The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-09-20

TermlRer, and was advertised 10 SIT AZ TIE
house of Richard Rue, Esq; Benjamin Parke,
President and James Noble, Prosecuting At
torney The court adjourned to the woods.
and there IN the shade We the Jury. listened
to the case Of certain boy, WHO had stolen
Barlow knife. worth IS cents, from the store
of John Smith A fter the conclusion OF the
arguments. we were instructed 10 move deep
ct into the foresi and there seated on a log.
| was called on 20 read the Indictments charg
ing the boy with having, with for e and arms,
entered the store OF john Smith. and did then
and there feloniously steal. take and carry
away. &c After having read the Indictment
through and stated the question. that al who
believed the bill to be true bill. 70 bold up
their right hand; jeremiah Cox also one OF
the Jury. replied that he expected The boy
did steal tie knife. buthe did not think it was
quite 50 bad Since have named the name
of Jeremiah Cox, il will not. l think, be out
of place to make few remarks on this pion-
eer, who long since has passed away.
There is not another man either living or
dead in WAYNE county, who in his day, so dis
interestedlv. So humanely attended TO the
wants of tie settlers. and land hunters. Al
though his house was the point al which land
hunters were directed. and with them would
spend DAYS. and entertain at night, do not
suppose he ever received one dollar for all
WAYNE the inhabitants were not sold soul and
body 10 avarice nor did they worship al its
shrine. Could leave be obtained and the
places designated, where rest the remains of
jeremiah Cox and John Smith, the city Of
Richmond should by some humble monument
or marble Slab designate TO the inquirer the
place where they sleep.
The war of 1879 brought with i. trouble.
and retarded the settlement of the country.
Until the declaration OF war. peace and quiet
ness eigned in our midst. The Presbyterian.
the Baptist, the Methodist, the Newlight
Christian, and the Quaker had no difficulties
about creeds, or baptism-they agreed to help
each other roll logs. raise barns and houses,
postponing those other points until they be
came more independent Of each other. But
the war fastened this independence, for until
then il was not known 10 our nelghbors, that
the Quakers would not fight, and their refus-
ing gave them the character of Tories. Dur
ing the war | was drafted 10 perform an eight
DAYS tour on the frontiers, hunting for Mocco-
sin tracks | refused to perform this service.
as there was not living single white family,
between my own family and the Rocky Noun
.tafns For this disobedience | was fined, and
"a sergeant drove off sixteen sheep and sold
them TO pay the fne-and yet l have not APP
piled for a land warrant.
scale was the reign of terror,-some were put
/ in Jail because they would not help to eat Uni
ted States beef and drink Uncle Sans whis-
4 Ky as though man Of service to his country
/ while in iail--and during these winters, the
/ poor settlers who refused 10 leave their fami-
4 lies on the extreme frontiers, had their axes,
4 pows, saws, and farming implements taken
/ bv an officer, and deposited in a building IN
/ Salisbury, and when more room was wanted
! they sold the articles on hand and had first
/ rate Jubilee over the poor Quakers property
and buckets of new whisky. AT the close of
the war, l knew almost every man in the
county, and when l met with man expect
ed to have had some acquaintance with him.
and now | hardly know any body, and don't
! expect to know a man when | met him The
country las changed from wilderness state
to fine farms, fine cities and fine churches,
and dwelling houses, excellent Railroads and
turnpkes. And the people have also chang
ed, changed more than the country. From
the unassuming. plain hard working yeoman
nv, the county is speckled, dotted over with
bankers and bankrup,s merchants, lawyers
and doctors; classes unknown and not requir-
ed in the early days of this county
In those days we had nobody who was too
lazy to work. or too proud to beg, and every
BODY was too honest to steal. Every body as
sisted every body else, in all their labors and
troubles and the whole community was like
brothers can say with Mr.. Dunlevy Of o.,
to Mr. Fletcher of Indianapolis. the chan
ges in the last forty years. that the greatest
change is In Children" | used To think
myself as respectable as my neighbors. but
now am counted an old fogy. | neither wear
goatee or mustache. permit them to be
worn in my household, and always believed
such exquisites to have at least room to
let Were | aYpert with rifle "A nv
early days, might commit manslaughter by
m.tahing a hairy faced dandy with smoke
emitting from a bunch of hair, for one of those
wild yermins which used to trouble the early
settlers of the west. Inidels say, man is an
educated monkey, and | confess the race, at
least in appearance, seems tending that way
rapidly within the last few years No won
der we do not know our neighbors when We
meet thcm-they have face, except what
is covered with har-true the nose sticks out,
but few men have SO prominent nose, as 10
be recognized by it exclusively.
In 1924 90 and 80 | supported for the
Presidency, Adams and Clay. In 80 re-
ceived an appointment as secretary to Com
missouers, TO hold certain Indian Treaties.
l endeavored to discharge this trust faith fully
as a National Republican, but the far seeing
eve of the senior Editor of the Richmond
Palladium discovered in this appointment as
he supposed, sale of principle; and all my
deniais and asserv atoms to the contrary were
entirely over-ruled Being ;hen in the prime
of life, and kicked out OF TIE Wing ranks,
I voted in 1886 for Martin Van Buren,. and IN
I'll 1848 acted with tie Democratic party
The refusal for months bv the United States
Senate to admit California IS free State,
cured me Of such a rotten democracy. | am
now in principle Freesoiler. standing up
rirht on tie Ru4Faln a-I liti sblry ulatformS
and here intend 10 stand.
The sale Of the Wabash ami Erie Canal,
and the State deb. Of seven millions Of dollars,
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