Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-08
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ArpEnsoNyILLr. juno |. 1885.


FRIEND GooDwrN:-A stranger stop
ped at one of our Hotels the other day.
He was prepossessing in appearance,
orderly and quiet--and none could
imagine who he was, or the business,
that called him to this place. At
first he WIS rather taciturn, but, after
tarrying awhile. became little more
communicative; and it finally leaked
out, that The stranger, was none 9TH
er. than the Prosecutor Of the Common
Pleas Court. This revelation howev-
err, created no excitement or alarm, as
the citizens of this place are an orderly,
law-abiding people, and seldom ever
come in contact with any guardian of
the law. IL was soon known: howev-
er. that he was after n citizen of our
neighbor'ng village-Joel Hyatt-who
has been selling liquor. under IL
eense granted since the repeal Of the
License Law. The Prosecutor had
some half n dozen persons brought
before the Justice Of the Peace, and
after potent investigation, made out
some iifty-tiye plain aud positive viola
tons Of the penal laws Of the State
by Hyatt-and for him TO "anti ND, -
for thus setting the laws Of the land
at naught. will take the profits of sew
eral barrels OF "critter." A few such
rakings, Think, will teach him, ho has
"hard road 10 travel" and, that il
would be better for him TO quit the
business, and pursue more honorable
avocaton. One, not so disastrous Il
himself. or patrons. Some OF the wit
nesses were pretty smartly incensed--
did not like the idea of being called
from their business, to testify in such
cases. Now, the prcttiest way in the
world to keep out of such scrapes-i,
never to visit places where liquors are
sold. 1t is n rare circumstance, tina
an individual, who never visits thos,
sinks Of iniquity-has TO obey the be
hest of Sheriff. Constable. Prosecu
tor, orany other Missionary Of the law
! Under such circumstances / woult
then say to all-keep rway.
A writer in the American. Of Ma,
e5th, under the signature Of L. b. A
makes ost that he and his followers
(lhe Sancs Creekers, are mucl
abused. aud prosecuted people. Grav'
and serious charges have been alleged
against .hem-too numerous 10 reH
ton. But / don't recollec, of hear
ing any person say. that any citizel
Of SaEes Greek, was ever in lail-bul
this much. I wiH say--if they pu
their threats into execution, the tim
is not far distant. when "Barnet's'
walls will enclose them. T. B. A
ought TO have stated in his communities
ton. that he is the man. who visite
all the clark corners" of this Town
ship, aud made innamatory speeches
against the Temperance law. incitin
! the people to open hostility to the law
&c. And now that he begins to SC
+ himself, in the true light, that other
see him--raises the hue and cry {
persecution. The truth Of the matte
is, L. b. A.. is heartily achamed of th
course he and his Do.npee,s-- Or rathe
his follosers-have pursued, an
wants to smooth the matter over, an
= introduce the testimony, of Re-. +, {
> Wood. as p oof that they nave bee
!. slardereG. anu mis- represented in III
:, mos q oss mar YER. Think Mr.. Wood
|, ifhe knew the course they have pun
sued, since the passage of the Temper
ancc bill, would nave 10 acknowledge
notwithstanding their former big
moral bearing, they had Lot ia
out OF the waj. 7. D. A. boasts, thu
: they are law-abiding citizens; we m
= glad to hearit, and hope they will r,
v main so, after the 10th of June. Thi
every good citizoa will do, and If OF
Saaes Geek frie Ids, will only do thi
and not pat into xecution the thiea
= they have made, to resist the operation
:. Of the ten,p'.a,ce law, we will ven
ture the assertion, they will feel bette
:, look better-ind be better than the
= have promised; ID. furt. err il an
= body has alb sed, or maligned then
;, they will take it all back, and exser
;, ;. the hand Of fellowship to them.
, Years, DC. CITIZEN.