Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-05-25

vest, for the accomnodation Of the Cit
zens Of the western wilderness, and also
OF the bill being passed for selling forty
acres to the poor man that was not able
to buy eighty. Not y word Of this does
be tell YOU. His production taken CT
ma>se Is a one sided article, bearing on
the face Of Il evident marks of endeavof-
ing to build up one man by keeping 9th
ers out Of view, and Intentionally conceal
ing their usefulness. 1 do not say tina,
Gen M'Carty has done more than bis
duty, but that he has done his duty I fee,
warranted in saying, and If diligence.
honesty, and perseverance are not to be
rewarded, the stimulus to good action I'M
mediately ceases to exist Mr.. p con
trary to my wishes endeavors to cnsen-
der party feelings The terms Na,iona,
Republican, Democrat, &c. should in nv
opinion be forgotten We are citizens Of
the 9Th congressional district, then Of In
diana, and then of the u States. Our
interests are the same, whether Jackson
|or Clay is President. If MIR. Smiths en-
tire devotion to Henry Clay should in
duce the National Republicans not TO for
sake him, why ask should they forsake
Ger.. M'Carty, who has been the peoples
friend, and who has in the district injured
himself to accommodate p and his neigh
bors. Twill not detract from the claims
of either Of the Candidates. know them
well, they are friends 10 their country
they will with slight exceptions pursue
the same course. They have established
characters in the district. They are fair
ly before Us, and all they ask is fairness
towards themselves, and this the people
are IN duty bound To extend to thens.
A few more words ON local feeling and
! am done. II Is principle we'll es,ab-
l'shed that a preference is general Civ
en- to candidate who lives poar Us, tho
not SO well qualified as others that live at
"a distance. The principle u based on
the idea that benefits, perquisites, &c.
obtained by representative, are very
generally confined TO his own neighbour
hood. Witness Brookyiile, Madison, &c
acknowledges that Messrs Smith
and Rariden are men Of some talent, aud
reputation as lawyers, but locates his
feeI,n-s on MIR. Smith. He says, Mr..
Smith used every excrtion 10 have the
national road opened on the present locaz
ltion, and then adds, that If local feelings
had governed him, Why did he not carry
1t through his own county. He says, be.
cause ne wished to discharge his duty,
without regard to sectional feelings
Why did not P inform W, that Gener ;
M'Carty also used has excrtions to preveali
ia relocation Of the road between Spring
field, Co. and the line dividing Ohio aud
diana, lest it might change the present
route through this county. And Why,
because he wished to discharge his duty
; without regard to sectional feelings
Notwithstanding the local situation Of Mr..
Rariden, being our fellow citizen and
neightor, and qualifications of an order
iperhaPs not inferior to either Smith or
M'Carty, yet p informs US he runs with,
out prospect Of success. Though be
Iesteems Mr.. Rariden and considers him
las possessed Of talents Of respectable
order, yet it is impossible for him to sue.
tceed. This kind Of friendship and res.
, pect, can inform Mr. p is quite unpali-
table to a canoi;tatc and rather more un-
: savory than open hostility