The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-08-14
Liberty M Getting,

10 UflUg Ous d IuIis Tree NUie. IL
Liberty Meeting.
No other place in our glorious Hoosier
State. is so appropriate TO hold Republican
meetin ,s as LIBERTY, in UNION. The names
Of both town and unity are Indicative Of the
principles that party are battling Tor. Liber-
ty is lie broad national plank every member
ofthat party stands upon--ths Constitution is
its char; and with the blessing OF Heaven all
the soldiers who have enlisted and keep enlis
ting in that mighty army of freemen. have
deter mined TO perpetuate the Union tor the
sake of Liberty.
We do not wonder at the thirty forty
thousand who there met together, - renew
cir vows of eternal hostili Y TO the further
extension of Slavery our free Territories,
and witnessed the enthusiast thous-
ands pouring into the town from ali quarters
the stars and stripes floaing DER lem in
every direction in Countless number we
commenced counting them, but gave it up
banners, music, and the soul cheering shouts
OF the freemen and freewomen and freebovs
Of the Whitewater Valley, formed scene
that We cannot describe. All We ran tell
about the display and spirit manifested
that OCCASION is but th' experience of every
Republicau-we felt that il was good to be
therel''
Csc w. JULIAN. spoke first at the stand,
and four readers know that We are not in
the hab of hattering him. We must say that
he made speech well worth listening to--ju Just
such speech every honest opponent Of
Slavery extension. from every party. who
are now fighting together under tie Repub
Hcan Banner OF Freedom and Fremont
could most heartily endorse.
After dinner which was taken in the en-
closure of the Fair grounds. by thousands.
and which proved sufficient to allay hunger,
and a few baskets" over. CAssIus NJ CLAY,
Of Kentucky, swept the cob webs from the
eyes Of the Gin. Platfornites, and caused
them to that the badge they WERE wear
ing their hats-the name Of "Buchanan'
should be (if they desired to pursue a con-
sistent course) changed to Slavery with
An additional emblem suspended around their
necks, in shape of collar
SAMUEL w. PARKsR. made one Of the
very best speeches, we ever heard him NIL Ike.
full of sound argument and convincing
He showed conclusiyely that the de-
struction Of heprssh3ed the 1atroduc,lon of
slavery North of that line was done for the
purpose of extending slavery, and nothing
else; bit have not room 10 follow him. if
We could, throughout his remarks Whilst
he was spanking, we looked around upon the
crowd and nom the determination manifest
ed in the c,,un. eranc.s OF men an women.
we thoushj tia each one OF his hearers would
weigh a ton"
1t is estimated by persons who attended
both the Connersville and Liberty gatherings.
that there were at least out- third more in at.
tendance Al the latter place shan the former.
and good ju yes say there w-r. thirty or for
sy thousand people at Liberty. Three cheers
for Liberty and Union
"FRzEDoM OF SPEECH We >at.r--ara
that the SAFE Sentinel. puhIish,- 3 sa,en eat
of the melancholy occurrence Al Csnr-H~t lie.
Of the deal oi Irshmaa hv = h.ss lam
the fist ot NJ. Scott, as AZ exsure oj aow
the RepuHcaaS tolerate fror5uo. al SPEECH
The SthtiHef has Il that Nj. -.9tt. Haa4bft-
can. was standing behind ir,shmau, W. o
hurra'd for Buchanan. when Mr. s struck
him on The neck with his fist. which killed him
al most Instantly. Now, the reverse is the
truth. This Scott is hot, and AS ulresson-
able Cincinnati Platform man Is 10 Be
found in South Carolina The Irishman who
was killed is said 70 have bu, recently become
a Republican. and he Hurrsd for Fremont
when Scott struck him With his fist and killed
him. When Professor Larrabee can thus liz
without blushing. is it sny wonder that jim
Flder should s.folh.w ~ui.s''
Mr.. Scott Is citizen of Abingdon. in this
county, and is we'll known BY some of our citi
zens. as belonging TO the slave drivers party
and is prominent leader of that party The
fact Of his being so ready 10 vindicate one of
the cardinal principles OF that party -suppres-
sing freedom of Speech. by brute force was
sufficient proof TO US of his identity with that
party.
Had this case taken place in Washington
City, a jury would SCOUT Scot, as they did
Herbert, under the plea that the murdered
man was only Black Republican" and a
poor 1ri>hmann'
EF Polk. 5. D.. is elected Governor of
Missouri. by majority of about SIX or eight