Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-08-17

Large Tomato.
The lergest Tomato Of the season
was left at our Office last Saturday by
Mr.. John s. Spann. Il measured i5i
inches in circumference. and weighed
I lbs. Who can beat it?-Iad. To-
comofive.
Not the Target, by considerable.
Jacob Q. Blackledge brought us one
stem. with Eve on IL, weighing FIVE
pounds. The largest Of which weighs
pound and iiiounces. II any of
your gardeners can beat that. let US
know. and Mr.. Blackledge will bring
10 one ofhis largest. w IA
RT Don't you [Rev. w. w. Hib-
ben know that all respectable and
educated Ministers look upon you ms
q disgrace 10 that high calling We
know IL. # you don't. We know that
they conside. your conduct rs doing
them infinitely moro harm than any
assaults which have been made upon
them.--Jaeksonian.
We have no disposition TO defend
Bro. Hibben. but we defy Hon. J. l..
Robinson to produce the name Of n
single respectable and educated min
ister" tina. viii. over his own name,
say that he regards him rs "a disgrsce
to that high callingw Produce one,
just one, only one, and we viii begin
10 think you are entitled TO acme res.
poet. Tor truth. telling. There may be
q few timid. time.serying men, who
disgrace their holy calling by their
cowardice. that think he has disgraced
himself In attempting 10 contend with
ono so utterly corrupt rs Con. Pierce''
catcher.gcneral, but even thes,
are so few that we viii agree to SEND
you dozen copies Of sermon on III,
eowardico Of PLATE. II you will pro
duce the names Of q dozen In tho mex
twelve months. John L. Robinson
personally, would be unworthy the no
tee Of any respectable man, but Hon
J. L. Robinson, Marshal. DC. the liv
Ing. moving. drinking, swearing expo
nent Of old lincism the clustering
speaking, writing personidcation o
Gen. pierce's opposition to prohibition
and freedom 10 worthy Of notice. tho
he issuch compound Of moral pu
tridity ~ 10 defy touch. But Their
are times when Il Is necessary for res
pectable mon to help remove flth. an
the present Il one Of them. PolilioI
ans had made their pool so dirty tina
, they claimed II as tho special hcritag
q dirty men, and hence Douglas wa
Mortified that ministers should rcmon
strAr against certain doings Of Cor
gress. But the Christians Of this M
, ton are not ye, prepared TO abando
Z the heritage Of their fathers to mer
drunkards and political as well as Il
.eral gamblers. From very extsI
sivs acquaintance with "respeetab
and educated ministers" Of all demon
: nations, We are prepared to say TIL
. the general opinion Is TINT Mr., Hibbe
has conducted himself nobly and maj
/, fully In the contest. and they rejoice
his great success They sympathy'
with him. and bid him God speed
lie 10 doinga good. though an VI
pleasant work. II Ia his success tn,
maddens bis fallen foe.
, Az 10 the harm that j. LIS assul
!, upon the ministers and the church HI
done we know no ono who thinks !
has done any. We believe the churc
Of Christ was never moro united an
o determined than now, and It's encmi'
miscalculale the source Of It's strengi
0 and moral power IL they suppose thu
: Il isto be frightened fsom It's purpose
: by the fierce opposition IL now meet
0 True and good men rejoice In that o.
= position. They are glad is open an
. tangible, not secret and invisible I
. formerly.