Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-08-16

in the warmth of unsuspecting friendship and
the utter recklessness, depravity, and want oi
moral sensiblity that characterize this hing
in the capacity Of what we have inadvertant-
y termed man; so we'll known to us are his
immense qualifications of knavery, menda,
city, atrocious defamation of public and pri-
vate character, and that ferocious, heil-born,
demon spirit of rabid, blood thirsty incendia-
rism, by which this venemous reptile, called
GEORGE d. PRENTICE, editor and murderer
is distinguished in the second capacity re-
Gerred TO; and lastly, so well founded is the
feeling of ineffable contempt and scorn which
we entertain in our heart of hearts towards
this filthy, dirty, pestilential importation ship
ped from the good old State of Connecticut
in that most fit and appropriate enclosure OF
TAR AND FEATHERS, in the third light in which
IL has been spoken of; in view, we say, OF
these things, and actuated by keen and
lively sense of so much accumulated mean-
ness and infamy, combined with a strong and
sincere desire to maintain our proper self
esteem, and preserve the moral character of
our pages,-to do which, has up to this time
been our constant aim-we feel impelled to
be cautious in the use of this stern, bold, un-
compromising Anglo Saxon vernacular, and
economical Of space, pen, ink and paper.
For verify, in the presence of the God who
made us, and with our hands upon our heart,
which beats a ready response to the senti-
ments we fearlessly pen, avow and glory in,
we do solemnly and seriously feel and fear
that in descending down to the deep and
dark abyss where wallows in the loathsome
mire of infamy and debasement the .reeking
carcass, the black and corrupted heart of
GEORGE d. PRENTICE, in order to speak in
suitable terms Of the miserable and palhy
bastard which he is, thers is much danger,
scarce to be got over by human effort alone,
and without small share of that "Divine
grace" which, alasl has been entirely monop-
olized, and is so often appealed to Oacet;ously
and ludicrously enough,) by the Reverend
and other ruffians who follow in the bloody
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footsteps Of the Louisville felon and gallow>
bird, of violating the dignified rules which
should regulate the manner of newspaper
writing, and becoming in our loathing and
disgust in our profound adherence and con-
tempt almost vulgar, base, and detesttble
were such thing possible, as the sickening
subject of our remarks itself. The dark
souled villain, who, actuated by the fel
spirit of devil, hyena, and lapper of hu
man blood; of a cowardly assassin, hireinl
reptile, and fendish, blood-thirsty gloater il
the miserable, wretched, heart broken, heart
rending agony and despair of men and womer
and children, has, for the low and paltry con
sideraton of a little dirty gold, and littl,
brief honor of ruffian triumph, and ruffian au
thority, lent his venal, corrupt and easily
bought pen to scatter gall and wormwood il
peaceful and peaceable community, to sti
up the bad and wicked passions of bad ant
wicked men; to encourage, aid and abe
anarchy, rapine and murder, and turn a nobl,
city, the noblest city of the South, the pride
of the old Kentucky State, into den o
thieves murderers and assassins, unrestrainet
bv law, justice or humanity; who, under the
guide and control of such hoary headed
scoundreS as GEORGE DEMON Prentice, hav,
with his approving nod and gracious smile
. the nod and smile Of an incarnate devil, dis
graced, eternally disgraced, disgraced wit
irrefaceable infamy, that neither language ca
adequately express nor years of self-reproac
wipe out from the blackened page of her his
( tory, the fair fame of Kentucky, the land @
HENRY CLAY, the good old Commonwealth
which contains all that remains upon earth {
that "lord of the lion heart and eagle eve,
T and whose glory, and whose pride, it h;
t been TO worship at his tomb, to revere h
;, memory, and cherish with devotion, love an
q honor, the noble legacy of brave, chivalri
h and Just example, worthy of all imitation
: and of sound, conservative principlcS-th
Q principles of equal rights, of civil and r,
. ligious liberty, which the good man and gre
v statesman left behind to the gallant sons an
: fair daughters of his adopted State.
: 1t is rather a hard matter for as to call
!. thing by any other than its proper name, al
5, we have either to do that or else keep o
d lips closed, aud this defiant little grey COOS
quill perfectly still, quiet and composed.
II certain animal or brute that has the cool il
!, pudence to call himself man, althou'
at covered over with the slime of crime, fro
RI the crown of his vagabond head to the SC
!, of his vile foot steal, or be the advocate
=, stealing, WE call him an unmitigated thief
at telon, be the object of his dishonest rapaciol
ID ness that which excites the longing of
SC ty Abolitionist, namely niger, or strs l
"a an the shapeof Dutclnaan's lager beer, or p
E. bIslnrGn's bed, some still meaner and dirt
&, Know Nothing bully, who issues forth,
e, drunken, raving maniac from the reeki
revels and debaucheries of the assassin's M
night hiding place, to do, with pistol a
bowie knife, the atrocious bidding of his n
II, fan masters and show the genuineness q
a. legitimacy of his descent from the men
sir the Revolution, by shooting down AmeriC
- citizens, battering the property of others
the dust with brass cannon, roasting the inma
be in the flames raised by his incendiary tor
be and Kicking poor, gray haired, defencel
me old lnshwomen, with his brutal foot, aero.
ia street. all to satiate the smouldering spirit
an the hitherto baiiled revenge of beaten
L. broken down demagogucs and towards;
as filthy gamblers and wharf rats, in a word
GEORGE DEMON PRENTICE and his infam