The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-08-21

IintoxicaIion. | deem this statement due Mr..
William and the public. from the fact that he
has been violently assaulted for partizan pur
poses T. w BENNETT.
If<Mr. Hurst-s charge is true, that he
drank whisky FIVE times" with Mr. W. on
the 19th-every man who Is acquainted with
/ him hnoses hat lie would have been drunk,
that be could not have been present at the
Republican meeting. Mr.. Crosses testimony
shows conclusiveIy, that Mr. W was not
drunk; but to tie contrary, Mr. &. observed
mo evidence indicating that Mr.. Williams
had used intoxicating liquors" Mr.. Grose
went and came away with him, and ought to
know They arrived al Connersville be-
tseen ~ and IL clock. M G. was with
the Clerk of Fayette Court testihe, that he
was in conversation With him al the Clerk s
Office-shat Mr.. W. was there twice If not
oftener." and that during said times, he was
not in the least, under he inf of liquor. :"
I Mr.. Dennan. the Hotel keeper, where Mr..
w. got his dinner, endorses the certificate Of
Mr.. Edwards. and pronounees the charge Of
drunkenness TO be s.false." Mr.. Welloek
testifes that he with Mr. w. at IL
o'clocs-saw and converssd with him. he did
not discover the least smell of liquor on his
breath, though in close conversation with
him" Mr.. Caldwell, certifes that he was in
the Court House and sat by the side OF Mr.
w. during the speaking, and before speaking
eonFersed with him, and Meth
smelt liquor his breath or discovered any
indications of his having partaken of, or his
being under the influence of intoxicating IL
quor." Mr. Bennett's testimony, is full and
complete-saw him al the Hotel, Clerks Of
fee, in the Court House. and after the adjourn
ment Of the Convention-durng all these
times, he positively AYERS that Mr.. w exhb-
tied no evidence whatever Of even the slight
est intoxication."
The people Of old Wayne have now seen
the evidence both sides OF this question
they are the jury to decide tn case, and TO
them we appeal, with confidence that their
verdict will be righteous one, and that they
will yindicate the personal character Of the
Republican candidate for Sheriff, BY electing
him to that office by an overwhelming ma
jority, and consign Malone and his political
capital makers to merited oblivion, for the
base and dishonorsble means they have taken
to defeat him
We beg pardon Of our readers for devoting
SO much room TO repelhns the fslsehoods
Manufactured with SO mucir facility at the
Jefersonian lie Factory, and We dismiss the
case. at the cost of the "anxious" Mr. Malone
and his dear friends
ksorTY (-Nauyhty) AFFArR,-On Satur
day night last. some wags, presuming upon |
the well known good nature of Mr.. PETcHELL /
who is very promi ent Buchanan man and
extremely fond of political discussion and !
practical jokes, planted platform in front OF
his Store on Main Street. About eight or ten |
feet from the ground. large knot spreads !
itself out. and presents quite as large hulk .
as the corporation of the responsible editor
of the .ieffersonian. The pole arises out Of
the middle about four feet in length, to " hich
Is attached flag taft about five feet long, and
a flag on which is inscribed .'Bue anan and .
together with four other Bucks. and
the principles they conIending for. Take
ii all all, the oldest inhabitant" never looked
upon its like; and it elected many broad
grin and hearty laugh from the Republicans
and !rowns from the Slaseocrats Indeed
Judg ing from the cross looks of many of the
Buchananiers, they glanced towards it. we
should say that We never saw quite As many
Roman Catholics among the Slaveocrats before
in Richmond. !
We regret deeply the accident which befel Mr. .
p. on Sunday evening, in attempting TO burn
the banner on the knotty elm in front Of his
store, For the purpose Of reaching it with an
isnited turpentine bali on the end of slick.
lie got a stool, which sipDed from beneath
him. and he fell across the curbS into the gut
his leg very bailey
The platform he was standing on was at
'auls. and lie went at the job rather 100 hastily
He has cur sympathy in his ailic,on, but we
are free to say that had be only hurt himself
Htis, we should have been inclined TO be
naughty enough TO laugh at his calamity.
Is we'll as the knot
"1TIsERASr EAGABosDs, "A meeting of
he Annual Conference OF the United Breth
en church, held at Abingdon in this
county on the 8th inst, at which sixty. three
ministers were present, and all but two were
decided friends OF Fremont for President one
vas for Buchanan and one undecided Ii
lad been asserted by some Buchanan men
hat fertv-slx Of these ministers were for Ruck
md slavery, Frementer was curious enough