The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-10-12
LETTER FROM WARREN SMITH.

LETTER FROM WARREN SMITH.
1.-TWO or three months ago. Warren Smith
came to the conclusion that Il MAS not well
tor man to bs alone, and mot wishing 70 mar
~ out of the family, he ran away with ns
brother Irvin's wife. Recently they wers
heard from and another brother went straight
way 10 them 10 Minnesota. The erring spouse
had, In the meantime, seen the folly OF ner
doings, and readily consented 70 Iesurn ~
vii. enls himself again as her protector OF
not, Iepe nds on whether be changes ms u'ino
or not"
Mr.. EDITOR Tho above recently appeared
in the columns OF the Telegram. and l take
this opportunity TO pronounce it rs vic
contradiction Of facts as ever appeared in
print, and worthy alone Of the pesti'sntial
source from whence it emanated. would
not deipu to answer . calumny SO villainous.
but that It involves the reputat ton Of one
whose sex preeludes the possibility Of her
ever receiving even shadow OF justice At
the hands Of awomar-dcsrading society.
The reasons of Augusta L Gra0myer for
Withdrawing from he former domestic rela-
tons, are satisfactory to herself, and justifi-
able to all who love justice and revere truth.
Driven into marriage by threats alike hu-
initiating and disgraceful to him who made
them, she dragged out life of misery until
failing to find full measure of favor in the
Q yes Of her legally constituted master, she
was again put under the ban of his threats
which were of such character, as left her
no alternative but to leave her home, or ac-
cept conditions humiliating and intolerable n
even slave. She accepted the former. and
left home worth SIS 200, an invalid and al
most penniless-a sad commentary on that
home. Having been acquainted with her for
years, and the recipient of many kind Offices
at her hands in health as well as in sickness,
and knowing her to be separated from kith
and kin ny the wide ocean and not one friend
willing to aid her in the hour Of need, We
FIRE ely profIcred her such assistance as our
limited means would justify, and are willing
10 face God and his angels, the Devil and his
;mps, and Society with its devastating horde
of scan dal-mopgers, on the issue. As to the
rectitude and uprightness of Ter character
since her arrival at this place. we refer all
parties concerned, to the Hon. d. r. Bearss,
and lady, Mr.. W. E. Bearss and lady, Of
| Peru, Ind. and Mrs. II. q. Fettcr of Logans.
port, In l., who have been guests with her at
the sans house during the Summer, and a
part of whom have nQf yet returned home.
We venture to say, Vkthout fear Of truthful
contradiction, that her past life proves her
to be the possessor Of more virtue of oharac-
ger, more charity for the poor, and sympathy
| and forbcarancc toward those who scruple
not to outrage her most sacred rights, than
all the diminutive, narrow minded scancl.
oefouled lips against her. We would try the
merits of the law on the miserable vampyrs
who published the above libel, but that w
have learned by experience, that spiritualists
and infdels get about As much justice at the
hands of an Orthodox Court or jury, a. die
Christ from PLATE, or Servt Jus form Johr
Calvin, the Protestant inquisitor.
We have his pame written in our diar,
with red ink, and should we ever chance 4
meet him he will learn what that means
We cherish toward him GO malice, as we be-
lieve Islander is as natural to him as venom
is the corbra, or copperhcad. and yet th
safety of the innocent occasionally requires
that the beads of venomous serpents b
mashed. This pitiful libel-moneer has es
tablished in our mind two points of Orthodc:
. faith which we had discarded, to wit: s'Tota
dcpravity," Of the truthfulness Of which b
} is q standing evidence, and the e1is t ence Of
He'll where uuprincipled defa mers Of woma
will get their Just deserts. We have calcu
} lated from the most reliable premises at on
} command, what will be the future destin,
Of the pcstilantial destroyer Of good name
above referred to, and are persuaded that
the relation Of cause to effect remains un
changed after death, he will be materialize,
and transformed into a loathsome ghoul
; which no longer further able to prey on tn
fair fame of the living, will infest graveyard
r and safe his polluted thirst BY devouring tn
cofined dead; " hilst the souls of ordinar
t scandal mergers will be placed in the micro
!, scopic department of the Internal museum
' there to be n ted for their littleness, black
e ness and meanness forever.
1 As to myself, ask no word of justifca
= | ssVA VI PoiiA@ttUu otOACu III NY Ucuuhs
desire nothing at the hands of the SO calle
, respectable members of society, SO much a
their disapprobation and contempt. Tn
{ consciousness that ! am hated and despised
by this class, and that they "say all manns
c of evil against me" affords ne sweet conso
lation. am thankful that am not r,
' spectacle, for so u be would prostitute Il
: noble impulses of my nature, and reduce n
i to the status of daily hipocryte and liza
/ Christ, poor fellow, was not respectable, an
: was scandalized by the whitewashcd arisso,
o racy because he extended spirit OF fratern
!. regard and kindness to the Narys and Martins
G Of his day, in contradiction to the iphuma
n laws laii down l,y old woman murderiu
t. Moses and tile refprmer who cannot freel
: sacr .iite friends AMI z cd uame for his pl i,
= cirlcs, should Icrt rnce them. join the cEurc
9 disclaix all merit Of his own, rely upc
o Christ to liquiiate his moral indebtedness
y and thus occupy a respectable position
e society. WARREN SMITH.
5 GRAHAM LAKES Min, P Q. Sept 25th,'
Radical please copy-W 81
Our truly Liberal Republicans have bee
absorbed by the Democracy, without even
chalk-mark by which to be identified herea