Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-05-03
THE NEW FOURTH DISTRICT.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, writing from Drookville,
makes some very sensible statements con-
cerning the new Fourth Congressional
District, its candidates and peculiarities.
We copy Its suggestions and commend
them to the consideration Of our readers
The Commercial of the 18th inst. con.
tanned letter from its indianapolis cor
respondent, "Indiana," which demands a
passing notice.
After referring in fitting terms to the
disgraceful quarrels which for years have
disturbed the political harmony of the
Fifth District, and warning the Union men
Of Hancock, Shelby, Rush and Franklin
against permitting them to be transplanted
to their counties, ii is announced that
General Tom Bennett will contest the
ground for the Congressional nomination
with Mr.. Julian, and that the chances are
decidedly in his favor.
The antagonism Of our friends in the
"burnt district" is lamcntable and must
be avoided in the new one. We differ
with "Indiana" as to tho remedy He
proposes to renew the bitter strife by pit
ting Julian and Bennett, the leaders of
the two factions, for tho nomination. To
remove the cause Of quarrel We favor n
new man, outside Of all participation in
the old imbroglio, on whom all Union
men can unite. With such man, (and
there are plenty Of thom outside Of the
old Fifth wo will prove "pillar Of cloud
by day. and hro by night to the great
Union cause. We have the elements OF a
reliable Union district, and no personal
partizanship should be allowed to endanger
Il. Dispense with the elective -nomina-
tons out of which have grown much OF
this bitterness and strife, and hurl your
anthames at your political opponents
rather than your friends; nominate in the
good old way, and harmony and success
will follow.
Hon. j. ii. Farquhar, late Republican
member of Congress from the Fourth Dis
trict, is mentioned by your correspondent
as having been spoken Of in connection
with the nomination, but il is alledged
that "as he declined being a candidate last
fall for re- election, he will hardly allow
his name TO be used" The considerations
which impelled Colonel Farquhar to de-
cline denomination last fall werc purely
private and personal, his business affairs
which had suffered from his six years army
and congressional duties, demandings his
attention, but IL, at the expiration of the
two years which clapse prior to another
Congress, these reasons do not then exist,
as they probably will not, 1t is not beliov-
ed that his former action will prove a bar
to his acceptance Of nomination If ten
dered him, as it is not improbable il will
be, by the Union party Of the new Fourth
District.
In 1864 Colonel Farquhar accepted the
Republican nomination for Congress in
the old Fourth District, the stronghold OF
Democracy in Indiana, which two years
previously had returned Democratic rep
rescntative by majority of nearly three
thousand, and after sharp and bitterly
contested canvass achieved triumphant
victory, Notwithstanding tho canvass was
conducted under the most discouraging
circumstances, a sweeping CONSUMPTION
having just occurred, and every drafted
man being furloughod home to vote and
breed discord and discomfort. In his con-
gressional career he fully met tho mcasus
Of the obligations and duties which do
volved upon him, and made record alike
honorable to himself and oreditable to his
constituents, as il was useful TO the coun-
try. WHITE WATER.