The Richmond palladium., 1870-06-25
HON. SAMUEL (. PERKINS.

people of the State, inasmuch as
the Sentinel, of this city, had
sneered at him as a 'pettitogger:
When it become evident to my
mind that continued opposition, on
the part of the Democracy of the
North 10 the wax against the reb-
els of the So th, might result in
the severence of the Union in
stead of the restoration, / publish
ed letter in which declared my
purpose to support the Adminis-
tration in the prosecute n of the
war as the only means of saving
the Union. For this / was de-
nounced by the leading Democrats,
published as being insane, rldicul
ed in Northwest passage literature,
etc. For this l have never been
forgiven by leading Democrats,
and am still occasionally assailed
by them publicly, especially by
those who are in favor of saddling
upon the State its old Canal bonds,
as | happen to have evidence sat
isfactory to ny own mind. But
as the time has come when | ex-
pect to support the country in
preference to party, if l have not
always done it, partizan slang is
to me a matter of Indifference.
S. E. PERKINS
The phraseology of this card
will bear examination. Judge Per
l1ins merely says he felt called up
On TO sustain the administration in
| the prosecution Of the war, because
lie believed that was the only
means of saving the Union Sure
ly this was very honorable senti-
ment to have inspired the action of
any man, and yet the Sentinel, Of
this city, presuming upon this card
of Judge Perkins, is determined
to hound HIN, and belittle, in the
eyes of the people. The Sentinel
openly proclaims by its course,
that man whose action was die
tated By desire to save the Union
can no longer be fellowshipped by
| Democrats, that he has sold out
to the Republican party, and that
his name must hereafter be cast
out as evil by all Democrats in
good staining We have long as
Union was to be opposed to the
| Democracy; that n man could not
be lover of his country and a
member Of the Democratic party
simultaneously !; but such state
ments have always been met with
denunciaiioD. Yet the Sentinel. as
j the organ of the Indiana Demo-
racy, has been d iyen to accept
our definition, and has now the
hardihood to publicly announce
that when Judge Perkins desired
to save the Union, be forfeited his
right to mem bership in the Demo-
cratic party, and became legiti-
mate sport for every Democratic
stripping in the State to kick at.
Were we disposed to pry into
private affairs. we might be able
to find the real onimus ot these at
tacks upon Judge Perkins by the
Sentinel. But we pass that by
For eighteen years he was MEM
Der OF the Supreme Bench be
has been editor Of the Sentinel in
its palmy days; bis name has al
ways been one Of honor and repute
in the Democratic party But the
fatal moment when he felt it nee
essary to support the Administra-
ton as the only means of saving
the Union, his past history and
services are btotted out, he be-
comes only pettifogger in the es-
timation Of the paper which helped
to maintain him for eighteen years
upon the Supreme Bench, and he
is gibbcted for the scorn of his
party associates. The spirit of the
Sentinels crusade against Judge
: Perkins will be properly appreci-
, ated by the people of the State,
, who estimate his talents and char
acter without the aid of the Senti-
nei's 'pennydip.'
S The other branch of Judge Per-
kins' card is suggestive. He makes
: no charge against the mass of the
J Democratic party, but he does
specially charge that some of the
leaders arc interested in saddling
the canal debt upon the State
This may be the sore point with
the Sentinel. Does it feel particu-
larly hurt just here? Upon which
horn of the dilemma will it hang
its abuse of Judge Perkins? Up
t on that of being in favor Of 'sav-
t ingithe Union, ior upon that Of OPP
f posing the Vaccinations Of set OF
4 unscroupu Gus schemers, who seem
determined that the people of the
+, State shall be burdened with an
: immense debt, without having the
opportunity of expressing their
: opinoin. Shall we understand the
. Seatinel to declare that it is anti
5 Democratic to be in favor Of say
I iur ho IT,iop