The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-07-15

ana witness the streaming tears and more than
mortal anguish of heart-brOken man, but chal-
lenge the most unsparing scrutiny 70 find faint
or a trace OF dishonOr in his whole cheekered
career. How are you called upon 70 deal with
such character?
Testifying to Mr.. Johnson's good charac-
| ter:
We have hard political battles in Indiana. but
we have manly ones; We contest the field closely;
but when the battle Is over. and the buge sounds
truce as the night cloud lowers we meet IN peace
and the strife is ended We fight like men and
we have peace like brethren. Colonel john G.
man of the State Central Committee of the Repub.
lican party of Indiana; the proprietor OF the Indi
annapolis Journal the leading Republican organ os
the State: the Treasurer oil the United states at
Washington under General Grant; the Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury under Arthur; for years
in which indianapolis i situated; the political
ITlend OF Albert u forter GGfsFaof Oh inc 9I.e
months? He says, speaking OF Captain Johnson:
ale has ever borne in this community the char
has commanded and held the respect and conf
dence of this community as such"
read that as a keynote to all the other deposit
ing 10 go over them again, nor long to dwell on
them They are all in harmony, and equally con-
elusive.
The Judges OF the Supreme Court Of Indiana
have not been silent Byron h Elliott. OF that
went to indianapolis to live. Judge Elliotts voice
from that high Tribunal follows this sad, broker
man into this court and says to you that ''his
character in every respect has always been, and
il. excellent"
Joseph f. Mcdonald. name known and hon
ored in every State in this Union tit and qualified
by nature and by requirements TO till with dig
nifty and honor the loftest position within the
gift of the American people; IA broad command
ing man, warm in heart and clear in head; Tor
nearly thirty years one of the great leaders of the
bar at indianapolis and throughout the state.
Would such a man prostitute his word in behalf
dOrses the estimate of Colonel New, and concurs
with Judge Elliott as to the standing OF Captain
Johnson
The list of affidavits includes William r.
Holloway. A. 7. Stanton, William Sullivan.
Mr. Haughey A. ID. Lynch. Mr.. Malott Col
onel Holestin, General r. >. Foster, Judge
Julian, and number of other equally dis
tinguished citizens.
SIS
How little it is known. except here in these
mountains and valleys that 10000 men in East
Tennessee took up arms for the Union With the
return OF peace came the duty OF the Government
| to its wounded and brOken-dOWn soldiers, and 10
the widows and children of the heroic dead. and
it isa historical fact that when Captain johnson
Tennessee. their widows and orphans, entitled to
pensions were further behind in their rightfu
t me PENSION aeo IN amy
| that during the fifteen months he was here as
supervising examiner OF pensions he, with his
assistants. caused more than sl,OOO00 OF money to
be paid out O the public treasury to the people OF
East Tennessee. not only doing Justice To claim
ants, but promoting the prosperity ana happiness
| OF all
e@e
The advocate makes this reference to the
| evidence concerning Mrs. JOhnSon'S con-
| fcssion to her husband.
The first OF these dreadful letters to him in
November at Knoxville. His sOn-this boy here
with face that Raphael would have loved to
| paint-simply saw by the writing that the letter
was from his mother. and tells you 50. Captain
Johnson read it. The world grew dark. He sought
1 To rise from his chair. He staggered and fell on
his face n if a blow had crushed his brain While
we u
still ii in death. you must remember that this i
a sick man, weak in physical strength. without
the powers Of health To uphold him i'm sudden and
appalling calamity. He has chronic diseases unto
death. With consumption elutching at his throat
and lungs and aggravated chronic dyspepsia de
pressing the mind. darkening the spirit and cast
ing the soul into gloomy depths, he totcred reeled
and fell. Gou strong men in this jury box: yOn
men with perfect digestion. who eat three hearty
meals day. remember you are dealing with your
| brother who is in no such condition. You are
| dealing with the shadow OF what he once was. re-
duced by physical disease 80 that as DR. Boyd says
he could not resist the causes which Oyerwhctln
| the mind as one in robust health might do. Come,
| now. put yourself in his place
Gentlemen. have heard the doctrine OF ''cool-
| ing time invoked in this case cooling time.
| That scene al Knoxville occurred nearly year be-
| fore Henry paid the penalty of his crime. care
could the parties have lived 50 long NOu may be-
| come cool after an insult, or even blow in
| passion: but when the form OF the wife has once
been seen by the minds eye writhing in the arms
| of the seducer; when once the husband has pic
tured to himself looking through walls and across
mountains, it may De, the fair, loved form that
| has rested on his loving breast in happy repOSe
surrended 10 Ihe desires OF besotted anu lusiul
| wretch cooling time viii never come 10 him,
| and how well YOU know it, As well might YOU
| visit a lost soul who had laid upon the burning
| have been here long enough to become cool; there
/ has been a cooling time since you took up your
/ abode IN eternal torment: lie would answer
that it had been perpetual hell: that it had been
| burning time. and burning time alone.
/ suppose years pas BY aud the hus-
band thinks at all OF his wife lost in shame will
/ his thoughts be temperate and his blood cool?
| The whole horrible subject comes up again. He
can never think OF her whether living dead.
after defilement, without involuntarily recalling
| these revolving particulars that have crazed the
brain in all the ages of the past, and will continue
to do so in all the ages to come. do not want TO
| know man who can grow cool under such cir
| heart can be turned TO ice with something so
| much worse than murder, so much worse than
| death in his home. Cooling time. From the mo-
| ment Edward j. Johnson Tell forward on his lace
| with the fatal letter of confession in his hand,
| from that moment, instead of the fires OF suffer
| ing grief. bereavement. bitterness hate. revenge,
| if you please. dying away by the lapse OF time,
| they grew stronger, hotter and fercer. What fur
| pang OF Woe aud desOlation could nc experience?
| Every deadly ingredient of human misery which
| the blacklist malice could invent or ind was in the
| accused cup which he has drained to the dregs.
We can follow the pure and honOrei viie or
daughter to the grave and time after awhile, with
consolation to our hearts and enable us To control
our grief. Death is no calamity, ii we die with a
good name: but let dishOnOr once come to follow
| W. over the world like a Kissing serpent, and
neither in life nor in death is there peace rest
="
j have here and there heard Major Henry spoken
| OF as Tenucsseean. No, no; he was not Ten
| nesseean He was a bastard. He not legiti-
| mate. He tried to run for the Legislature here
| ard he voted here: but he a baStard-nOt "a
! legitimate growth of your state. / know the peO-
| pie OF Tennessee. One OF the greatest men OF In
| diana was Tigblman A. Howard, born in Tennes-
| see, and here in East Tennessee. Your people are
| brave, generous, and love pure homes aud do
| nestle bliss. DO not tell me that this crawling.
| beSOtted old beast belongs here at alt lie was
worse and baser than the Kite i'm the eagles nest.
| Your nests here in these mountains were made
for eagles, and not for filthy carron crows.
50
| But here is another abOminatiOn: Captain John
in his hour of deepest trial has had hurled mt
him with the sanction OF Governor Porters name.
never recalled or denied by him, that eight or
nine years ago he wanted a divorce from his wife
that at French Lick Springs, in Indiana. he had
| fallen in love with rich lady and desired 10
marry her, although then a married man. That
| horrible calumny came to his when he was
| mourning the death of his wife, when he was