Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-07-29
ANNUAL ELECTION.


ANNUAL ELECTION.
We had determnsd insrude opinions Of this
ubject readers of the Palladium again, previous %
he election; friend, handed few days since,
rcuar published by Henry Hoover, written with apParsns
andor, and calculated, think, make wrong inn
preston public, particularly those who have Civ
subject, that reflection which it merits We feel
li6dence too publicly attempting review the
principles opinions of Mr.. Hoover We feel
ability and perfectly that he has popularity
not, having bssa frequently honorsd with
legislature; bu design merely stats
in this article, which cannot and will b doubted
hope be excused for our presumption We believe
and prosperity of stake, and
for his are induced to call readers
the and principles q those candidates
pretend be favor Of classifying public works
And wish place stasemen.s in oppose
ton Mr. Hoover's, veracity, invite those
may, any do doubt, assertions, call Of
ce will convince them of their by proof
tangible - light.
In the FIRST place Mr.. Hoover, ia snumerasing tho
authorised by the law of rs T. '36, has added
the system. That bill says not word about
railroad Evansville Vincennes neither is
Jacksonville Charlottesville be a railroad,
MAdamized turnpike As to Mr.. Hoovers object in thus
extending system, which he already
large, have word say. We arraign the
motives of
In summing up amount debt, ssshat hang.
he by stating that the has
$947 900 abash and Erie Canal does
tell this be repaid, rather he does
that the pockets people are pledged Tor H. lou all
received from the general government
land enough, estimated to make this canal far
the Tppecanoc river, consequently that
important will the State, anything the
excess estimated value of the land.
Again. respect $500, 900 loaned in State bonds
10 the Lawrcnceburgh and Indianapolis Railroad Cqp1-
atoms for state purposes nf the case are these
The state loaned bonds of above the Compa-
ny, and the said Company their bonds for
mount, secured by real estate the payment
the thus you 0is too, raised
by Oppressive saxason' The merely secursy
Henry ssdebs that h0gs usn
large Of S. 297 900, S947,-
900 of the Wabash Canal Fund, and $500 loaned
the Lawroncebu Railroad Company, find the
| debt to be but $3.50 200.
We have believed that this excitement regard
sihcaon gotten up only for eectonesring purposes
and days convinces and
Of the truth of opinion Tho l4th section of the bill
Board Public pus under
and such woks they deem conducive
the public interest, having regard always economy
and the profitable and early receipt of sols The
following 10 the 42nd section:
"For the commencement and completion of shs severa
works of Internal Improvement contemplated by this ac.
the interest Of the State will JUSTIFY, the
faith Of the state 10 hereby irevocably pledgsd.''
The 9Th section providing for survey &C. of the For
Wayne and Michigan Canal contains the following cen
scnee: "Fos the commencement of which, within TEN
YEARS. the discretion Of the said Board In.erna
improvement and the final completion of the same, the
faith of the is irrevocably pledged.''
Thus you the works already eiass6ed. And in
conversation with several members Board, have
their classify works a
far tho letter and spirit of the law will them ,e
do il.
Henry addresses himself the farmer mechanic,
impress their minds the idea that they pay
ing IS every hundred dollars they supposed
be WORTH for the purposes of improvement. Now
those mechanics addressed, and do
anything of compliment have the bamboozle applied
in this way. We be deceived by ar6ce
We know that would have paid twenty on thu
$780, if of improvement had been adopted. W.
paid year, enough to deAa,
of the and willing year
make up. We price of our labor and
produce advanced, the pay of officers publ.
should advance proportion. To have
obec,ionwe well able pay legislator tre.
dollars day now, formerly dollars and Other off
in proportion Mr. Hoover tells two or NOR.
of the public officers receiving annually $4,000 Thu
he knew the fact, if he did know il. he il
not 1T 70 be The representative Of intelligent
Of the Engineers receives sam, person qualified
could not be had for less. 1t made se duty of tn
Board, obtain Rail Roard Engineer and il was not unit
after considerable search that could who out
the for There must be eore ne
euniary lnducement for citizens qualify themselves
for such responsible Stations will always b depend
other states for oeen; and believe there
much sase pride in citizens thnk for
Of such . course. Mr. Hoover says, are paying ammo
ally SOME so, 600 dolan, 70 Engineers &e' This
not believe; bot - ~e have the necessary document
prove iss i"eosFecsness re will pass il
The following paragraph is the unkindess all
Dus Indiana, with no Of public nature, has
like se fable Of the frog and the resolved
self equal in size to New Yok and Pennsyvania boh
il Is much to be feared with like results,
What: Indiana resources. Though possess n fer
tile soil warmed by burning orb Of heav
-! Though her rich bossoms vegesasng million
Though hss 6eds Iasely with
godsa hs q harvest, and her barns roanng
7sodses Of hs farnss Toll: Thovh hardy iudus,si