The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1861-09-07
The Suicide Of the Richm Ond Broad
Axe Described.

Eds. PaHadixm:--In the..columns Of the
Broadaxe. OF last Saturday, appeared an
article Of 50 mendacious and vitupera'ive
quality, tha. am dissuaded from treating it
with the silent contempt it SO richly merits
only by nv regard Tor truth. audsmy desire
to expose its opposite.
That vengeance breathing article of your
neighbor pnrports to notice public meet
ing Of the Monday evening previous. in
which took the responsibility of an Amer
lean citizen to participate. Little did |
think that, ike the sword of Damocles,
there hung above my head. by single
thread, the keen edge of a hostile Bloadaxe,
and that too. poisoned by the very sgail Of
bitterness and all unchari,abeness." Had
the Axeman succeeded in his nefarious ds-
sign, he would have been cruel, as it is he
is only ridiexlous!,
l said his article is "mendacious and
vituperative.' now proceed to prove the
assertion.
The Broadaxe seems to forget that there
were others present. who might render it
impossible to prove the following:
"Prior to his elucida,ion Of its excellen-
cies, he (Mr Tharin) edited his audience
with lew personal p4fs copied from the
adrentuves Of hinasezt, a0hile making has
escape from the South
The italics are my own.
Now. Mr.. Palladium. confidently refer
you. not only to the Secretary of the meet
ing. but also to all who attended it. as to
whether there be one word Of truth in the
above extract.
In response to a call from the Chairman
upon any person present who was fully
acquainted with the object of the meeting.
l read from the Palladium itself the notices
of the meeting for previous evening.
OhicA notices contained no aHasion to my
me as residing "ps1soRRdaa oRRdaa,ba1s 1sy1ss represents @
Palladium. As to rehearsing my ..adyeu-
fares. while making my escape from the
South" this is as bsrefaced fabrication as
the personal puffs." l might have read.
had chosen to do SO. . personal puff from
the Broadaxe itself. and also several sen
tences in favor Of that very meeting.
which it garbles so shamelessly. But I
read no puffs whatever. I narrated not
my own .'hear.- .-th.illing adventures
Thus. Messrs. Editors, you perceivor .i.-.
Broadaxe. being the a6irmant. must, ac-
cording to the rules of logic. prore his
Affirmation. or else confess himself liar OF
the most malignant type. 1t is not for me.
sirs, but for him 10 select the horn of this
from which he prefers to dangle.
But the Tomahawk of Freedom goes on
to say: .s.
..After a due consideration of the ideas
in that roll of paper by Mr..
Tharin himself. who was supposed to be the Z
only person present capable of comprehend
ing its meaning. a motion was made to lay
il on the table and ordered printed. where
upon seven feeble voices exclaimed ave
The motion was pronounced by Mr.. Tharin
and the meeing adjouSed. Thus
ended one Of the greatest projects ever /.
devised bv mortal man for the saving of
falling nation"
As to my being the only person present
who could comprehend the-mesning" Of
the resolutions. | hope the gentleman will
not judge every body present" by himself ]
Judge Perry, although he opposed the reso-
utions as inexpsdien. at the meeting. gave
hem the highest praise as to their patriot
SIN and general merit former occasion.
n the presence Of gentlemen. who like him
self. are some Of sour older citizens" It
Was who moved to clay on the table and
orint," and explained my intentions At the
lime to be. ''to show respect to my venera-
Die friend, Judge Perry. and to other 'older
citizens Of Richmond. in order that the
whole community might peruse them, and,
n more general assemblsge. pass upon
hem. or some better plan. in future
So far from being ended" as Broadsxe
usinuates and desires. the career Of those
is but Just begun. and the pub
Iie, who can comprehend their meaning"
better than the unwieldly Broadaxe. are
invited to careful perusal Of
he same. They will be found in the issue
,f the Palladium of the 31st ul,imo.
One would suppose the writer to have
lived here all his life. from the tenor OF the
following:
by the by. whilst we are on the sub
iect. we will make the enquiry. if our ci,i-
Gems really desire Home Guard, whether
it would not be better TO leave the
matter Of organizing il to some of our older
rather than TO comparative strsn-
ger and one who is hardly fixed in his habi
ta,ions'
In other wordS, Mr.. Palladium, Tomahawk
would insinuate that. when armed rebellion
the Cotton States into revolu-
ton. it was the duty of every man in Seces-
sia 10 aid and abet treason, in order to re-