The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-08-18
democratic s.En,hu.e,, in Richmond.


On Thursday night last the Rev. L. L. Dale.
formerly Chaplain OF the 18th Indiana, held
up the beauties OF democracy to an audience in
No. Engine Hall. Notwithstanding the in
vtation in the bills was to all who were op
posed to radicalism,' We noticed that all the
leading radical" democrats of our city atten-
ded and seemed much edited by the breezy
effort waited from the gushing DALE. Being
opposed to tho .'radicalism" Of democracy. the
baleful fruits Of which had been garnered during
the democratic rebellion, filled the land with
graves Of brave and patriotic dead--uaimed
thousands of Union soldiers made number
less widows and orphans, and entailed upon the
nation an enormous debt, we felt free to listen
to the ex-Chaplain's harrangue. We took co..
pious notes, intending, tho Rev. Speaker should
strike OIL to give him credit for success ard
give him our help to save bucket>full of the
oleasinous matter. But, after he had BORED
with his political gimlet for near two mortal
hours and we had filled ten sheets of paper
with the dust from his boring and he ceased
operations by declaring that he hadn't made
speech--only talked little, and would seek an
opportunity at some future day to MAKE q
speech as is a speech, we reviewed what we
had put down aud found twas even so-all
talk and no oil--stale anecdotes about pig and
pup--the individual who had leased . well>re.
paired farm to another who had put it out of
repair and wanted to renew the lease, and the
other chap who took sight At COW browsing
on the opposite side of field and made fur
row with his pillow resembling : fish hook, (all
Of which have been applied over and over again
to the condition. cultivating qualities. and fish
hook course of the democratic party,) intersper>
sed with the usual complaint Of high taxes
Of poor men for the especial benefit of the
bloated bond holder, the wealthy men, the
corporations, and capitalists Of the country!-.-
This was the kind Of stuffing the Rev. Mr.. Dale
filled democratic ears, and. BY way Of season.
ing, tickled them with the straw of . surety OF
the election of such "bloated bond>holders" as
Seymour. Hendricks, and Edgerton. and the
triumph of Blair and his war on the lays
duly enacted BY Congress, restoring the States
that seeded from the Union. by empowering
the army and navy of the United States, "rev-
dictionary, unconstitutional and void.''
He introduced high and we'll deserved eu-
logy on the efficiency Of our German and Irish
soldiers, by speaking of their indomitable bra
very on the battle field; and, to show the firm
and determined devotion to duty in camp of the
German soldier, he related an incident personal
to himself, Of his arrest by one of Gen. Blenk>
er's soldiers, 1T w ashington City, while he was
Chaplain of the 10Th, a short time before lie
HAD TO LEAVE the service. He gave IAN DER
true tale" of his arrest for we had heard it from
others sometime ago; but, like the two individ
uals related of in scripture. he kept back q
part" OF it that would have been especially ap
preciated by his hearers and drought down
the house" in thunders Of applause. and every
body would have sworn that the Rev. Dale wac
living specimen of Chaplain who could be
"eider pig or pup whenebber he be mind to!'--
He should have told that Gen. Blenker's sol.
diers arrested this ''sweet scented" Chaplain Of
the 10Th Indiana, at notorious house Of ILL
fame on Marble Alley in the City of Washing
ton! Hurrah for Dale--the Rev. L. L. Dale
Dale the Chaplain! Three cheers and q tiger
for Gen. Blenkers soldiers!-they did their du.
ty, aud 'the- colored-troops-foug brave
ly!' quothed the Rev. Mr.. Dale