The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-09-14
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Suppose private citizen should have
had the misfortune to have been en,ag-
cd during most of his active lie in re-
sisting the aggressions Of relative and
neighbor, who INSCRIPTIONS, arrogant,
insolent, wealthy, and able, hsd devoted
most Of his energies to the destruction
OF his relative and neighbor's peace.
comfort and prosperity, melting disorder
ia the homestead, poisoning the minds
Of his neighbor's family and at last
breaking oat into violence seeking there
by to break up and ruin his home. Sup
pose the assailed citizen whose only
cause OF. moral objection to the perpetu-
alton OF degrading system OF coaca-
binage by his neighbor, and under the
eyes of the DIRECTORS children, should
have borne quietly q first, yielding and
compromising fol-. peace sake at later
dsse, even in part condonine his rela-
tivss immortality and calling it good but
that at last driven to bay By lawsuits
and prosecutions, had nisnscily resisted
and handsomely thrashed the sggrcssor,
at the same time lifting the victims of the
adjoining farmers immortality into CON-
parative freedom from such degrade
ton ?
What would be the yirdict of the
world on man w!,o after being THUS
prosecuted, shouitt turn round and
yield the management OF his affairs to
the family and the man by whom he
and his had been SO violently and mali
ciously assailed? Would he not be re-
gardcd as weak and foolish person cs-
pecially after having at every point
defeated his enamy AM laid bare his
arrogance anG crimes Suopose he cx-
cused himself for such action by the
plea that bis enemy, obviously for the
one purpose of obtaining control Of tho
property and interests OF both parties
had Acknowledged he had done wrong !:
that his concubinage was an ofr,nc e
THAT had the primal curse upon it =
and as proof this wound up by saying
that his only desire was to forgive those
who had dsfeated him, and E'clasp hands
across the bloody chss I" be himself had
been the means # digging. Would no
a sensible c,itlc declare th,t TIC insole nt
hypocrit was worthy the preceding base
ness and treachery !?
Bnt putting that aside, what wnu,l
fe a rrope, Judgement on members Of
the agrieved mans f,mily-of sons who
had Stood By him in resisting the spoiicr
and malignant -ani who now stood VI
T to declare their father and those Of thei,
brethren who sustained them in protect.
ing themselves againss new agyressicns
to be tyrants and oppressors, unworthy
OF the public emf lence, and only de.
Eserving Of non-suit in fhe court of ap.
peals before which a final Plea is beine
made, when then tkeir only plea wa,
that the hitherto assaiicnt, finding him
self sure Of defeat on the old arguments
had turned around sowed 6issensions
and was seeking to use thoseOf III,
other party Every sensible perso,
l. would declare such conduct to be III
wise as a matter of policy, treacherou
and dishonest as q matter or morality
These suggestions fit the position Il th
Democrats and their sLiberaT' allies q
this junc,urr. The impertinance Of tn
lat,eris only eqnail-d BY the sSchi;d;is
and bland smile" with which they scel
to csjole the country ay assuring i
Cat ne Only way to secure liberty
to give power 1? to these who rcs;s- G.
it; that the only way to obtain peace i
t, turn over power to those who alon
i,iade war; that 10 effect rcconciliatio
we must condone crime and let tn
criminals have their own way. re
difficult to tell at which to be the mos
! amazed the trcachery that surrender
or the cheek that demands the sem
, thing Of the country.