The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-05-29

n the 9Th, came off las. Saturday a this
,lsce.
About ! o'clock P NJ. and earlier. the
Doa-lSSi hosts began pouring iato sui
;, village. BY ones and twos and ecntinu el
% do 50 uuiil about O'clock. when 10 the
number OF twenty i've or thirty. the great
anw he'd" assembled IN q room adjoining
he Post Ofce. which. in the MADNESS Of his
great heart. our very democratic Posi- Master
had thrown open for tins commencement least
OF the unterri6ed
A A Hammond the slavo-w hiskocgatie
candidate Tor Lieutenant Governor, spread
fer them the frst repssl. aud invited them 10
partake. They did partake. and with gaslo.
too. that evidenced proiraeted hungeFiHg Tor
the haEzsrd's ness. Tie began by stating
that lie had been a w h--sulo. ized the once
great nx,ionsl Wing party and made huma
lating attempt at reeouci,lns the present posi-
tion oil the Democratic party with that OF he
Wing party occupied n DAYS BY gone--couid
see no Inconsistency IN wings CO operating
with democrats against the combined forces
oi e opposition. when he recognized under
the old and thread bare term OF 'aoolAon-
ISIS "
Henry Clay" said he. WAS great man
--.ll men. ot all parties, note s-lee t3'at he
WAS statesman OF gigantic proportions IL
give hi, words here. because Il Ma ,hout lie
onlV streak Of truth III the great bulk al dts
torteI Nv a.ddle uttered by thus hule man troy.
The saan who WAS once true friend OF Clay
w hose face ever set like tlnt against
the extension Of the institution of slavery.
will suffer his n hi arm 10 be severed from his
BODY before he viii JOIN the 1re>e embodi-
meut OF political baSeness Tho parry that
holds within lis ps.es The very elements that
pursued thai great man with "reminiscences
eaualed only By the starving Jaoksil. or the
vol thai has tasted bluod--that cried Bar.
gain and >alr!" bargain and sale. upon his
track, until earth opened to receive The hon
or.d and injured dead II IS an insult to the
great dead-to the living thai loved him--to
humanity for such man 10 stand up and
even whisper the name OF Clay.
Like "A huge froy-he reminds me OF that
animal | eau heIpit, he Is shaped like frog.
his voice Is like that OF frog, aud when he
eroak,. he swells like frog--but | was going
To say that he eroaked loud about Kansas and
slavery show my "A clear mud that slavery
has a right to 20 to Kansas because rot oc-
CURED at Louisville, and some 'furriners"
were killed.
II would be useless 10 cucumber YOUR pa.
Der with what he said under the head OF the
Kansas Nebraska bill. Ii was the old story of
"squatter sovereignty, IN the name OF which
any enormIty may be commit with the Ut
most IMMUNITY. He said. mo man In lnd''
ana believes tina, slavery is right but. with
the Constitution before US. there IS no ques-
ton as to its being right The Constitution
must be obeyed though the higher law"
must be snnulled. Indiana may establish
slavery within her borders. and no one can
interfere. however repugnant TO the higher
Jaw the institution may be. IL VIII be
noticed that when they talk OF tile Constitution.
: they mean that instrument as con strued by The
Southern ohgarchy and that the bold and
81 ameless avowal Of these ultra Southern sen
;iments in the North, unusual as they seem.
all look TO the slavery naturalization doc
trines which Will be boldly adopted and pub
, shed the key plank ia the platform OF that
party by the Cincinnati Convention.
He spoke briehy upon The subject Of Tenn
perance claiming for the Democratic party
all the purity in reference 70 that subject, that
ough. 10 be looked for by reasonable men IN
fraIl humanity. The Democratic party -
the temperance party, !" croaked out this frog
from the sling pool in which he has taken up
his abode aud tried 10 make clear case of II.
bv employing the superauua,ed bar.room
. logic respecting the ri gbts and liberties our
f.tuers M for. The democratic party IS.
nave no doubt. a. much temperance as Mr.
Hammond desires He shines and Is very
rotuui. " hich evidences tina he has gone
, OF i going. through the swelling process
WHICH modcru democracy regard a. one O
ne great privileges secured to them by the
ataer- Wneu be gave notice that he w"ul4
1uw bring his remarks to q close. several
friends al sovre squaueiguty became very hd
,r.v and restless. On- ade rash Tor the
door. and in a second returned. Grove io :
L..fe Ds,lin in area! OF him viii such speed
8
. III lie room. Everybody wondered why this
q hurry L was soon whispered aroani tha
, ,heY were afraid that JUICE Test who wa
: present. nj n! slip in and reply 10 Mr.. Ham
!, mont giving The other side 81 the story
: whIsh would no; Do 4; all. they bad c0m'
\ ti.ase Tor b-zzard-' food. and % give the de
i rnocracy tasss OF wholesome ylands NIGH
: induce taem 70 change their opinion Of Ia
! carton soap.
e Mr.. Deyelin commenced By saying that h
# wouIl not detain them louI-thst be va
: sick AM might fs.il. The first assertion kno'
n Was false. and the latter | did no: believe
y He claitere over Two hoars, add when done
seemed in MS usual health. All | shall 50,
3 a OFT him - that be IS ever s1ch a Lafe
He iraA eIed over the same ground alter Ham
$ mond, aud aided nothing new He coincide,
i in the opinion OF Hammond. that but on
{ r4nows ought to be erected and al the ksnsa
r rebels hanged thereon Lafe i not dan 5eroas
r he has fui! liberty here. 70 say what he Sishe
a no one disputes nor believes wha. he says
e Afer be was through. JUICE Test begged %
&c privilege 70 reply but no. they didn't war
10 hear him :" 80 Tes; had 20 take The coFnf
Of the street. drawing alter him most OF N
i democratic gathering at the house. de soli
e. the other story. regarding slavery and whiss,,
?. in manner calculated 70 fssien II upon thei
hearts As the true side Of those questions
= Sol Meredith then took the box. ana spo.