Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-02-07
THAT INDIANAPOLIS LETTER.

Mr.. Edifor,-I have read the letter from
your indianapolis correspondent "Picn,'
published in the last issue Of the American,
and, under the circumstances, consider its
publication timely and fortunate. If it
was notinspired by Mr.. Julian, itwas at
least written 10y Que OF his intimate friends,
and doubtless expressed his sentiments.
In "Pica's' anxiety to make out
strong case as TO Mr.. Julian's nomination,
however, he gets things slightly mixed up.
For instance, he tells us that "he Julian
seems to be tho first choice Of the Union
men Of bis District" anu "it Is conceded
that Mr.. Julian will receive the nomina-
ton" And yet. strangely enough. he
afterwnrd says: "his Julan's warmest
friends and well wishcrs arc looking to the
result Of the coming nominating election
in the 18th District with great anxiety"
But how is n, IL Mr.. Julian has, to use
common place expression, IA dead sure
thing Of the nomination, that his "watn.
CIT friends aud we'll wishers" are trem--
bling with anxiety Us to tho resuli2 Is IL
because they remember the rcfruin TO the
old song
"pOablful thing, are mighty uncertain"
and anticipate that, despite all their whis-
Ting, Mr., Julian may DO compelled TO
seize the foundations Of tho Republican
edifcc in 1udiaua, und lag the entire
structure In ruins? Because, startling ns
the statement may seem, this mouth piece
Of his master makes tie pfediction-aye
me Mrcoi-that in n certain contingency
such will DO the result Here aio his
precise words. Let every Republican
tread, mark, aud inwardly digest
81 here is 40 denying tho fact that he
has IL IN his power, san influential I'm.
ion man, TO d,jeat or elect The Republican
State ticket at tho coming October elee.
ton,
"rhey This warmest friends aforesaid1
believe, also. that IN order 10 @cgre he
,Sa'e ticket. Mr., j. must be piiced ia The
Ged, aud have under his control the pc.
IiIieal Affairs Of his atlo anil old (on9rts.
sionoi Disach'
Now tho English Of all this, which h
40 plain that bliud man, though fool,
need not orr therein, h simply this:
"Nominato Mr.. Julisn for Congress, or he
will turn The State Of Indiana over 10 tho
Coppefheads" Possibly he could do this.
possibly he would do il; but It is for Us
calmly to consider whether man whose
yaulting ambition would lead him TO such
lengths, Is safe leader aud prudeat
counselor, aud whether the control Of
oar political affairs" had not better be
entrusted TO the hands Of those who look
more to the success Of our cause than to
their own personal aggrapdizement
As an Old Line Wing have not for.
gotten that the Presidential ticket Of
"liaile and Julian" detached enough
votes from Scott and Graham to defeat US,
aud eiIeciually kill that noble and glorious
old party, around which clusters sacred
and patriotic memories. l also remem-
Der that by the same hands, and by the
did of Democratic assassins, the "a liant
Parker was stabbed in the household Of
his friends. And whilst these facts re-
main upon the tablet of my memory,
may be shocked, but not surprised. at the
predictions of "Pica" and Others Of that
ilk. EVERYTHING FOR THE CAUSE.