The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-20
For the Richmond Palladium
Mirror. April eth, 1855.

OF the I'D uls the pubic were informed ina
the Elder editor was absent; and below this
important announcement, in the SAM column.
WAS No. of ..Whiggery (alias Know Moth
ingism) illustrated" ground out. unquesiion
ably in the absence OF the Elder editor. by
the bipedal machine which. ike good and
careful man. he wound up and set agoing be-
fore he left, but which unfortunately he .sot''
too deep The machine worked, otherwise
well enough, but having been regulated hur-
r,edly perhaps it failed turn Out good ar
ticle-a neat article-such article al
WAYS comes from the hands of the Elder edi-
tor. Though it is but very seldom that Echo
sees the jeff, yet it requires but a glance 10
satisfy him that the article which enters most
abundantly and prominently into the compo-
stion of No. 4, was not of the Elder editor s
manufacture. The fact is. the article is totally
and glaringly unfit for market, and does the
greatest amount Of injustice 10 the Elder edi-
tor. Feeling assured that if he bad been at
his post, be would not have permitted the I'M
couth batch contained IN No. i, TO be hawked
abroad In the unseemlv shape IN which the
long cared biped sent them forth. Echo can
not help rendering to the Elder editor the
warmest sympathies, and would beg TO deplore
with him the deplorable misfortune. that he
was not at home. The Elder editor is m aster
workman as all know who know him at all;
and it must be exceedingly Notifying to him
to have a batch of such huge, unshapen. I'M
finished and unvarnished misrepresentation
of the truth sent abroad from his establish
ment as are found looming out in this No. 4.
Two points are however, prominent that
the reader cannot overlook them, and these
are, it is hoped, very consolatory to the Elder
editor.
First, the appearance of No. 4 is sufficient
testimony that he was not at home when those
buzzard's retchings were slavered into the
columns of his paper.
And in the second place. though clothed
in the lions skin, the braying of the ass be-
meath are so clear and distinct that no one
can long remain in doubt as to who the au-
thor can be.
There is only one beside the Author of I'M
truth. whom we know to be capable of de-
livering himself of such ponderous litter of
falsehoods. His head and heart have long
since ceased the action of their moral func-
tons, and the baser part of what might have
with kissing sound. the poisonous malaria
eminating from pitiful depravity.
A man who could hide himself in the shad-
ow of Mr. Mcdowell, DIR. kersey. VIM. Rus
sy, Moses Robins, James Rariden. and others
might name, who opposed the action of the
SO called Temperance Convention. las the af
frontery to come out'.n public print and brands
them "a squad of rowdiss.' Aware of the
danger of getting BACKED by graphing with
a chimney sweep, these men will, of course,
not stoop 10 notice the Shiny effusion Of the
Jeffersonian sub.
Mr. Shuman. with whose name he makes
freer than is called for. would not waste ink in
the notice of nything comir G from the reek
ing illustrator. But having drawn into the
arena his close relation, Echo; at whose heels,
being public property, every canine bIped
may consider himself at liberty TO bark; it is
the province of said Echo to speedily grasp
the war knife and go forth to do battle for his
bosom friend.
He says: among the names. as FIRST re-
ported by the committee on that subject, was
that of a Mr. Shuman of Milton, the Echo
we understand of the Palladium in that quar-
ter" Whether his understanding in refer
ence to the lameness of the persons mention
ed is correct or incorrect, he must solve 1t
without the assistance of your correspondent.
Again: His action on this occasion, is only
worthy of note as showing the spirit which
then actuated his superiors." The man does
not vet, know that Echo has no 'superiors.' But
But he soon finds out that fact acknowledges
it like man. Hea him: He at once rose
and in the terribly impressive, Daniel Web
er-like, tragic manner, so natural TO him,
Indignantly repudiatsd the nomination" So.
indeed actions Webs'er-like; and so natural
Well, that will do. He said if he must die,
he would die as Wig, and nothing else
than a Whig"-slghtly incorrect - rather
than succeed, even as a Aongrel. That's
lie. Echo remembers distinctly, having been
present, what were the remarks made by Mr..
Shuman on that occasion. He lcos indignant
at being placed on that ticket and said he
was conf Dent that nothing but defeat Of the
most Illuminating character. awaited the ticket,
and that he. il he was 10 be defeated, prefer
red being defeated as a Wig and not as a
mongrei How much truth was there in his
prediction Of the fate of that ticket? The i'm
mortal nine" in a lawyers office at Centre
vile Then what is the Jeffersonian growing
about9 Was there no. a good temperance
ticket elected? Did not the Wings body
support that ticket? Was there not the very
best prohibitory law passed that has been pass
ed any where? ltwas the opinion of Wings
then. 1t is the opinion Of Wings now, that the
primary object of that convention was 10 dis
band the Wing party. and for what purpose
To give modern locofocoism an opportunity to
strut into the Legislature and the county of
fees. But in evil hour they conhded their
trust In.o TIE hands of one, whose political
sun had gone down in dark lie ness, and
who had not the wisdom 10 keep behind the
screen, on the day of the convention. As
ever ECHO
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