The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-06
CoLoNIzArIoy For INplANA

COLONIAL TION FOR INDIANA.
Amoug Republicans, those OF Indians
have the liy eliest imagination and are cas-
lest perturbed. They get this trait lin cour-
tesy We will not say this tricky of fancy
from their renowned CHIEF, whose eye, in
nne frenzy rolling, glsDces from day to day
into the soutbern country, aud, by q pro-
csss peculiar to itself, contrives TO see there
more devils than vast hell can hold"
Il Ike Sitting Bull, Mr.. Morton is equally
DOGGY minded and venturesome; where
things are not, be bodies them forth out of
nothing; where things are, he gives them
the hue OF crimson. After Kilpstrick's
pitiful exposure of himself, and the policy
OF the Hsyes campaign, some rebuttal-
no m sitter whst-~ss deemed necessary by
the Republican managers at Indianapolis,
and having come by chance into possession
OF note by Austin Brown, ESQ, to Gov
ernor Hendricks, asking simp Y tor let
ter OF introduction, they fly into print with
this, and, giving it The Interpretation most
consistent with their own thoughts and
practices, offer it ss a set-off to the little
csvslrymsn's shameless effusion. For a
week the indiana polls Journal, assisted by
the Pious Plump Ply'nptOn aad the Truly
Good Deacon Richard Smith, of Cincinnsti,s
has been banoying tbis shuttlecock with
the activity and viEor of baseball cham
pions. They continue to beat their hands
wildly in the air and to cry for explaps-
tions. Like the Honest Sharper in Deer
ing's ballad
"They make a crime and ask you
TO confess it,"
The following Is tie note of Mr.. Brown
to Gov. Hendricks:
SATURDAY, Aug. 9, lSe.-Oesr Governor:
1t Is my Intention To 20 to Louisville on Mon
after some poll icsl matters OF which IL is not
necessary that you should know the details.
II had letter from you TO Mr.. Wstterson,
10 whom he Can tax cOnfdeUtiallV, IL would
satisfy him that am not an impostor lfyou
can do this, p esse send the lie ter sealed o me
the letter or compromise any one.
Yours truly,
AUSTIN H. BRowN."
The following is Gov. Hendrlcks's note
to Mr.. WsttersoD:
"INDIANAPoLls Aug. 25, Ig76.-My Dear Mr.
Watterson: Allow me TO introduce my friend
and neig hbor, Austin own. + q, of this city,
10 whom on may spes with confidence, as q
Democrat aud an honest man.
sincerely your friend,
THos. a. HENDRICKs."
Hon. HENRY WATTEbSoN.
MIR. Brown, beng In Louisville upon
private business O. ms owr, called, as he
was about to leave for bCme, upon Mr.
Natterson and presented q vernon Hen
dficks's letter. He STATED, IN substance,
that he bad it from relisD Q authority that
Tire Republicans we're preparing to import
and coionlzs number of Ksntuckians and
T6nnesseeans into Indiana 70 be voted on
election dsv, and asked if there WAS no
way to put stop to this. Mr.. Wstterson
replied that there wss a way to stop il,
aud engaged 10 see that that should be at
once adopted. Mr.. Brown then took his
leave. So much be has made known IN a
published interview, which is all that he
knows about the matter.
AS tor MIR. Watterson, he has not felt
called upon to notice the lamentations
OF those who, on no evidence whatever.
would couple him with even an imsgiu-
awe scneme TO psrpetra'e an election
fraud. No party advantage has ever con-
csrned him so much that he would pro-
coed secre tly or by indirection TO obtain it,
and he has relied upon his personal char
acter to protect him against such discredit-
ing surmises as it is the wont of political
vsgsbondsge to set sfiost during periods of
excite ment. He would not now notice
this matter, except TO complete Mr..
Browns statement, and to explain that
the means of To warting the scheme to inn
port aud cOloniZs voters from Kentucky
into Indiana, referred to by him, WIS the
establishment of q picket line along the
entire Kentucky Indiana front; to make
1t known that this pIcket-liDe is now fully
organized; TO declare that II is sufficient
aud efficl nj; and to assure the Indiana
Democrats Lnat they need not disquiet
and at the same time to warn
illegal voters of their dau ger. The object
of the good PEI pie of both states being to
secure q fair election, it SHOULD be their
care as we'll to prevent illegal voting, to
saws the ignorant in advance from punish
ment. S cps TO secure both objects, taken
without delay, have resulted as specified,
and it is proper that bJth parties, and all
voters. shou Id be advised OF the fact.
Ii has long been fsFori'e device of the
Indiana Republicans to raise a VOLTS cry
n pom the eve Of their general g ections.
\ ODody understands the ''stop thief'
dodge better, or resorts TO it oitener, than
Mr.. Morton. Ibis Austin Brown hullsba-
loo was Sc up to ease fitzpatrick down.
But IL Is poor, thin device and Will only
make the men on the plckst line more en-
ergetic and wstch1ul. Illegal voters will
Re warned not 10 cross the river; If they
persist they will be placed under proper
Il they i'll Try to break the
law they Will be arrested and punished
We do not intend that our Kentucky col
ored people especially shall be tied on,
neck and heels, TO Mr.. mortop's cart
wheel. They shall certainly not be II In
and forewarniDg Can save tnem.
It is our care for them, hardly less than our
honest desire TO protect our neienbors,
which has led to the only practicable sys-
,em for stopping grievOus evil and Of
ense. Escn party will of course protest,
As each party hs S protested, that the other
& at fault; but it stands TO reason that the
Republicans have the better opportunity
% import. COLOMBO snd p Ill illegal votes.
They nave been doing 1t IUr years. Under
he pre- ssnt srfangr ment neither party can
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