The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-22
FROM TERRE HAUTE.
TERRE HAUTE, 4th Mo. II. 1874

TERRE HAUTE, 4th Mo. II. 1874.
EDITOR PAL L ADIUM:-On the 18th !
1 proceeded to Brazil, Clay county.
As the train drew up to the depot / !
noticed quite procession of people
with banner and music To my as
constituent found it was waiting for
my arrival / was Immediately hand
ed into a carriage, and in spite of my
protest, was paraded through town
heading the procession, the band play
ing Lo, the Conquering Hero ComesHs
A pretty fix, thought l, fer plain,
unassuming Quaker to get into. Some
wag shouted out that This was the
antidote to the egging reception"
which l had met with at previous
place. We had two immense meet
ings at Brazil-Turncr's Hall; xas
filed to overlooking. On the 9Th l
spoke to a full house at Bowling
Green. the county seat of Clay. On
the 10th l lectured at Terre Haute
Dowling's Hall was damned to suffo-
cation. Here the Davis family opened
the meeting by singing a song called
the Baxter bill" which set the au-
dience in an uproar Of laughter. This
meeting was a grand success, which
was all the more cheering because in
this city there met short time ago,
all the editors of the German papers
in the State, and resolved that every
one Of their papers should attack the
Baxter bill and advocate its repeal at
the next legislature. [ was rejoiced
to find that many Of the leading men
of the city-Republican and Demo-
crat--were deeply interested in the
temperance movement We had for
the Chairman Of the meeting, one of
the most influential Democrats of vi
go county.
On the 18th / spoke twice at Rock
vile, Parke county; on the 18th again
at Rockville and Bloomingdale. At
the latter place / met our noble friend
Barnabas c. Hobbs. who is we'll
known to the citizens Of Richmond.
l found his whole soul drawn out to-
wards temperance Just as arrived
at Bloomingdale. friend Hobbs wife
was leaving home to attend the Phila-
delphia Yearly Meeting of Friends,
as one of deputation from the West
ern Yearly Meeting. hope their
visit will be productive Of much good.
On the 18th spoke at Montezuma,
at 2 p. M. and at Newport. Vermillion
county, at II p. M Both meetings
were large and deeply interesting. On
the 18th at Perrysville at 2 p M, and
at Eugene at u Il. m. At the latter
place l partook of the kind hospitali.
ties of John Grove ndyke, the Repre-
J sentative for Vermillion county, who
stood nobly by the temperance bill il
the House.
On the 18th I had two meetings q,
Clinton; one in the morning with tn,
women who are moving in the goo(
. cause, and a public meeting in ths
evening. There are two saloons il
: this town, but I understand there ar,
I cases of violations of law against then
that Will close them very soon.
: Yesterday afternoon / had anothel
. meeting in this city To night shall
hold a third meeting here. In Thu
city there is the largest distillery il
the State, and l am sorry to say tina
= it possesses great influence. Thoe.
interested in the traffic have agree,
' not to patronixe persons interested II
E the temperance movement wonde
r these people cannot see that that is
q sword with two edges-it will cut boil
ways if they are not careful.