Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-02-14
Correspondence Of the American.
LETTER FROM INDIANAPOLIS.

lNDiANAroLis, FEB y, lSOS.
do not know Of another county news
paper so we'll supplied with correspondents
as the Amcricaa. Aside from those 10
your own and adjoining counties, which
are always interesting, you have occasional
letters from Indianapolis, Washington
City, and other important points 10 tho
country, giving your readers on amount
aud variety Of this class Of matter not
usually iouad in weekly newspapers.
notice letter in your Issue of the
3lst ut. from correspondent IN this
city signing himself Plea" WIN assumes
to know more Of the popular will in this
section of the State than the facts warrant
Plea ioieiells events concerning the
Republican State Conyeniion with 'p-
pancy remarkable in any one, If rot u
prophet lie says Major Jno. d. Evans
will not rec, ,aier the second ballot, hall
tho votes from Marion County. This IT,
all gratuious on behalf Of "lica, and We
predict will fall far short Of the result, us
Major Evans stands second to none % re
garts his chances for the nomination; and
this fsdclpg correspondent, by stating
what ho has, exhibits gross ignorance Of
matters transporting.
Under the head Of Congressional Poll
ties. PEA volunteers the championship
Of Mr.. ia ian, extol.ing the aforesaid AZ
brave, diguiGod, liberal CD aud just
aud dealing IN large quantities Of fusone
praise. Gen. Tom Bennett and the mem.
bers of the last Legislature, who took part
in re-dstrciiug the State, are designated
as "bungry ours" who "over-did the
thing" These gentlemen whom the
people sent Is the State Capitol to do jast
as they did DO, are to DO cursed by this
prodigy of political knowledge, and brand
ed as dogs because they did not ak Dir
Julan's leave to 70 apporti,u this State.
a grave tilensc, indeed Does "pica" or
this "Jrarc and iiIcrdf man for whom lie
is playing the syeophani, own the l,epubi
eau party Of tho All District, that he il
airogantly volunteering advice TO the peo'
pie who arc amply qualified TO judge with
GU, tho inpertincnt interference Of out
sidcisY lie further misrepresents and
says the leading politicians in this city
eouecdo and desire Julnn's nomination,
IL Julian has 80 many warm and Jealous
friends in this section or any other section
Of Indiana except Wayne County, they
have n loor way Of exhibiting their love
Cor this ",agaelous aud wise politician" who
IL deliberate In council, steady and calm
In action Any one acquainted with the
subject of Plea - momory will not be
struck with the qualities Of the man as
going far toward creating friendship. a
cold aud selfish nature Is not an element
Of strength or popularity IN politician.
The truth Of the matter IL, leading Re-
publicans oil over the State see the neces.
siiy Of change, and realize that julian
has been party 10 all the strife, bicker-
ings and disorder in the old OH District
for the last ten years. Now Is u good time
to put away old issues, discard tho causes
OF former ruptures among political friends,
and commence anew, as IL has been de-
monslrated that Julian can only succeed
by eugendering dissension is his party. IL
is supposed by those who know Julian
best, that IL ho is beaten before n Conven-
ton he will bolt, and that now Mt the GU,
start Ia good time TO shelye this man Of
ihtrgriiy aud statcan0n Of ability 70" as
he Is payfully designated by your corrcs-
pondeut.
But OF all tho absurd and ridiculous
ideas advanced by "pica," this is the
sheaf viz: that tho "prominenl
men" alluded TO before, "iavor Julians
nomination because his defeat would en-
danger the success, of the State ticket"
Mr.. Julian and his lax friend would like
10 have the people believe that the State
ticket can only DO saved through him.
Indeed, he turtle r says that there is no
loubt that Julian can elect or defeat the |
Republican State ticket Would IL not
DO we'll for Julian to issue pronuneia-
nento Ia Vallandigham recently in Ohio,
warming the headstrong Of his party as 10
lie consequences IL defeated. Julian has
,een 80 long ia Office that he thinks he
las liie-lease on his present position,
nd proposes 10 contest his recollection
ven TO the defeat OF tho State ticket lie
Ises the party TO his selfish ends, and if
orestaled in that, he intends, IA intima-
cd by his mouth-piece, 10 cause its ruin,
II of which goes TO prove "his political
haracter to be unoxoeptionablo."
Ii. i l.. Al =.