The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-03-13
Letter from Han. =. w Parker.
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& Ma. EDITOR: Some others of our friends.
in like predicament with myself IL reference
to the office of Governor of the State. having
spoken ou. for themselves. :csr tha; my po-
sition and views in this behalf, may Be mlsap-
pretended, should l remain silent.
The presentation of my name. with others,
for this distin- ushed office by your Journal,
and divers other pa7e-s. with some private
letters from par;isl friends IN different parts Of
the State. may well be supposed to be graft
fving to me, as an evidence Of public appreci-
alton But there is 9 xpediency. if
YOU please-in these things, that rises above
any mere personal considerations. and should
not be lost sight Of. Let Us for a momen.
reason together.
! We all hold, suppose, iha- 10 citizen Is at
Liberty, when the pubic understand and prop
ery appreciate his position. to decline call
into is services if uaequiyocaliy made. In
such a case I'VE are not our own--we are
bought with a price''-dear those rights.
TO secure which, governments are instituted
among men" Now / do not apprehead that
it will be deemed essential 10 the s1I'es popn-
Ii that the writer should be Kidnapped for so
great purpose, Bat have q few general
suggestions for your ear, and for the ears of
our fellow Republicans IN this emergency; and
none Others are invited mo tie parliament
It is an Executive session. So the Ser
geaus at Arms will please clear the lobbies
and the sa!eries-and if any outsider hereaf-
ter bark at US for This, he is n eaves-dropper
and makes himself ''a dirty dog
7 We have fallen on times when. ii ever. a Il
mere Partially for men, should be entirely
absorbed by the measures f,r which We con-
tend Il is true my MOTTO never was inca
sures not rneR"--but measures and the men
who can best secure ne m aasureS." | know
we are apt to tiink and say that each OF these
annual biennial and quadsegulai strusg giles, as
it turns up is of all others that ever WAS,
viii be, tie vital conflict, 1t is doubtless
wisely well .hat are 50 constituted. IL
keeps the sentinel from sleeping on his post
and all true Americans such.
But when had we--wheu can We again have
issues for National aad State trial of such
startling significance IS those that are set, IN
spite of US for this year? The question of
dedicating American soil to Freedom, and
permitting Americans to rule its about as
DID as the first settlement Of the Continent.
And the question of dedlcating all the free
soil of the United States to freemen, is even
older than their constis sution. But | must
not run into speech or an essay-and
would sermonize bat briefly
When Paul reasoned before the Roman
Governor, "of Righteousness, Temperance
and Judgment to eesne, Felix trembled- -
And well he al = there be any ques-
ton of political righteousness" infinitely
above all others. looms up this Of Freedom
against oppression and slavery. And 1t seems
to me that about these times, the reasoning
upon il is very nearly exhau,-eI, and 'judg-
ment'' about to come Watcher it BE- ..the
era K of doom or not. it is certain tina. there
is already a CRACK Of Kansas Rifles coming
.4,;,. - - f,1il,
ears. | saw nothing now ot how mems
blood is stirred because af the mobbny of
such Freemen in midst, as Brady. Bur
nett and Babb. when ye shall see all these
things, know that it is near. even at the
doorsi'
Ever since Noah go. drunk and made
beast of himself-and made all the slavery Of
human kind. too As some say-men have
reasoned" about "Temperaact." Bus at no
time in the worlds history has any portion Of
its inhabitants debaed .his les.ion with such
patriotic and christian fervor as have nearly
all civilized Nations-and especially the Pro
,estant citizens o. the Free States OF this
Unon--during the last quarter of a century.
This means something. rhcre is temper
ance spirit breathing upon the world more
powerful than the might Of man. There is
a Judgment to come'--at hand.
The men OF Indiana, and she women too,
have, for years, thrown them lives iuto this
controversy with no stintei zeal. We bu.
lately battered ourselves the battle was fought
and the victory won. And 50 It was By the
People But there .ons MADE '.judg
ment 10 come" which The People lit,s dream
ed Of in the exultant hour 81 their triun PHI
especially after they had. with so much care
and caution as they deemed aud vet think.
removed all just cause for i. Thus eacour-
aged, voley OF pott Jul sm+nts have fol-
lowed each. in lis sphere, omapotenc fer the
hour, to nullify the law of popular soye
reignty" made, and to
.Deal da,, .aon round tha !ani
Alike on friend and foe
A new trial Is thus p-eciPitated upon US.
and thank God ou. of the ruin thes Piiissant
Thunierers have now f.l1si obs ioasiy wrought
are emerging every here within our bor-
ders. unmistak .h!e aa-eft-s q = magnificent
triumph. o. this nothing caa rob Us, unless
it be the folly auI Iui4usty ii personal anbi
ton. and ,he rotten carcass OF Oh HunAer-
iSal.
The great army. marching ani disposed to
march. under the fla Of Freedom and Tenn
peranee, in Indiana are -imsri-ans. ail-in
-ot in modern phrase. Bat they
"ea'f - = m sn.rnoe-rsst> or Free Soilers. Ia
the breaking up OF the .,rea. ds<r,...
by the working Of these MI shty issues--our
legions have come up. and come together
from among all these classes. and fused as
kindred drops are mingled into one" In
this host. We 1nd heartily enlisted for the war.
at least ninety nine out of every hun lred of
the old Wings AMI Free Soers And do
not think that one In a tho.Isaai OF both thos.
old~parties will Be found missing LIE, that
be IS it may. I am sure no shepherd will Be
sent out "to hunt up The lost sheer, Of this
Iaraalt', For xa ali E..ol In 49,.