The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-03-16

The facetlOuS editor OF tue LAY ION
Journal was in our city during our late
State Convention, and he had some
things to say about our style and people
which are worth repeating:
Editorial Correspondence of the Dayton Journal
From Dayton to IndianaPoiis-RicAmo
.-Wayne County, Sol. observation-disclosures
plis-State ConventiOn---Lineoin and
Morton---Hoo.ier Pasriotism--The State
Of Morton. &c, &c.
The country through which you pass,
from Dayton to Indianapolis, is well i'm
proved. and more productive soil is not
found out of America. Everybody
seems well to-do, or about to do WELL
farms in good order, with neat farm
houses-many of them imposing brick
dwellings, We should say there is
town about every three milestone of
them very brisk places. But survey
by steam is not calculated to give you a
comprehensive view of the capabilities
or possibilities Of such territory. Never
theless you accept universal testimony
"a great country, sir" If you are
partial to hearty eloquence slightly tinct
ured with brag, seek out Wayne county
man-any body-and you will readily
conclude that if ''Old Wayne isn't
paradise, it is at least ''happy land"
The people are almost as vain of it as
we people are of Dayton-which is say
ing great deal. But the special admira-
ton of Richmondite may be briefly
stated-"our Machine Shops, o. p.
Morton, the 10Th Indiana Volunteers, and
Sol. Meredith" These are the leading
productions Of the State of Wayne
raised on a rich substratum of Quaker
industry.
But the fact which will strike you most
forcibly as soon as you pass the Buckeye
border is the rugged vimminess of the
people. This characteristic is not the
manufacture of newspapers. 1t is real
q rude, keen, incisive, determined energy,
manifest in everything the Hoosiers un-
dertake, and Oliver P. Morton is the best
representative of the sterling Hoosier
character the State has vet developed.
The people are live people, and he is
bone of their bone-with soul equal to
everypatriotic emergency The difference
between the Buckeyes and the Hoosiers
in this respect is probably more appa-
rent than real, since the census returns
show that the increase Of wealth per
capita in the two States from 1850 to 1860
was in favor of Ohio, but the Hoosiers
have the advantage in modes of manifes-
tation. The Buckeyes move along with
silent energy, but the Hoosiers go at
things with a perfect rush. In short, we
are more Eastern-they more Western.
Perhaps, indeed, they are the best rep
resentatives in the West of what is re-
cognized as .sW estern character"
Indianapolis is a capital type of the
State and people. 1t is the busiest IN
terror city of which we have any knowl-
edge. 1t is boiling over with irrepressi-
BILE energy, and grows with rapidity
which promises to make it the leading
interior city of the West.
Daytonians might derive some lessons
valuable to their own interest by obser-
wing the oneness of spirit and determine
ton of the people to make indianapolis
go ahead. Every possible influence is
brought to bear by them to promote
the idea that Indianapolis is superior to
all other places in resources and capaci-
ties. They lose no opportunity to entice
crowds of strangers to the city. Every
enterprising citizen stands ready with
his contribution for public celebratiins.
satisfied that snch will in due course of
TIM flow back to their treasures with
comp ound interest. Thus the city is al
most constantly thrOnged.
The Central Indiana train landed us at
the center of the Hoosier system some
where about the hour when church wards
yawn''-a ghastly and ghostly fancy, by
the way-and the situation soon begun
to appear distressing. Happily there
was big moon and clear sky, otherwise
the subject oflodgings would have proved
discouraging, since there was nothing in
tGn, >f IL
thickly populated as venerable cheese.
A brief reconnaissance exhibited a
struggling column of sundry hundreds of
men and carpet sacks looking for floor
to recline upon, and it is altogether
likely We should have enjoyed the same
blessings but for the benevolence of
Captain Holton, who discovered vacant
vacancy in the rear of No 81, where no.
body would have thought of looking for
rosewood and feathers-the aforesaid
host of the Bates" by the way. having
found similar retreats for us before on
like occasions when the prospect was not
at all flattering.
No doubt this delicate allusion to the
situation conveys to your imaginations
just as good an idea of the masses of the
people who had collected at indianapolis
to nominate a Governor, as if had said
the temporary population were packed
into the city rs thick as beans in bag.
The 22d-eaiat-g -gunpowder-spirit-
stirring drum-the Star Spangled Ban
ner-triumphal arches-"brilliant pa
rade"-eloquents speeches-aIl over now.
so no more needs be said. THE dav
we celebrate was we'll done in variety
and abundance-for in all this Western
country We don't know any people who
do things with such vim as they do
over in the State of Morton-Just here
we were about to quote some Latin, but
s.nuf ced'' will do.
Among the distinguished civilians
were Ex-Gov. Joe Wright, Gen. Carey.
..Parson Moody" Hon Sam. Galloway:
among the military. the tall form ofGen.
Sol. Meredith doomed up like California
pine; Gen w p. Benton had just ar
rived from Texas; Gen Manson from
Knoxville, the gallant Wilder from home
all helping to form ticket. There
was some talk of division of sont;,,o,.