The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-10-10
For the Palladium.


worlds enigma No effort of genius. =
&c, &C.. &c. Gentle reader, just look Il
the last mum Der of the Dire, and III thero
is no balm in Gilead, if there is no physicias
there"-if there is no deep, profound phi
losophy in that production. then are We no
judges of Paley's reasoning on moral du-
ties: then indeed have we been ignorant
resx,ers of Abercrombie's Mental Puiloso-
ply. &C.. .. Ky, ~
In our deep Humiliation. penetrated pro-
foundry with a conviction of our utter iu-
significance, oyerw helmned with the cogen-
CIV OF argument, the transcendent reasoning,
the overpowering transformations of Eli
phaz's last. We can only reply in the Ian
puage Of a celebrated Fourth of July or ator,
In speaking of the Indians-we are SO
beaddled-so mortifed--at the drubbing E.
gives us-thst We mayquote from the wrong
book yet we know your readers will pardon
the ;oistake: g They invoke their Areonski-
Whit the HALuMEr of peace, and on de moro
onster they mingle their Dithyrambic requi
UNI with the bland breeze, that sits itself
through the rush and supple jack of the
woods, and as an expiation of an inner
lance abated. the sanctity Of the lawn has
gone forth in its publication. to withdraw
from their eyes, the humid curtain of an.
guish, by urging the sun Julian worship
ers to humiliation and prayer under their
own vine and fig tree Of promise" &c. &c.
Well, Mr.. Eliphaz. have We not fully an
swered you; can not re too philosophise.
But let us for a moment descend from the
common men--I mean 81, not you, for
you indeed are no common mortal.
Mr.. EiipEaz, who commenced the " cat
erwaulings Of Pandemonium-who stigma
tiled the Palladium with communicating
the morals of the community-whow was it
said the Palladium editors put 90 Heaven"
:. Earth" and Hell'' under contribution,
to crafty their malignant feelings Yards
pure patriot. l suppose you meant Ju-
lian; therefore, which, you or Richmond
was it. dragged in an innocent third person
who manifested Hellish" desire to
pitch in and do something large" and did
not do it-who was it tanned down so. when
he got his fingers raped slightly. Aud
did not you do this pitching into :. Davis"
did you not indulge in the bitter feelings
of your own depraved nature--did you not
give full vent TO your malignant dispositiO"
and show up in your own 0rticles-your
own acts-in your loto persOnalities--your
would be bitter attacks on :" Ben Davis
before g Richmond" uttered woodland
all because forsooth the Palladium was
personal in its assaults on Julian the i'm
maculates and when the editors of the Pal
kadium did you the distinguished honor, TO
show up Julian, his meanness. his indie lens
ible course and acts did YOU degn to an
swer these charges--you the great. the
pure. the holy in fingers. iphaz not
once.
IT'S true you speak of a ''poodle" swapping
at the legs ola big cur--'a cur of ours. -
we presume. the race of which, we are glad
to think is aboat extinct. iEH This is strong
argument, Truly. Let me ask Eliphaz, what
outsider first let loose the " dogs of war Z"
Oh yes, when he, the immaculate self
righteous Eliphaz- when Ehphaz, who en-
bodies all the rfrtue and Intelligence of the
commuuity-whenE liphaz. who par ercel-
lenee is the standard by which to Judge
correct controversy--when he indulg.d SO
freely In bitter, unmeaning personalities
low, vulgar, vituperation--all to CRAFTY an
insatiate, senseless. groundless admiration
Of a contemplate demasogue--oh, DEAR
This conduct of Elphaz, was redolent of
virtue. temperance, morality. charity-it was
dictated by sensitive regard for the
tender youth at the domestic freside Els
motives can not. dare not be distrusted, i'm
pugned. or called in question. But when
NouT servant, nlcnnOnu pre-
sumes to intimate that Julian, Els political
idol. is not infallible. is an unsound. unsafe
leader, and worse than blind guide Oh,
then, presto--scene IS changed. The very
fact that Richmond" dare do this thing.
ferred against the Palladium. What pro-
found reasoning
l said, and say again an intelligent.
reasoning community" are indeed disguised
with such drrant Hypocrisy. such arrogant
presumption, such supercilious assumption
OF superiority, dignity, moral worth, and all
that.
Mr.. Z. if you have not already made the
discovery. unless. you are as old IN years,
you seem to be in political SHINING, you
will learn that, others, can as well as you,
Uytte and reason, and see the Fitness of
things" Truly have no especial pen
chant" for mere personal controversy. Per
sonai alteration has no charms for me
without an object. ! too, admire an hon.
orable opponent in argument can appre-
ciste an able, a gentlenanly competitor for
controversial supertOrfty-and, pardon. me,
Mr. f.. can reason as we'll as a Iozc order
of intellect will admit-and I endeavor occa-
sionally to chastise such .fuksome arrogance
as yours--such rank supererogalion as you
exhibit.
Ny main objections to Julian, are given
by the PdUadtum editors. in September Sd
number of that paper. and by some kind
friends, over the signature of Lovers of
Consistency" many more, and more serious
reasons might be given, to show that Julian
is a man-(I suppose he belongs to the
genus homo even if Elphaz does insinuate
that he is car). unfit to represent an In
telligent, enlightened constituency.
Man is the worlds enigma'-yes, in.
deed he is-and it has been my observation,
10 my short study Of mankind, that any in
disidual who allows his mind to run on one
subject, dwells exclusively on that. makes
every thing bend to that one point. is a
monomaniac. sn impracicable. f" an unsafe
man. Soon becomes vindiclive, intolerant
of all opposition-useless for practical good.
aud in a word is not the :" nate rial to make