Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-01-10
Petty. impotent MaIIqnity.

Petty, Impotent MaIIgnity.
Our readers will recollect tho remarks
Of our Representative, published in our
last issue, mildly rebuking the Washing.
ton Correspondent Of the New York Trib.
une for his almost unexampled mpudeoco
in assuming TO state the notices Of the
indiana delegation in going 80 unani-
mously for the Impeachment Of the Pres.
idept They will recollect, also, that the
grea, bailor Of JEFF Davis was incidentally
referred to, by another member, in the
course Of the discussion IL Is n melan.
choly illustration Of the fact, that y great
institution Gun descend 10 u very low and
mean business, when We find the Tribune,
not only lacking the magnanimity to cor.
rect It's correspondent, but seeking re.
yenge upon our Representative by the fol.
lowing editorial, the foundation, or rather
the lack Of foundation, OF which Is shown
In our Washington letter on the first page
IL says:
'Dealers 10 second hand books and pm.
per stock arc informed that tho Hon. hlr.
Julian, Of Indiana, aud somo other mem.
bors Of Congress, are badly in want Of old
documents, reports, speeches, and mlscella.
ncous rubbish printed by order Of the
XXNlNth Congress A resolution was
tile other day, 20 make good TO those gon
tlomcn. dooamonts' Of theirs lost or stolen
from the mails several years ago, We
profoundly regret 10 learn that the reso.
luton was not passed. Mr.. Julian, like
crazy little Miss Flto In Bleak House,
cannot get along without bis documents
But II ho will come on 10 New York ho
may perhaps make good the loss which
tho parsimonious Congress refuses 10 re-
pair. There arc many extremely well
conducted book stalls In Nassau st. whore
you can buy faded copies Of tho Patent
Office Reports, Photographic Of the Black
Crook, Mr. Cobbs novels; back volumes
Of tho Commerce aud Navigation Reports,
aud choice collection OF old amanacs,
for 20 cents apiecei aud " Mr. Julian,
aher duy's fu,nmaging among those lit,
erary dust blne, cannot hod documents
old enough for his purpose, we will cheer.
fully give him two or three hundred weight
out Of our own collection, including all
tho brilliant essays'on cats, COWS, Indian
corn, raapberries, guano and Angora
goats, printed under tho supervision Of
the Commissioner Of Agriculture, and a
full sel Of The Congregational Globe, folio
edition. But be must pay postage or
freight; We cannot allow him TO frank them
by mail 10 Indiana"
The above Ia quite racy, and lacks but
Ill. al. % I.a..
good thing IN It's way or course IL has
been, or will be-, copied by nll the papers
OF this region ohronically opposed TO Mr..
Julian. But not content with the com
paratively genteel style Of tho Tribune
article, Eome d. d. who writes letters from
Washington 20 tho Indianapolis Journal,
one day last week rehashod the Greely ar.
ticle after the following fashion:
"To THE PUBLIC
"Yoa would greatly oblige that eminent
humanitarian, conciliatory Republican
aud disinioresled patriot, the Hon, q
from the Fifth Indiana District, by in-
sering herewith the following advertise
ment:
no THE PUBLlC.-The Chairman of
L the Committee on Public Lands being
desirous OF bettering his present dyspep.
tic prospects for a denomination for Con-
gress in his new dstrict--being extreme.
ly and unselishly desirous Of continuing
indefinitely in the role of thrifty theo-
retical humaniiaran-baying a great re-
pugnance to retiring to private life, and
being somewhat short Of public docu-
ments, Patent Office Reports, Reports of
tho Commissioner of Agriculture, embrac-
ing humorous essays on cattle, goats and
merino sheep, printed copies of the said q.
Washington Julian's invaluable speeches,
(Coucress having, to the great detriment
of the welfare OF the country, refused TO
make good to him the loss Of such docu.
ments while ia transitu to his dear con.
etituents.) desires everybody to send him
any of such old documents, reports, speech
cs, etc., as they may be reconcied to de.
prive themselves Of for the public good,
aud the eminent humanitarian, q. Wash
ington Julian. Send, freight or postage
prepaid, Gan observance OF this direction
is importanD to G. Washington Julian,
Washington. ID. O., or TO the Editor Of
the Julian Family Organ, Richmond, In
diana
If you can make room in the JOURNAL
for this advertisement, you would confer