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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-05-31

Working 7osekler Agais.-The Jeger.
sonian and Trxs (Julian) RepsAieas arc
both laboring together. to convince their
readers tina, G. Washington Julian. Mescslf
and Wade. occupy the same position in re-
gard to slavery 10 the States Wade says:
81 60 for Furnishing every man scho has
raised has aceaysrd hand to strike down 10
CONSTITUTIONS of our fathers. l would take
las property to relieve the loyal NE" NoTtA
and Sonth."
G.. Washington says:
1.-THE sweeping policy I would have the
Government adopt towards slavery. wall 90
objected to on the ground OF its injustice
towards the loyal shareholders ct the
South"
For the purpose OF more fully showing the
extent to which he was willing to SO. in or
der to effsc, the emancipation of slaves OF
both loyal and disioya al masters in the States.
hear what George says in his letter to
the n. Y. Cooper Institute Committee:
"Lfn is said that the Cosstitusios ssands
in the tray Of his policy. reply. that the
Constitution scas made for the people. not
the people for the Constitution. 1He "af'os
is greater than the Constellation. because u
made the Constellation. TIE present Ad.
nsiaistrasios has taught Nc, by some striking
examples. that the Country IS paramount to
the Consultations, and no one could complain
should thus principle BE- adopted IN dealing
,rith Siarery. the source Of our disaster.
The rebel States, By Sssir act Of rebellion.
hare committed suicide. and Congress osgAf
to say so. zsd condemn them as traitors.
L. /sors md nd.
mission as States
| Julian would force abolition on the States
wherein slavery exists. by act of Congress;
while Metealf is satisfied, aud tries to per-
suade Keniuckians that the Presidents plan
would be the best thing for them to adopt
! in order to get rid Of their ''proPerty."-
Hear him:
| Now the President offers to us to let Us
do Just as we please. Buy our negroes it
we wish to sell. and il we do not want to
sell. why, keep them and that is the cad of
IT." and We will be protected with them.
thereby acknowledging that they are prop
erty. and thereby offering TO defeat the alb
oli;ionists. in taking them without compen-
sstion; and also spelling the grand argu-
ment Of the disunionists. that Lincoln aud
his Yankee hordes would take our negroes
/ from u.s.
And yet these sapient editors contend there
is no difference between the sentiments OF
/ Metcalie. Wade and Julian on this subjeotl
In the language Of Metcalfe, the only thing
you can beat common sense into the thick
skulls of Tx and Jim with. sis a green syc-
amore club that will not bounce
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kv Government stocks are two and q
half per cent above par. This fact is another
monitor in the stocks for the edifca.ion oil
our dear European friends.
VThe National Convention Of the Ty.
biographical Union closed its session in New
York. few days since, having adjourned
to meet next year at Cleveland Ohio.
fyVirginia bank notes are sold in Bal.
timore at ten TO twenty per cent. discount
and other Southern money ut discoun. OF
forty to fifty per cent.
@Five hundred and sixty inferna! ma.
chimes, for destroying vessels. we're brouph,
to Savannah from England. in the steamer
FiDgal. which ran the blockade. But Eng.
land still claims to be strictly neutral.
E~A number OF farmers living vest q,
White River in Center and Wayne Town.
ships have lately had THAR Dwellings, enter
&c at night and money and valuable article.
stolen. The neighbors conclu ding to watch
for the depredators, finally got on the track
of one Of them. and succeeded 10 arrestiu 8
HIM yesterday in Stringtown. and brought
him before the Mayor. who bound him owe,
for trial. OF the houses robbed by fhii
night brawler. We learn that Mr.. Warmss's
add Mr.. Robinson's were entered last ~ees
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Congressional.

HousE.-On the 26th Of May. the House
passed the Confscation bill by the following
vote:--Yeas SO, nays 62. Mr.. Blair's
Colonization amendment was rejected by 4
votes majority. On Tuesday the bill au-
,horizing the compensation of Registers and
Receivers of Land offices at $500 per annum
with fees and commissions was passed. and
the message Of the President read.
SKNArE.-Mr Wilson, of Massachusetts,,
on the Goth of May reported back the bill
legalizing the acceptance Of 100000 more
troops. The tax bill was taken up and the
tax on telegraph dispatches modified to one
cent on the first ten words. and three cents
on all exceeding that. On all Insurance
Policies except Life Insurance. a tax of 25
cents each. The tax on Lard and Linseed
Oils reduced to two cents per gal
Ion. May 27.--The post route bill was
passed after which the tax bill was taken
up. the reduction Of taxes on tobacco being
refused. The tax on cotton was also struck
out, and on aution sales modified to one per
cent on merchandise, and tenth of one
cent on stocks, bonds. &c. But little more
Of interest has iranspired this week.
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Startling Fraud.

The recent discovery Of the swindling Of
the State of Indiana out of an immense sum
Of money. by d. G.. Slower, clerk of the
Hon. John Cravens, State Agent 10 New
York city, has caused much excitement in
political circles. Slower is said to have
fraudulently issued over 81 100000 six per
cent bonds, in which business he was aided
by certain Wall street Brokers. With the
proceeds the parties purchased the Bank OF
Beverly, N. j.. having built costly bank
ing house in which they inanceered in the
most approved modern style of banking
The fraud has, however, been sometime dis
covered and by the judicious action of Gov.
Morton over 500, 900 has been recovered
The action of the Governor, So far as ap.
pears from the facts before US. appears to
have been wisely calculated to serve the in
terests of the State. 1t is to be hoped that
the case is not quite SO bad as stated. and
that the amount Of fraudulent paper still
outstanding is not SO large as now reported.
The most severe penalties however should
be inflicted upon the perpetrators of this
fraud, and even though an increased amount
be recovered. the effect will be to weaken
banks based upon State securities until it is
ascertained whether the bonds they hold
are spurious or genuine.
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Weekly Summary Of Events.

The Geographic news Of the present week
have been somewhat of al exciting char
sc,er. On the 25.h of May. Banks Diyis-
ion was attacked by the rebels and driven
back to Williamsport. He succeeded how
ever in retreat;ng without loss, save few
baggage wagons. Later advices state that
he now occupies both sides Of the Potomac
The capture of Col. Henley at Front Roy
al excited the Secession element at Balu-
more SO that several fights took place. A
strong police force is now preserving order.
and the notorious Secession News Sheet
has been forced to hang out Union colors--
IL Hagerstown a rebel newspaper was
destroyed and several prominent Seeessio n
lists were badly beaten. At Winchester du,
ring the retreat Of Banks Division, the sick
Pennsylvanians were brutally treated and
the troops fired upon by women. Many OF
the sick bid in the wheat fields, to escape
rebel violence. The army of the Potomac
are still before Richm ond but the rebels are
reported as evacuating their works. 1t Is
thought however they will make stand at
the Fair Grounds. A number Of the States
have responded to the call for more troops
the State of Indiana being one of the first
TO respond. Later advices state that some
of the orders were countermanded. Nothing
official has yet been received from General
HalIeck. but an attack upon Beauregard is
hourly expected. On the 3lst of March, a
Confederate Steamer Mounting eight rife
guns was spiked in the China SEA- by a
British war vessel-McClellan is having
trouble with Newspaper correspondents.
By dispatches received from Orazit
(Mex;co.ii May 9. we learn that the French
troops had attacked a Mexican fore. Of 10.
600, but were repulsed with loss Of 500
killed. President Juarez and his cabinet
were reported in the city Of Mexico. Lat.
adyices from England seem to doubt the
capture Of New Orleans by the Fed erals
though some believe it. 3readstuffs wer.
dull and grain declining. BY late arrva
from Queenstown, England seem disposed
to thirk that the chances of the success O
the Fejerals is certain and the journals ar,
more liberal in their tone towards Ameri.
can matters. For later news. see Telegraph
dispatches.
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The Presidents Message.

A special message from President Lin.
coin has just been submitted to Congress,
the purport Of it being to exonorate Mr.
Cameron from the House resolution Of cen.
sure, and assuming for him self and the W hole
cabinet the blame directed toward the
ex-Secretary. The resolution we give as
followa with the concluding remarks of Mr..
Lincoln:
"ResoIred. Tha, Simon Cameron. late
Secretary OF War. by investing Alex Cum.
mings with large sums OF money, and au.
thority to purchase military supplies without
restriction, and without requiring Of him any
guarantee for the faithful performance of his
duties, when the services Of competent pub
lie officers Were available, and by involving
the Governmental a vast number of contracts
with persots not legitimately engaged in the
business pertaining to the subject mat,er Of
such contracts, especially in the purchase of
arms tor future delivery. has adopted a
policy highly injurious to the public service,
aud deserves the censure Of tho House."
Congress will see that l should be wan
ting equally in candor and justice il should
leave the censure expressed in this resolu-
ton to rest exclusively or chiefly on Mr.
SNmeToh ne same sentiment is I'm anil
mously entertained by the heads Of the De-
partments who participated in the procee-
dings which the House of Representatives
has censured.
1t is due to Mr.. Cameron to say. that al
though be fully approved the proceedings,
they were not moved or suggested by him
sell, and that not only the President. but
that all the other heads of Departments were
at least equally responsible with him for
whatever error. wrong or fault xas CON-
mitted in the premises. e.
(Signed] ABRAHAM LIscoLS. (
WAsHtSGroN. May IS, 1862.
The message throughout is characteristic
81 the honesty. fairness and candor OF MI
Lincoln. and even his enemies cannot but
admire the noble straightforward character
efths shisf nagistraie.
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in getting to be a member of the Legisla-
ture--his personal interest was grsiihed Of
his opinions now in regard TO the abolition
ists'' are to be credited, at the expense OF
principle! Again. self interest came in con-
fics with prin ciple during the last Presidsn-
,ial canvas. Elder held the Post Office and
published the Jefiersonian--the South sece-
ded from the Charleston Convention, and il
adjourned to Baltimore, when Douglas re-
ceiyed the nomination. The seceders also
Breckenridge. Buchanan. for the purpose
of pleasing the section to which he owed
his position. determined to bring his official
patronage to bear in favor of Breckenridge,
and Elder was duly notified that be must
''obey or resign But thousand dollars
was sum Of money quite too large to give
up, without a struggle. He found that bis
subscribers would kick the bottom out OF
the Jeff ersonian if he didn't go for Douglas,
and that Old Buck would kick the bottom
out of the Post Office if be did-it was a
Jottomless PIT in both directions. To save
both, he made sham sale of the jeff. to
Culley. and held on to the Post Office-he
made his calculations to be passive, and
to try the say-no'hiug and do-no.hing plan
of salvation; but he had a more vigilant
overseer than he imagined. Jess. Bright.
made him work and drudge for Breckenridge
made him pay the tar on the privilege of
holding the Post Office, in order to break
down the "old Democratic party" in Indi-
ana-mode him attend his meetings, and act
as presiden. thereof-compclledh him TO go
round with him and use his influence to
assist In It's destruction: His 'bread and
butter" depended on obeying. and no slave
on the plantations Of the South, was ever
more subservient TO the wishes of his master
than jim Elder was TO Jess. Bright. He
again sacrificed principle to his self interest.
What powerful and an all sbsorbing lore
he and the supporters of Breckenridge must
no,o have, for the "old Democratic party"
that they aided to destroy
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By LErrER.-The letter mode bavin,

By LErTER.--The letter mode having
beer adopted by the perpe,ual-motiou-
Central Committee of Wayne County. to
force the people. if possible, into obeying
the behests Of that Committee relative to
bringing on the Nominating Election for
Congress. in April last. George Washington
Julian, was determined to adopt it on more
extensive scale, by writing to each of his
former .'dear friends urging them by all
the memories of the past and the salary of
six thousand dollars in the future, to come
to his rescue! Like blind man, he is
feeling his way. and. not knowing his
friends from his enemies. he does not know
to whom his letters may come greeting
hence, we hear from him by letter very fire.
quently. His receipt of 1900 votes out of
$500, in Old Wayne, is a damn-per. and
an overwhelming majority in the Burnt
District" conclude that il is in full of all
demands!
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Military News.

BJ Lieut.. John +. C. Tanner, of the
ed Indiana Regiment, has been appointed
to first class clerkship iu the War Depart
ment at Washington.
TT The gunboat Ithaca, now with Com.
Farragut is commanded by Capt. Amos
Johnson, of Laporte. Indiana.
~ Joseph Van Matre, of Co. F. Captain
Bradford, Of the 57th Regiment, died at
st. Louis. May 10. 1862, of camp fever
He was at the battle Of Pittsburg Landing,
and took sick from exposure.
SICK IsDIAsA SoLDrERs.-The following
is list of the sick Indiana soldiers recruit
ed in this vicinity taken from the armies of
the Tennessee and brought 10 Evansville on
the w. w. Crawford, on the 2osh inst
Second Cavalry Green Belk, CO Z, died
Nav IL. remains lett at Pittsburg Landing;
l. Mckay, CO B: f F Erving. co d; Jesse J
Nickson, co G; J II Bodkin. co NJ; Jno n
Keenan,, CO ID; Jasper Vanmeter, co ID; NJ
S Kitchener, co D; A G Howard, co i; + L
! Gsrnevre, CO F; John Sewers, CO u; 4
Smith CO c.: j Y Deem, CO G; N kiser, co
G; G A Coburn, CO E; John McCulia, CO
f; w w froball. co A; B Faulkner. co ii;
+ A Russell, CO b; Elias Gibson. co F; JAS
per Smith, CO l; d + Deardof, co n; Cyrus
Prul. co NJ.
Fifty Seventh Regimen,.-Michacl Win
der, co II; Zeno johnson, co IL; David
Stewart. co II; X f. Hollins, co IL; Thos.
Whtmore, CO II; NJ w Clark. CO r;
Pleasant Poe, co +; Isaiah Frazer, co +;
Joseph Mckee, co F; Liebhardt, co r /;
A T. Anderson, co II; Dewitt Markle, CO +;
II L. T.h
Z NJ Zentmeyer, co G; J Ii Weaver, co u;
ID II Stewart, CO II; Alvin Owens, co T..
E-V Since the retreat of General Banks
to Winchester, Pennsy lvania, Massachu-
sets, New York and Ohio. have called for
new levies Of troops through the medium of
Executive proclamations. Nor is the
"Hoosier State behind hand. Fourteen
Regiments Of infantry and one battery Of
artillery are at. and on their way to tho
National Capital.
ESr Col. John S. Williams's infantry
battalion Of companies left Indianapolis
on Monday evening for Washington, and
on Tuesday morning the Meigs battery fully
equipped left for The same destination. A
number Of companies have reported to the
Adjutant General for duty. The Indiana
Legion and the Goth Regiment will be at
once called into active service.
w G. B. Conner, Esq. editor of the
Vernon Banner, with others, are raising a
company Of infantry for the war.
g.J- The Louisville Journal, in roticing
the arrival there of Nicklcn's Battery. says:
Indiana merits the title Of "Volunteer
State" as she has furnished more soldiers
for the war, in proportion to her population,
than any other State in the Union. Her
infantry. her artillery. and her cavalry have
all been thoroughly disciplined and splen
didly equipped. but We have seen no army
corps since the commen cement of the rebel
lion tina, gave promise Of greater efficiency
than Captain Nickien's battery.
OF Colonel Which, the heroic Colonel
Of the Indiana German Regiment, has been
| confirmed as Bfigadier General.
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National ArInOry TN the West.

To the Editors ofMe National IRtelligencer.
The attention of Congress has been called
to the necessity of erecting an armory some
where in the West, and in view Of the con-
summation of such a measure much interest
is very naturally felt in reference to its loca
ton.
The point which seems to me to be very
prominent in all the requisites which are in
dispensable in such a location l have not up
to this time heard named--that is, Indian
apolis. Situated on White river. in a fine
agricultural region. it certainly should not
be overlooked. Among its claims sre--
LIST Abundant water power, taken from
the Central Canal, always ample and not
endangered by freshets, and Immediately
adjoining the military reservation Of some
thirty acres Of ground belonging 10 the State
upon which the necessary buildings can be
erected:
I'd. 1t has the most numerous railroad
connections with the Ohio river and the
lakes of any city in the West, and in the ge-
ographical centre of the most thickly set
tied region of the West.
Sd. Coal in any quantity can be deliver
ed there at two dollars per ton, and other
materials at extreme low rates.
| 4th. 1t is free from the dangers OF mob
sIoieuce 10 WHICH iHIge cities rouio De Ia-
bic, and where aims and ammunition would
be more unsafe.
5th. The abundance and low prices of
all the necessaries, of life. its fine climate
with its thrift and enterprise, would Away
insure plenty Of mechanics and fair wages.
And. lastly. it is the capital of the glorl.
Gus young State whose sous and daughters
IN this re bolton. from the Governor TO the
day laborer. and from the matron 10 the
school girl. have, On the battle field and in
the councils Of the nation. by the sick
couch and the campfire. known no such
word as 'faii" The men who use puos go
nobiy are surely entitled to some share 10
their manufacture and safe keeping
That's so.'
W. L. DENNIS.
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state Items.

~ Gov. Morton has appointed PROBES
soy 8. X. Hoshour, Supt. of Public 1nstruc-
ton to fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Professor Fletcher. 1t will be seen by
a communication in this issue that b c.
Hobbs is proposed as a candidate for the
Convention to act upon.
~The Evansville Journal says:
A full train Of cars went up on the Z. 4
G. Railroad yesterday loaded with cotton
the first cotton train. we believe. that ev-
or passed over the road. There is sufficient
on the wharf here to load another large
train.
AUSenator Lane has introduced bill
into the Senate to reimburse our goth Reg
imsnt for the loss they sustained at Halter
Is Island. when their supplies. clothing. and
every thing else nearly. were taken on the
steamer Fanny. The amount appropriated
10 500.
n~The Laporte Usion says that few
days ago. while some German laborers were
engaged in making excavations in the earth
on which On old building had stood. they
struck upon deposit OF coin-principally
Mexican dollars aud American half dollars
TO the amount of about peck. The Ia
borsrs were Of course sorely disappointed
when il was discovered that the coin wa:
bo9As.
EMartin Baltsner, for the past eigh
yeass Treasurer Of Franklin county, Indi-
ana. rseently deoamped with some thirty
thousand dollars belonging to the county
II 10 said that he has deserted his family.
and.ths . woman not his wife. accompanied
him in his fight. He left home for the os.
teasible purpose Of settling with the State
xtoasafeI. which he failed TO do. He il
sspsossnAsd - being slightly Secesh.
~xAe Lafayette Courier of Friday
@yss ~. - 1Achsstss Esq. whose ssriou.
iIlneD ~ anno1need yesterday. expired fif
teen minutes bstsgelvslvs that day. Th.
deesassd was In his z1os yeae-ia the prim,
Of and We speak NE usivssnl seahnen
Of the community u large in rsossdzAg III
untimsly end - great calamity 70 La6a
ystts.
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LH- II the institution of Slavery is found
to stand in the way Of the restoration of the
Union, would the editor Of the J.tfersonlan
acquiesce in its destruction? or would he
prefer that the North and South separate SO
that slavery may flourish as the corner stone
Of Southern Confederacy?
LF If the published declarations of a
fondness for "thick lips, kinky hair. and long
heels"--thas the "negro was the equal Of a
white man and that he should be placed on
an equality, socially and politically. with
the white man." constituted patriot in our
estimation. we should have supported Jim
Elder when he ran for the legislature in 40,
instead Of opposing him. In the face of the
declarations Of fond endearments he then
SO lavishingly bestowed on his ''colored
brethren" he was well pleased to call them,
his denunciations aud ridicule Of their per
sonal appearance, and the anathemas he
heaps on his former position, is well calcu-
lated to show up his total lack Of honesty
and consistency. He is quite welcome to all
he can make by CHASING the Palladium as
"nigger-loving sheet" when it can be
proved that we have never been overly fond
Of either the .Jefersonian or its dunderhead-
ed editor! According to the opinion of Sen
ator Douglas, there can be but two parties
in this war: "Pdhiots or Traitors" and
he who is not for the Administration and the
Constitutional measures it has inaugurated
and is SO faithfully and theoretically carry
ing out. in order to speedily crush this
hell begotten rebellion. is no Patriot-he is
in his hearts core a Traitor. and only waits
for favorable opportunity, without the fear
of hemp before his eyes, TO proclaim it from
the house top! Elder has opposed every
step the administration has yet made to put
down the rebellion he is constantly trying
to excite the people against the Adninistra-
tons of the General and State Governments
by crying out high taxes!' increase of State
Debtv negro eluality!' and the beginning
and ending of his editorials resound with
the senseless term OF 'aboli,ionists!' 'aboli-
tionists' as applied to all who are assisting
in sustaining the General Government in its
efforts to have law and order once more pre-
vail throught the United States. The Doug
las standard, surely condemns Elder, and
there is no other alternative than for him to
continue lying in the traitor bed he has
taken so much pains to make up and get in.
JEFF Davis and his myrmidons in secessia.
speak of the "Lineoln Administration" in
precisely the same ray. aud apply the term
'abolitionist' 10 it with quite as much unc-
ton, as does Jim Elder of the Jefersonian.
As JEFF Davis and Elder both voted for
Breckenridge, and both labored together 10
destroy the Democratic party by defeating
Douglas, is it at all uncharitabe to conclude,
as they are using the same denunciations
against our National Government, that they
are again laboring together as brethren!
We see no hope for Jim, unless he shall
turn from the evil of his WAYS. forsake his
sins, cease to do evil and learn to do well.