Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-01-04
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Mn. Goopwrs:-Your kind invita-
ton for me 10 write an occasionsl let
ter for your valuable paper wss made
with SO much frankness that ] cannot.
very consistently, treat .itwith silence
But. as you already have several cor.
respondents Ia this city. | feel some.
what embarrassed in selecting subjects
and items, Cor fear | shall tread upon
the rights OF others. orsnatch up items
that have already grown stale among
your readers. -
Aswe have had noneeting Of the
Legislature this winter. our city. Of
course. will not have 80 much talent
and ability to feed, and take care Of
as usual. We think this is well. for
-four and pork are high enough now,
and. besides this, we have large ar
my Of poor people in our midst. which
will call out all our 'benevolence and
sympathy for them. Our Benevolent
Society has been making It's usual
preparations for the winter, and have
gathered up several cart-loads Of half.
worn and old-fashioned clothes. (it is
a.good thing for poor folks not TO be
fashionable) which win adorn The out
waid man of the unfortunates OF The
city this winter.
The decision of the Supreme Court
on the liquor law, shows that our Old
Line Judges are more Influenced by
politics than by principle. in the dicta
Of their courts. Old Lineism knows
! that whisky has been one Of its fast
friends, and those Of that school are
not disposed to chain the demon spirit.
when his services will be so much need :
ed in the next Presidential campaign.
And especially if the notorious LARD
OIL. Of Rushville. is TO be the candi-
date for Governor, for, in that case,
the contest will again be, whether
whisky and immortality. or temperance
and religious principles shall govern
the people Of Indiana.
Since the prohibitory law has been
/ pronounced a nullity, by Perkins and
Davidson, free whisky has become the
order of the day. and here. and 10 ev-
cry part Of the State that we can hear
from, the intemperance Of young men,
old men and boys is the common talk
of almost every neighborhood.
The people will have fair oppor-
tunity now, in the next ten months. &c
see what men viii do under the Ole
Line Government of free whisky
. That party viii be held responsible. a.
the godfather toall the intemperaEcs o
the State. The people are indignant
, sickened and disgusted, at the devilisf
immortality Of a whisky democracy
, and they are now called upon. as they
believe, by the best interests Of theil
! country, to organize anew. and nevel
stop until they. have cons titutioaa
: Judges and a constitutional prohibiio,
ry liquor law also.
The people of the capital. are look
Ing forward with great interest to the
two conventions for the nominating o
State officers by the Old Liners and
Republican party, as the beginning o.
|, the. hottest contest Indiana has evel
seen. 1t is believed, by some. tha
John Lardoil Robinson viii be the 0lt
Line candidate for Governor, and DIR
Mullen, an Irish Catholic, Of Ripley
the candidate for Lieutenant Governor
John B. Hall. Of the Evansville En-
qnirer. and Patrick O'Brien. of Dear
born, are spoken of for Secretary. O
State. The former is Prince in NOR
ais. and the latter is an Irish Catholic
who has already grown rich in the of
fees Of this glorious Union.
We are also looking with no smal
: coucern to the State Temperance
/, Convention which is 10 be held here
as understand, on the 22d Of Fsbru
! airy. 1856. The seriousness Of th,
|, times demands vigorous and genera
\ turnout of the friends Of Temperance
on that occasion, and hope the Ed
! itors favorable TO the cause Of human
ity will keep it befote the people 7Ae'
: will be the time for action, and let cy
cry TEMPERANCE man in the State bl
! at his post, and be armed for the gfea
battle once more. Let Freedom. TEN
perance and American Protestantism,
j. be the battle cry.
The Methodist community OF thi
city. are beginning to talk Of thei
! next General Conference. which is 4
> meet in this place, next May. Minis
ters from all the Conferences Of tn
! great Methodist Z. Church are TO b
here on that occasion. and severa
j are expected from England, France
Canada and Ireland.
Thear II suggested by some mem
berH Of that church that Il 10 probable
the Conference will elect two. mor'
g Bishops, and DR.. Clark, Of the Ladies
!. Repository, is iayorably spoken Of a
one who may be elected from th'
4 Wesk DR.. Clark is an Eastern MAJ
; by birth..and education. and a West
ern man by election. and gentlemar
Of the highest distinction ioi piety
good sense and literary attainments.-
He will make Bishop equal 70 an
now on the board. SO those sal
4 who know them all. Jesse I. Peck. 0
New York. 10 said to be the maj
/, for the East. He is q lion Of th'
tribe--a man of piety, cloqueneo an'
/. power. lhad the pleasure Of hear
ing him year of two ago. when b
. was out West. aud i confess be Is su
! porior TO most Of the men have eve
] heard In Tho Methodist Ministry. A
Editors Of the Quarterly Review. th'
names Of Du. Curry. Foster. Strick
, land and Berry are mentioned. Fo
I the Editorship Of tha badles' Repesi
4 tory. Prof. Nadall. Of the Atbur,
1 University. IL considered ~ ne. man
D Prof, N, Is christian, a gentleman
aud scholar. and Il is generally be
, lIeved that he viii suit alb the ladie
10 q 7.
: For the Editogship " the westerI
i Christian Advocate. | hear Of q iai