Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-05-01
The unterrIflsd, at Oak Forest.

On Friday evening April 9th, j. v.
Bemusdaffer made his appearance at the
Oak Forest School House. There was
no cannon to welcome him, nor music TO
cheer him. AT a little after o'clock Mr.
A. d. Line moved that John Ii. tanning
take the chair. John said he had been
sick for some time, Eve expect since he
heard the news from New Hampshire and
Rhode Islsnd,) and another thing made
John feel bad was because hs knew Be-
musdaffer was going to tax his bonds.
After Jolu had get through making ex.
cuses, up jumped his aiectionate brother
and moved TO amend by inserting the
name Of A. b. Line, which motion car.
ried, and Mr.. L. took the chair and in
troduced Mr.. b., who talked some time.
MIR. Bemusdaffer thought il was best TO
take the power from the Union party and
give il to the Democrats; said ne Demo.
Gratis we're not responsible for the war;
that they wanted peace; they didn't want
war; said jeff. Davis and Toombs were ia
for compromise, but the Radicals were
bound TO have war; the war cane, and the
consequence is, ruined South aud tax.
ridden North. lie then tried TO draw the
soldiers by telling them OF the gallant
deeds Of Democratic soldiers; but in that
he failed, because the soldiers know who
were their friends and Who were their en-.
cmies during the war. IL troubled MIR.
Il. great deal about the bonds; he could
not see why they could not be taxed, aud
he stated that Mr. Holman says the llou.e
voted that they should be taxed; but by
cheating they are not taxed. lie then
stated the amount Of our debt, but couldn't
tell the amount nnasceriained. All his
cry was ''specie;" he wants the pensioners
10 draw specie. lie wanted the admins
tration 10 be carried on as IL was 10 1860.
or course, then, he wanted all the arms
and ammunition placed as they were at
that time. Here he made pause, rubbed
his head, aud said he was ut Chsrleston
when the Convention split; said II was no,
like tho Republican Convention that mel
at Brookvilie on the lllh inst; IL was like
funeral.
Thon no spoke Of Mr.. Julian; said he
| (Juliau waited Niger for breakfast, mig.
ger for dinner, niger for supper, and mig.
ger all the time; said he was present ut the
Convention on the 18th; never saw a man
treated us bad as Mr.. Farquhar was; said
he was on his knees begging for com.
plimeniary vote (what liel( said DR..
Raymond told hun the day before the
Convention that he was going TO raise hell
on the day of the Conventions; said that
all but Que man was for giving il TO Far.
quhar Gan unmiiigated ioschood.)
Then he gave it to Mr.. Claypool; said he
yarncd about the taxes paid ut the Brook
vile and Conneisville bank; said instead
OF paying ~ per cent. tax, os Claypool
said, they only paid little over one per
cent. (another poser,) He then stated
that the Republicans said that jeff Da.
Wis, Toombs, Benjamin aud Yancey were
Democrats. and that was the reason that
the Democrats were responsible for the
war; said that was no argument, for o. Z.
Morton was once Democrat, and they
were not going TO stand responsible for all
his mean acts; said Tom Hendricks was
far Gov. Bakers superior, and that their
fer candidate LIT. Gov, was much smarter
man than Col. Cumback; said that their
candidate for 1T. Gov, Mr.. Edgerton, has
sos, 600 in bonds; that be was the right
kind of man to canvass; said they had
good tickct-not lazy man on it, Chat
was slight compliment to himscl); said
they were going to work night and day
until the last vote is polled. Then he
went back to Gen. Harrison, and spoke
awhile; then to Andy johnson, and justi-
fed him in violation Of our laws; then
told about conversation he had with Mr..
Adair; said he got angry because he was in
favor Of abolisbing the National Banks;
then said that John A. Colescott told hin.
that his brother JEFF. and himself had rid
den two days and got every Julian man
in the County to come to the Convention
on the 1lth inst said the Democrats
would be like the nigger's pups-would |
all vote right when they got their eyes
open; said they would carry this County
by $4,000 majority, and that they would
balance Wayne aud give to them q Con-
gresham from this District; said that
Ciaypool lied when he said no was oppos-
cd to negro suffrage in Indiana, for i, was
the intention Of the Republican party to
allow the darkey to vote in oil the States.
So you eau see, Mr., Editor, the sub