Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-11-07

Hon. JOS. A. WRIGHT--Dear Sir.
Now the smoke Of the conflict has
died away, do you not feel comforta-
Bile? You have carried Indiana with
your State ticket. You have done as
much to secure this result rs any 9TH
er man. You ought to shout But
now that you have had time to shout
until you are hoarse, I propose to
vary the exercise, and set you a
thinking.
There are some suggestive topics
for your meditation. There is first
the election Of Ashbel P. Willard as
Governor Of Indiana, as the ft. wor-
thy, appropriate successor Of Joseph
A. Wright, Par mobile fratrumei You
know what Willard is-you know
what he has been-you have no conf
dence that he will be any better. Yet.
when you could have prevented his
nomination. 10 get a troublesome COM
pstitor for u. s. Senate out Of the way.
you aided in bringing him before the
people ms the candidate for the chief
magistracy. Then. knowing him as
you do. you aided in elevating him
you plead and pettifoged for him.
Are not these reflections delightful?
ALL Governor, isn't Il humiliatiDg that
the glorious old Democratic party has
become mere block-and-tackIe TO
hoist into power locomotive whisky
cask?
And Hammond's election-you are
proud Of that. are you noti What an
example you have assisted to place
before your children, attended by the
prestige Of position. An example OF
one Of the most seductive Of vices.
No sir must drop ltbis strain. and
say what l honestly believe--you have
not yet become so hopelessly imbru.
ted in moral sentiment as 10 see Will
lard Governor and Hammond Lieu
tenaat Governor without intense
shame.
Another thing must give you u
splendid class OF sensations, I mean
your fuison with the KnowsNothing
movement. l will refresh your some
what treacherous memory by mention
Ing some Of the horid phrases which
di titled from your lips In 1854 and
'55. Midnight plotters. dark-lantcrn
assassins. murdercrs, traitors. Re-
member Louisville, and down with
them" DC. II does seem strange
that you haye stopped to court them,
and condescended to fuse with Williams
so dark. 10 elect Willard and Ham
mond. After this, what next? We
may truly say Fusion thy name IL 10.
Wright" Obi how glad am that
my name has no w to IL.
Another thing affords you much
peace. You have ut last succeeded
In breaking the free-soil. Wilmot-pro-
viso doctrine you held In i849. You
must surely shudder when you remem-
bor what terrible abolitionist you
were then. and how sadly tho disease
infected the entire fierce democracy"
But You have wrought q cure-your
own eyes having been opened, you
have led tho state into the same new
light. Slavery Is devine--that and
whisky and polygamy-clear ~ mud,
you have demonstrated II.
i And now Gov. don't you know that
the late election wss carried by fraud
Of the most stupendous character!
Don't you know that ballot-box stuff
ing and vote importation both resorted
TO defeat the Republican candidat,
for Congress, and on tho State ticket
California and Kansas are being
brought here, and few more sucl
elections will organize "vigilanc,
Committees" Does not every mar
know that Cumback was beaten By
imported votesi That noatIns Irish