The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-12-01
An Exposure by a Denocrat--WhO
is Hurt.

in our State Legislature from St. Joseph
county, now editor of the North Iowa Times,
democratic paper, who Is well known to
many of our citizens, sends us the last issue
of his psper. in which we ind the following
damaging and disgraceful exposure. We
wish it understood that we have no desire TO
see Cook executed II Gov. Willard can
save his life honorably. We hope most ear.
nesly that he viii. Ifany one Of the rioters
deserves punishment he dos, for he IS as
guilty as the rest. Blu. if he can be snatched
from execution We say God speed the good
work But no honorable man csa wish that
end carried by the shameless blood II; flick
ing intrigues which are exposed by Mr..
Richardson Read his statement:
Attempted subordination OF the Press.
On Friday last, Nov II, the Clerk of the
Key City on the downward passage of the
steamer. handed US letter of which we
have decided to publish the substance. The
publication of the letter, with enclosure
designed as an editorial for the columns of
the North Iowa Times would cause seusa-
ton Of no ordinary character.
1t is known to the reading public Of the
Union. that Capt. Cook has recently been
convicted of murder and instruction at Har-
per's Ferry, and that Gov. Willard OF 1ndi-
ana, in obedience to the dictates of hu0lni-
ty and respect for the feelings of his wife.
whose brother Capt Cook is, has attended
the trial, provided able counsel, and exerted
every justitiable moral influence TO avert the
doom which probably awaits his unfortunate
relative. 1t may not be known, however,
that In the letter now before US, address
ed 10 the editor of this paper an ''lndian-
ian and a Democrat" written by gentleman
formerly in the confidence OF distinguished
senator from Indiana, there is proposition
to brin, the political character and services
of Gov. Willard. and the aid of the Demo
| cratic Press Of the west, to bear on Cover
nor Wise's feelings or his vanity. for the com
mutation of Cooks sentence to imprisonment
for life Yet such, is the fact
/ In exposing a scheme. fraught with a yio-
iatou OF all right and the eternal disgrace OF
( the party with which they are associated, we
but follow a line Of duty, which, lii our opin-
ion should characterize every conductor of a
public Journal. This publication is not a
breach OF any confidence reposed i'll US, be-
cause no man has ri 5ht to approach anoth-
er with suggestions, which, if consummated,
would burlesque justice or compromise self
respect nor IS that all. The writer Of this
letter says: Il have seen the press Of Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois, and am now on my
way TO Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee and Ken
lucky, to get them to join in also" lie was
Just returning from Minnesota. where seve-
raj of the presses had engaged go come out
next week" in an editorial, similar we sup
pose to the one furnished us. a marked copy
of which is to be forwarded to Gov. Wise at
/ Richmond \ IfSalf
when committed to the hands OF SO many nu
pledgd keepers, ceases to impose the oblga-
ton OF secrecy, and hence we pay it no re
spect whatever; as it involves the monstrous,
and til now unheard of principle of permit
ting an escape from liability for crime because
of political services, we publish it to give
it the weight Of our humble but most emphat-
lie condemnation.
/ The editorial prepared for our paper is
the shallowest, and 50 far Judge,
the falsest bundle of fattery 10 Gov. Wise,
and iii tempered denunciatIon of BLACK Re-
publicanism," we have read-the latter be
ing charged en- nsaSSe with n bloodthirsty de-
sire to see Cook hung. and all the rest saved
so that the influence of a Democratic Cover
nor may appear To be disreg arded, and hos
tile feelings be promoted between the north,
ern and southern Democracy. We employ
no hand but our own to write leaders for this
paper, but if we do SO, some other person
than the writer of the article referred to,
would get them up. Its unwise appeal to
party spirit, and the highly colored picture
Of Wizards battles in defence of Southern
institutions, would render it Intellectual on
Gov. Wise; and the party which i: attempts
to compromise in this great wrong, would
rise As one man to curse the motive which
prompts the sacrifice of the holy principles
Of Justice on the shrine OF political ambition
But the subject IS not pleasant one. and
we forbear to speak of it in the terms which
It's criminaiity demands.
We do not wish. nor DO we believe the
masses Of our people desire to see any OF
these wretchcs executed, nor have we seen
in any Republican paper an expression favor
ing the death of Cook and the release OF
Brown and the others. Notwithstanding
their lives are ..iustlv forfeit TO the State
we have urged with what ability we possess
that Virginia can afford 10 spare the craziest
man OF the insane band, Brown himself as a
Giving monument of the fearlcssness and
magnanimity of the South, and Of the fana,i-
cism of a portion OF the North -
We sincerely trust that GOV. Wise, if it i, in
his power. will let all these misguided men
live. The blood of the martyrs is the seed
Of the Church." and though we would by nc
means place Brown or Cook on the roll OF
martvrdom. yet small portion of the coun
Try is already weak enough to honor them
as such. and their deaths will but add 10 that
sympathy which derives its strongest sup
port from the instructive tenderness and sor
row with which all mortals contemplate the
helplessness of the dead.
TIE RIGHT KIND OF TALK.-The Buffalo
Commercial Advertiser, straight American
paper, administers the followiag iast rebuke