The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-20
Senator Morton.

"A correspondent OF the 1nOfdHdpo-
lis Journal, writing from Washingt ton
under date of January 8, giving sy-
nopsis of the debate in the Senate on
the Southern murderers, thus alludes
to Senator Morton:
"Indianians will readily believe
when L tell them, as l do, that Sena-
tor Morton's last speech, on Friday,
was the most powerful, and command
ed the greatest attention, of any one
delivered 1t brought the Democrats
to their feet, and, as man said to me-
they all got black eye;" not in a
physical but intellectual sense. His
nostrils expanded, his eyes dilated
and his face was radiant with patriot
ic indignation, and his powerful ut
terances cheered and encouraged all
lovers of liberty, law. and justice. A
| reporter, sitting at my side and seeing
MY face said: You are proud of your
Senator!' and [ replied: PROUD! who
would not be? he is the noblest Roman
of all. See them squirm." 1t was a
sight. He turned from man to man,
responded to their questions, bore
them down with logic and facts, de-
Tended the Republican party and de-
manded all the facts. and said this
question could no longer be blinked.
shall not attempt to give a synopsis of
it. But quote few sentences from
his speech of Thursday last:
Il am glad we have now come to
the point where the ten thousand lies
which have been Systematically sent
up from Louisiana, as an apology and
an excuse for the numerous murders
that have been committed there can
no longer blind the people and pre-
dition of things. Men who will
commit murder will commit perjury
and forgery and arson and every
minor crime for the purpose of cover
ing up their guilt 1t has now
come to the maxim, to lie like an
agent of the Southern Associa ed
Press Talleyrand said, The
same lie never wins second victory.
\ What was the attempt in the
election of McEnery? An attempt to
overthrow by fraud a majority of not
less than twenty thousand people. 4
A notorious and acknowledged major
ity The whole election was
void for fraud. McEnery was not
elected The Senator (Thur-
many attempts by his remarks to be-
little the crimes that have been COM
mitted in Louisiana. Able as he is, he
is not able to do that. Oh, he says,
some lives were lost down there
Yes, there were some lives lost
There have beenas many murdered in
Louisiana for political causes in the
last six years as fall in most modern
wars. Men have been slaughtered by
the dozen, the score, the fifty and the
hundred; and yet this is belittled 1t
is attempted to be laughed and jeered
away by talking about the outrage
business. The streets of New Or
leans have run red with blood--the
blood of innocent men shed By men in
rebellion against the State govern
ment and men who are as hostile to
the government ofthe United States as
they are to the Kellogg, and who fight
one just as cheerfully as they fight the
other We will discuss this
subject until the people of this coun-
| try shall see upon what brink they
stand-upon what fearful precipice
we are now treading.'
style I'm Nevada.
The fashion reporter of an Austin
City, New, paper describes the belle
of the masquerade bail in the following
astounding language:
The most gorgeous. nigh toned, rich
est, fastest -classest, incest, or any
other adjective for, costume in the
outfit" was that worn by Miss
frankie Clark. She was the hifalu-
finest, gayest, and galusest dressed
gal in the room. She appeared in the
room as page, and she was a page
that any man would leave another to
read. Both in costume and action she
was as perfect as big sunfower
A couple of days after the appear
ance of the notice into the editorial
room Of the paper stalked a young
man. His brow was wrapped in thun-
der, his body in suit of tweed. and
his hand clasped a big lump of hick,
ory. He pulled a paper out of his
pocket, and pointing his finger to the
para graph. said: II want ter see the
man as writ that ere" Il am the in
dividual, replied the person. What
did you go and do that for, that's what
[ want to know?' ''Oh, because I
thought you would like to see your
girl made out one of the most bewitch-
ing females that was ever set on earth
to keep man from his hash and
drive sleep from his pillow Now,
look here, ever sence that was pub
lished | can't git word out on her.
She sets in front OF the looking glass
and keeps gain on herself, and
maxim squint eyes at her dress. and
puckerin' up her mouth, and actin as
if she was a blasted sight better
anybody else. [ want this ere thing
fixed, or there'll be an editors situa-
ton vacant" He looked significantly
at the club. For a moment the re-
porter stood in profound thought;
then his face frightened up, and he
looked up and said: ''I'll fix it in
next weeks paper. After you have
seen the next issue, call and tell me
the result" The young man left
In the next weeks paper appeared
the following paragral b:
"A CoRRECTIoN.-We made grave
mistake in our issue of last week. In
our description of the masquerade
ball, we accidently substituted the
name OF Miss Frankie Clarke for that
of Miss Georgia Waller. and one who
is acquainted with the first named
lady must have discovered the error.
1t is true that she appeared for what
was intended to represent page, but
she looked good deal more like
bootblack in hari luck. She is not
good looking, her actions were absurd,
and every man in the room kept as
far from her as possible. She thinks
of moving out of this community, as
it is unappreciative When she goes
she will be escorted out of town by
brass band. The people of Austin
will gladly miss her from among