Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-09-09


ular class of folks. begin to throw mud al em and
try TO set Up other folks agin 'cn, depend ont
There is mischief brewing, and the sooner it Is
cneckd the better. -
What is sass for the goose ought tobc sass for
the gander.' Itmay suit a party to-day, TO abuse
the merchants and men in trade, and smash EN-
all to fiiDders-aDd tomorrow, 1t may suit the
same party to smash the fasmers,-and the next
the mechanics, and go on. Ii it Is right in one
case, il is righe in all, but my notion it amt
right in nary case-anJ, ], for one, WON'T vote for
it. A man who builds ship for the merchant
has as good a claim On the protection of the laws
as the MN who labours at a:iy other honest cal
lin, dent care in what. Will any man pint out
in the Constitution, in any law, the right OF
sowing discord in the great national family?
A good deal is said about some private letters
from, the G;neral at the Hermita ye-that he wrote
TO the Globe man at Washington. I haint had
time yet 10 read 'em, but IF they arc what hear
teI'J on, don't believe the Gincral ever wrote
'erD, and If he did, it don't amount to nothing
Whata man writes afore he is President and
what he writes after he has quit that office, a.
mounts pretty much 10 the same thing. The Gin
eral wrote a very good letter to Mr.. Mlnro-but
II did not come TO any good. One mans letter,
then rs Just as good as any Other mans letter.
Take GIDeral Harrison now for instance--let him
write letter. don't think it would make the
day longer shorter; but make him President,
AMI then all his letters--so long be is Pscsi-
Gent-wo,i!d be considered By many as very inn
portant-cnd some would think the world was just
beginning, and some tina, it was Just ending.
This shows, then, there must be something in
the o.fice--:i may be the So, 000 year, and Il
big house free of rent, AMI the right of nomina-
ting folks 10 oficc--or something else, l don't
kno" what-but there is something that makes
his notions better or solndcr than before Well
then, when ho quits office I don't see why he
should take all the mother wit he found there
long with him; he should leave it where he found
IL, fer the benefit Of the next. 1 amt one of
those kind of folks that think the world is coming
10 an end by the notions Of any iran--who amt
MISUNDERSTANDING written before or ar:er--nv
letter then is jist good as hiscn, and don't
know but it is lcctc better, for l haint got no
party notions TO sarvc and no mistakes to xiv
CT up.
Capt. Jumper, too, hear, has been writing
letter to the editor Of 'Thc Saco Gazctte'--about
the Two POllies' getting ashore l understand
he lays 1t all to the crew, and winds up by say
ing that artcr all there is safety in any kind
Of vessel, and goes agin the hull scrape on 'em,
and advises that the Go. eminent should cut adriit
from every thing that fioats--that all vessels are
to leak--apt to sinls--apt to up
sct--lnd apt to GO ashore. The fact is, the old
captin never did know much about nav CATION
unless he had land in sight--o. could reach it
with n lead-line--but he thought he dd--and the
Two Poilies' tells the rest of the story-nnd it is
pretty much go with the Ginerars Banking and
money notions,-hc, like Captain Jumper made
a mIsfake--and to kiver it up turns to and blows
up the hull business. Well, what does it amount
look upon President or any other man in
nigh Office, jist as look juryman- yvh-A hi.
notions arc afOre he takes the OATH and what his
notions arc artcr the verdict is brought in amt
nigh so important as When he IS IN the jury bor,-l
he is responsible ksen--and then only. Ii he has
notions contrary to the natur Of the oath he is
obliged to take, and goes jury with two faces
he may escape here, bat he will want more
than two faces hereafter.
A President in Office has notl,in 10 do with what |
nc had said aforc he took the oath of Office
md folks hadn't ought to keep twiting him about |
i; II would be a pretty matter for q Lawyer in |
when pleadin his case to jury, to put his
'yc on some juryman and say, mir. Soand-so,
you remember last October, when you and was
akin over this matter, you said then my side Of
he question was right; now do you sec that you
tick to it, don't know what would be done in
hese parts--but don't know a man in all Down
ngville that would not hop out Of jury box, and
hrash any lawyer for saying 50, il the case warnt
rould lend him hand il he had to ajurn the court
Or it--and Is a Presidents oath NO tighter than
juryman's oath.
But find l am away off from what l wanted
put into this letter. and I'll put it in nv next
see no way tho of gittin at what am arter till
nhS Can lOOA AT tnl0gS STRAIT In the face without
ny party squirting, and l will then show them
vhy our country IS not like Spain and other coun-
RIGS. But if we don't look out sharp we shall soon
c exactly like them. The next thing is to show
~ plan for gcttin the Two Poies' atloat agin.
think can do this without asking any appro-
ration from Congress; all want is, for Congress
. give me the liberty to try my Plan-and If
iccced let me have . patent for it. She must
c got oil this session at any rate, or l wont an
wer for the consequences.
l don't mean to offer any notion that I don't ,,
mink is sound at both eends; and hope that as l
int been many rods wide of the mark In the way :
guessing at what was to happen, that all on you
ill keep an eye to what shall saw, and have a
,cslc patience. and let me say il in my own way
Hsquarc the log afore have done with it: but
&C have got to score the bark off first, and draw
nc chalk lines. or else we shall run the risk of
Din what old Deacon Knowles did when he
fought he could square door post as we'll as :
carpcnter-he took a stick of timber two-and-
Senty inches and three quarters in diamafer- :
md pretty much like the GineraTs experiment ,
l banking)-he hewed and scored and dubbed !.
ithout rule or chalk-line. till there warn't I,
iece big enutf to make button for hen house !.
DOT. Your friend.
]. DOWNING, Major :
I'd Brigade, DowningvilIe Militia. :.
SUCCESSFUL CRUISE IN l7SO.-Copy of :
tier ffoYn David Pierce Ear rs Clo,,cos<or