Indiana State sentinel., 1862-02-10


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ter of the Convention and its action upon the mo
mentuOus issues now before the country
BAYARD TAYLoR's LEcTURE.-A large and ap-
preciative audience assembled at Masonic Hall on
Monday night to hear the lecture of Bayard
Taylor. the well known tourist. At 8 O'Clock
precisely, as previously announced, the speaker
appeared and was formally introduced by DR..
Parvin, of this city. His manners were graceful
and dignifed. He illustrated his points with
travels. His discourse was sprightly and racy,
but devoid OF profundity. The subject perhaps
did not admit Of very deep thought although be
took occasion to criticize the want of investiga
ton and thought in Americans generally. He
very justly recommended them to think more for
themselves, and not conhde SO much in the dicta
of newspapers and politicians.
In speaking of the Americans socially, he ad-
vanced some very instructive and suggestive
ideas His parallel between the social govern
ment" of Europe and this country was perhaps
too refined. Judging from the tenor of his dis
course, he evidently better appreciated the refined
manners of the aristocracy of Europe than the
rude and untutOred etiquette of American repub-
lcanism Doubtless his travels in these countries
and the court paid to their aristOcracy to such
men, and the little courtesy shown to them in
this country, had no little to do in superinducing
this opinion. But it should be remembered that
the portion of European society which he so
highly eulOgized bears but very small proper
ton to the ind gent countless millions of those
countries, whom he passed over BY scarcely no
ticing them. His contempt for the common
classes of Europe was strong inference of con-
tempt for American society in general. But it is
not TO be understood however that many of his
remarks were not appropriate and instructive.
There was evidently much truth in the remark
that while we are politically free we are socially
despotic and intolerant
When the lecturer came to speak of Americans
politically, be could not disguise his own settled
and cherished principles The liberal European
tourist Immediately merged in the narrow mind
ed politician. The associate editor of the New
York Tribune showed himself in every word he
uttered. The bitter virulence and senseess in
vective so characteristic of that class OF politi
cleans shOne forth in every sentence. Why men
whose hate is so intense and abiding against the
people of the South, should express desire to
fraternize with them, is a mystery. They must
be either sincere haters or vile hypOcrites If the
former, their object is certainly not Union, but
subjugatiOn; if the latter. they are infamous
knaves. Whichever horn of the dilemma they
choose to take, will not better their position.
Their policy, in either event, will prove, as it has
already proved, disastrous to the country. They
would sink the nation in ruin, involve the coun-
try in beggary. and dismember the Government
to accomplish their own hellish ends.
Now as ever, under the guise Of literary lee
turers, they go round nstilling into the minds
of the people the most deadly poison. Already
with matrcidai .ngrattude, have they administer
ed to our cherished mother country the deadly
opiate that has cast her into the paroxysms of
despair and death. And still do they continue to
dole their nOxious venom. Doubtless Mr.. Tay-
lor is being sent out from the firm of Greely &
Co. a forerunner of the doctors of the pseudo
Union party to be organized out of the corrupt
and pntrid carcase of defunct Republicanism.
We call upon the farmers of the Northwest,
whose very Hfe-bloOd has been extracted by the
political vampires, to beware.