Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-01-07

{ chances to one they are TALKING one At asvvs
!. subjsc,s,--'trads, politics, Of. vslgioa.' The
& three subjects have, since shs wrote The 70.
mark, entirely aMalsamated inte me-. Tvsdb
and politics have now become en-. 10 ne Of
the Priests, an told, are Offering 70 joie tho
: union. aud Mamm0n 10 the god Of me dey's
; worship. Trade, sir, swallows up every
} thing!
i Tell me not this 10 the shor, session. IN.
vestigation was refused last winter, when the
session was long. know, cir. that this 10 an
inausPicious period, ;rerhaps to expect gen
tenan to look back at the past, or to pause
"a moment on TIE present. I know that eve.
/ ry eye is turned, and every mind Of gentle
men is bent towards tho future. ~Coming
events, which cast their shadows before"
are much more dazzling TO their hopes and
fancies, than painful truths of the past or tho
present are to their memories or their wills.
They know, sir, that some Of the swarm Of
'"Conservatives" which are now fat and full
Of the blood of the Treasury, must be driven
off for some OF the lank and hungry ~loco
foco" flies, who are voraciously eager to light
upon this poor body polite Of ours. All
things May not become new, but there must
be some changes; and for every change there
will be a chance for some impatient e1pec-
tant. l know that Gen. Jackson has been
made to say in this sIast annual message"
l'He that cometh after mo is mightier than H.
but he has not been made to add-~Whose
fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge
his floor" Sir, les; he may not purge his
floor, wish it to be swept clean for him be-
fore he come in, so that jackson may not be
blamed after he is gone.
Certain it is, cannot anticipate; time must
develope the course and policy Of the coming
Administration. And let no one accuse me
sir; 50 far from it, though hold Mr.. Van
Suren responsible for most mischief that has
been done, and most that is now doing; tho
he has been the caucus candidate for the
Presidency, and was the nominated success
sor; though he is elected by Executive pa
tronage, corruption, and dietation; though no
succeeded at the expense of the elective fran
chise; though he is a minority President, and
steps Of the Kitchen Cabinet Administration:
yet, if he bravely dares to falsify that prom
Use, ssmore honored in the breach than the
observance; If he will kick away the base
ladders by which :le has climbed to the height
of his ambition; il he will now leave Falstaff
where he found him, and array around him
the wisdom, intelligence, and virtue OF the
country, and base his administration on q
sound, elevated and enlightened policy, free
from corruption, and purely patriotic, unconA
taminated by party, will pledge my humble
support to his measures, though l never can
support the man, or pardon the past example
he has set. And why cannot l support the
man, whilst approve his measures3 For
the very same reason, that he has not ''enter-
ed in at the straight gate" l shall always
eschew the example which has been set IN
1886, as did that Of 1926, in the election OF
President of the United States. The ono ex-
ample has been rebuked with vengeance
and the other will not be forgiven bv me.
Sir, in this contest one great battle'has
been fought between power and the people.
The result is known. The conflict was not
decisive and must, as long as there Is an hon.
est heart to hope for freedom-shall 60 ON
until constitutional liberty, law, the indePen-
dence OF The people, and their representatives.,
honesty truth, and justice, are triumphant
or all are fettered in a despot's chains! De-
feated. but not conqucred; checked by the
Pratorian bands Of patronage, but not arres-
ted in their on ward march; the patriot army
is not discouraged or dismayed; smittcn, but
not struck down, the flag Of the country IL
still flying! Defeat may drive some, the era
ven or the cormorant ofspoiis, from the stan
dard of the true and the brave, but 70 the
firm and proud spirits Of the patriot band
would saw, .Who shall separate u. froa The
owe of country?'' Shall defeat. Another
such defeat will lie a glorious victory! In
This 1--WE are more than conquerors," for
I'M persuaded that neither Office, nor bride.
nor principalisics, nor powers, nor things pre-
sent, nor things to come, shall be able TO sep
,rate us from the love Of our country, its
avs and its liberties! God only knows IN
whose namo this victory shall b. achieved;
t matters not: but this know, b he who
,e may, his cause will be consecrated ~ the
oils, the prayers, the sacrifices, and the hopes
# the unsubdued and untsrTihed fresmen.
10. sir: let no man despair Of the Republic.
The 6eht IS not vet ended. The people arc
lot vet yanouished. Their hosts are with
Irawn only for the moment TO recruit their
orces. and to repair their broken wsapons.
RI. ,r~ancns of our warfare are the Wos-