Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-10-01

81 What could be the motive Of sa;d write
preluding his remarks, with the strong a
lsertion, that towards Messrs. Reid and Bo
i iden, ne entertained the most friendly feelings
land at the next moment. exclaims, II woul
$ rather see Pestilencc and famine. stalk abnu
lour streets. and enter every house and cabi1
lot my country" than to see the America,
people submit, to the despicabie conduct. o
imy particular friends.-Yes! sooner than Il
sanction such heartIess acts, the H.ly groune
lot Bunker's Hill, and other places, sacred t
the memory, arc to be cr'msOned with the
Ib!~d and ig0re Of American citizrns.--Yea
icivil war, with all its horrors. the widow.
woe, the orphans tears, the country's ruin
the sheathing the cold steel in each others
lifesbloodD is Gods blessing. to the conduc,
OF those, who possess my most friendly feel
ings.
Is il possible, that this Mortified writer is a
friend of the authors Of such most drea;inl
conduct! Or are his feelings fals1syine his
solemn assertions? Which b1rn, OF this d.
iemma. does Mr.. ''One OF re People" choose.
Who suggested to- ~Jne Of the r." that the
very best way, 20 manifest his friendly feel
'ngs towards neighbours, land thereby con-
vince all Of the extent, Of his mighty iniellect)
was. to publish some hearsay story, faIsly
charging them with improper conduct; while
these very particular friends were at his el-
bow, ready TO correct any erroneous imfor-
nation, merely by asking them.-From such
friends, good Lord, deliver as!
What IN the name OF reason, put it in to the
head Of zone OF the People," to assert, (wiat
] presume no other one man would do) that
Mr.. Reds house and lot, Oor which he makes
Mr.. Borden pay S2,5O0) is not worth more,
at the extent, than 81 200. Mr.. Borden paid
$1,000, all tod; and even at that. has lost
$500, by not consulting this Oracle OF wis
ION, who signs his name zone Ofthe People,"
md whose accurate judgment in these mat
ers. will never hereafter be doubled, SINCE
'e has expressed them. in such IN anassuming
node and manner. l.
l shall pass over his COMBINATIONS, pre-
umptions, and assertions, as they require no n
where the gentlemen alluded to :
re known; but must be permitted to STOP
, express my warm admiration, Of his ex-
'eme lnodesty, where he says, 81! Shall ex- e
cct to see the above statement cOntradIcted.' ~
Ehu! What, you, Mr.. zone Of the People, II
spect to sec what you have asserted against e
d friends,--yea, published to the world, pro- c
IN false! Impossible! But five must own 80
~ have fbed. you will please to allow us u
ne to modify our language, SO as to prevent
; grating on the ear Of friendship; and per- >,
it US, to do it in a neighborly and friendly la''
amer, but not publish your injustice to "a
ards us to the world. y! no, have &C. r..
sed, have condemned you; l! your warm of
end; and now will appoint the time and an
amer, which IS this, you must f,lsify my tai
sertions, in the very next Palladium: MI
IL allow of other time or manner; and din
u must obey. under the penal OF my con. all
ued detraction. How extremely modest. riv
W supremacy unassuming. IN
In sober earnest, let me ask, nv friend ('r'
odesty, if he is not y little ashamed, of be- -
!, SO caseIy gulled, and a little conscience WI
cked. for publishing that gulIibiIity to the r"'
rid. ''o
But. the worst of it is, that in the closing -
marks of One of the People, he has threat
ID to cut and come again, if time permits, =
this is our only chance for consolation; as *
p waters move slow, and us it takes time
BRING the capacities of powerful intelecls
vn to small matters, we may slip out Of the 3
'se by his want of leisure. But o! nv z
should he get time to exnose, in 3
manner, the diretul effects Of such
rty trading. what shall we do? what inI
name ct reason wi become Of the poor. W,
osed. and threatened party they will be '''' o
met. demented, and clean gone. used up,
h aud toe-nail. Now don't. good Mil
Of the People, o! l.ordyM o! dont-and =.
Pe"o' % :" u"'s o'uuu viii ever, mimi
ANrrHYpocRAcY. 60.