Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-03-06

Has time shown il to be so? Whose prin-
ciples have triumphed. and whose have
not? What was the original cause, so to
speak, of this "quarrelingr' Was il not
because Mr.. J. maintained his unpopular
position, aud would not be swerved from
IL by any sort of farce or influence?
We have in our mind prominent man,
formerly of the "Old burnt District"
who, by his talent and the fortune which
sometimes attends political life. has climb
ed up the steepand slippery path ofword
ly greatness, until he.has reached posi-
ton of influence, who went farther out Of
his way to quarrel with Mr.. j. than
Mr.. j. ever went to "quarrel" with him
or any other opponent. This said promi-
nent man travelled sixty-nine miles, "all
the way oy rail-" accompanied by his
gallant henchmen," to make a violent
speech against ultraism and ultra men;
but who, three years thereafter, in the
Senate of the United States, took it all
back, and declared that a man who, in
these string political times. did not change
his position, was like lone mile stone on
an unfrequented highway; thus gulping
down, bodily, all the uncaled for abuse
of Mr.. Julian because of his faith in prin-
cipes which the aforesaid prominent man
could not endorse until the logic Of
events" forced him to do it. Such a man,
or any of his friends, ought not to charge
Mr.. Julian with being quarrelsome; rather
should he thank him aud give him credit
for frmness, when he prominent mani
was blind and slow in finding out bis
true position as leader Of the Republican
party -
But how absurd is the charge that Mr..
Julian is quarrelsome, yindictive and
abusive. Everybody Of sense knows that
the provocation came not from him. but
from his enemies. Mr.. j IS past political
position brought him in opposition to
many men of his District before the Or
ganization of the Republican party, but
not necessarily in the attitude Of personal
hostility, certainly not to men of his own
organization. If there was pickering aud
heart burning. it was not Of Mr.. j S seek
ing. In the early period of Mr.. Us po-
litical life, when partizan rancor reached
its high tide, he was, at times, compelled
to fight his opponents with their orn ,oeap
0Rs; but for many years past he has stu
diorsly abstained from all personalities,
con iniDg his public discussions to great
national issues exclusively, aud turning
neither to the right or the left to notice
attacks made on him. During this time,
what have his enemies been about? They
have been assailing him with singular
bitterness, aud while he reserved bis blows
for the common enemy, whom he never
spared, they have been slandering, scratch
ing, boiling, and, lastly, trying TO re dis
trict him out of Congress. This is we'll
known in the "0ld Burnt District"
But, says "Union," ''these quarrels"
were not "lhe result of any prejudice or
ENVY Of Mr.. Julian, but the result of his
own conduct" Shame on the mind that
conceived this oxtravagant piece of i'm
pudence 1t is only necessary for US to
say that the reverse of this is the truth.
If it was not prejudice" why oppose
him? if not envy" why seek, by both
fair and foul means, (and generally foul.
to destroy the public confidence in him,
and charge him with desiring "life-
lease on his place in Congress? Because
the people, aud not the politicians, of the
sod Burnt District" would have him in
Congress instead Of some one Of his oppo-
ncuis, envy has always prompted at
tacks on him. and practiced every un-
scrupuoas trick known to the catalogue
of political diSbonor. in order to break
him down and cast him from his place iu
Congress.
Again, says "Unioi:" The next year
(lSlS) he Mr.. Julian went into the
County Convention. w hig.) and failing
to control it, bolted with a few friends and
organized separate Convention and
that "this forced him into the ranks oil
the Democracy, in 1897 Mark now,
how plain a tale shall put him down.
Mr.. Julian was not in any Wing Con-
vention iu 1913, and hence did not lolt.
Early in the Spring of lS4S he separated
himself from the Wing party and cast his
political fortunes with the Free Soil party.
and at the close Of that year was Domina :
ted by that party for Congress. He had
nothing 10 do with any other party or
\ OOuNcuiiOH. NC DStlOCfats never hoM-
(inated him at all, nor was Slr. j. forced
"into their RANKS" Mr.. j. was just as
much the nominee of distinct and in-
dependent political organization as either
any Democrat or Wing in any other Dis
trct in the State. lie was tho bona ride
Free Soil candidate of the Free Soil party
This is the whole story, aud the charge of
boiling" and making a bargain with
the Democrats by which he received their
votes, and thus defeated Hon. Samuel w !.
Parker, has about as much to do with Mr..
Julian as if made against the Emperor of
the French.
The Democrats voted for Mr.. Julian
on that occasion, but he did not thereby
become himself Democrat, or cooperate
with that party; if SO, the Democrats have
failed to recognize him, aud we are in
clined TO tie belief that they do not now
consider him orthodox. In fact, as far
as our observation extends. they have
come nearer claiming his opponents, such
as Meredith, Holloway e. Co., and that,
too, with some better hope of fraternal
fellowship. The Democrats being pow
erless to elect their man in lS49, and hav-
ing. as everybody knows. spasm Of anti
slavery virtue. at that time, they mounted
fairly and squarely the Free-Soil plat
form, and voted for Free-Soil candidate,
rather than see Wing elected to Con-
gress. Mr.. j. conceded no principle to
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