Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-10-23
MnIsnRAnEEIIiIn-

"DISGRAcEF w."
In the last issue of the franklin Dem
ocrat there appears an editorial under the
head Of "Disgraceful," that for misrep.
resentation and falsehood excels anything
heretofore published in that paper. The
first charge is, that the Republican Mass
Meeting which assembled here on the 10th
inst, was ''mob, ""made up of the mean
est and basest scum Of the populations Of
Richmond, Cambridge City, Connersville,
and other localities nearer here, who NAV
be properly characterized as ft represent
tatives Of the party 10 which they belong
ed" This statement is utterly without
foundation in truth. The facts are as
follows: The meeting. so far from being
a mob, was the largest, most orderly and
quiet meeting that ever assembled in this
place, composed Of the mos quiet, order.
", moral and intelligent citizens Of this
and surrounding Counties. There would
have been no disturbance had the Demo.
Gratis present demeaned aud conducted
themselves as good citizens aud gentlemen
on the occasion; but they placed them
selves on the corners and about the IA
looms, and tainted aud insulted the pass,
ers.by, and occasionally "hurrshed for
Jefferson Davis which would result
in broken nose to the champion or a
hasiy retreat to escape from the chasiise-
ment that such conduct merited. at the
haLds Of patriots. All told, We have
heard of only three of j. DIS friends who
received punishment at the hands of some
of the soldier boys who conquered the
rebellion and put I'D. to flight ia his
wife's uniform. Haae
No doubt Mr.. Bentley thinks 1t very
disgraeeful in soldier to knock down a
Democrat for hurrahing for the leader Of
the "Lost Cause" but has not word to
say of the Democrats going mp aud down
street after dark aud throwing powders
at every passer-by who was not Of their
political faith, including women and chill
dren. in order to getan excuse to use the
firearms they had collected during the
day for the purpose of making an assault
on the peaceabe and uparmed citizens as.
sembled on that evening. But il appears
from what he says that he, like hyena
or fend incarnate. still hiysb for the
blood Of his victims. lie says: "These
outrsges cannot be repeated without
biocdSie,i and we give theee roughs aud
their hackers fair warning tina. it shall
not DONE"
The next charge he makes is, that "they
were invited here to commit outrages and
paid for so doing" There is not one
word of truth In this statement, and the
Editor of the Democrat KNOWS it, but by
making the statement he hopes to yindi-
cate his pledge that "thcse outrages can
not be repeated without boodshed.' The
next charge is, that
"Tnoffensive citizens we're pointed out
10 these desporadoes, and told by class
leaders and members of churches ia this
place to go for him--he's a butternut 4
We know whereof wo speak, and knowing
dare to publish the facts. These outrages
cannot be repeated without bloodshed.
aud We give these roughs and their back
ers fair warning that IL shall not be done"
There could not be greater amount
Of mean falsehood charged in the same
space than is contained ia the above state,
ment, for we have no church member in
Brookville belonging to the Republican
party mean enough TO do such a thing,
aud we know Of but ONE in the Demo-
cratic party who we think could stoop so
low, and that is the Editor Of the Frank
In Democrat; and as he says this thing
was done, perhaps We ought in charity to
give him the credit Of doing il, in order
to enable him, on his statement Of the
fact aud charging it on some innocent
person, to procure the shedding of the
blood Of the parties upon whom he charges
il by some of the ''roughs" of his party
who might possibly haze confidence enough
In his statement to undertake the assas-
sinstiou Of the leading Republicans about
Brookville, which, from the article he
writes, seems to be ne cherished desire of
lis hart. He charges these things on
he most respectable men in our commun-
ty--men who, for intelligence, virtue,
morality, religion, temperance, hoaor and
honesty, will compare with The best citi-
'eus Of any commuuity-who are higher