Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-03-11
VOLUME VII. NUMBER 10.
INFLUENCE OFPA11oNAou

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INFLUENCE OFPA1R0NA0R
Wssopy the fslowiag. iion spsscA dsssss6s = Ne
JOHN BELL, whe rpssssns ~ Nsshviliss Teas. Disess
Coacsss The ssses st Excessive paasses. We con
mend i 70 she asasstias oesue soa6ass
"L.et " pause here Tor . momsae, aad iaquiss
how this subject shs iatssfeeoneo u public 81
Gers in elections has been regarded aa6 psovido1
against. in the only couasry in which the psiocples
Of free sovs,c:so. a.. eonse'iY .adss.ssos ..d
ain. Ever since the revolution q 1854, when the
English Government assumed something like . -
lgular plan civil liberty, the people Of England
have been extremely jealous Of the interfsrence q
public officers in elections. The slightest insss-
Iof Para ment, has always bcen promptly met, eo0-
planned of. and redressed ~ . sEievsnce. and .
violation Of the freedom Of clectios. A easly -
the 5th William and Mary, (l094,) asd Get of Par
lament wsspsssed. which, sfssr rscitas taas slee
tions q Parliament s'oughs 20 y fise ard u"eos-
Irupe psohs6ited oil excise oficsrs iron esdsasoe-
ing, by word. message, or writing. O II any oeher
manner, whichever" to persuade any eIectos to
give withhold his vote in the election Of any
member Of Parliament, uLder penalty Of enc hus-
dred pounds, and disqual'6cations, to hold any
Office place oe trust ever afterwards. The act Of
IL and l3, William Ill, (l7OO.) contained . si0f-
lar prohibition. and prescribed the same penalties
against the interference Of al Custom House oaf-
Gers, in elections. By the act Of 10 Anne, chap H.
several new excise duties were laid; and % eena-
cous was Parliament upon the subject u the iniiu-
and interference Of public officers ~ e!eesso@o
that, by separate section Of tho act. an Tie uew
officers created by il were prhibited from i.ees'
meddling under the same penalties provides ~
former acts. Bot when, towards the middle q the
reign Of Geo. 3D. it wss found that the public OH
GERS and other persons in the employment q the
government, BY their own numerical force, 10 some
counties and boroughs, often able 20 carry NE
detection of the court csnddates; sue that the a-
duence ofthe Crown over them was % great, tAee
they generally voted il mass for the Governmene
candidates, the Wings Of Englsn6sCthe true Old
English Whigs-made bold rally VI tlseir strength
lin Parliament, and BY one act re Geo. III. IL
[l762l disfranchised every officer e@P'oysd 70 tae
aud in the s,-ofice--sorty thousand il number
"A glorious triumph for Esglshmen and EagIish
liberty! This act, which stands gIosious mona-
ment Of the spirit Of Eseiishmen, 10 eatii!ed sas
act fr the better securing the freedom Of eleessoae
of members 10 serve in Psslsmsnt." k VS. q
tins period that The celebrated Mr.. Dunning intro
dueed and carried the resolutioo in Psramsst. that
.sthe influence Of the crown had increased. Wa %.
ereasing, and ought to be dimnisted." TIE nre
measure :S:ch followed to deprive forty thou~
.and Office holders their right to vote ~ else.
lions! The subserviency Of Psrliament 70 shs VII
ofthe crown had been too gross and palpahss 70 b
LONGER endured. The Ministry had carried evesv
measure BY dead, invariable majority, JUS - ve
have Of late seen measures carried siros1.. 500
Congress ofthe u States. Thin great measure q
reform was justified and sustained BY the Englsh
people, under Che firm conviction that their pso.d.
est posse. sions in the new wo,ld-sbe "impesisl
crown of America"-had been wrssesd fro0 tbeis
King BY the blunders Of an Incompetent ministry
supported ~ q corrupt Parliament.-But The rem.
edy came too late to prevent the catastrophe. y
would Be a singular sncident in the vicsssieude %
human affairs If the liberties Of Amesca should -
lost by the same errors which an9soeo soe OPP0s-
NIFTY for their existence.
must nov, sis, 70 little beck in The ssdsr 9
time, to spsak Of the course Of the Engnso kasIn-
meni and how the spirit Of EnRlishmea has elseye
Treated the interference ofany Of the great eo.ce
Of State 10 elections. The aFge csee OF tne 80
which have been able to find On record, occurred
in the reign Of Queen Anne. A Bishop % Wos.
cester. who filed It tho same time the o1hees -
almoner to the Queen, having some srosna = =.
sentiment against Sir J. Pennington. eanddste log
Pc rliament, il the co. OF woscsstes, vsosc % ss
Of his friends soliciting them 70 oppose his election.
His influence was unavailiDG, and ono Of me hsa
acts of the member elected after taking BIZ seae %
tho House Of C0m0ons, wes 70 eo0Pan
violation Of the privileges Of Paslameat, aso s.e
fre edom Of elections, By the bishoP al s'ooeof
the oroof which vas shs psoduetiea q $500 g
the bishops letters, instantly voted - eeeo:
!. violation az the liberties q ths peovse q -
Ind. and. at the same tine voted thae q se
elorld b carried TO The 0sees, seqnsoee -.
d;sm,.s the bishop from sbs olkce b 80 49,.
majesty The address wsspsssea.sS e. e 'i ~ -
.oi she sent q ayacicus answer 70 we ss-s.s
Commons informing shem that she hsd ceaPs'.
= ;,t their desires. The sext cxsnpss = -.
no, IN which this abuse has beea uesaes
nc: .s.,-r.J IL I779, when the power aud -
e,.ac. Of The ministers Of hat day sess e t.
a. - eonditioa of Paslismsaa 80 CO.,
sssuso,iy low i.dssd. 4 lord Ess,s.:.. q 80
", an oesr .ppo.tsd y =, ce e.s, v.s s..
~ 49, !. .re,ne ihsm 10 give thsis suppon = -
a.:Ies1 vho vas also the 1ovsssmcns esadsd:se -