The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-08-25

Fran Kiln a. BrooksiiIe:: oct 4to6
Uaiop, at Lib rty, sept II TO Il
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For the Palladium.
Messrs, Editors:-Not having heard only
through a stray Centrevile Republican. of
the deplorable illness of FIR. Rentzsch, from
Sheriff fever" and his unpleasant confne-
ment," | was induced to make some inqui-
RES regarding his condition, and find that
this singulary named ''fever" has somewhat
abated, after the safe delivery his stomach
experienced of its contents. The continued
feast on such store meat as he has been
corging himself with, and ejecting into the
columns of that paper, and the over supply
of gravy made of something forty de-
grees stronger than pidgeon's milk. with
which he washed it down. accounts for his
"unpleasent confinement" sufficiently! In
deed, from the looks and cdor arising from
the coDglomerated mass that appeared spread
out on sheet, that was readily and gladly
furnished by Issac Julian, for public inspec-
ton. it only affords a subject of wonder that a
man like Mr.. R, Of such - superior educa-
ton and scholarship, a man of good charac-
ter, a teacher, a Christian mi.iyter,' could
have kept the stuff down as long as he did!
The German citizens Of Richmond should
feel an eternal weight Of gratitude resting on
them, Tor having SO vigiant guardian and
Spiritual guide rs FIR. RentEsch, 20 watch
over and superintend their temporal and
eternal interests! And more especially should
we feel grateful for guarding against tie
secret Vaccinations of Know Nothings. as it
would be impossible for any one, other than
a man whose naturally keen penetration Is 50
constantly sharpencd on whisky and lager
like his, to detect them by looking under the
might caps" of democracy and republican
ism, into which the members Of that ubiqui
toUs order have thrust their heads For it
is well known fact, that the members OF the
Know Nothing Order, now active mem
bers of both these parties. and, at the last
election for members of the Legislature in this
county, the Germans and Irish marched up
to the polls and voted for two OF the mem
bers OF that disbanded organization who
were on the Democratic Ticket-one of " HON
was a candidate for Senator. and the other
for Representative! Truly is it highly
cessary and proper that "a German paper
with English editorials should be started
straightway, ''simply to defend the Rights
of adopted citizens, and, leaving off every
subject of dissension heretofore existing in
our midst, 10 expose Know Nothingism and
its 1corkings in its shameful nakedness' u
Err. Rentzsch, has every requisite to make
a leading editor of such paper, and he
nakedness" of an order that has an existence
only in his excited Imagination, particularly
when he is in condition of "seelng doublei''
From my observation, at the Iiedcrkranz
celebration on the fair grounds, and the ia
clity and ease with which he drank lager,
and also to the mania that has taken posses
sion of his brain, causing him TO see a Know
Nothing behind every tree, stump and bush,
and in every fence corner, George w. Julian,
would make an excellent first assistant edi-
tor; whilst his brother Isaac, who wrote the
famous No. go articles against the Know
! Nolhings in the JetferSonian, and who is the
author of several bitter editorials in that
paper denouncing, maligning and abusing the
/ BLACK Republicans" would complete the
corps Of editors for the contemplated Ger
man paper with English editorials we'll
calculated to play the very devil with Know
Nothingism. and, Don Quixotte like, make
an efFec tual and mortal tilt against that mighty
windmill, that seeks to grasp in its huge
arms every German in our broad land, and,
after raising each one to sufficient height,
dash them TO the earth with such force that
a grease spot will not be left of their mortal
relnainsi Ali yes: the sooner that German
paper with English editorials" is started, the
better-it is our life -preserver, our only hope
against becoming annihilated, or being forced
20 fee from our adopted country!
En- Rentzsch's sleepless and untiring care
his self-sacrifcing efforts Of time, talents,
paper7and ink. is not only devoted to our po-
liticai rights, but also 10 our social interests;
and. in his zeal as christian minister as
his partner and eo-laborer, Isaac, styles him,
he prays: May God help the prosecuted"
German iquor-sellers, who have been brought
nearly TO the verge Of ruin" and bankruptcy
by paying fines legally assessed against them
for violating the law.l They have not been
prosecuted for righteousness sake 50 as TO
call down such prayer from any Christian,
be he minister or layman; but they have
been Justly prosecuted as law breakers. and,
being engaged in the loathsome business Of
making drunkards of their customers. by ex-
changing poisoned liquor for their hard earn
ed money and running tthat way poor Ter
man families as we'll as the families of poor
Americans, my notion is that no one but an
arrant hypocrite- one whose soul had been
drowned IN whisky, and whose brains were
swimming in lager, would dare 10 offer up to
Almighty God so impious prayer! | know
several German as we'll as American citizens,
who have been launched into drunkard's
graves, through the fundamentally of the
dealers in this traffic, and | also know that
ii affords the berett relatives and friends no
consolation TO know fchers the murderer first
drew his breath-whether in this country or
Germany. Drunkenness Is NOT any more the
lot of the American than the German, the
Indian. or Frenchmau, or any other person
Of foreign birth making the United States his
adop,ed country Wherever the curse OF
LIQUOR selling abounds, drunkenness, deliriunl
tremens. and death is the direct consequence
Parental authority--the strongest ties of love