Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-10-08
Conmu nications.
"Tsay, Blanche, and Sweetheart,
The little dog and ALL

Ma. FISLEr.@Facts are stubborn things.
However cunning, intriguing, managing, orr
base a man may be, II Is impossible to detractl
from, or add to FACTS. They speak for
themselves. In early youth I was taught to
use the plain language, and if cali things by
thei. right names hope they may not wound
the scnsitiuc feelings of Capt. Reid & Co. for,
/ war not against men, but against principles
and conduct.
In my first article, made no direct charge
against Capt. Reid, but merely stated what Il
had heard. True, believed it, and believe
it still-the brave Captains word 10 the con-
trary Notwithstanding. The very manner
m which Mr.. Reid has replied to the enquiry.
and the style in which two other articles are
written. which appeared in the same paper,
are sufficient to convince every unprejudiced
mind of the truth of the accusation. Mr..
Reid does not deny having received $4,000.
but saws, with affected candor, that Mr.. Bor-
den gave him $1,000 for his property; and as
evidence OF the fact lie refers us to Esq. Cox,
who acknowledged the deed. This is no
of;-how easily they could use any sum
to prevent suspicion! to avoid conviction.-
We presume if there had been no extra price
given for the property on account of the Of
fee, Mr.. Reid would have denied it boldly
and Indignantly. Not to satisfy the querist.
but to undeceive the public and to indicate
his reputation from charge SO foul. But,
sir, he having told some persons, and know
ing others were acquainted with the circum-
stances, he very prudcnt!y avoids Il direct
denial. Again, Mr.. Reid says, that they had
agreed "to leave the price OF his property to
three dlsinterested individuals, if they could
not agree themselves After which Mr..
Reid tells Il gentleman in Cincinnati that he
had got $1,000 for his office--at this rate he
received $500 for his property. But they
concluded to make a 'slumping bu,gain' of
the whole. How the report originated that
$4,000 was the sum given, l do not know,
but 1t was the common talk, and | opine the
genera! belief. However, the exact sum is
ia matter of Indifference. 1t was not the
amount of tax intended to be raised BY the
Infamous stamp act, that inducedth colonies
to declare their independence. No; the sun,
would not have affected many of them one
dollar in a year, but tine payment of that dol
Tar would have made them SLAVES.
Capt. Reid, could not conscientiously at
tend to the mail ON Sabbath day, and he de-
termines to resign. This he tells PUBLICLY
and arithOut reserve; but whcn he would re-
| sign it, he tells only to those to whom he Of
fers to sell his secret influence and propcrty.-
One refuses to take the office, unless he could
get it honoraby-unless the people were con-
suited. Another, hungry for office, and
somewhat ambitious think, offers an nd
vonoed price for tho establishment, and it is
knocked off TO him. The first was unable to
pay the price demanded, and thus the rich
ide over the poor. Merit, qualification, hon.
csty, all that Jefferson required of an appli-
cant for Office are thrown aside, and none v
has been substituted. The time was, when
talent and honesty were the only stepping
stones to cffice-but now wealth, devoted.
slavish sycophancy is the qaid pro quo.
] Capt. Reid says that have my ISLANDER
up" because he got more for his property,
than thought it was worth. Miserable sub
terfuge! The fact is, the valorous Captain
has found himself in a s;badbor' and has bro't
forth a labored production to screen his con-
duct from the contempt Of the public.
The closing paragraph is the 'sunkindest
cut OF alr'-but we beg leave to assure the
daring and intrepid, the dignifed and COM
n'dnding Captain Reid, that should our coun-
try be 50 unfortunate as to require the aid of
al her sons, as imperiously as she called for
all of them during the late war,-wc will not
be found where the recently dubbed Captain
Held was--at home, sitting supinely,
while grey headed veterans, who had fought
am achieved our independence, were defen
ding our frontier. The Captain SAYS he is
done with tie subject. The guilty will al
ways seek covert, and the condemned affect
Istubbornness.
Capt. Reid, is also, the author of tina. child
ish stuff, signed ''Another of the People," at
least he is held responsible for it by the Ed
itor. What object, the open and indepen-
dent Captain could have in the publication Of
this article we cannot divine. Perhaps to
vent the pent up sarcasm Of his mighty mind.
and to annihilate us with the severity of his
rH! But, as we have nothing of that in our
composition, we will give It one moment of
serious notice, and leave it. He charces MS
with using expressions that should make ev-
cry good citizen tremb!e, simply because he
resigned the office of Postmaster. ana Mr..
Borden was appointed to fill his place Not
simply this either, fellow citizens-but be-
cause he sold that which did not belong TO