Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-28
INV. N. rcxurrxrs Appnxss.

this city, before the flatonean society at
Asbury University The principal object
Of that notice was to defend Daniel from
the aspusions Of the Sentinel, which
took occasion 70 commend him a. Union
saving, time-serving, lower-law politician,
such one as would catch q fugitive slave,
II commanded TO do 50; saying, among 9TH
or things equally false, that
This obedience TO those in authority and
the laws Of those he served, was forcibly IL
Illustrated by faithful services under Eve mas
tors. The Bible contains no more beauti.
Christian gentleman, than that exhibited by
not deem 1t incompatible with the duty he
owed 10 God to serve his king"
Now we were not willing that so estima-
BILE "CiAistian gentleman" as old Daniel
should be so slandered, and his name made
10 subserve the cause Of human servitude,
and lower-lawism, hence our remarks. In
cidentally, and only incidentally, we allud-
ed to the literary merits Of the address, new
er dreaming that either its author or his
friends claimed exemption from criticism
on literary performance. We were con-
scious Of not doing the subject justice, but
our apology Is that we only alluded to the
merits Of tho address without pretending to
review II in detail. But our remarks gave
great oiIenso. Some Of Mr.. McMullen's
friends stopped the AMERICAN iastanfer, and
others threatened, and finally, TO vindicate
his wounded literary reputation, some inju-
dicious friend has had II published, and we
have been requested TO read Il, publish Il,
and then review IL We have read II, and
1t viii be found on our first page this week,
while, with due fear and trembling, we I'M
dertnko 10 review IL
But as thousands win read this paper
who never saw our offensive remarks, we
win republish them entire:
This MeMullsn IL . troublesome man. Being an
cation, ho;has notions Of liberty and human rights
that not ~ oil psalabe 10 those who pronounce The
Destination q Independence seif-osident h." His
address AZ GFoeucastlc not much Ia adj
dress and think not such address ~ the occasion
demanded, for Il WA MeMulsuizh all over, nov sub.
line, aos sidlsnleas nov abstract and now Personal
We doubt tho proprsy Of such illusions to person.
ether 10 literary addresses, or sermons, and 20 did
sure the speaker but u met With bal little eoantsnanes
BY the majority Of the Board, and the resolution was
Withdrawn. The Board are IN favor Of nee speech,
andif the young unfottunsts a. 10 receive
haram scarum srxxcu IN lieu Of literary ApDnxss,
thsy must look Out nss. time far better man
eyes OF the sentinel, IL considered pardonabe By the
people who heard him. Holding up Daniel - an en-
ample worthy Of imitation, he compared hIs habits
with the habits OF Gov. Willard and Judge Perkins,
and servant Of God found In him believer In The
higher law aud a. such he was eonsrAsted with Douglas
The ssntnsls criticism proves that the editor either
misundsrstands Daniel, or mIneprsssnts Mr.. McMul-
ien In no Instance did Daniel regard the Constitution
= higher than Gods law. Hence. whsa The writing
signed Ubiquitous law enacted, Daniel adhered
70 his religious convictions though u led him 10 dsre-
gard The law. A consequence he casa into th-
boz down 70 thethe golden sierniy Refused
aud were cast into the furnac OF ire This vas their
fsh and their practice. Daniel deem Il neompst.
20 viii every good man. Does the Sentinel suppose
that he would have helped the nero-caehsr< Of Ohio
g catch INA, negro, Never He voad have sid
gro;' and think minister Of the gospel diriieot
In duty who does hold Daniel up pattern worthy
prissy o. Ilusrssriso HE remarks y living examples
buthis duty Il plain.
tits due 10 ourself and TO Mr.. NcMullen
to say thatwe did not hear his address
We arrived in Greencastle the next day,
and only heard Of It. But we heard only
one opinion. We heard lawyers, doctors,
preachers, professors, students, trustees, far
mers, mechanics, merchants and ladies
speaking Of II, and there was but one opin-
ion expressed, and that was that II was an
outrage upon the.proprieties of the occasion.
That il was no ordinary blunder willappear
from the fact that one Of the trustees offer.
ed resolution In the board condemnatory
of IL, which was Withdrawn only because II
was not considered proper that the board
should take cognizance Of the addresses be-
fore the literary societies To the best Of
our knowledge, every trustee who spoke in
regard to IT condemned IL Not that they
objected to N doctrines, but because II was
unworthy the place and the occasion. When
such men as Hon. II. S. Lane, Hon. g. W.
Parker. John Ingle, Esq, David q. Rose
Esq, Rev. Williamson Terrell, Rev. Chas
B. Davidson, xnd Rev. J. l. Smith condemn
lecture as being In bad taste and inappro
pirate, II cannot be charged that II Is jeal
ousy, or love Of old lincism that prompts
il They had no objections to its doctrines
but its style, and the using Of such an oc
casion for such purpose.
And now let US, Us requested, look at The
address as il has been published, for w
have been did that now IL Is lawfulto review
IL
i. Ii announcesin tae first sentence thai
''it Is not much Of literary address," In
quite as plain terms as we did in ..our shor'
notice Of ii He Is "there without manu-
script" Would Everett, or Choate, or Dur
bin, or Beecher or Thompson, would any
ordinary man think Of appearing before q
literary audience, ON literary festsl occa
sion, to deliver literary address without
manuscript IL is pripa taeio evi
dence that We did not misrepresent the
performance when we called il u harum-scar
um speech He does not profess to hav,
written It out, and committed il % memory
but he leaves his genius to fash forth Kk.
lightning fromthe bosom Of the storm-cloud.
Well, It did, IL reports be true. and ik,
lightning il scathed rhetoric and logic. fact,
and ffOurau not ana r,x,a fh n IA. >. u n.