The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-04

MONDAY MORNING. DEcENBER 4.
A RaffIe wi.heus . shirt, etc.

where uorkmep were engaged IN prepar-
fnr % erccf a dwelling house on a LOT OF shall
low depth. we were aeco~ied ny the Rev. Dr.
Mccft7Se. IN fhis manner says he. ] am
about erecting house, and my lot l. not deep
enough % give me both a front and back ward,
and am 81 e loss which . dispense with: but
AFTER talking the matter over. he said, zee NY
wav; have made up my mind shall dis
pcnse with the baek yard. aud give myself a
good 'front.' one; rho argument of negro /
once knew determines me- He said the negro
had money enough 70 buy runie without
shirt, OF shirt without a rtlfie. and deter
mined 70 spend u for a rufie; becsu-e. said
be, srgybosF Eill sec The ruffie. and think
there j. shirt under Il. and thus IN ct
credit for both; bat II LSuy the shirt alone,
can't deceive them a. 70 the rufie. This anec-
dote was forcibly brought 20 our mind on read
Ing, in saturday, Journal, the article vith the
swsggerisg title, The HKRALD's Apology for
SANDER a. though this paper had slandered
somebody. We were struck with the size OF
the rufIie; we hunted in vain for the shirt.
We have felt an increased depression ON ac-
count Of the attack upon US in the Jogrnal.
since We learned the authorship q IL. We
have learned. BY proper inquiry, that the ar
ticles in which a labored attempt Is made TO
assail US, were written by BERRY X. srI-
GROVE, late a Private Secretary, IL we are in
Formed Alright, to Governor MORTON; also. his
companion, on a visit last summer. in New
York; and his prospective travelling CON-
Panion in Europe, IL we draw night inference.
nom the public prints. Our heart sunk with
In Us, when we were informed Of the fact. We
had not then learned that the Journals char
aeter Tor truth and veracify had been very
seriously impaired by recent occurrences In
The state senate. We supposed that we had
70 stand the charge OF such a teeie1t Of moral
character, u 50 much s0Briety, confluence,
rfyfae and purity. indeed Of all kinds. OF so
much elegant and refined craftsmanship, that
We, n once, began TO quake with dread We
Knew The terrible disadvantage at which we
we're placed By personal contrast, in these
particulars.
Jtistrue, w. had head Got Gil lecture, and he
had inspired Us with hopeful ideas. He had
."ld rs that the temperance men felt a kindly
sympathy for the Incorporate, and sought to
win their confidence by generous treatment;
but every one can, at once. imagine our dis
tress, when we learned that now. marc hing.
arm in arm, IN front OF the great goee gather
lng temperance army, were LOZ.EE and BER-
RY, tho one as-aiiiIIg " ON the narch, with the
tongue. and the other through the Journal.
with tn quill How diferen. from GovGH's
representation Of the temperance leaders,
We now proceed 10 the rejonder q the
Journal The ease stands Tins, We filed
short bin Il discovery against Governor Nor
roN. The journal ansSaod. admitting. As
We understand. tina. ,he Governor has pur-
chased and paid snr a farm. horses. etc Of
mits the present Of the carriage and horses.
but claims Il Is bat a common occurrence. aud
tless not disclose whether he had received any
Others. President JOHNSON. we understand,
refuses all presents, a inconsistent with OIL
eial propriety, IL not purity, and Federal
officers are cashierod and Dismissed for
receiving them vher discovered. Admits
the bapk aud insurance :oeks; alleges he has
sold che bunk stock, but fails 10 say what he
did with be money, OF whether the stock was
twenty-five per cent. premium; says nothing
about We accounts while running the arsenal
and-does not stIte anything about the bonds
and coupons turned over 10 the State by the
United stats; i'm short, he does not come ollt,
AFTER our example, and give an account of hi.
financial operations. The Journal desires TO
know who said the Governor was the richest
man in Indiana. etc. to which we answer
here, for convenience. that we have often heard
such q statement but shall not use indiyiduai
names, though we refer the Journal To Major
GoRDoS's speech on the Governor. and 10 the
columns ofthc Sentinel for the past year, and
TO the CentrcSilIe True Repubtiean, I'm one or
ether Of which, hnot in all, perhaps something
like the statement. il not Tire exact words. may
be found.
The .}ssvRdf made his answer A cross
complaint against Colonel HALL and our
self which We fully answered. and
have been discharged one little kick.
at Us. however, in pronouncing our ans,ser
satisfactory, the Journal makes: and. "a ac-
count OF an historical incident we noticciJ. lie
saws nc can assume, presume or conjecture.
that we were bribed by the liquor dealers to
decide the liquor law Unconstitutional, that is,
that these men were corrupa and imprudent
enough 10 ofor a bride. and we to accept il.
This charge was made, we were told. az the
time, by professor in a college, IN this State,
at public political meeting. we think. in
Fountain county, the citizens there can cor
rect II we are wrong in a speech against US as
candidate for judge At the election next after
that decision. The speech maker stated as hi,
ground for the charge, at least, we were 50
informed, that when we came 10 indianapolis
and mp to the time Of that decision we Were SC
poor that we could net zee credit for dollar
in this city, and that directly after il, we be.
came Suddenly one OF the richest men i'm the
state. some of cur friends came down to As
certain the truth Of the charge. They found il
false, Of course; but we then published an In
vitation 20 all persons, if such existed. who had
any knowledge whatever of any kind of bride
~ in the matter, 10 como out and declare it
None has ever been heard Of and none ever
can be. for none, 80 Gar as we know, was ever
even dreamed Of among them.
As some recompense 20 Us for the vile perse-
eu.ion With which the Republicans pursued
Us for standing zap TO the Constitution and tn,
rights OF the people, the people gave W. a vote
teyOnd cur party. Of between four and NJ
thousand.
Colonel HALL and ourself made our answers
% the Journals cross-complaint. cross-cOm
plant against Col. HOLLOWAY, asking wher,
he got Ms money. Tie fails 20 answer at all
therefore IS % him. We take Judgment pro
c0sfesSo, that i, by confession, and tlsus clos,
ont his case. lie declines 10 answer. Tn,
worst. Therefore, by rule Of law, i 10 De pre-
sumed
There will be rue for further answer 0,
behalf Of the Governor, particularly a, to tn,
arsenal accounts, the bonds and coupons
above mentioned. especially the coupons. an,
as % the specification in Najor GoRDoN'.
speech. generally. and II Captain MoREAU's
But enc more point requires notice. Tn,
JoErRGi says uar house. .Ay Us twenty pei
cent, Wilde we Nil II ~; TIE boad-hclder
down Il about -, e per -; that Is, by ask
ing, he means, that th.y shaH - taxed. W,
are Obliged to the y0WEaI .or giving ns fh'
opportunity % illustrate, here. rho wieSetrcs'
q bead exemption. We star that our hous'