Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-05-24
HARRISON CORRESPONDENCE.

HARRISON, ", May, IL, 1867.
Dear american, We denizens Of Harri-
son we'll remember, or many Of us do re-
member, when trip to Brookville involved
a serious journey. The "narrows" was
famous FOR the great difficulty II opposed
to travel in that direction, and il is with
pleasure We arc permitted to know that
the iron horse, with no fear of the deep
mud of tho narrows before him, will take
us through in less than one hour. 1t
makes us feel that we arc near .neishbors.
and ought to be good friends; indeed, we
sometimes feel that We have a right to
claim a peculiar interest 10 all the celebri-
ties Of Brookyille hence, in speaking of
your Congressman. we call him our Col.
Farquhar and the American our paper
and Inot only expect our fair young Grace
Chester will continue to favor US with the
illusions Of her pen. aud prove as valuable
correspondent to the paper as her elder
married sister has to your neighbor, the
Democrat but hope our business men
will see and act upon the propriety and
benefits accruing to them by advertising
literally in its columns.
We have but few changes TO note, and
for the last week the only excitement
claiming a partial notice was furnished on
Sunday last by our German friends of the
Lutheran church. 1t appears that two
parties exist in the organization, the partic-
ulars Of which are not understood by me.
This difference, however, eliminated on
the last Sabbath. IN the party opposed to
the prasent minister gathering in force to
the church and barring his entrance, until
it was thought necessary to call in the aid
Of the Marshal Of the town, to enforce
peace and order. / do not understand the
ly regret that such disgraceful scenes can
be witnessed. when we, on the contrary,
look for examples of peace, quiet, and con-
duet that would tend to the improvement
Of the characters and morals of the COM
munity. But so long as leading members
ola church are permitted TO imbibe 'tangie.
foot, or guzzlc lager or other such slops
We should not look for much Of the spirit
manifested by the Blessed Author of the
Religion of the Bible. "a Christian is the
highest style Of man, says the poet, (nol
tho great French one,) and certainly .
Christina man should be a gentleman
and how sad thing It il to see Christians
yes, even Christian ministers-falliRg
far below the the character Of n gentleman
by The use Of personalities in The pulpit
uncalled for, even to calling attention tc
-.
attacked, by naming men in their TRADES
and vulgar Efforts TO ridieule better men
than themselves; aud yet some such, though
let it be hoped, for the honor Of the cloth
but few, are now and then 60 be found
And now, to change the subject.
would commend to the selions consider
alton of honest Democratic friends, the
expression of satisfaction aud even exulta-
ton found in their leading Journals over
the success of the rebel Buiternuis in the
bate Kentucky election, and would ask
seriously, have We not, in this, positive
proof Of the completely of the Democratic
party, in addition TO other evidences, in
tue late rebellion gotten rt fCf the express
p.-po-s Of thwarting the will of the ma
iority OF lie peoples and destroying tho
nation they wee proven unfit to govern
aud control? And Jet With what impu.
dence they claim to be the true friends Of
the people, like the rebel lcade.s are now
endeavoring to prove to the freedmen that
the Southern, masters who scourged.
mhimed, or sold them like cattle, were the
friends on whom they should rely for di.
rection and advice. AS an instance OF
the practice to which icfer, you may con-
suit the article on taxes in the franklin
Democrat Of last week, in which the fact
is ignored, that our greatly increased tax,
alton grows out Of the condition TO which
the Democratic party had reduced the ma
ton, our taxes being levied to pay the ex.
pcnses Of a Democratic war, brought on
by Democratic rebellion. fostcred aud
warmed into being by democratic ad-
ninistration, at the head of which was found
that idol of the party, the "cld public
funciionary," elected by the Simon; purc,
dycd-in the wool Democratic party. Poor
iellows let them rail on in their desrcra-
fion; but, Notwithstanding let them re-
member that the time will certainly soon
arrive, when the very name Of Ccpperhead
Democracy will stink in the mouths Of all
honest friends Of the country, and no dis
grace can be bequeathed to their children,
so dark and blasting, as the knowledge
that their fathers were Copperheads-a
character so totally at vaiiauce with all
the teachings Of patriotism or Chris
tianity.
The weather is still cold FOR the season,
but our fruit crop is secure as yct, and
promises rich yield. But time presses
and must close.
Yours, PERRY MoNTRosE.