The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-24

big bellows have put bees in his head. and
made him see visions and dream dreams.-
They have added the brains OF poor BloSs,
and kept him awake OF nights, TILL h. has no
peace of his life. The country is always in
danger 10 the deranged perceptions Of Mr..
Bloss; the rights of the people are in danger;
public morality is in danger; the Church is in
danger, Religion is in danger: Heaven itself
is in danger; and the other place-which
Father Walworth locates thirty odd miles
down IN the very centre and bowels of the
earth--is anything but safe.
Among all the crotchets which have found
a place in the soft head of Mr.. Bloss, the
greatest, and to him, doubtless, the most dis
tressing. is, that the know Nothlngs, the
American party, are engaged IN a gigantic
conspiracy against the Constitution, against
the Union against the liberty Of conscience,
the freedom of the elective iranchise:-that
men of this party. Americans every one Of
them, have entered into most traitorous
combination against America, and vbody
and everything American, to pluck up our re
publicanism by the roots and throw America
itself TO the dogs. Mr.. Boss isn't man TO
stand still and see all this wlckedness perpe-
trated without resistance. He Is a patriot, Is
Mr. Bloss He has bowels He loves his
country and all the and women of his
county. and all the children great and small.
lie threw himself into the breach at the last
charter election of Rochester. and Editor AL
len backed him. Assemblyman Stebbins back
ed him. and hosts of others backed him. and
rolling up their sleeves. and clenching their
fist. said the know Nothings'' must be put
down. They placed themselves in the path
of the American Party and ordered it TO halt,
to stand still, turn back vanish into air. But
the American Party did stop They did Mt
stand still; they didn't turn back, they
didn't vanish but they went right on straight
ahead; they stepped and over Mr.. Bloss.
on and over Editor Allen. ditto Mr.. Stebbns.
and all their long tail of Irishmen and Ger
mans and Dutchmen. with their Irish whs
XIV, lager beer, Holland gin AMI Dutch
schnapps. Great was the astonlshment OF
Mr.. Bloss. and Mr. Bloss' hackers, as they
emerged from the dust which marked the
rush of the Know Nothings. Great their
amazemenl at the impetuous career of Sam" :"
Everybody hurrah d--eserybody shoutsd for
sam" and putting their thumbs on their
noses. cried ..Ha, hai Mr. Bloss Hoi ho'
Editor Alenl He! he! Assemblyman Steb-
biust'--and Mr. Bloss' wits became worse
mixed up, twisted into tighter kinks, and lied
into a harder knot than ever.
But Mr Bioss had fight in him still
There was blood in his eye. lie was pugna-
cious; he was belcose--and Editor Allen and
ASSe mDiN man SIeOblHS Udchtu INN. W Z
shall see said Mr.. Bloss. 1--WE shall if
the country is to be ruined if the Union is 10
be bursted; the elective franchise destroyed.
the bollot- boxes smashed, the people led
around by the ears, pulled about by the nose
pushed this way and kicked that, By the Amer
lean ptIty-these swearing, oash-taklngs pro
fame consplrato.s, tho Know Nothngs-this
tall stepping. heavy heeed SAM es. yes.
we shall sect said Mr.. Bloss. as a new idea
went twisting and zigzaging and wriggling
about III his head.
Well there was Court held, the other day.
in Rochester, and Judge Welles presided
There was a Grand Jury empanelled. and
Mr.. Bloss foreman. He stood at the
head, like a tall sergeat the right of a
squad of grenadiers, while Judge Weiles de-
livered his charge; and every bod- said. as
they looked upon the glowing face of Mr..
Bloss, that great events We're in embrvo-that
the facts were incubating. Matching destiny
for some body or some thing
Well, again. the Judge as in duty bound
charged Mr.. Bloss and his squad of grena-
diers, that .it was their province and duty to
inquire into any infraction Of the election law"
An right said Mr.. Bloss: s.all right said
Editor Allen; and 'all right answered AS
sembyman Stebbins, as they stepped into An
alley to consult; and everybody said, as they
Events are in progress. There'll be some
erreat DEVELOPMENTS soon-the fates are hatch
ing" and every body's heart throbbed with
expectation.
Well, vet again, three days were added to
the eternity of the past; three days of anxiety
and suspense; three days and nights (juss the
time, TO second. that Jonah was in the
whales belv) and there sa, the Ju Ige on his
bench, calm as summer morning; and there
was clerk at his desk with the pen behind his
ear and there the sheriff. with his gold head
ed cane, and there the crler, with bis moist
eyes: and the constabes, with their long slaves
O, it was goodly thing to see how Justice
clothes itself with dignity, surrounds itself
with power. tortifies itself itself with ceremo
nies, and entrenehes itself in forms. Silence.
said the sheriff. silence, shouted the crier.
and silence echoed the constables, till their
very slaves shook with .ha re~erbo-ation Of
their own voices. Tramp, tramp. up the long
stairs; tramp. tramp, across the great hall; and
tramp. tramp. into the Court room, stately and
solemn, marched Mr.. Bloss, with his squad Of
grenadiers-hhng around the prisoners box.
around the lawyers seats, behind the cheFIh $
great-arm chair, and planted themselves, stii
and motionless as platoon Of imperial guards,
on the left of the Judge.
Your Honor. said Mr. Bloss, as he thrust
his right hand into his breeches poke
Your Honor be repeated he dsew forth
roll Of parchment, I'VE have presented, :
as he unrolIed the parchment 10 the length OF
yard. and holding it between his two ex-
tended hands. to the wondering gaze ot
Bench. Bar and People-..we have presented
the Know NoTHIsGs. .Therel' exclaimed
Editor Allen, as he brought his open hand
ernphatically upon his thigh. as if somebody
he'd suddenly been done for Take that,
cried Assemhyman Stebbins. as he struck
ont as If giving an imayinarE anr.an..r,t q