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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27

For the Palladium.
The Sevastopol OF Temperance has fallen
Our Liquor Law mas been decided uncons-i-
~ i"nal, and again, upon the exc Of q coll
win.er. the iempter is permitted @ lure liz
victims back to the hauntS OF misery ami
crime. to entice the bri5hl au-,hlns youth to
It's gilied dens, that j; may call them forth TO
Eli the ranks Of the drunkard's army, a they
are th!nned by the demons, murder and de-
lirium.
Suppose we foo; up The calender Of crime
for the six months the shield Of the law was
around US. and look at facts as they come from
the book.
Since the enforcement of the law, there
have been four trials tor disturbance OF the
peace. previous to Judge Perkins first decis
ion. before 'Squires Poe and Lyle; two for as
saalt and battery. tone drunk and two for
violation OF the liquor law: also. one for theft
Before Mayor Finley there have been SIX ca
ses of assault and battery, one boy. and
three Others dram. al the time, 8 eases civic
la:i n OF the law and cases OF drunkenness
Ii am not mistaken. three Of the cases be-
fore the Mayor have been since the final de-
cisioa on the law.
Summing up. we have e6 indictments: 8
for assault and battery; 0 for violation of the
i9 ana Tor W nat
town OF 1000 inhabitants, in free liquor
State. can show as clear an account As this.
sud this being taken during the hrst months
of a law that changed the habits and customs
of that class generally found as vlolssors OF
law and order. is it strange that | 8 out Of these
26 cases are violations OF that law, which
would have gradually diminished TO unusual
cases | also learn. through the kindness OF
Mxyor Finley tha. the recsipt of fines has
fallen from the usual sum of hfty or sixty
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27

The local columns of the Sentinel. have for
the past few days been filled with PUFFs of
GOV. Wright's speech at the New York S,a'e
Fair. These PCFFs were selected BY the Gov
ernor himself. and published at his request
and during our absence from the city inserted
in the local department of the paper again st
our wishes. and much 10 our regret, we de-
sire above all things 10 avoid the charge of
having been the medium through which A
MOST ARRANr DEMAGoGUR HAS BLOWN THE
TRUMPET OF HIS OWN VANITY AND DEMAGoGU
ISM. Had we been home. the article should
no; have appeared on side OF tie pcPer.-
indianapolis Sentinel, 2Saa ait.
We always suspected Gov. Wright Of being
q plausible but SURFACE TRICKsrER. AMBITIOUS
OF CLIMBING AwA Az BEYOND THE HEIGHT OF HIS
MERITS, but did not give him credit for such
friiing reGAaess and self-su hciency as the
Sentinel has exposed When we heard that
he remarked. once on a time. that the Fuyi
tive Slave Law never should be executed in
Indiana, while he was Governor. and soon
after came round SO far as to hold all as inf
dels who opposed it, We Sot him down as 3
CHARLATAN. bat We did not estimate him SO
cheaply as he seems by the Senator'S exposure
to have estimated himself 4 q sermon paF
ing hinssel! BAH Ctn. Eagairer.
The above extracts seem to indicate anv-
thing else than good feeling towards the
present worthy "oli line" Governor, BY the
two leading organs of that party in the West.
and We publish them not because We attach
any particular value to their opinions of Mr.
Wright's vanity and demagoguism, lis
being "surface trickster" &c, but merely
TO show tie peculiar style those who know
each others foibles and little weaknesses. in-
dulge in when an opportunity and the proper
time arrives. which is always after they cease
to be useful in forwarding ali the schemes of
party. without why wherefore, to
stab under the fifth rib. and unceremoneously
kick the tool that has been 50 useful TO them.
out of their way. This is most certainly q
Bright idea. The echo by the Ohio organ Of
the Sentinel. that I'VE always suspected Gov
Wright" reminds US of the exclamation Of the
old lady. when told BY her ''worser half that
the COW had licked up the grindssone: there,
told you so,''
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27

Decision on THE PRoIIrBIToRT LAw.-Last
week we received the news of decision on
the Prohibitory Law by tie Supreme Court.
/, appears to be a trion gulGr affair. and SO
grosgy wichal. tha: we are at loss to know
how much OF il is left! Perkins and Davis
son pronounce against Tie law in toto; Stew
art SAYS the prohibition Of the manufacture,
tie -ene:eS. search, seizure confiScation and
destruction features are unconstitutional; and
Judge Gookins, pronounces the whole La"
clearly con s.itu.iUnal. We have not yet seen
the opinions OF the three first mentioned
Jul .es, bu: for the credit Of the Sac we hope
thew lave not taken Perkins first silly effort
as A pattern II we are to have free whisky
GOVERN. our land as the wa-c-s do the great
Ieep. We prefer havinsIi spiced with al least
a grain OF common sense.
As We understand the matter now. no one
can sell for any purPore whatever without
subiec.ins himself TO the penalties Of the
law-hnes and Imprisonment. All former
laws were repealed by the present one AMI
All persons were prohibited from selling liqa-
prs excepting gents appointed by tie county
commissioners. Now, tie agencies are abol-
ished-the only persons that could lawfully
sell for mechanical ineiicinal, sacIamenlal
and chemical purposes, and the law express
ly declares hat no person cr.eftng these IN
GERS stall sell Intoxicating H2sors, for a"y
purpose, q tan tie St-te.
We invite tie attention -four readers to an
abstr.tc: .: Juig,e G,okins' opinion. in another
column Il Is an admirable document and
" III be read ". i n.erts:
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eli i So Gold :"

OIL ma. il i 50 cold. - is heard FROM tie
rosy lips Of bri. eyed. h-A t-b-ar,eI iiule
boy, p lie comes n - his happy home. anu
bright fire. all eomtor;ed and ca.-ed 81 Sc
cureiy thai the information he i giving would
no. lave been lis lai not has liule nose been
exposed 10 the keen win;ry wind, on his ex
cur>ton To Tie toy shops, where h. has been
Teasing his eyes upon the holiday good
things presented lempua.lv 10 the IitlIe
ones, and where he has been spending hlS
dimes. half dimes and coppers. 80 long and -
h0rHy kept In his little money box until
Christmas L. i 50 cold. but there The
most pretty things up town, and I've got
something in my Pocket-just wait till morn
ing and you viii see Light hearted one
he soon forsets in his glee, that II is so
cold"
oh il is so cold, complains tie little belle.
who has been for weeks contriving her most
fitting attire for the Christmas call, and Is now
srievously disappointed that she cannot ap-
pear in Ter low nccked. shart.sleeved dress
1t is too bad. it is SO cold.' Thou 5htless
young creature! thy heart may know another
reason. ere thy last Christmas IS over. for
wishing l. were not so cold
"Oh. ii is 50 cold, mother" cries little
pale boy, whose once glad heart Is now SO sad.
Yes, darling boy thy mother knows It's cold.
and vainly is She endeavoring to mend the
broken panes, and to prevent the cold winds
whisilns fcrceiy through the shattered
weather boarding and upholstered walls
Thy mother knows ii! is cold, and would
that thy fathers heart. once open TO such
appeals from others, would but harken 70 thy
cry, But no. lie is lost 10 his little one =
heart cries now-lo~t IL his dear w Is : tender
appeal-lost to lis home--lost to happiness
Hopes for himself cherished but four short
weeks since. are now blasted, and the demon
mas conquered him. "I;is SO cold, ia.her, .
finds no ply ing answer in his heart.
Oh. We young and joyous, with happy homes
and cheerful tiresile circles, remember the
hear. bursting cry Of that dear little. aye worse
than f4therless boy, and ply. oh! pity that
grief-lAicu niother--sioit tie drunkard's home
with full hands and plying hearts. and forge:
not the poor. Remember. we are but sew
ards, AMI = lis blesssd to give"
INDIA
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27
iDiie Pla,Ic

TIE UNION LIrERARY INSTITUTE is a manu-
al labor School, located il Randolph county
indiana, designed fol tie eIuca ION OF color
ed youth Of bo,h sexes, IN tie common ani
higher branches Of education.
[. was commenced in the summer of 1916.
almost IA the woods. in laf.se settlement OF
colored people We lave one huadred aad
eighty four acres of lend, nearly AL under
fence; about one hundred actes under cull
,ation-a good frame boarding Loase with
accommodation for Superb ell lent and tam
v, Teacher aul family. aud t!fy-two s.u-
dents-a los scho j house that viii occommo-
date nearly one hundred scholars.
The Institute was chartered by the Le,l~hi-
ture of Indiana in the wln.er OF 1913. Tie
land LA, been donated by benevolent indNid-
uaS as we'll as the means for erecting the
buildings The clearing and Improvements
Of the farm have been done by the Supcrin-
ten lent and Scholars. About five lnadred
stu Tents have already received instructions at
this Ins;it ton. 4 number Of HON have re
ceivei sufficient education 70 enable them 10
tea h school for their brethren Ia o.her mel ,h-
borhoo1s.
We are DESTROYS to oul better School
House {say good substantial brick good
frame barn. aud make o.her Improvements on
the pre- Uses.
We are destitute Of Philosophical and Chem
zeal Apparatus. which are mach needed Tor
The school. but having no means TO BAUD, or
purchase apparatus with, We call upon a be
neyoent puui.c 10 aid in carrying forward So
desirable an object as that o. educating the
poor DAVID WILLCU Is. Press.
DANIEL HILL. Secretary.
Io;l month lf5S
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27

CosGaEss.-We regret that we are unable
We. to announce the organization of the House.
The members Of that body becoming tired
Of the monotony of balloting. without any
material change in the results, have, for
week or two, spen; most Of the time IN talk
ing This has not been time altogether spent
in vain. either for il has resulted in better
understanding Of each others sentiments on
the great political questions now agi:a,ed
among the people Some of the candidates
have also been compelled to define their posi-
tons fully and clearly. The people Of the
whole country. and especially the Republican
party Of the North, are aboa; getting out OF
patience with these members who stuDbornly
refuse to cooperate with the great majority
of their political brethren in tia. body. AMI
thus prevent an organization They IrQfess
large amount Of zeal for tie anuN
braska cause, but on account of certain
crotchets which have unfortunately got cross
ways into their heads. they think it far more
important. to lave their personal whims graft
fled t!la;l to haze the National legislature or
gauized AMI transacting business Of tie ut.
most importance to the cause of freedom.
The constituents of those recusant gentlemen
should hold them to rigid accountability
for ,lleir tFaitorous con iuct.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27

eaS Elder Knapp. formerly lannon's revi
val preacher, is farmer in the neighborhooi
Of Rockford, Illinois, with farm Of 1870
acres, s;ocked with cattle. hogs. horses. &c.
His land viii sell for 10 en- acre.
En~ The fnances Of TIE editor Of the Elk
ton, { Ky Banner are in desperate conri-
ton. Ia an appeal 10 his Subscribers 10 pay
up. he SAYS: friends. We are almost penn.
l-ss-Jobs turkey was millionaire compared
with our present depressed treasury To-Day
If the price OF sall was two cents barrel iuh
We couldn't buy enough TO pickle a l'y-b'fo-
PARDos or kfssASE-Wm. Kissane has
been hardened by Gov. Clark. Of y. y. On
tie official application Of the Governors
Ohio and Indiana and the solicitations Of two
Tx Governors Of Ohio. tfa District Attorneys
81 several counties Of Ohio, and i53 o.her
,romineut men IN the Wes. Governor G.
siv-s as one If the reasons for his pardoa ths.
tie certain ends Of public justice win be be:-
ter .ubservei through his liberty than b.
continued confinement.
e1r The Albany Register says the census
returns have been 50 far compiled as 10 give
The entire population Of the State. which Is
tree millions foar hundred and si<fg SIR thou
sand one hundred and etgkseen. g. 466. ii6.--
This is exclusive Of the population Of The In
dian reservations, which viii add about three
thousand AT the last census. in 1850. the
population was 3.C95. 394. The population
OF New FORK city is SET down nj $50. 3D.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27

EDrroRrAL CONVENTION AT IsnIAxAPoLrs.
The Convention OF Republican Eii;ors az
pointed to meet AT indianapolis. on Tuesday
18Th inst, organized on tie afternoon Of thai
day, by the appointment Of M.lon Gregg
President. and John Coburn Serre,ary.-
Among those present were Messrs. Gregg of
the New Albany Tribune. Thompson of the
Decatur Press, Thompson of the Boone
County Ledger, Goodwin OF the B-ooks He
American. French of the Jeffersonvil,c Re
publican, Dawson Of the Fort Wayne Times.
Patrick Of the Greencastlc Banner. Curry Of
the Danville Advertise. Al.er of the Sh,lby
Vile Banner, and Hoover OF the Portland
Journal.
That evening the Convention agreed 10
dorse the Peoples platform of July. 1854, and
its rc-affirma.ion last July. The following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That as editors, opposed to the
Old Line party. we mutually agree to do our
best to unite the people of Indiana on the plat
form adopted by the Peoples Convention in
1854, and re affirmed in 1855, as containing
all that is necessary for the issues now before
Inc people
The Convention also decided to recommend
10 the State Central Committee Of the Peoples
Party, the propre;y Of calling Convention 10
nominate officers early in May mex.
The following resolution was al>o passed:
Resoipsd, That we recommend to the PEG
pies Parry of all the counties in the Safe
early organization in their township capa
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Explosion Of Gas.

ELIzABErHrowS. n. j., Saturday. Dec. e2.
An accident occurred this afternoon At the
gas works in this city. caused by one Of the
workmen going into the purifying house with
ahghted candle. large quantity of escaped
gas being there confined. The explosion.
which Immediately followed. demolished the
building and seriously burned the workmen.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27

SECrIoSALIsM --Greeley, in letter TO the
Tribune sxys--In the House on FRIDAY last
Cobb Of Georgia, made speech against see
tionalism and the sectional party, which he
said supported Banks for Speaker. Campbell,
of Ohio read from the Hnu~e Journal the
resolves for TextS annex ttipn exclu ling sla =
very from All of Texas aorsh of the MtsSpar.
line and prohibiting slavery forever in the
States formed thereirom--he quoted Cobb 5
vote for this exclusion and insisted that if our
position is sectional and unconstitutional,
Cobb's and the Democratic party's was go isl-
ly SO. Cobb promised to explain at some ia
ture time.
He also gives an account Of Il rht between
Extra Billy Smith, NJ, c., of Virginia, and
Douglas Wallach, eli.or Of the Washing
ton Star-growing gu; of article in tina:
paper in reply TO Smiths speech. Smith
accos,ed Wallach in regard to 4; the lie was
gwen then they struck each other. eljnchei.
fell. and role into the gu ter. Smith upper,
most, They were then separa,ei, Wallach
has one finger badly bitten and bis VISA
somewha. married.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27

~Our devil requests US to say to the
patrons OF the Palladium, that be viii wait on
them with his New Years message on the LIST
Of next month. He cries for qaa1>rst
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27

fc The New Jersey Colonization Society.
which has been in existence since 1926. las
recently purchased 10000 acres Of land in
the interior Of Africa. By this it is their in
tention to to open Intercourse from the
board TO the centre of the continent. The
New Jersey Legislature has appropriated Sc,
600 TO the Society. and with this they propose
making roads aud building houses suitable
for the emigrants
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1855-12-27

O. The las, Cinejura Times. contains The
Presidents Message in advance of is dojse
~ BY that al .gjtarv. I contains more tra,h
than the one rein.el a. the Wire House III,
particularly ca the Presidents perplexi.ie>
abeu; home affairs. we guess.
New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-20

ropes; beside being cabin-boy, berth-tender wait
er, &c. From such multiplicity Of svocations
be is liable to be constantly called on at every
moment by his numerous overseers, and censured
for any neglect or nadvertence in the discharge Of
his duties. You may be sure from the very posi-
ton be occupies that be comes ia for full share
in these respects and that he is not always ad-
dressed in the choicest language that our vocab1-
larry affords. His dogged movements when thus
addressed indicate in an unmistakabe manner his
ignorance of the servility of our American negroes
or even Of cur foreign population. have made
myself az familiar as circumstances would permit
with "Elick" (that being his familiar title on the
brig and he Gays this is bis first voyage from home
TO America and that be thinks il will be his last
] find him TO be quite fluent reader and speaker
of the French. He also writes very fair haOd.
He exhibited number of schoobooks belonging
to him, with labels pasted on the inside covers TO
this effect: Alexander Laroche, College st.
"Faustn Port-au-Prince." History, an Arith-
metic, and FeDelon's Telemaque were among the
number of bis books. | am indebted TO him for 3
considerable insight into the Creole dislect OF
Hayti.
ss he is of an age to be subject to military duty
in his country endeavored 70 get some Insight
from him into that system which is generally rep
resented 10 be incubus on the prosperity Of that
Island But on this point found him neryously
shy and incOmmunicable. This Of course gave me
an unpleasant idea not only of the system but OF
Government that maintained such an swe-nspiring
regime but as could obtain no possible data on
which to form conclusion, / therefore defer an
opinion until ! have investigated the subject
for myself Meanwhile, our heroine, my fellow
passenger informs me that Flick" has been ex-
empted from service in the army e. special favor
through the coDtriyance of an influential patron,
and hence his reserve on that subject, lest his
cret be discovered and bis exemption terminate
July 27.-After long and tedious calm before
we reached " The Trades" in lat. 90 n, we have
at last been waited in sight of the bold mountain
ous outline Of Hayti, and discover in the distance
tie frowning summit Of "FrOnt Diabie" towering
amid the clouds. This point was gained early on
the morning of the 9th At sunset we reached
the Mole St Nicholas and commenced the tedious
descent of the bay to POrt-au-Prnce.
August This day completes the third week
since we left New York haIbor, and esrly in the
morning ere sunrise we arrived OFF the City OF
POrt-au-Prince. ClPRLAS
New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-20
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so irvesis his efcfoousy well asa eufuye as preventive
la Ae frruoc Hospitals ic Nieuua' fsr au4 oern tney
have en- -ev z t 81 al other rcnclles brcuse
hre cure 6'fsnahr ~ medicinal agencies they ave Ger
tain 1hr sto.ishing eneiey would De almost n
credible 81 rot yotchea 5r by id h eb testimony ia nnaler
poGletg regularity o ns.uI aites al hope had
beer shtn'crc0.
Fvery lsty Who has used then viii Be without box
They composed Il most costly. rare. aud vaaaae e1
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rjurous. n their Use az Is ne cas- VIA ne
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New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-20
sqe-esHng Fri,on, Aug. ., Is@

We find in The Erening Post sketch OF the argu-
merts Of Messrs. Gipin and Meredith In support OF
the eppiicetion Of Mr. Williamson far writ OF haoeas
cor,us, delivered AT Bedford Pa, the loth Shich
We sui Join:
Tie motion having beer called, Charles Gllpln, b7l,
arose and ouened tie srgun ent. He arose, he s'Ai
TO ureuare n wa for one wno, coming siief MN,
should BE- preferred before HIN, aud he al7o s,O-e
4inuressed with deep sense OF res ponHoiiy, eni on
th. eytrgotCinarv and uuusus siua lOn Oi counsel
.preseuiing argument 10 q cout 10 lnlo'3 tlein -
"aralt tlGt thing 90 man accused 0i no srne VI cd
the rntrest pick ocket might have Tor he assl1g he
ssrferred 10 lie writ Of haoeas corpus. " he dli-
equity exferierc 10 obtaining this wni Tor NJ IL
s.rousou' be said "was 10 singular contrast wl-n
- he case with which Colonel Wheeler had oDtan-d
stle wit for which be had appled, though n tbs
"csfe tle Wi. was In far0rtHl Llcri0'H AM ln
u n instance the Federal Court hai bee p-0mP. -
"conveit II into a Ent IN tgr0rem serEI'ad gis
TIE counsel ueu proceeded 70 review tne cases oi
flose who Lad been COMM tel FOR contempt, lnd
Which Rad been cited BY ChiefJnsroe Lewis m SUP
uort of bis position when denying the former appAca
lion OF Mr. Williamson Tor e wut OF haoe4s corpus
tie counsel corteuded hst none Of ese cases coAli
be taken as psecedentE in The present instaaee S zone
of them wore analogous, iBGsmuoh a. N al OF lein
jurisdiction Over ihe matter in question "as conie sci
IN tie committing CouIf, thing which was atnied n
ihi. case The learned gentleman procl leoei 10 Poini
ont the mporsnee these differences az c9lsile tos'
lergth He had looked, be said IN vaio ior any if~
New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-20
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II IIUHI NNVWN tWIF-III ' IN NtIH
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- rt 40 the test OF chemical snays by DR. Dt JlNOh
h Nv bic literary works aud scicnc travels has gained i
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RTCk FTS SCROFf LOUS objections, DISEASES OF ne
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Billy. .,..,,., ,,-s f,roto
Approved Of and recommended ty htkLELl >, LiSniu
EQNLFR JONATHAN pEREiRA, FOOOl iih ano nu
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