Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-23


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vhO cail- himself Color 81 Hawkins" protesting
10 81 a refugee from Etsi Tennessee made a
speech a. Bedford, IN Lawrence couufy. On last
Thursday A considerable number of Repnbli-
cans and Few Democrats assembled to hear him.
Judge VIM Duncan was called 20 the chair. and
A d Lemon appointed Secretary For two
hours and more the refugee" spoke AZ a furious
rate and never was audience more completely
sold The speaker eviocel not particle of bra
tory. good manners nor refinement. but exhibited
himself a. a compound Of SELF coBceit. impudence
and d.abocal malice The burden Of hi- speech
wa Northern '.butiefnuts' and -cOpperheads
He denounced Mcclellan and Buell. both a. "tra
tors" Holding NJ Mnnie bill TO the view OF
hi audience, he exclaimed. THAT j. the kind OF
Lincoln pills you ought 20 administer 10 the but
ternuts in your community The whole drift Of
his speuch was 70 stir up civil strife amongst "a.
and % incite the Republicans 70 assss-inate the
Democrats But 10 the honor of the Republicans
of Bedford am happy 20 say thathe only brought
upon himself the scorn and contempt Of the more
considerable and respectable Republicans. while
they all agree that they were completely sold.
and that the spe ker "dii more harm than good.
! At the close Of the meeting he had men posted
at the door to take up a collection and he also
had lot Of pictures of Cumberland Gap, worth
about FIVE centsa piece. which he sold for fifty
cents Even the Republicans denounce him As
mountebauk. and they say that IL he Is a Colonel
/ he had better be with his regiment. for he Is do
ing no good IN Indiana
He will probably speak in other parts of the
State and will be likely to denounce Bedford as
"A terrible "butternut'' town On Fridav night
he went 20 the SOLDIERS AID Society at the
residence of Mr.. Rawlings. Either because OF
his low bree ling his being afflicted with sort
Of monomana he brings up the subject Of but
,e~nuts" ON all cccssinrs and having the mista-
ken notion that The "butternuts" hereabout were
a despsed sect and few in number. he introduced
the subject to several of the ladies First. he
asked the handsome and accomplished Miss r VI
To show him a "buuernut. IL there were anv IN
the room. Il am a butternut. was the reply
In response to the same question he was answered
IN the sime way by four five other Ladies,
among the most intelligent and accomplished IN
our county. The refugee" now became very
uneasy and began to- put airs OF offender dig
nitv He next became the butt of ridicu'e all
around the ROOM and TO cap he climax, Miss
a Republican Young lady. began To plav Dixie
wifi the Southern words. The patriotic "reiu
zee" could stand il no longer He started to the
door in high dudgeon, saving ne was insulted
&c Which, he got TO the door he saw crowd o
bows standing on the sidewalk listening 20 the
music He went back for his gloves. which h'
, had forgotten and remarked 70 the company thai
. there was crowd of "bufferButs listening ~
the window He got his gloves and left. amid
the shouts and ieers of the bows most of whom
, were Republicans), saving. You're Id lar. y
+ Here's a butternut for you" &c As fitting
finale he left town the next morning and cut o.
: his hofeL bill Ifany Republican wants confirm
ZION OF what have siid about Col. Hawkins.
refer them to Mrs John ID Thomasson (hote
keeperl and Eli ID lie and A. ID Lemon leadin!
' Republicans here. OMEGA.