The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-03-06
A Contrast.

An lrisnnan was murdered recently a
Vincenues, by candidate FOR Marshall th,
jeff SAYS know Nothin-' candidate) By
the name OF Millar. The Irishman wanted I,
vote Milar told him he had voted twice be
fore. and the Irishmsn told him be Lied, ;" ane
Millar stabbed him with knife, killing hin
almos: instantly. This horrbIeafair is seizeC
on By oar neighbor for the purpose of impress
ing his readers with the diaboli, al character
Of the Know Nothing" party-they are to
blame. as \ matter of course, for the irrita
bility of Millar. and for the result OF his angry
passionsl
Thomas ". Barber, was murdered in Kan
sas by an officer of the General Government.
without any provocation on his par---s.- was
shot IN he lack. True, he was free SAFE
man, and exercised the right Of expressing
his opinions as free man; for this. and no
other reason, was his life taken. No person
al insult was given by him to the pet Of
Presiden. Pierce, to cause angry or embittered
feelings murderer cody and deliberately
shot him after he had started away from him
In noticing Mr.. BIS death. the jeff passed a
very brief eulogy on his character as man,
but said not a word against his murderer bv
way Of condemnation. He is sorry. very
sorry indeed that his career Of usefulness
had been so suddenly stopped. and he SEEM
ingly smothers up his natural feelings for the
sake Of time serving policy; knowing that any
murmurings against the scoundrelly hand that
consigned his friend and yelosipe to the tomb.
would return 10 plague him. and his bread
and butter" would be endangered; hence, his
silence. He evidently could see no political
capital in that affair." but in the murder OF
tha. Trishman at Vineennes. tits the very thing
ne wan,ed-'ts full of political capital
against the X. N.'s-Mllar belonged to that
party--was a candidate of that party. and it
is to be held to a strict accountability for the
deed! He sneeringly draws the contrast be-
tween the murder of his cousin in kansas
and the murder of this Irish stranger in Vim
cennes, by saving if the latter murder had
been committed away off in Kansas, there
would have been an indignation meeting held
in Richmond, and a set of icindy resolutions
passed." DC.
Ia contrasting the course our neighbor has
thought proper to pursue, in relation to these
two cases. We have only this remark to make,
that the citizens OF Richmond always stand
ready to condemn murderers and scoundreis.
let them be Pierce's official "pe,s" or know
Sothlngs," and tina. his iasinuations against
the purity Of their motives, viii meet with The !
ms. contan m, nj n daSarvar Ra.ausa t,,a ad;,o.
u the jeff has lost, in party fealty. all natural
feelings. why should ne suppose that the feel. /
ngs OF the citizens Of Richmond and vicinity
had become like his. scared and obliterated9 +
To think SO for one moment, is an insult to 7
'hem; and their promptness in responding to /
the calls for meetings in regard to Barbsr's
murder-the resolutions they passed with such +
lnanimity, both Of csndoiance with the rela- |
lives of their murdered friend, and condem-
lation of his cold blooded murderers is suf-
icient vindication of them against the charge
ne u,ters about their making political capital"
,ut of it. The refusal of our nsighbor 10
publish the proceedings of the FIRST meeting
n this city. in regard to the death Of Thomas
". Barber, proves to US the truth Of the re-
mark We have heard several make, that he
vas so bouAd up in 'old ineism" that he dare
'os publish the proceedings of public meet
az Of his fellow citizens, when they respect
ully asked him to do so. Making political
api;al." indeed.-is has already been manu-
actured to THEN hand. The course of the
Executive and his pet officials aad minions, in
egard to the affairs Of Kansas. has manu-
actured political capital sufficient for life
in all conscience. to damn To-
ternal infamy any administration II