The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-11-14
BROWN COUNTY.
Its Capital City-lts Topography, Soil
and Product.
The PeopIe-Their Sterling Virtues, Thrift
and Contentment - Democracy in
the Ascendancy and All
Things Lovely.

visit to Brown County leads the writer
to conclude that much can be truthfully said
to its credit which has hitherto escaped the
attention of the outside world.
Brown County, measured in square miles
or acres, is not large. Chief Justice Cole
ridge, of England, lately in the United States,
wasnot particularly enthused with the bigness
of the country. He thought small areas had
quite as much reason for boasting, if their
inhabitants were virtuous and industrious,
as those which could boast of more extended
boundaries, and this is just where Brown
County comes in for her full share of gener-
Gus recognition.
Brown is not as large as some of her sister
Counties in area, but there is not one of them
that can boast OF a population more virtu-
tuous, industrious, prosperous or contented.
Brown County does not possess extended
plains; it is not prairie County. 1t has no
swamp lands nor does it stand in
need of tile drainage. 1t is a County
of hills and claims to have the highest
elevations in the State, that is to say, there
are places in Brown County nearer Heaven
than any other County can exult over.
as that in the Valley of the Nile, or the
Wabash. Possibly Boone and Upton have
deeper soil than Brown County farmers Gull
tivate, but We doubt if any OF the more
favored localities of the State can show bet
ter record in all that pertains to health,
happiness or any of the fruitions of life
But it must not be inferred that Brown
County is desolate Good crops are raised
in Brown, ard the farmer is well rewarded
for his toll.
NASHVILLE,
the capital city of Brown County, is stu
ated about fifty miles south of Indianapolis
1t is within ten miles of Morgantown, the
nearest point to a railroad, and has a pepu-
latlon of about 800 1t has two Churches.
graded school, and one newspaper-the
JacksOnian DemOcrat-DemOcratic as its
name imports-which is ably conducted by
John C. Hester, Esq, editor and proprietor.
Everything in and about Nashville denotes
happiness and contentment, and visitors
find desirable home comforts at the Nash
vile House, of which James Hampton, Esq,
is the obliging proprietor. The
COUNTY OFFICIALS,
MeSsrs. joshua Metheny, Clerk; John s.
Williams. Auditor; DIR. Joseph NJ. Cook.
Treasurer. Thomas J. Taggart, Sheriff, aud
James Chain. Recorder, are the right men
in the right places, who have the entire con-
fidence of the people and transact the
business of the public as il it was their own.
Thomas f Hamblin. Esq, whose term of
office as Clerk OF the County expired while
the writer WAS guest of the Nashville
House furnished his hosts of friends an op.
portunity to pay him an elegant tribute of
respect in the form of
SURPRISE BANQUET,
and which proved to be real ovation. Not
less than $50 persons were present and the
pnnlH
enjoyable. 1t was not only feast of fat
things, but of good fellowship and friend
ship, which bore high testimony
to the private and public worth
of public official at the close of his public
duties The tables were loaded with viands
fit foT a King and well calculated to tempt
the palate of the most pronounced epicure.
Mr.. Hamblin is to be congratulated upon
the brilliant close of his career as Clerk of
Brown County. Brown County has been
specially fortunate in the management of
its fiscal affairs, in large measure owing to
the capabilities OF its
COMMISSIONERS,
Messrs. Thomas Madgett John Deice and
James Flint, as an evidence OF which it may
be said that Brown County order is as good
as a gold certificate of the Federal Treas
ury.
Professor Neidah the County Superintend-
ent, is a gentleman OF superior scholastic
attachments, and has given the Public
Schools of Brown County an enviable
standing. During our delightful So
iourn in Nashville we had the
pleasure of meeting a number of prominent
gentlemen other than County officials. who
contributed largely to the pleasure of the
visit, among whom We may mention Judge
Richard l.. Coffev, Hon. w. w. Browning,
William G. Watson, ESQ., ex-County
Auditor Hon. w. C. Duncan. State
Senator, representing the Counties of
Brown, Bartholomew and Monroe;
as also Messrs Anderson Percifeld, William
S. Cox, William NJ. Waterman, James Nc
Grayel, William Keif, John l.. Dewe A. +.
Sipes and Frank 7. Taggert, all actively en-
gagged in various pursuits, professional, mer-
camille and industrial.
in Brown County the
DEMOCRACY
is in the ascendancy, and Republicansm is
not known within its limits to any uncom-
Portable extent In 1880, when Indiana went
Republican by the efforts OF Dorsey d Co.,
Brown County increased her Democratic ma
jOrity and gained imperishable renown.
The Democrats of old Brown
are men of unimpeachable integrity.
They are as solid as the hills they cultivate.
and utterly invulnerable to any of the
methods which the Republican party practices
to gain triumphs 1t is said that Dorsey sent
500 to Brown County for corruption parpo-
ses, but the Republican who was the custo-
dian of the fuGd, knew better than to at
tempt any debauching scheme with the Dem
ocracy OF old Brown. Had he made one
motion III that direction public sentiment
would have exiled hiir, ana he is frank
enough TO admit that had Dorsey sent twenty
times 500 he could hot have changed five
votes, such is the fidelity of Brown
County Democrats 20 principle and the
grand traditions of the Democratic party.
We could not dedicate to them a higher
eulogy Democrats from principle. convic-
ton, study aud investigation, the young
men walk in the footsteps of the fathers, and
the women. Cod bless them-wives mothers,
sisters and sweeLhearts-are as prompt to up
hold the Democratic flag as are the men and
the boys such is all too brief reference to
Brown County. nesting among the hills OF
Southern lndIana-a County a little oil OF
the great lines of travel. but still a good
place TO go to, and the more visitors learn of
the virtues of her Deonla the more 10 IN thev