Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-06-29
For tie Richmond Palladium

Ia iiIC sdSt uutIiDcC Ol the duouiuiits
/ observed an article signed esprit OF
Wayne which appears to have been
lcharitabIy intended for the illumina-
ton of this beni;hted congressional
district. and more especially for the
dedication Of the good citizens of
Wayne. But with all due regard for
the writer, whose impress cannot be
mistaken, and who, by-the-by, is not
quite one Of The master S'SPirits of
Wayne" l must beg leave to differ
from him entirely, both in his premises
and his conclusions.
Passing over the unintciligiblc pa rts
of the article alluded to, we find a
charge against the friends Of Mr..
Smith, Of conjuring up 'sthe ghost of
(dePartedD parties and "working
the demon of party spirit to favor par
ticular pretensions," to wat: MIR.
Smiths. This charge might pass for
something, had truth given her sane
ton to il, and did It not come from an
!avowed friend of Gen. McCarty, and
IA subscriber to his political creed.
But as the "ghosts and demons" Of his
creed have never thrown off "this NOR
tai COIL" and even now are arrayed
in the full panoply Of regularly organ
lied hostility, would premise that
the charge on Smiths friends is out
Of order. To illustrate the charge OF
|partyism, l would request Mr.. Esprit
to enumerate the Jackson men in this
part Of the county who are in favor Of
Mr.. Smith, and II any thing more than
|cyphcrs are requisite, have no knowl-
edge OF numeri. ais. On the other
hand, we find the line slack twisted !;
many Of the opponents Of the present
are devoted partizans
|of Gen. McCarty, yet Mr.. "Spirit'' in
behalfofhis party, cries "peace, peace,
whel there is no peace"
1t is true that Mr.. Rariden has hon.
orably withdrawn from the contest,
from a conviction that the state Of
public feeling would prove disastrous
to his prospects whilst another candi-
date, possessing the same views with
respect to national politics, was can
wasting for the office IN question; and
l have entirely mistaken the character
Of Mr.. Rariden, if he would not in.
dignantly spurn that effected sympathy
for his situation, of which his known
enemies are so lavish, and which is
dealt out with the most pathetic invo-
cations, for the sinister purpose Of emit
cling his friends to the ranks Of McCarty.
The truth is, Mr.. Rariden's preten-
sions were postponed by simultan.
eous expression Of feeling in different
parts ofthe district. The people well
recollect by what process they were
deprived Of their choice in the last
congressional election. and they are
determined not to be "chiseled" in the
same way ut the coming one.
No person will have the hardihood
to deny that Mr.. Smith had the ma.
jority Of the votes given in the coun-
ties forming the present district at the
last election, and it is asking a little
too much, to call upon his quondam
friends, who were manGvred out OF
their choice on the former occasion, to
support hts continued opponent. Nc
doubt each Of the candidates before
US is ambitious Of the office. 1t ~ a
highly honorable one, and one to which
but a small portion Of the community
can have prctcnsions, though all may
be eligible. But as public men are
considered public property, it does not
become one who has eminently enjoy
led the confidence Of large portion Of
the people, to shrink from the contest
when they again seek to make him the
organ Of their interests.
). Mr.. Smith has been strongly solici
ted to run in various parts of the dis
Itrrct. Custom has made it his duty te
use all honorable exertions to promote
his election, and different course TN
der present circumstances would bt
an insult to his friends. He was no
} brought out by '1committee" or "cau
GUS" whatever measures may have
been taken BY a portion ofthe citizens
iof Union county to express thci
wishes, or whatever Mr.. ''SPirit'' MAJ
assert to the contrary notwithstanding
) Then if Mr.. Smith has an equal RICH
; to run with Gen. McCarty, | woult
lenquire, has he not at least equal tai
ents, has he not equal integrity? o
shall we be governed by the STANDARD
lof Thomas Jefferson, sis he honest, il