Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-10-22

N " VIC mecca OF Van
u Ho!. Spencer has given him : +. -
+ inns may be considered by ~.
friends. private business. Bun.
ofncial statement published, which -,
0 a defauiter TO the above named 49,
have never seen it contrad,c,.s
makes It public business. and Ii. ~
expenses looks as though it reou,,.s
tention Of the public. There
/; to US how these Van Buren, M,
these things. Had this $500, 900 ~
no other susieaanoe would nav. ~
qulred: yet the influence Of Mr.. ~
have had some ,nagi: effect which ~
allowed to know anything about. ~
in relating this is to show the 49,
which the "spoils men" stand 10 40 y
Another item.-i heard Mr.. Re-
another Van Buren, man, who "a.
start in search of land in company n
not TO take any more money with 4.
was necessary to pay expenses, a, q
was as good as any money with Col g
for any quantity of land he choos. ~.
and that he would insure him 10 -.
land he wanted. by promising to pas
ney in the bank, on his return, sta,.,
same time that he had got his l,n1
same way for his ,Dord! Capt. he1.,
out for more land, and has taken ,er..,s]
Buren, friends with him, to enter -
pay the money at indianapolis befn
Spencer, makes has next return. n
the only one who has entered la,l -
money IN this ncigtborhoOd.
Is this the way the public lands -,
sold, even, If it were not confined to =,
tisans of Van Buren,! 1t is e1tenl.
credit system to an unprecedented q
gerous extent.
You will PROBABLY inquire what M
strong friendship between Col. Spens
Capt. Reid! Why gentlemea, they =
partnership! they are in .cokeot" !
..spoilx" of this Congressional distiuL
Reid had the post office and son i ~ 4
his conscience would not allow IN,
two hours on the Sabbath; vet wesae q
he had some other object in view, fRk
own words. in conversation few dsNi
with one of our most respectable CT ]!
made the following exposition Of hn =
ALL that | went IN to Washinan
was, to sustain Col. Spencer, until k
De nominated candidate for Congress
II take the Lana OGcc.' Here. leIm
.cns you have il in ms own words n =
itical hypocrite is unmaskcd! Usk
,retext Of devotion to Deity, he n q
,o>t under government. but by his sut1l .
oniess.on it is to get deeper into tie =
md he will ec, the land Office. IL Mari -
buren, is elccted--and If he wisAst =
ave no objection to his promotion. Ia :
one without this management. Thf =
apt. Reid, is naturally too honest a. -
'ay the game Of politics un1iyUisedF le
iow me again To say. that against hid =,
izen and neiSbbor, have not 90 - \ i
rge; on the contrary feel mysx ,
any obligation, to him. In an iGielu b
ten ears ] have found him puas III
grntleman; bat his ambition hse
,,ter OF his julgment--he has mt NJ
withstand the temptations thtosS y
nv bv the leaders oi the "sp'ils ps9
peat war not against men, BIT -
cir principles. And these Big e -:
iity of nothing more than all at H.
ers. There is one fact nOtoriouD q -.
tficient to convince every unbsased n
At they are all guilty alike, which q / u
1t almost every officer under thu = N.
'tion. WHO went into place poor. p 1ase
me independently rich! Are The = rps
Her this government sufficient =
m so! You all know that Il e Oe
the fun amental principles On N
rernmcnt was established. to rase
s Of It above the people by the1
5 Il great objection to all monsse 8. ~
ments. that the officers get - ~
taxes Onder t'''s ".",''' 80 4 ele
base chicanery has enriched taes ~,
n Buren, has recently sold his n
)swego for $4,000, and ever
IN To the petty postmaster nas Oe,
self from these same means.
.ular Of the Treasurer IS caIculan
thclr party. and large spccu'aien vi
If such conduct is allowed fcre4 ~ o
ONE. nine tcn.,s Of the wealth ~ 80
c.pitai of this country WIN
office-hoders, and the leader ~.
Y. 81
ow. fellow citizens. you wne Oil B,
: lives Of the class to whom
non people. would you he " Oct
gent Of yours should sell your
to ans man for his Dorz. m,
unrn' o' writing! iHa w - he
;ny of the kind la iny the n
# Jefferson. Maiison. or NO.: M i
-cp'y unequ,voca:iy. No! 10 Asipu
f.irs of t is government wen eesas
,,c,e3 Nm in auttoritv, tbeA Aeepa
- -, ,s-exera,i,, ms - = 4sa Y
~ ,,o;r conotrv-noW tbey osJ(
M '.'er ." =, ..lf al , shess
Us n'"ii"s ' - ne 90 49,