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

90 10 THE ELECTION II
.o.iv The riuht. but we conceive 1t
- ;~neraeiue duty oi every citizen 10
ss..nH everS election, and vote tor every oM-
80 recoenised BY the constitution ana ave
- -. ~cnnerv: but if he should neglect tnnI
=: ~ choice Of the MINOR ofhcers,I
oos.{:.- ehould excuse him for willfuIIy neg
is.e;sc 10 vote for Chief Magistrate o. the
TI.;oe. This Is q government belone'ne ex'
elusively TO the people, and upon sne" r r
wolves the duty Ut its admniStI1n u..".. go.
",,s..lv... Il E too sacred to be trusted |
~ ..S.- h.oia. We say to the trends o'
Sy...:-.'. oo 10 tho slection-you have the !
" - sc,r own hands, why not exercise
W., have i n your power to elevate toj
-. ,..s;dency our fellow citizen, ne'ghcor,l
IN. .- - may truly cay, "Father OF the North
Wese.~ ca yoa not spare one day tn the
service It your country and tie NAN who
has spent % many years 10 ..vs.:'ns the W..
erv form. IL II often said, ''my vote will count
i.:t one and can have no influence upon the
res,ls Of the election" This doctrine :si.
not DO for republicans-will mt do f,s Eco
Mo who have the management at '.nei: own
rovernmeut. IL We do not at''.en,. to our
Ssua bxsiness we can scarcely, expect others
% do il for as in manner which will be sat
jstaetory. We have 70 hesitation in beiev-
ing that . large m>iority Of the citizens Of
ln0iaAa prefer Ee:,. Harrison to Mr.. Van
Bureu, but what will it avail him or the
county II !,ey sleep over their rights and
refuse to attend the election! 1t only gives
COR enemies, and we fear the enemies of the
country, an opportunity to triumph over US
and violate every principle of government
bequeathed to " by the fathers Of the revo-
lotion.
Il should never be forgotten @Atot poscer IL
sl,oess sieali1g from the many to Tie feD'-
and e tho majority neglect to attend our
elections, IL certainly places the control of
the government in the hands of the minority.
And in this way, without great caotion) wei
ernment shall be vested in \ single individual.
May God avert this evil from our happy
land. Our nation is certainly the most fOrtu-
nate Of any in the world in relation to the
administration Of its affairs-and, indeed, sol
little are We acquainted with the oppressive
hand Of tyranny, that we scarcely know how
70 appreciate the inestimable blessings which
our form Of government cOnfers. But let
dssposism or anarchy once sweep over this
happy, this smiling land, then indeed we
shall know and feel that we have criminally J.
slept over our rights and privileges. Where
10 Greece and Rome ?-where is Genoa and
venicof-where are the free cities Of Ger
many2 All swallowed up in the dark gulph of
Catholic despotism! And shall it be asked T,
century hence, "where is the proud republic!
Of North America g''-shall the answer be,
Sic Ass falaesf And whyl Because those a
who aspired TO be her rulers hardened to the c
mystic voice Of Rome-and crouched at the {
feet Of the despot Of Austria. II
Ny countrymen are you prepared to con- y
leT the Office Of President upon the man, who N
)or popularity's sake has 50 far disgraced Il
himself and the nation, whilst Secretary Of v
State, - to hatter and eulogize in an official
etter, - great despot and tyrant as any ~
nonarch upon the earth. mean the Pope 8
4 Rome. This thing has Martin Van Bu- .,
en- done. Can any true republicans have se
lbsolute tyranti We should say no. Can
true, unbiased republican vote for such a
nanf We should think not. We admit that II
". Van Buren, Is a gentlemen, and a gentle, a.
nan too Of almost unb'un'ied wealth and RI
But still we prefer the plain III
Id fashioned farmer Of North Bend whom II
70 know to be poor in the good things Of this ="
vorld, and a true republican, to any of your !"
'ealthy and high toned nabohs for we have 2
sarned enough to know. and we are not ="
shamed TO 'eli it. that no aristocrat shall re-
Give our votes for the Office of President of 70
10 United States. nc
We again say to our friends, 60 to the cleo an
o0-your country calls, let every patriot ~
bey.-fBrookville Voice Of the People.1 nj,
PEI
LATER FROM FLORIDA.
We have papers Of a late date direct from
iorsda, which represent the country in any, ca,
ing but = happy condition. The Creens cor
. still joining the Seminoles in great num- are
-. Middle Florida is in very alarmed pia
u excited condition. Four different gangs cue
The Greeks were seen in a single 10 3, den
id11o Florida. pass;no IN ,he S.,,;.:, itiou
ae ct these parties it was thought number. ne
about fifty Indians. Provisions. horses. n"'
d cattle, are stolen daily, and those n the me
iehborhocd arc also compelled to submit, " "s..
-...~ -x~~I . 60 tNyeo' ne Iast W0u