Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-10-08

so disgracefnl to the partie. co,..1
political point OF view, If untru. 49,
would be denyed in its whole -
Aney would have unitedly avereASa
solemn manner, that the whole ~.
untrue and without foundation.
De the most natural course Of innoc~
geo with gullt,-but in the abse..,s
denial, We have, in addition Ia
cumstantial evidence amongst ou,..,s
C'ncinnat', statement from a re,s
merchant OF that place (whose man.
service Of the public) that the po,, ~
Richmond, Ind, himself stated H.,
ent incumbent was to pay him On -
Dollars for the post Office.
Before | go further, must saw. r.,
any man in community who Clan.
tain higher opinion Of Capt. Rel
a ne'ghbor and citizen. than do. H.
sion is false; and for Mr.. Borden. 4 :
respect, l have nothing but conn.,.
to bestow.
But In relation to the late tr,n,f. !.
post otfice-the manner it is said "a 80.
done, involves grave principle of ~.
nitude and Of vital Importance to Il.
country.
To whom does the post ofhce IL
Does it belong to the man that !, -.
to discharge the duties of the stai;.11
pose of as merchandise, or to he ~
whose benefit it was instituted 49,:
transfer of the post office, which s. n
the property Of the people. q S
proceeding! Yes, it must be a 49,
contract, because it was entered ;asr
heads of the self-styled democr,e,
place. This procedure, then, is
cimen of pure, unalloycd, xaseplisierS
mocrdcy, according to the present v. u
policy. And what does this kind = n
racy consist Of! When analy.ed Il /: n
to contain but two elements: first m,,s
second, my party,-regardless sfthe ~
the feelings and the rights Of the pe.,,s
is democracy which declares that
post office, and my party gave it q. :.
is my right to dispose Of il at discris
people have nothing TO do with xkr :
me for filling the station, and nav ~,
for supporting the party tina, suss.i1s.;l
or permits me to sell it to the bes, ~
and why cannot the people BE- qu;ell +
have as old fashioned notions about n
racy as if they had lived in '76, dAtf1
know it isn't like it used to he!
Who would have thought, when Cal
son was first elected, that such an "a =
ever have been tolerated in our couatII
it is perfectly consistent with the c.
the 'spoils party The first step tov,1
state of things was taken by Jacksosl7
Joy removing from office ali but mesl
his own party, and appointing to o6s1
but such as had served in his ranks: -
was thought, at the time, to be reelliu
olation of the spirit OF our governnss
by steady perseverance in the pr,c(r
lpeople, without the power Of resistaaa
submitted to its operation so long dIrf
have become accustomed to the ouey,n
tacitly acknowledge the right becas
common; and no man, now-aday. h
presumption to expect office, unless \
longs to the party in power: and con-
is no longer between parties OF abf
without distinction of party, but q
tween members Of the same party, a
applicant having equal claims on hat
some other means than party devotts
jquired to insure the applicant ssss
bonus to the dispenser Of office is tie =
consequence of such policy, which sw
in the disposition of our post office.
/ Thus, step by step, civil power hi
'I:edvanccd upon the liberty it desigpedb
due, establishing itself in each Success
croachmsot before the next is attemp>
before eight years have elapsed
Buren, should rule, the sale Of ola
as common and readily acquiesced .
people, from their familiarity with =
tice, as has been the exclusive clam =
by the party in power, and we shall 9
not only by the party, but by the -
Of that party,-for those only will a.
fee whose wealth will enable then ,
the price.
But has it come to this, at tins ell
of our existence,-have we 20 f0
from the fundamental principles Do
eminent, and Appropriated 80 m9e
Of the British, as 10 make merchan
affairs Of the government!
In England it is common TO - Z
sions; thus, each station has it, -
none but the wealthy can obtain o.
who ever heard Of such a mode d
office in this country before, and ~
tempted it now but the selfstyIed -
Of the day?
What abuse Of terms!-what DIR.