Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-12
Decided difference of Opinion.

spicy controversy is in progress between
Doctor SHERMAN, the distinguished Representa-
tive in the Legislature from LapOrte county, and
one NATHAN EARLYwISE, Moral Instructor of
the Northern State Prison. We feel confident
they must both be gentlemen, from the remarks
they make about each other, and that each pos
sesses high qualifications for the positions they
fill by the grace of the Republican party. Doctor
SHERMAN ntimates that Mr. EARLYwINE, the
Moral Instructor aforesaid, has admirable equal
ifcations for a stud horse keeper" and Mr.. EAR
LYNNE returns the compliment by intimating
that "bg windy Sherman" is "reeSng from
every pore with immortality, gambling, robbing
men, while drunk, of their money" &c, &c, &C.
Governor MORTON differs in opinion with Mr.
EARLYwINE, for he has just appointed the distn-
guished Doctor Assistant Surgeon of Col. NIL
RoY's Regiment. The Journal. also, differs
with each gentleman in their estimate of the
other. 1t says that EARLYwINE is can upright
and intelligent gentleman and that DIR. SHER
MAN is ga gentleman worthy of any constituency"
As the Journal pronounces both gentlemen y
reliable and intelligent, we must accept the
endorsement and believe that each speaks truth
fully of the other. We reproduce the communi-
cation of Mr.. EARLYwIsE to the Journal as a
specimen of Republican literature:
MICHIGAN CRY, May 81, 1861.
EDITOR JouRNAL-Sir: After my respects,
desire a place in your valuable paper for these
lines. In the Journal of the 9th see that one
Sherman, who, by the force of circumstances,
holds seat in the Legislature from Laporte coun-
ty, has seen fit to drag my name into public motto
riety unceremonously. The citizens of this county
only excuse themselves for voting for Sherman on
the ground that they were DESTROYS that the world
should know the real difference between a real
gentleman and low flung, drunken. immoral,
foul mouthed slanderer and blackguard. Never
were those two characters more fully represented
than they are in the persons of Senator and Rep
resentative from Laporte county. In the person
of Mr.. Teegarden is found the gentleman in ev
cry particular, loved and trusted, and honored by
all who know him. Far different with big windy
Sherman. whom to loathe is but to look upon,
reeking from every pore with immortality, gam
bling, r0bbing men, while drunk, of their money,
going round to the shops of worthy young men
in the city of Michigan, enticing them to the
gambling table, and thereby running their habits
and morals
While write, an affidavit is being filed and
sworn to before a Justice of the Peace of this
city, charging this Sherman, with others, with
taking seventy five dollars unlawfuly and with
out right. This is the man who has seen fit to
take advantage of bis position as Representative
and drag into the halls of the Legislature the
name OF citizen of his own town without any
provocation. In short, sir, say that the inhu-
ence and insinuations used by this Sherman in the
halls of the Legislature and elsewhere about me
are unjust, low flung and ungentlemanly, and no
body but a corrupt villain and coward would do
such thing. AS such character pronounce
this man Sherman for which l hold myself re-
sponsible BY giving these lines place in your
paper Immediately, you will confer "a favor on am
old friend. Yours, with respect,
NATHAN EARLYwIyE.