Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-09-24

secure the appointment Of Mr.. Borden;l
thus preventing other applications, and de-
terring the citizens from the privilege Of re-
Imonstrance. Has II come to this! that the
Offices of our boosted republic, are to be sold
to the highest bidder-to be retailed out as
the favors of a king! God forbid! ] would
rather see pestilence and famine stalk about
our streets, and enter every house and cabin
Iof my country, than such conduct should be
tolerated BY the American people. They
will not! The patriotic heart spurns with
Indignation the thought, and rather than sub
init, the sword will be drawn from the scab-
bard, and again the holy ground Of Bunker's
Hill, Of Brandywine, OF Monmouth. and Of
Yorktown, will be crimsoned with the blood
and gore of American citizens. Civil war
would be a Gods blessing, to such foul and
odious usurpation.
| My object, Mr.. Editor, is to elicit truth,
"the whole TRUTH, and nothing but the
TRUTH" and therefore shall expect to see
the above statement contradicted. or some
palliative reason for sue h intrigue and man.
agement-for such bartering of the rights OF
the people, IN the next number of the Pallad-
ium.
/ Aside from this, is Mr.. Borden the person
the people would have recommended for that
appointment. l think not. Have we no,
Icitizens as well, if not better qualified-men
d who have resided here for years--who have
: endured the privatiOns and difficulties Of
!, settling in a new country, and have received
nothing but the rewards of their own labor
!, and have contributed largely to the revenue
: of the country by the payment Of taxes, and
the general improvement of the land. Should
? not such men have a preference over those
who have scarcely warmed the place they
ihave s3lI on" from the eastern states-im
e ported, as it were, to fill the offices of tn
a west because western men were unqualified
Mr.. Borden is yet scarcely entitled t
the elective privileges of our state; but ha
4 superseded those who have better claims
+ and are better qualified.
al Mr.. Editor, have placed my name at tn
l. bottom of this sheet, and though occupyin
!, an humble and unimportant station in socie
IS my language IS plain and ideas commonplace
7,-yet my motives are good. hold myse
4 responsible for all / say, SO that you canne
4 refuse TO publish q account of not wishin
!; to take the responsibility; and if either {
- the parties named can convince you tn;
Is they should know the author you are at Ii
e. erty to give it to them. If time permits,
is will attempt to point out the evil effects
m such ssparty trading" in your next.
One OF THE PEOPLE.
AZ MAKRlED, IN CentrevllIe, on the IA
he inst. Mr.. SOLOMON HoRNEY to Miss Ru1
VoRE, both of Richmond, Ind.
to The MArLs.-The Chicago Americ
m thus congratulates its readers upon an anti
. pated early receipt Of the mails:
:: PosrscRrr.-Highly approximately fl
~ passenger from the South we learn that I
Z" long expected mail may be looked for in I
or course of next week.
asst
of ToBAcco W.. FLouR.-The receipts Of fle
,n- at Baltimore, the largest flour market in I
- U. States except N. York, were last we
% 1897. The receipts Of tobacco for the sa
Lne time were 1929 hhds. or 1000 bbls. If ,
the people are to be starved for want of bread
ant to eat. thew NAV still have the comfort