The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-02-28

"A FEARFUL INDICTMENT III Is ADMIT
ted that our Senator was sufficiently we'll
to be ia his seat and to vote, when the
election of u. $. Senator was up; that
lie was sufficiently we'll to write us let.
ter defending his course on that occa-
sion. Major KISLEr has not appealed
to the fact Of his having been soldier
bis wound received in the service, or
his sickness in consequence, to shield
him from the responsibility of that vote.
1t has been left to the blathsrskite and
milksop OF the :. True Julian Copper.
pead'' paper in this city, to plead these
in cxtenuation of his course in the State
Senate! What has the Majors soldier,
ing--his wound, or his present sickness
rot To do with that vote? Before he
was elected, everybody was advised OF
all that he hal done and suffered--thc
people respected and honorcd him by
electng him to the post he now occu-
pics He piedged himself to carry out
their wishes. As well might his friends
aIledge that his betrayal of confidence
thus rcposed in him. was owing TO his
wound and his sufferings from it? One
position is quite as logical as the other.
The people honor him for his services as
a soldier, but dcspise his shameless fall
sity to his pledge and the contemplate
lodging OF duty, by diregarding the
known aud expressed wishes Of his con
stituents. 5s--sae.7.
But the fearful the terrible indictment.
made by that copperhcadad editor. is
worthy of note of admiration! Be
Lsv's Was criticised in rather plain terms
denounced scverely---an indictment of
murder in the first degree is TO obtain
against us and our correspondent, pro-
vided he dies from his wound! There
is no help for it, notwithstanding the
critical situation of Mai KS health was
unknown to either OF us But we opine
that the ass tute Attorney, who drew up
this indictment, will be quite as success
tul in its prosecution, as his brethren
were, in times past, when they undertook
to prosecute several of our citizens for
having defective titles to the homes that
sheltered their wives and children, in
order that these Limbs of the law"
might put money in their purses" and
extend their legal practice,
In this connection, we cannot help re-
curing to the venomous and continuous
attacks made by this creature. aided by
the nests of '.copperhesds" throughout
the State, who are the natural political
enemies of Gov MORTON, against his
private character. When he was strick
en- down with paralysis, and his life was
despaired of-when he "was suffering
almost the pains of DEATH this SANDER
er's pen received fresh and renewed
yigor--this little Julian devil incarnate,
drew upon his rotten. fostering magma
ton for supplies of filth to throw at the
MAN who was thus afflicted, and not sat
isfied with his own stock on hand Of con
centrated biackguardism and vitupera-
ton, he borrowed from the vast store
house OF the s'sons of libcrty'-the In
diana traitors and copperheads--al the
choice morsels and it-bits of calumny
and SANDER, lies and defamation, and
threw the whole loathsome mass in the
same direction; but. thank God, the
pride of the People-s'the Soldiers
friend the sterling and true patriot
and able statesman. has escaped un
touched b, any Of these missiles--they
have fallen harmless at his feet, or re-
bounded back upon the heads of his ma
ligners and sianderers, causing them to
hide their heads. and withdraw into
their slimy dens, from whence issues an
occasional hiss" sufficiently loud to
remind the listener that they have bare
ly life enough to give vent to their impo-
tent raget $50 c.
Ben. Davis ought not to be counter
Anced or tolerated" il tia onin;on ~ !.