We would not believ,
him now. under oath. particularly
since he had the dishonesty to charge
the lie upon US. simply because We
had placed confidence enough in bin
10 believe that when he said the ap'
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15

E1-Thc New York Tribune has les
sened the size fits sheet. owing to the
advance on paper. Weprefer enlarg-
ing ours and charging little more
for N