Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-08-24

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nv. JAxxs urrczxrL's address 10
TIE YnoTxDTANT CLERGY ON KNOW.
NoIHNl0IDM
This good brother is a member Of
the South Eastern Indiana Conference
and has been for several years in the
employ OF the state. and Of the Colo
nizstion Society. In promoting the end
Of Colonization. He il n very con-
scientious brother. and all the better
for that. though We have known his
excessive sensitiveness get him into
many . ludicrous position. in earli-
er life. by attempting to reprove and
correct the erring. with but one.si.
ded view Of the case. An instance or
TWO We might name. but our space will
not allow. and then they were always
looked over, by his brethrsn. with the
paliating phrasc--"Well Bro. Mitch
oil means well' To so great and even
perplexing an extent does this carry
him. that though good preacher, and
avery good man. he Is not esteemed
asa pastor. and hence has usually
been kept in other work. In his OH.
CO as Colonization Agent. this trait
has been Of decided advantage to him.
His whole soul has been enlisted in
the good cause. and by his correspon.
dence with President Roberts Of Libe-
rio. and the Prime Minister or the
Queen ws forget which of England.
be has kept up quite an excitement on
the Colonization question. at least in
his own breast.
The address before us. is character
istic Of tho man. and reminds Us Of q
quaint remark Of his Preaiding Elder
in giving an account of him in
conference. He said Bro. NJ. Is 30
alive to the wrongs he sees around him.
that he thinks IL incumbent upon him
to be kind of censor general. and as
he generally takes but one sided
view Of them. he. to use an Irish
phrase "ofssn puts his fit into IT,"
Brother Mitchell. living in Jefferson
vile. went to Louisville on the Tues
day after the election, and finding
many Of his country men had been
hurt in mob Of their own getting up.
he writes an address, 70 rrosestans
Clergymen on Know Nottingham
He was evidently excited when he
wrote. and as we shall show, his stand
point was not favorable to seeing both
sides. But it wonld not have been
Bro. Mitchell il he had taken pains 10
look around. and cool of. before wri.
ting. The extent OF excitement is thus
described by himself.
Now permit me to inquire with a
sad heart-made sad by the circum-
stances Of last Monday-the glare oil
burning houses having hardly faded
from the eye the ring Of murderous
firearms. fitting in the brain ; and
the brutal threat. and cruel. cruel jest
Of the lswless youths. who have just
tasted blood. and yet feels Himself Sc
cure in the midst Of his sworn supper.
ters-still grating on our ears. togeth'
er with the angry scowl of the mad
dened foreigner-permit us to ask, in
q temper Of mind produced by such
circumstances. DC"
In this state of mind he begins by
saying:
"a painful conviction of duty, no
a desire to agitate. prompts the writer
to address few thoughts to members
\of the Protestant churches. on tn,
subject Of the attempt now being
made TO introduce their ministers ant
the Protestant. community into a cru
SADIE against the Roman Catholic pop
ulation of the country in particular
and all men of foreign birth in general
and thereby to create civil and socia
disabilities founded on race and relig
ion. which attempt has engendered
spirit of murdeious strife, the work
ings OF which have been horribly ii
Illustrated in the transactions of thi
week in the neighboring city of Lou
isville.'
Now we undertake to say that n
such state of facts exists, or ever di
exist, as that assumed above. Their
is not. and never has been, crusad
either against Catholics in particular
or foreigners IN general, and we ca
End no apology for Brother Mitchell
asserting 1T. but the delirium aboy
discharged. No doubt he thinks 81
or thought SO when excited. but th'
does not make it so. We have yet
hear the first Know Nothing avow an
design to "create civil or social dis
biIities founded on race or religion
1t is passing strange, if American
who had found themselves almost j
nored in the political schemes of Il
day. could not resolve that they wou
let politicians know there were Amt
icans as well as foreigners in this cou
try without being charged with makiI
crusade against foreigners"
they ask is to be graciously placed