Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-08-05

NY REPRESENTATIVE.

for. Fine a gOin to vote for a man what amt q
CLASSIFICATION tho my farm lays 10 miles from a.
ny one ov the crate roads, its worth third more
now than it was two wears ago; for then could mt
git more than thousand dollars for it. and now
can git fifteen hundred for il easy as please.
Bat some say tia cant raise more corn now
than tina raised then, and because tina don't want
to sell, tina are sorry the price Is raised, for tina
have to pay more tax; but say let the tax come
if it always comes this way. Now I'll tell YOU
Mcssrs Editors what I've noticed. Why sirs I've
noticed that the price Of every thing Is governed
by the price of land; il land is high, then pork,
corn, -four and beef are high; If land is down, als
down. Now YOU see what line Crter, mi tax is
higher than tina used to be, bat the difference on
200 weigh: pork makes it up and all the rest is
clear again. ! say then as for me, I'd be willin
fer the taxes to double every year If the same
cause that doubled the tax would double the worth
ov nj property, and Id call it a rhaPping specu-
ation. Now if we elect a set Of classIficrs know
what they'll do: they will begin to classify, and
some will git contrary because their particular
works cant come in the first class, and they will
git to quarlin, and wrangin, and the whole sys-
will be bowed to the four corners of the earth
Aud then the price of land will fall, and with it
every thing must fall only our tax; and 1t will be
the old price for corn, and pork and WORK;
and then for one I'll be hard run again to pay my
tax, for iii tell you that since the tax has raised
I've never had any trouble to pay it.
Some say that the State will have to borrow
money, and that will break her up these hard
times; but Pve argued several out OF this notion.
say this is the very time to borrow, and by Dor
rowing now can dodge the hard times, and its
all the way VIC can do it. Now think can con-
vince any body Of this. One CIV mi neghbors
said to me the other day, (affer we heard Mr.. d.
mont tclin the evils of poor peoples borrowin
money! that he was in favorov internal improve
ment, but he would go against it because the
State would have to borrow money. Why nabor,
says !, that's one reason you borrowed Ov the
school money the other day for three years, and
mortgagcd your farm. Why, says he, wanted
to enlarge my farm, I've had such good luck with
my stock, that cant raise enough on my farm to
keep them. ] have SO many young cattle and
hogs, I thought I'D borrow the money for three
years. and put me in some timothy and clover.
right quick, and prepare my stock for market, and
IN pay the money back off ov the very ground I
cleared with IT, Well, says l, fl Mr.. Dumont was
to tell you that you done ronn, would you believe
hm7 No, wouldn't believe marry man in the
world, for know too well how il would bring out
my young stock why il will mike them worth
third more I'm certain.
Well. now. my neighbor. said /. don't you see
that Indiana is situated just us you are precisely.
rhe has lofts and gobbs Of surplus produce. but no
way 70 take Il ~ market. And you see your own
plan proves all contend for But ] said borrow
ing money was all the way We could dodge the I
ha ri tunes and III toll YOU how We W Ill do u.
You see the hard times Ia here now, and they
,ant got much worse, and they cant last many
years. Now it we could bors"" '.""e, eho'"h
tui-s, all canals and rail roads, 1t would DO
,uid out in small sums for work, and provision,
md would be scattered all over the state, and so
We wouldent feel the hard times till all these I
argc works was done, and by that time the hard I
lines would all be over, and we would effectually b
lodge them.
Well, says he, never thought Of that; SO con- t
nced him in few words and no wonder, for i
ont how man helm in thiS =
ght. But I'm sorry I've wrote much am n q
,ad you wont print it. But whether you print y
not, am determined not to vote for CLASH s.
er, no tcay you can fr 1t. VOTER. g
One of the principal arguments urged by Mr. a
'umont against the Internal Improvement bill is
rapidly of its passage through the Legislature, fl
nd, the next is, the benefits it conferred I'll
lin land and town lot spectators. From the LIST it
ct, he maintained that the people ofIndiana ncy-
sanctioned the bill, it being by SPECTATORS & CT
'rruptly hurried through the Legislature with tn
1t discussion and from the second, he inferred 81
lat the members who voted for it were bribedor m
ought up by those whose fortunes depended on its T.
usage! So far from the internal Improvement
II being the work of secret caucus conclave NJ
is well known that the elections to the Legisla-
re which passed it turned entirely upon that qScs
On; and the people of the State had not only at
zen enlightened on the subject through newspa- Nv
r essays and from the stump, but trO very able
mphlets were published and republished, in one
which all the principal works subsequently adop-
d were specifically and distinctly pointed out i,
the appreciation rejection Of the people! As Of
the charge Of corrupt collision amongst those =,
10 participated in the enactment of the bill, it ~
lrcely deserves refutation, moro high
nded and enlightened body of men adorn- % 90
the Legislative Halls of this any other State I'd
the Union. The argument against the system, an
edicated on its having enriched individuals, an
,uld not only annhate the public works of Ind- an
d, but, fits validity, as argument, is once 20
mtted, it would go to the destruction of public cal
provcments everywhere. 1t is addressed to the -
the most envious and grovcng passions of hu- t'l'
N nature and such, is beneath the dignity of an
Ugh minded and honorable Statesman. 1t is MI
argument that, fapplied to the private concern an
indiv iduals, would induce each citizen to en-
ire, before he commenced any improvement, not, I'M
I necessary to his own comfort or the welfare 1ru
society," but may it not enhance the value of his tef
ghbors property ?-Wdbash Courier. cog
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