Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-08-12

TaE RICH AND THE r0On.
There IL nothing which tie friends Of the pres
emit admisistration AZ the general Governmeos
have used - gEsassf effect u cheating and esjol-
~ he people 70 upAojd their system Of waste
and oppression, than the gsOundless Prcteoce that
they are fniesds, and the opposition The eee@'e1
Of the poor. II there was one particle OF truth
in this idea, VIC would never move quill IN oP-
position 10 the one or in defence Of the other; moi
that profess be opposed to the rich, bat that
Ne believe that = government really friendly &c
the poor, will never attempt to favor them by los
tssinr 10 noeica Of IN opposition ofintorcst. Ia
the 6lst place The lines a demascation between
thssich and De poor are q1ts too iadstnet m TINS
counisy, 70 admie Of psrty lines beng formed oy
such rule A ersas par a cur rich men have
risen tom the humblssa walks in society, and have
parents and friends in indigencc and obseufity,
while many born in afluence have livedin want,
and died in poverty. The fact is that such is the
condition Of society in the United States, that
poverty and riches are always interviewer, and
often interchangeable. Nor is il the interest Of
the poorest man in society to establish a party
or an order Of things which shall bear down up
ON men Of property, for it is his hope and expect
alton for himself his family. to pursue the same
road and arrive ut the same destination; and the
principles or the party, which would destroy the
property Of his richer neighbor, may in a few
months or years, be brought to bear against him
self or his children.
Again, it is for the interest Of the poor man,
that others should prosper and have property,
whether he has prosperity himselfor not, and that
property or that government who go to work to
put down the rich do an irrcparable injury to the
poor, and that too, If the property which is
taken from the rich were given to themselves:
for the same system which deprivcs one man Of
his property to-day, merely because he IS rich,
may deprive poor man or his children OF their
hard earnings soon as il accumulatcs to COM
potency.
II poor man were to set out to seek his for
tune, would he 60 to place where there are ma
ny rich, or whore the people are all poor f-sure-
ly there can be but one answer, Il he goes among
a rich people and is honest and industrious, he
will soon partake Of their wealth, but If he so
jourDs among the poor, he can find no employ and
no wages; all must remain poor together.
Our government, or at least their pensioncd
presses, keep a perpetual din about aris.oc7acy,
and rich men, and pretend to be great friends to
he poor; but ii they ever honestly intended any
such thing, they have entirely missed their mark,
md thrown their weight into the wrong scale-for
40 administration has ever before welded the
iestinies OF this nation, who have come down
vi b such tremendous destruction upon the poor
Ind middling classes-lf there was any truth in
heir charges against their predecessors Of chas-
ising them with whips, verify they have chastis-
ID them with scorpions. BY their means the poor
md mddling classes have been thrown entirely |
q the hands Of rich misers and spectators, who |
ave Aceccd them at the rate Of "a per cent. per |
mum for money, and double prices for provis-
ms, until they can be 6eeccd no longer
In these assertions VIC advance no new and
'ubtfuI doctrine; we are telling you only what
very ono knows 10 their sorrow to be trnc-we
,pcal to the people all around us, whether they
ave ever seen such times produced by any 9TH
P of unoac hov hocyp Cpd
y tho experiment which az General Hamilton
nd IS now placing the people in Benton's EEK
lusted receiver to see how long they can live
ithout business, without money, and without
cad.
But to screen the real authors Of your distress
~ arc constantly set upon the wrong scent, you !
Q told Of speculation, and borrowed capital, and
ut those who do business on borrowed capital !.
git 10 brcak! sentiment worthy Of Nero or
The darkest days of the lnquisitione, and TO-
ny At variance with the shallow pretence, Of !.
ing friends 10 The poor. True tbero has been :
which has Increased the evil, but :. !.
ut was at tbe bottom Of Ill this speculatioa, :,
Dtsoyed the most uniform eusrency IN the y
I'D, and introduced ono fitted only 10 enable =
sen aud brokers TO shave tho poor, 1t the y
9 Of twoper cent. . month, and to cause such = =
. in every species Of property must inevita- :.
call forth the cuPidity Of spectators Of every =,
dc.
All these evils our rulers were told over and :,
r again-had followed, and must inevitably r.
Ow again, the course they were pursuing: but +.
y recklessly went forward, in spite Of the =, ~
Instances Of wisdom, and the lessons of expert ~
e, and plunged the nation into the depths of "
D, with disregard Of consequences, which rem e
$ them justly chargeablc with the technical =.
N Of malice aforethought' ="
We are told that the people have heen pros
Gus, and the times good nearly all the term Of :.
kson's admnistration-let that be admitted, 70
on please, and it proves nothing in their favor, ~
our manufactures during all that time, have -:
n under the protection Of the tariff Of 1928 -,
the compromise of 1893 and our money 'n
Germs have been regulated by bank incorpo- a ar
=. III 1916; against both Of which the admins u
ion have pointed their heaviest artillery, and -,
ing now brought their plans into full play, 60 u
destroyed and overcome the countcracting wi
'cs, We are just beginning to drink the I'm 10
glcd cup Of misery and ruin, which they have Il! P
J long preparing. ~
That say you, fellow citizens? What saw
, young men. you who have supported the ga
your future votes serve to oo'
his cup of bitterness to the brim, that you may -.
n its full power, you drink it to the dregs? SPe
will you turn your backs upon those whose VI
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