The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-03-01
Business for Gabriel.

This IL a great country, and ne great people
Tie WHO jumped down his throat
Aud disappeared, was small potatoes when compared
with DR.. Johnsonno he who lived lang sync but be
who now lives did live in the flesh, What little be
possesses, At the True Julian Convention held at
CenterYlle on Saturday, the 10th ult Our readers
need not be reminded Of the dsgraceful
acted IL that time and place. Ihe majority in that
convention made Themselves "bye-wori and
prolch, BY their unhaIiow-d and outrageous procee
inEs. But with all their brayado, bluster, and
5ensa they did through their resolution Johnson
afar-s az, into the empyrean- the celestial blue
which interested the great public when the morning
sang together, and the latter the Cambridge
blue which - taken at cents tint But to
the matter IA hand. mong the resolutions read by
Or. johnson the that's alive, the following
Reads
"Resoved, That in common with all true patriots,
I'VE tender heartfelt thanks TO the officers and
soldiers of the army and navy who have nobly
sacrificed their lives ia securing these Objects.
Now this IS evidently intended as a slight recocni-
uon ot the claims OF the soldiers upon the Julian par
Is, and, nasmuch as this acknowledgment Of it is
thing for them nd one which they have hitherto
either overlooked ignored, it is very gratifying
Witness this first endeayor to "ses" soldier. But
tae 90 their instincts they exhibit great prudence and
a4at.ouzn ia their maiden effort to lie intensely
patriotic, and TO perfect safety, Or. John
son the live one concluded TO take The deud solier-
oa saors Ssn Aud herein is displayed the profound
satesmanshp-t lie keen sagaely, and post naor1ess'
sympathy Of these psissaut jaeLasses. For if this
resolution means anything. it means that their heart
felt thanks" due 10 those who cons derate
enough to get killed and that, on the whole it was
noble IN them to do it. but for the poor dcgIls ho
came home wounded crppled-or home
all, the thing very different, and the Julian par
~ and its ghostly doctor didn't propose commit
themselves muchi
But while gratifed and willing to accept
small avors, must confess to curiosity as to
the way by which these resolutions WIN be likely to
reach the recipients of its honors Our first thought
that they would send certified copy to them by
the doctor; but little reflection satisfies that he
toas't going e,r 'oay All accumulated npprehen-
sons we're dispelled, howeveyer-eycn. vanished-in-
the AR, and the whole presented with
more than MONDAY radiance when we remembered
shat Brother Ike was sending regularly the True
Julian Democrat, in which the resolutions were pub
sel to our departed, progressive friend, Seth Hem
shaw, now in smother and better world, mailed 10
Greensborough, Henry CO., Indiana. But then, the
gallant boys" who "have fought the good fight" will
have the blessed privilege of reading the
utons in their behalf. st. Peter is a good deal too
smart 30 allow such a mendacous sheet the family
organ to pass the portals and thus the fatterjng
uneton may reach them. We are sore afraid
this only chance after all will be TO enclose copy
to the relatives, ma ks special arrangement with
Gabriel to advise the parties interested.
There would have been another serious difficulty
presenting itself 20 any bu, these cunning old rats
who sharp in the head in the contum acious in
suit openly given to the soldiers who came home alive
Who but thin-skinned, heartless wretch whose de-
light aud bread and butter found in the fractures,
dlsocations, and amputatons which humanity has to
ta,,I, hat 49,
pie and say, in effect the Dudley's, the Wilson's
the Jederis, the Sims, and the hundreds of others
who have dragged home thsir maimai and mutjlated
bodies from the bloody field of battle: doHt l,olg
yoH'-"you must go and die At once, il you want
10 notice you God knows few of these blood stain
ell patriots anxious for the recognition even the
notice of such dastards. The whole matter is a fitting
sequel to the partisan and uRastural which has
characterized the NJ c. from this district his inter
failure recognise the services OF single soldier for
any appointments within his influence. with the single
exception. perhaps, of his imported cousin kinley,
whom he is having rubbed down and ..blauketed'
sor a for the State Senate.
Whilst upon the subject Of Mr.. Juljiu's sympathy
for tile soldiers, desire to publish extract from
letter recently received by gentleman in ths city,
from a friend in Washington City;
Ny attention was called TO singular fact, in the
disposition ct the patronage IN can res Sianal
district, few DAYS since, by gentleman perfectly
with the facts. Ii IS we'll understood here
t0lt Mr.. Julian has no sympathy with soldiers. and
has entirely ignored them in his d>pcuSation OF pa
trcuage while every other member of Congress IS
continually aborng 20 procure positions t1r ueritcri-
aul wounded soldiers from their s:ricts Mr.
iuEAn. as chairman Of the committee public lands
the House, entitled to . clerk and instead II Sc
tetng wounded soldier from district tai i'll
LIS sung place. where tho duties ony nominal and
salary SIX dollars per day, be gives 70 clerk ia one
ot 0s departments. who already sniops Sl60e clerk
ship Does this fellow dyid. the salary with IuIan7
it NOT, why should be give stranger in prefer
- enc OF his e.u constituents