The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-11-04
following it will be seen that, somehow
or other, the idea had got abroad in the

following it will be seen that, somehow
or other, the idea had got abroad in the
! country; .v
AsIwalked down Washington street
I saw gentleman coming up rapidly. and
I stopped him. Halo. Kerr. what has
brought YOU heres l said. He seemed
very much exited DO YOU know any,
! thing 2, he said: and said: do YOU
know anything:" YES" he replied
What is it? said l. He then said, The
devils to pay in my section of the State,
the people Of Washington, Harrison and
Flovd counties and that neighborhood
have got the idea that a revolution was
Impending; the farmers were frightened.
and were selling their hay in the fields
and their wheat In the stacks, and all the
property that could he was being CONVEX
tel into greenhacks.
Z A consultation was deemed necessary
Mr. Brigham goes on 10 say:
The next day we went about $ or 9
o'clock to McDonald's Office. had invi-
tel in all the prominent Democrats l
couid see Judge Roash was present;
Mcdonald was present: William Hender-
son. of this city. Mr.. Hord, Aquilla
Jones, Samuel II. Buskirk. Mr.. Ristine,
think. DR.. Yeaglc, and Colenel Caldwell,
of LAFAYETTE and there may have been
others Mr. Kerr then told the story to
those present. Then we had a consulta-
ton about the matter, and came TO the
conclusion that the matter, must be stop
ped right then.
Thus il will be seen that the prominent
Democrats mentioned above. arc made to
occupy the position of accessories TO the
crime of treason. They carried around
with them, locked up in their Democratic
breasts, the awful secret ithe contempla-
ted destruction of the Government, and
made no sign. One OF them, too, going
before the people and asking their suttra-
ges, TO elevate him TO the proud position
of Governor of the State of Indiana.
And why was this portentous secret SO
carefully guarded? The pitiful reason
assigned by Mr.. Bingham may be gather
ed from the following paragraph of his
testimony:
So important did l regard this matter,
and its effect upon the Democratic party.
(and that is another reason why did
not wish To say anything about it, for if
this thing had been made public, it would
injure us in the coming election.
That's it. .'lrs EFFECT UPON THE DEM
ocRATIc PARTY Lest 1.-The party
might be injured ia The coming elections the
leaders of thai party make themselves
accessory to the crimes of treason, rap
inc and murder. The blessed party is
vastly more important, in their eyes,
than the existence of the Government,
the security Of life and property, and the
peace of the community. They would
rather have the horizon lighted up with
the glare of burning buildings, and the
air laden with the shrieks OF men and
women murdered in their beds, than that
the interests of 1.-The party" should be
jeopardized Such Democracy is born of
hell
The testimony of Mr.. Brigham, toned
down and modified as it undoubtedly was,
has fixed upon the names of Mcdonald,
Athon, Hord, Ristine and others, a stig-
ma which will forever remain Death
itself cannot eflace it, Until virtue and
patriotism are no more, and treason be-
comes honorable, their names will be exc
Grated and their acts tiespised