Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-02-15


Marshal, or Councilman. dare not in.
terpose In my behalf, as was their
bounden duty. when they saw the
mob collecting on Saturday morning;
but advised me 10 lake the back way.
lest I should be injured, carefully
keeping themselves out ofharm's way.
and not veniuring TO provoke the mob.
lest they should share the same fate
of those Councilmcn In that same city.
beneath whose doors, q few months
ago, pitch was poured In order 10
spoil their carpets, or the danger Of
that Mayor whose doors were blown
of NJ the same time with powder plac.
cd against them for the evident pur-
pose Of blowing up tho house. with Ia
sleeping inmates. IL u slanderous 10
relate these fncisY Doubtless II will
bc 80 pronounced by those who justify
mobs and murder. for opinIon's sako.
Many disgusting recitals ! might make
ofeyents that have come under my OBJ.
servation In Kentucky. but | have
written with no such object, II was
only my purpose 10 calmly consider
incidents connected with my own case.
] have endeayored 10 say or DO moth.
Ing 10 IrrItate the feelings OF others,
or open my own wounds nfresh.
A 10 whether the mob Intended 10
Join robbery 10 their other cowardly
acta. l, OF eourue. aannot tell. That
they took my pocket book from my
pocket. thore can be no doubt. What
their objects we're In taking Il | have
no means OF knowing; butI am we'll
convinced. that n Il had been taken q
week sooner. when II contained more
money. l would never have seen Il
again. IA II was. the bait was too
small. TO rIsk upon II the name aud
fact ofrobbery. Whether the citizens
generally approved the mob. cannot
tell. Much was said about fcrri,ing
out the perpetrators, until the cause
was known. siior which | heard moth
Ing OF Il. Much was said about the
insecurity Of every one, II II was not
Inves,igatedl every man engaged In |,
should be sent 10 tho pepitenlIary; bat
when Il waa found 10 bo The work Of
the slave oligaruhy. then all such trea.
son eoaaed, All were mum 40 long
as l remained. and am we'll satisfied
that no such attempt has been made
10 investigate II; Wo 10 that unlucky
Officer who should attemp, ID. Assas.
siuation would be hIs Inevitable doom,
They all we'll know this. and there
fore, i feel certain. VIII not attempt an
lnvestlgaIionn, though the aciora In
the mob are probably we'll known 70
the citizens generally. ! do not know
Que OF those engaged In II. nor have
! anything by which TO FIX suspicion.
l am glad that such Is the case. that |
may not. by any possibility. hold q
grudge against them. II know my
own heart, ! feel none now, and
would not harm them. II they were
within my power.
Ihe people OF kentucky have his
toric records and standing institutions
that l cannot approve. Their lands
have been stolen from one race, and
have been improved by the compolso
ry labor Of another race. Yet they
have traits that l admire, noble traits
as who have not? So long as you
dwell on their virtues. all Is well; bu
dare to name their faults. and all theil
love for you speedily vanisbcs.
| We are often admouished, thal
"when in Rome we should do AS Rom,
does" and consequently, when among
wicked men we should do as wickef
men do. Then he who "fell among
thieves" as related in Scripture, shoe
have done as thieves do, In order I,
secure himself from harm. This hal
no foudationn on true morality. Sucl
a precept was enforced by none of ,h'
Apostles, except, perhaps. by Peter
when he denied his Master; but. on th,
contrary, some Of them were buffeted
aad endured stripes. and were oft-ti.ne
imprisoned for the truths sake. How
has ii beeR with the relormers Of eve
ry age? Have they. "when in Rome
done as Rome does?" or have the,
braved prosecutions. and suffered VIC
lence and death, even death at tn
stake, rather than yield the princi
Piles which their consciences approved
What is the principle above, whel
viewed in its true light? 1t is thi
and only this: that. when anon,
shareholders, we do as STAKEHOLDER
do; when among heather nations, w
worship heather gods, as heather do
when among cannibals we dine upol
our fellow man, as cannibals do; i
short, that whatever the wickedness Q
those among whom we live may be
! we will not reprove their wickedness
but join them in it. But they endeay
or TO svade the conclusion, by sayin
that they will save their conscience
'. by not being found among such. All
|, but we must remember that the bes
! of men have "fallen among thieves,
! and that even our beloved Lord an
. Master suffered reproach. for "receis
ing publlcans and sinners, and eatin
with them" | can find nothing
! the code Of morals which have stud
!, led, to justify me in changing my pc
: sition 10 suit the views of those anon
!, whom we may chance TO be placed
J "a conscience void of offence towar
God and man." can never yield at Ii
: dictates of policy.
l feel that have reason to than
, the Lord. that my feet again stand O
!, the shores of freedom, where | dal
: speak my sentiments, and mono to m,
!, lest. Though we are commanded (
"go into ell the world. and preach II
: gospel to every creature" yet
|. not know that il is TO be at the e,
!, pense Of our conscienccs and pocke
: books, to say nothing Of our lives.
do not know that we are to go into
= community atsuch sacrifice thoug
!. il be to do them good.
: A few words, by way of conclusion
70 those particular friends of min
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