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

For the Richmond Palladium.
Mn. EDIroR.-In the l23d number Of
your paper, discover a communication
over the letter p, and headed "the
prospect before u.s. The subject which
P has taken up is Of importance to the
people Of this district, and had p treated
the subject fairly, these remarks would
not have found their way into the columns
Of the Palladium. The weight Of P's ar
gument, loses its force, and subjects him
to censure when the object he wishes to
palm on the public is discovered. And
there is not, Mr. Editor, subscriber of
yours SO ignorant, but in an instant can
discover that in Prs estimation Mr. Smith
should he elected to congress over either
McCartv or Rariden. p says, and very
justly, that every thing like personal feel
ing and individual predictions should
be discarded from our minds, &c. How
far he has been governed by such prip.
ciple in the article before us, leave to the
readers Of the Palladium to Judge. ! do
not complain Of P for having told more
than the truth. but for not having told all
the truth, and thus endeavoring TO mislead
the people Intentionally. He SAYS, the
most active part Gen. M'Carty took du.
ring the two years, he was our represen-
tative on important measures, was his op
position to the u. States Bank. Now il
this be really an error in Gen. M'Cartv
was correct in saving so. But if the
votes ofour representatives. in Congress
are to be published to the world, and their
evil deeds SO carefully remembered. VIII,
not accompany the charge with some pal.
liative-some apology? that perhaps
Gen. M'Carty done some good. 1t IS un-
known to p or mvself on which side the
majority lies on the banRquest,on. The
Indiana legislature endeavored to instruct
their representative in Congress, TO sup
uort the bill for the re-chartering Of the
United States Bank; but these instruc
tons, by way Of resolutions were negatiy
i ed, and Gen M'Carty knowing this, bat
at least some presext for voting as he did
Why did not p if he intended to act OF
write fairly inform the voters Of the fifth
district, Of other things which General
M'Cartv did /? or to say the least which
we're during the two years he was ouI
representative. Why did he not inform
the readers Of the Palladium, that IN these
two years 2OO,O dollars were appropri
ated on the n ,tionaI road in this state
And instead Of the original intention Of
the department, to expend the appropria
ton Immediately east and west Of Indian
apoiis, he by his own industry and perse
verance caused instructions to he sent t.
the superlntenoants Of this road In lndi
ana, to have the first appropriation o
100, 600 dollars expended in constructor,
durable bridges across the principa
streams, which bridges are now 10 rapit
progression. The appropriation Of IO0, OO(
dollars made last winter, is also to be ap
piled to the bridging Of the streams, ant
/ grading the road through the town Q
Richmond, which taken altogether maxi
sum Of 20 or $1,000 dollars in Wayn'
county. Yet p says his opposition to tn
U. States Bank, was the only subjec
that claimed his attention. la addition
to the foregoing, distributing post ofi,c
: has been established ia the town Of Rich
mond The advantages resulting fron
these appropriations, NC. " tut county
Wayne, may be placed to the credit 9
Gen. M'Carty, with as much aptness, a
any favor bestowed on US during the tw
wears Mr. Smith was our representative
can be applied to him, and if | am nc
mistaken, during the two years Of the la
ter we find little to praise or to censur,
That MIR. Smith has been the untirin
friend of Henry Clay | shall not DISPUTE
and will also admit that Gen. M'Cart
has been the unwaver,ng friend Of Pres
dent Jackson. And VIVA; Of this? WIZ
: does this prove? Shall we make use {
: an ambasszGo, who mas the entire conf
dence Of the Executive, or one who fee
instructed to oppose aimos;eve mcasu'
! Of the administration. and IN doing so e,
tpects to merI; the reclamation of his col
> ssituents 70, having fought we'll, thong
in the end entirely vanquished Mr..
= !. did not feel disposed to inform the poop
i that Gen. M'Carty voted for Henry Cha,
land biil-that he opposed notification
that he went for the Union, and that oe
: land Office was established in the 6