The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-10-02

rode forward braudishing MS plstoi aou oe
manding the way to be cleared. he had
to halt he turned. an egg took him In the
back, he faced and another took him close
about bis flashing eyes; be, wheeled again
and yol,ey Of we'll aimed rocks babe him
rough farewell. His disorganized forces
found quick departure from town west
ward, without looking for the bridge.
They STOPPED no, for lake. they stay d net fer
stone"
They crossed Ger shs crecs where bridge there was
noas gA1 A
Other delegations found il convenient to
make a detour round the town, ard alto
gether it is currently believed that never
before in the history OF conventions did
SO large a convention leave so populous a
town in 80 short time. They 'cleaned it
out" in hurry. But one delegation Gnger-
ed; it was hat Fl I'm Buzzard Roost. They
called hall. held parley and voted to
'come back" 1t would never do. the Of
fcers said. to go home without teaching the
town better manners. In fact they declar-
ed the town should be reduced 20 ashes be
fore morning. But Marshal Kesling was a
marked nan as lie said. and felt safer fur;h
er away. so he proposed to Marshal kayler
to lead their braves back, the latter however
was too well known and declined the hon
or, whereupon having learned that the can
non, loaded with tenpennies was in readiness
for them, aud not relishing such job Of
carpentry. they became dreadluly panicked
and make the best time towards Buzzs'
Roost on record. Tins it was, that a few
persons with rocks and pistol or two drove
Convention, composed 10 part, of bully
ing. blsthering braggarts, more than halt
At fha.r cd 20 ka Ii
sheep from town.
True to their inten; however, they insult
ed every one they dared, on their homeward
retreat. They stoned wi low Eidson's house;
broke into VIM. Sraw's house. be being b
sent with his family, and broke the furni-
ture to pieces threatened TO stone Perry
Gardener, lame boy. west Of town; and in
another direction. hurrahed for Vallandig
ham. Besuregard ard jeff. Davis.
AT sunset, Eaton was quiet after the little
breeze, as a sea after a squall. The butter
nut cloud. somewhat bigger than a man S
hand, had spent its impo.ent fury and pass
ed rapidly and daikly away.
eve do not approve Of such scenes we
have not the slistest relish for them. and
yet where men Cunt muss. where they
itch for n row, we cannot find fault with
those who are disposed to accommodate
them. Had they come TO town and behav
ed themselves as civil men ought to and as
peaclble men always do, they would have
met no opposition. Much as our people de-
spise their treason in following a itor,
they should have permitted their meeting if
it had been peaceful, to have gone quietly
off. But that was not satisfactory, SO IN the
morning they sowed wind from which they
reapt smart whirlwind ID the evening
The return was quicker and the yield more
liberal than they had anticipated. If it
taught them a lesson in manners it is not 10
be regretted further than th at the innocent
suffered at their hands. in the person o:
woman, who was shot through the arm by
one Of their own crowd, and it may be al
so, some men where injured who would
gladly have been away from SO disgraceful
a rumpus. They can only have the conso-
lation that "Poor Tray" had.
But, it has been ssked why it is that But
ternu,s cannot do as they please as well as
other folks, without stirring up the passions
of their opponents? Why can they not
hold their meetings and abuse tho opposit-
ion as they did when the Bank and Tariff
were the dividing questions The answer
is very clear. Those were merely questions
Of policy, this is a question of life or death.
Both parties then were true TO the Country,
were patriots; now these men propose to-
place man in the Governors Chair in this
State, who is q known traitor, is now an ex
lie because of his treason, and who, il elect
ed and installed, would make Ohio a thea
tire of war in less than thirty days. This is
why men cannot brook insult. People who
tsmper with such feelings ought 10 know
hey are playing with magazine of more
than ordinary sensibility and with volca
no that but touch calls into eruption